Good but should be better, 14 Aug. 2014

Very nice looking camera - though the Phillips InSight are prettier and easier to mount and swivel.

Good Points:

1. Good customer service (USA time).

2. Good looking and in-obtrusive. Well made.

3. Very quick and easy to set up.

4. Good user interface when viewing live or recorded images. Many good features.

5. Free viewing of live images.

6. The option of recording isn't too expensive at $99 per year and every subsequent camera subscription half price

7. Nice wide angle lens

8. Good night vision

9. Nice speaker to camera

10. Sensitive Mic

Bad:

1. Biggest negative issue - The only option to record is a constant 24/7 upload from your router to DropCams servers - that's a lot of bandwidth and a lot of usage - this is just nuts! Come on DropCam - listen to your customers!!!! So many mention this problem on DropCam forums. The far better option is a motion or sound activated recording which is what...

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Camera great, but...., 3 Jan. 2014

"Cloud Video Recording (CVR) - Review footage and make clips with optional secure offsite recording." does not work in the UK. You need a US or Canadian credit card to register for this (as confirmed by Dropcam support)

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Unreliable, don't waste your money, 23 Nov. 2014

Bought this camera about six weeks ago, initially it functioned OK although the night vision is very muddy with poor contrast, face identification was difficult. However the worst thing about this camera system is its unreliability, my access to the camera recording and live view have failed. Dropcam support have done very little to rectify this. The experience of using this camera system and communications with Dropcam support have been very unpleasant, i.e. my £200 have been wasted. I have since purchased Y-cam Home monitor HD at £147 which includes 7 day free cloud recording, the camera, the cloud recording and the motion detection have all worked very satisfactorily. I only wish I came across Y-cam Homemonitor HD before my very unfortunate experience with the dropcam set up.

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