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Very good video quality, but the app crashed a few times for me
This K&F Concept solar security camera impressed me from a hardware perspective. The camera was surprisingly large and appears to be well built. The solar panel is also large and connects via a 10-foot micro-USB cable. Installation was relatively easy. They provide a video detailing the steps on the product page. Even adding the camera to the CloudEdge app worked on the first try (not always the case with wifi cameras, let me tell you). With no electricity, I was able to install it at the other end of the garden, far away from the house. And surprisingly, the WiFi signal works. I've tried another camera in this location before and the signal was too weak, but I guess the 2 big antennas help. My main concern is that the specs state it's only down to -10C, which won't always bring the temperature down in the Canadian winter. I don't expect it to suddenly stop working at -11, but I hope it survives the winter well. I installed an SD card because I'm not really comfortable with a cloud service from a company I don't know about. I prefer to save the footage myself. I put a 64GB card in it but it says it supports up to 128GB. The video quality is very good. It's sharp and lacks excessive compression artifacts. Night vision sees very far when using infrared (black and white) but you can also use the headlights for colored night vision (shorter range). The motion detection seemed good, I didn't get a lot of false alarms as it seems to be able to tell people apart from things like branches blowing in the wind and things like that. When a motion event happens, the app will notify me after about 5 seconds. The solar panel has kept the camera's battery full since installation (it typically gets a few hours of direct sunlight per day, the rest being indirect or in the shade). Outside of use in high-traffic areas where it needs to constantly record, the solar panel seems able to keep up and charge it indefinitely. The app looks a bit rough around the edges. On Android it crashed a few times for me. You're limited to the CloudEdge app to use the camera at all. Unfortunately, you cannot connect directly via the network, e.g. B. via a web browser or your own DVR/NVR system. It's a shame because I think the hardware is pretty good and I'd love to connect directly to their IP in a web browser or connect them to my NAS that way to record them. Overall it's a great camera that's somewhat limited by the software, which will hopefully improve over time.
24/05/2023
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