Do you consistently need it to be connected to wifi so that it would record with sd card? Or wifi is just something you use during the setup process? I am planning to place this away from the range of the wifi and plan on pulling it off in case I need to review the footage.
While not the optimal use of this camera. If it does not have access to wifi it still will record triggers to the sd card which can be viewed when the camera connects to wifi again.
@@Luis-bk8de I have just finished testing and will have a review going up for the Reolink Altas PT Ultra, which does what you are looking for. amzn.to/4eIGwtk, you can check it out before it goes live here if you want to check it out: th-cam.com/video/uSYVowzVbBU/w-d-xo.html
I just got this today. Its crazy you can't invert an image. I'd like to hang this from ceiling/awning. I though I could just use the side screw in threads. But if you than hang it upside down you can't invert the image. In what scenario would you want this laying on a table. Its makes no sense. The screw hole should be 180 degrees on the other side. I just got it for $30 from Amazon so I though it was a great deal, but I believe it will be unusable now.
I'm an idiot. I'll leave this up in case anyone else jumps the gun. The mounting bracket ball joint has a grove in it on one side. That will allow you to angle it 90 degrees so you can mount it on the ceiling.
@@Jay-sg2ww The ball joint got me too when I first put it up. The reason with PIR cameras that you can not invert the image is that then the PIR sensor would not be located in a good place to detect the heat based motion events.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Makes sense,the PIR sensor needing to be on the bottom. Since you have tested both, what do you think of this vs the C425. In your opinion is it worth the upgrade for and additional $30. Better resolution, higher frame rate, bigger battery, etc. C402 might have a better PIR sensor (bigger) and does have usb-c.
@@Jay-sg2ww For me it would come down to two things. The 402 is meant to be used with the included solar panel, so the bigger battery on the 425 does not give it that much of an edge. You could also buy a solar panel for the 425. I like the better frame rage and resolution of the 425 but it has one big down fall. The magnet mounting means if could be pulled down much easier.
Some helpful time stapms:
Intro: 0:00
Hardware: 0:40
Front: 1:06
Bottom: 2:24
Back: 3:02
Setup: 3:52
What's in the box: 6:39
Solar panel: 7:12
App camera controls: 9:06
App camera settings: 15:75
Audio test: 23:55
Video test: 24:41
Detection test: 25:18
Cons: 25:59
Conclusion: 27:53
Do you consistently need it to be connected to wifi so that it would record with sd card? Or wifi is just something you use during the setup process? I am planning to place this away from the range of the wifi and plan on pulling it off in case I need to review the footage.
While not the optimal use of this camera. If it does not have access to wifi it still will record triggers to the sd card which can be viewed when the camera connects to wifi again.
can you set it to record 24/7?
It can not even with the solar.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for the reply! been looking for wireless set up with 24 hour recording but no luck
@@Luis-bk8de I have just finished testing and will have a review going up for the Reolink Altas PT Ultra, which does what you are looking for. amzn.to/4eIGwtk, you can check it out before it goes live here if you want to check it out: th-cam.com/video/uSYVowzVbBU/w-d-xo.html
I just got this today. Its crazy you can't invert an image. I'd like to hang this from ceiling/awning. I though I could just use the side screw in threads. But if you than hang it upside down you can't invert the image. In what scenario would you want this laying on a table. Its makes no sense. The screw hole should be 180 degrees on the other side. I just got it for $30 from Amazon so I though it was a great deal, but I believe it will be unusable now.
I'm an idiot. I'll leave this up in case anyone else jumps the gun. The mounting bracket ball joint has a grove in it on one side. That will allow you to angle it 90 degrees so you can mount it on the ceiling.
@@Jay-sg2ww The ball joint got me too when I first put it up. The reason with PIR cameras that you can not invert the image is that then the PIR sensor would not be located in a good place to detect the heat based motion events.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Makes sense,the PIR sensor needing to be on the bottom.
Since you have tested both, what do you think of this vs the C425. In your opinion is it worth the upgrade for and additional $30. Better resolution, higher frame rate, bigger battery, etc. C402 might have a better PIR sensor (bigger) and does have usb-c.
@@Jay-sg2ww For me it would come down to two things. The 402 is meant to be used with the included solar panel, so the bigger battery on the 425 does not give it that much of an edge. You could also buy a solar panel for the 425. I like the better frame rage and resolution of the 425 but it has one big down fall. The magnet mounting means if could be pulled down much easier.
Homekit ?
No