Together with the R8000 that had been drying up for a few days ago, he also had an Arlo camera home to play with. Given that Aunt Zhang and other websites already have a lot of users have a very detailed evaluation of this camera, I mainly talk about their own feelings.
The packaging itself is very nice and nice
All accessories
Base and base station power
Different from R8000's tough technical style, Arlo is completely free of the Q version of the small fresh style. Two cameras that seem to be hanging in a transparent display case are still quite small with the little pigeons in the product representation. When the package was unpacked, it was noticed that the original camera was not just supported by a plastic package, but a transparent small screw was fixed on the package box. The design sense of Yan Guoren is still good. Accessories are more abundant, but there is a need to Tucao, is the base station power plug too occupied , especially for the new national standard under the patch panel, this horizontal transformer - power integrated plug is easy to take Two jacks, if you can make a millet phone or Apple's vertical head, it will be easier to use. (In fact, the same problem exists in the plugs of Xiaomi's routers. It feels that the same company cannot apply good industrial designs to all its products.)
A pair of cameras
Secured to the box with transparent screws
Arlo's biggest selling point is that it is a full wireless camera, and on his box is also very eye-catching to write "no cable, no worry" to highlight this selling point. After the actual unpacking, he has deep feelings about wireless. Wireless not only means the routing of wifi communications, but also means that it does not require laying wires. When you actually play Arlo, you pick up and go, and it feels good to change positions. Arlo's own design is very Q, compared to my previous single R8000 is small and exquisite on the silly big black bar ...
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And commonly used milk dad nurse often buy, use to see the baby's home camera is different, Arlo uses a strong magnet to fix, and provides four to absorb the camera base, while also providing a fixed base expansion screws. According to other value-for-money accounts and evaluations, Arlo is lighter and can rely on 3M tape to stick the base to the wall. Compared to punching, the tape scheme does not significantly damage the wall. In addition, the magnetic attraction of the Arlo tail is quite strong, and if there is a rack or device containing iron in the home, it is also possible to adsorb Arlo on it (if there is a drying sheet, it is sucked on the radiator). But this brings another problem , that is, if you do not use the platform or iron products fixed to the wall, Arlo can only be placed on the table or cabinet, the ability to lower the visibility is severely limited, after all, I think no one dared to put such a expensive camera Put the place where the bear child can reach out (I dare not)... In contrast, the traditional bracketed camera has some inherent advantages in monitoring bear children.
Hemispherical base + magnetized tail allows Arlo to achieve many angles
Strong magnetic force causes the battery to be absorbed and does not fall
Arlo's solution for wireless use and transmission is actually very simple. It is to solve the power supply with a battery and solve the transmission with wifi. Arlo has a special so-called “base stationâ€. According to the disassembled information of the users, Arlo's base station uses Broadcom's BCM5358BOKFBG master chip +128M memory +128M flash memory, but only the 2.4G transmitter chip, because it takes into account The 5G band's ability to pass through the wall is less than 2.4G.
The bright spot of the base station is mainly the configuration of dual 128M, taking into account the goods standard can bring 16 cameras, the hardware is not too good is not particularly excessive. In addition the base station also reserved a USB port, let me wonder whether it can connect the local device ( later proved not, because the firmware does not support, white happy, pit father ). In addition, it is said that the R7000 can directly pair an Arlo camera with a firmware without a base station, and nobody knows whether or not it has been tested.
The base station is more refined, and the triangle button is used for pairing.
Pirates to disassemble diagram
Arlo uses 4 lithium batteries for each single camera. Panasonic's battery is included in the original kit. In the description, it is repeatedly stressed that rechargeable lithium batteries cannot be used to provide power and warns that damages caused by the use of rechargeable batteries will not be guaranteed. It is presumed that the security environment may be generally poor, and the lithium battery's tolerance to the environment is relatively limited (to be verified). In addition, a microUSB port is hidden under the battery compartment, perhaps for deploying spare data/charging lines reserved by the device where the WiFi signal is not good. Of course, I didn't test it. Considering the price of this product, I think it's not too much to do redundancy.
Battery compartment is tight, after all, is a high level of protection
4 lithium batteries, the cost is not low
After connecting the base station, the camera is paired. This step is very simple, the specification is also very clear, and there is no problem. In contrast, my previous paired millet router extender almost did not toss to death, but also under the APP is the online search out in the end. It is felt that as a senior manufacturer in the industry, this new entrant to millet still has many advantages in terms of technical reserves and industry understanding. Of course the playability is something else...
