[Amazon.ca] YI Outdoor Security Camera - $54.39

Apr 6th, 2020 3:17 pm

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valerka [OP]: Member; Nov 28, 2007; 422 posts; 171 upvotes

Apr 6th, 2020 3:17 pm

[Amazon.ca] YI Outdoor Security Camera - $54.39

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/YI-Waterproof-Sur ... op?ie=UTF8
Price:: 54.39
Savings:: 36
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

Looks like the lowest it has ever been for the outdoor camera.
I have the Yi Dome indoor camera and for the money it is pretty decent.
Their app getting semi regular updates, which would indicate they are still supporting their hardware.

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Apr 6th, 2020 3:23 pm

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djemzine: Deal Expert; Jun 15, 2011; 42377 posts; 6740 upvotes

Apr 6th, 2020 3:23 pm

How's the security aspect of this IOT device? Any known vulnerabilities?

Blanka

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Apr 6th, 2020 4:00 pm

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Loto_Bak: Sr. Member; Nov 10, 2003; 722 posts; 325 upvotes; BC, Canada

Apr 6th, 2020 4:00 pm

Calls home to china but its cheap

There is a hack floating around but it's not free

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Apr 6th, 2020 4:15 pm

#4

jt05mi: Deal Addict; Jan 5, 2010; 2930 posts; 911 upvotes

Apr 6th, 2020 4:15 pm

Thx OP

Apr 6th, 2020 4:29 pm

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errational: Deal Addict; Jul 27, 2004; 1688 posts; 179 upvotes; Kelowna, BC

Apr 6th, 2020 4:29 pm

Loto_Bak wrote: ↑ Calls home to china but its cheap

There is a hack floating around but it's not free

I had a quick look, but do you know the cost of the hack? I just want to grab the rtsp stream for use in motion/hass.

Apr 6th, 2020 4:29 pm

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Ludwig187: Member; Jun 11, 2015; 247 posts; 299 upvotes; Montreal

Apr 6th, 2020 4:29 pm

I'm confused

... this is also a Yi cam

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07VTPTZPY/ref ... IEbHX4HD46

Edit : Thank you for reaching out with YI Technology Support.

The KAMI Outdoor has activity zones and a time-lapse feature on top of the same features that the YI camera also has.

Apr 6th, 2020 4:37 pm

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lead: Deal Guru; Nov 21, 2002; 10329 posts; 2701 upvotes; Winnipeg

Apr 6th, 2020 4:37 pm

Loto_Bak wrote: ↑ Calls home to china but its cheap

There is a hack floating around but it's not free

is this it?
https://github.com/TheCrypt0/yi-hack-v4

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Apr 7th, 2020 12:05 pm

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Loto_Bak: Sr. Member; Nov 10, 2003; 722 posts; 325 upvotes; BC, Canada

Apr 7th, 2020 12:05 pm

Yes that's it.
I donated 5 bucks a long time ago.

It's not perfect. I have signal drops once in a while on RTSP but it comes back.

The guy was originally going to only collect donations so he could continue development.
He got it working but he hasn't updated in quite a while and is still collecting donations.
He implied that it would become free after a while but I suppose he saw the $$$'s rolling in.

There are some reports of newer cameras using a different bootloader that is not updatble. I believe it was the Yi Home not the Outdoor but I have not looked up information on this in many months. It could have changed so buyer beware.
I have 3 outdoor and 2 home cameras installed with the hack.

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Apr 7th, 2020 12:55 pm

#9

dyalect: Deal Addict; Feb 22, 2009; 2441 posts; 2248 upvotes; Whitby

Apr 7th, 2020 12:55 pm

Tempted but those bad reviews scared me away. I got the indoor one for 30 and so far so good. Looming apocalypse has people going wild over cams. :P

Apr 7th, 2020 1:12 pm

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mindabsence: Sr. Member; Nov 23, 2004; 783 posts; 1389 upvotes; Ontario

Apr 7th, 2020 1:12 pm

Personally, in this price range I'd probably up my budget just a tad and get the 5MP Reolink that's around $68 (and often on sale in the $50's). Sure it's POE, but you can power it with a 12V adapter too and don't need to spring for a cheap POE switch if you don't want (or if you do, POE makes it a million times easier to place wherever you want outside). Little more feature packed, and higher resolution. I've used Reolink in the past and been quite happy with them as far as inexpensive cameras go. My current setup is Amcrest though, but you aren't getting an outdoor model for much under $80-100 with them.

