YI 2pc Smart Home Camera 3 - $67.99

jamgyu wrote: ↑ I just bought these cameras a couple weeks ago.

You don't need to buy the Yi Cloud service if the basic free functions are good enough.

Everything runs through the Yi Home app and you do need to register for it. Setup through the app is REALLY easy though.

We bought the cameras just so we can get notifications when deliveries are dropped off at our door. The camera detects motion at the front, records 6 seconds of video with sound, then sends us a notification. That's good enough for our purposes and those functions are included for free. You can set up sound detection to trigger recording as well.


Honestly this was a great buy I'm really happy with for what we need it for.

cwangs wrote: ↑ Is the camera set up inside or outside the house?

yvrwindsor wrote: ↑ This cam
pro - price, sd max size 128gb
con - 6 seconds 7 day retention in cloud

Wyze cam
pro - 12 seconds 14 day retention in AWS cloud
con - price is more expensive than this cam, sd max size 32gb

Am wondering whether Wyze's double cloud recording (12 vs 6 seconds) and double cloud retention (14 vs 7 days) justifies the higher price?

yvrwindsor wrote: ↑ This cam
pro - price, sd max size 128gb
con - 6 seconds 7 day retention in cloud

Wyze cam
pro - 12 seconds 14 day retention in AWS cloud
con - price is more expensive than this cam, sd max size 32gb

Am wondering whether Wyze's double cloud recording (12 vs 6 seconds) and double cloud retention (14 vs 7 days) justifies the higher price?

yvrwindsor wrote: ↑ Wyze cam
pro - 12 seconds 14 day retention in AWS cloud
con - price is more expensive than this cam, sd max size 32gb

jamgyu wrote: ↑ I have it set up inside looking out a window. At night the IR lights for the night vision reflect off the window so it doesn't capture things at night very well unless the motion lights outside get triggered by something. I don't think this particular camera is meant for outdoors.

Suenest wrote: ↑
I think the recommendation is 32gb, but it works with bigger cards. I have a 128gb card in mine for 6 months so far and it works fine.

cwangs wrote: ↑ Wyze cam you can have more than 32 gb for the sd card if needed. If you end up using a 32 gb just record when there's a event that triggers the camera.

FalconStrike1 wrote: ↑ Can you take RTSP stream from it?

81BYP81 wrote: ↑ $67.99 for 2 indoor cameras. I have not used this brand before but it seems good.

YI 2pc Smart Home Camera 3, AI-Powered 1080p Security Camera System IP Cam with Human Detection, Night Vision, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Two-Way Audio, App for Nanny Pet Dog Cat Monitor

dpvu wrote: ↑ I think the camera is on sale for $33 for one on Amazon which actually makes it cheaper to buy 2 individual ones: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01CW4 ... UTF8&psc=1

They also go on sale somewhat regularly for ~$30 price point. I have 2 for watching a puppy and like them a lot. The app is pretty good and you don't need to pay for cloud unless you want some extra features such as cloud storage of longer clips.