The instructions are simple, but it is clearer
The real-time coverage capability of the base station is still good. After reading my previous friend of the R8000 sun list, you can see that at the D point, with the glass door blocking distance of 10 meters, the player did not appear to be stuck. Basic anti-theft for the average family is still possible. But for a large mansion with multiple entrances and exits, I did not test more distant and more complex use of the environment, but it is estimated that there will be a certain impact.
Previous R8000 test floor plan
In actual use, Arlo supports webpages and APPs. The APP pushes messages when the motion sensor detects an activity. In addition, the APP can be used to customize the opening or closing of motion sensors, or even set the time schedule, which is very convenient in actual use. Motion sensors are not useful when there are many people in the family. It is to make your cloud have more videos, and then the mobile phone is reminded to explode. The camera battery is exhausted... The regular family sleeps and then starts the action. The sensor may be better. In addition to adding a small tip , in fact, I learned from the Museum two days ago: after placing the camera outdoors, be sure to use a soft cloth to wipe off the grease on the lens surface, otherwise it is easy to attract insects ... ... The moth on the camera can get rid of your battery overnight...
APP can be set
Web page interface
Both the APP and the web-site provide multiple cameras at the same time, but I don't know if it is a problem that I set. I didn't find how to display real-time images at the same time. I could only click on a single camera to view the live video. In addition, due to the adoption of the AWS cloud, there will be delays in actual use. There will be a delay of a few seconds from the click-to-play to the actual start of playback . This is obviously different from the adoption of the domestic cloud, such as the one adopted by my baby's kindergarten. The cloud basically achieved no delay (though the definition was worrying and it was estimated that it was related to the camera used in kindergarten).
In terms of video effects, because the former valued friends wrote more, especially during the day, I talked about infrared cameras. The camera's viewing angle is about 120 degrees. In the all black condition, the infrared camera's ability is still good, but the details in the distance are still not clear , but it is still good if only the human face is monitored. Compared to the so-called infrared effects that many domestic manufacturers cannot even see at close quarters, there are several levels that may be strong (only smart cameras of all kinds, excluding professional security equipment). In addition, because the active infrared light source is used, if you are looking at the camera, you can see that the camera is taking pictures. Of course, if you do not look directly at the camera, you still cannot see it. This is more than some cameras that use visible light sources. Cover some.
Because I had only contacted the home smart camera before and did not come into contact with the security products, the previous description was mainly based on the comparison with the smart camera effects and design. For this reason, I specifically went to Computer City this past few days and looked at the effect of the usual security camera (the big box on the roadside). Just talking about feelings, the first is big, it really occupies the place, the second is a lot of lines, obviously need wiring, the third is clear (daylight only), to be honest, I feel directly from the computer city Big box camera, the effect of daytime is still much clearer than Arlo. Of course, I would not talk about it in the evening if I didn't have any conditions to try. The fourth is to connect local equipment. The fifth is cheap and really cheap. There are obvious differences between these features and Arlo.
Night camera effect
App display effect
Night vision effect is very good
In addition, arlo may lack the ability to adapt to multiple scenes compared to many dedicated video cameras in the country, such as the downsight capability I mentioned earlier, two-way intercom and so on.
in conclusion:
1, Arlo is different from the similar shape of domestic similar products, design sense is excellent, this is not only relative to the case, but also relative to the security camera.
2, IP65's waterproof and dustproof standards have basically reached the level of industrial applications, excellent night vision, anti-thief thief is still good. However, there is no problem with the daytime clearness of the patrol entrance, but if you think of a traffic camera, you may have problems.
3. There is a delay between the APP and the webpage. At the same time, the firmware interaction environment is relatively simple and the interface design is not bad, but the implemented function is too single. For example, the reserved USB port has no practical effect.
4, the cost is too high. A base station with two cameras is priced at 2999 yuan, and a single camera needs 1299. Even if you use the router brush firmware of the netware to take into account the function of the base station, the price itself is also very high. Compared to the price of the domestic smart camera 200-400 and the price of the entry-level security camera 300, what is the price of this product?
In general, the product itself is a very good product, basically able to achieve the security function it is positioning (after all, the money is there, a penny and a goods, although not necessarily inevitable, but expensive 4 or 5 times is still not reached To a higher level, it is impossible to say.) But for the average family, whether to purchase such a high-end product requires you to weigh your wallet. The best friend is a villa that may be useful, but for me it is of limited use because the place I live in is very good and has not heard of the theft case for decades. I think that Arlo may be more suitable for those who have fine-tuned (mis) marketing, such as the difficulty of pulling the old house, the need for cameras hidden units, small shops and so on.
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