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Apr 7th, 2020 1:16 pm

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RCGA: Deal Addict; Dec 10, 2008; 4849 posts; 1391 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2020 1:16 pm

At $55, you're almost at a low-end Dahua POE camera from Aliexpress (~$70)

Let's hug it out

Apr 7th, 2020 4:12 pm

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To1245: Jr. Member; Apr 6, 2015; 131 posts; 11 upvotes; Scarborough, ON

Apr 7th, 2020 4:12 pm

Does anyone currently use the Yi 1080p Home Camera? Currently being sold on Amazon for $35. Would you guys recommend it Or would it be worth spending a little more for something better?

Apr 7th, 2020 4:31 pm

#13

amar87: Jr. Member; Mar 13, 2012; 135 posts; 3 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2020 4:31 pm

I have the yi home camera. Picture quality is great. We planned to use it as a baby monitor, however when you open the app the camera is always set to mute. We found this to be a problem, as if our internet sometimes buffers/cuts out it will reconnect but on mute.

I could not find a setting to change the cameras default setting to mute. If anyone knows of a fix, I would love to hear

Apr 7th, 2020 7:40 pm

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To1245: Jr. Member; Apr 6, 2015; 131 posts; 11 upvotes; Scarborough, ON

Apr 7th, 2020 7:40 pm

amar87 wrote: ↑ I have the yi home camera. Picture quality is great. We planned to use it as a baby monitor, however when you open the app the camera is always set to mute. We found this to be a problem, as if our internet sometimes buffers/cuts out it will reconnect but on mute.

I could not find a setting to change the cameras default setting to mute. If anyone knows of a fix, I would love to hear

So everything is good except the you can’t hear anything as it’s always on mute?

Apr 7th, 2020 7:51 pm

#15

Kiddo1085: Newbie; Dec 4, 2017; 24 posts; 9 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2020 7:51 pm

I have the indoor can set up as a baby monitor and the to Yi 1080p outdoor cam aswell. They work great have never had any issues. I also run the wyze along with it.

Apr 7th, 2020 10:45 pm

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amar87: Jr. Member; Mar 13, 2012; 135 posts; 3 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2020 10:45 pm

Sorry I can hear sound, you just need to click unmute every time you log in.

It would be better for us if the video loaded with the sound turned on as default.

Apr 7th, 2020 11:18 pm

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ShocWave: Sr. Member; Dec 9, 2001; 507 posts; 234 upvotes; Vancouver

Apr 7th, 2020 11:18 pm

I have the Kami version, a bit more expensive, but mostly the same. I heard Kami it uses Microsoft Azure servers? I only bought it for offline recording anyway.
It has a SD card slot unlike Nest, which is a plus if you don't want to pay for subscriptions.

Video is decent, would be nice to have high resolution. 20fps recording.
Audio is garbage. Sounds like a Skype call. But I don't think Nest is that much better.
Only works on 2.4ghz Wifi, no 5ghz.
Has a PC application, so even if the iOS and Android app gets delisted 10 years from now, you can still use your camera.

They're coming out with a door bell soon too. I was waiting for a Ring alternative with offline recording for awhile.

Apr 8th, 2020 12:06 am

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micromen: Sr. Member; Dec 25, 2012; 590 posts; 708 upvotes; Ontario

Apr 8th, 2020 12:06 am

Kiddo1085 wrote: ↑ I have the indoor can set up as a baby monitor and the to Yi 1080p outdoor cam aswell. They work great have never had any issues. I also run the wyze along with it.

What do you prefer, wyze or yi? Which has better quality and which does a better job for person detection. I have wyze and use it outside, the person detection is hit and miss but I have a card that records 24/7

Apr 8th, 2020 12:08 am

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chatbox: Deal Guru; Apr 17, 2003; 10361 posts; 6833 upvotes

Apr 8th, 2020 12:08 am

The moment I see "Yi Cloud"...no thanks.

Apr 8th, 2020 12:25 am

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Kiddo1085: Newbie; Dec 4, 2017; 24 posts; 9 upvotes

Apr 8th, 2020 12:25 am

The yi is better outdoor I have 32 GB micro SD and it sends you a motion detection alert 6 second clip but if you say no thanks after clip u can view entire clip before and after detection for about a minute. They want you to buy cloud subscription but you don't have too.

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