We especially love the Nest’s design, which allows it to be placed on a tabletop or mounted on the wall, something that not all cameras allow-including the YI 2. The reasoning makes sense on the surface-but what if someone breaks into your home five minutes after you walk past the camera and leave the house? We’d like it if Nest let you customize how often you receive notifications.ĭespite that one drawback, we’ve found an overwhelming number of positive reviews stating that the Nest is easy to set up and use. Nest claims this is so you don’t get inundated with notifications every time the same family member moves in front of the camera. Nest notifies you only every 30 minutes, and you can’t adjust that. Nest just missed the #1 spot because it lacks customizable notification settings, which we feel is an important feature. The Nest Cam is similar to the YI Home Camera 2, with the addition of Nest Aware, a subscription service that gets you longer video storage and other features. 30-day video history: $19.99 per month ($199 per year).15-day video history: $9.99 per month ($99 per year).6-second video history stored for 7 days: Free.Cloud storage starts at $9.99 per month for 15 days of storage, or you can upgrade to 30 days of video history for $19.99 per month. If you use a 32 GB SD card, you can get up to 40 hours of nonstop recording at 25fps or three days of recording for 20fps. The YI’s recordings are limited to six seconds and are stored for seven days unless you add an SD card or purchase cloud storage. When it thinks it detects a human, it sends you an alert and takes five HD photos (two prior to the alert and three after) in addition to video. The camera can even distinguish when a figure is human-shaped. The YI Home Camera 2 also has intelligent detection, which can detect your pets and notify you when they walk past the camera. They can simply wave at the camera and it will record a ten-second clip. This is handy (no pun intended) if you want your kids to let you know they make it home safely. This feature lets the camera recognize when you raise an arm and begin recording when it detects motion. One aspect that makes the YI stand out from the competition is gesture recognition. It lets you customize your notification settings, and it’s reasonably priced for how many high-tech features it has. YI Home Camera 2 is one of the best IP cameras on the market.
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