LaView 4MP Bulb Security Camera 2.4GHz,360° 2K Security Cameras Wireless Outdoor Indoor Full Color Day and Night, Motion Detection, Audible Alarm, Easy Installation, Compatible with AlexaClimatePartner certified

We have been wanting to get a camera for our back alley for months ever since our neighbor's camera caught some dudes checking their truck and our vehicle to see if they were unlocked late at night. No bueno. We do have some vehicle theft in our area - especially with the alley ways being so private. AND - we have 3 teenage boys - one of which I could see trying to sneak out and be naughty... haha! (Just like his momma used to, let's be real.)I love that this camera was so easy to install - just screw it in and you're good! The only problem for me was that the bottom of the camera by where it screws into the light bulb thing was preventing it from getting it to insert in order to screw it in. I had to remove the light assembly to basically loosen the inner assembly so that it would come out a little to let the camera screw in. That was a bit annoying. Maybe it was just my light fixture...it IS from 1999.The picture is great - as you can see from my picture - and the night vision is really cool too. I ended up purchasing the cloud feature to save my videos. For some reason I thought there may be a way to insert an SD card or maybe send files via bluetooth to my computer. I wasn't super excited about paying extra for the cloud service. And honestly I'm not sure if it saves a certain amount of captured videos via the app that you could download if you wanted?The app is incredibly easy to use and like I said, the whole setup is fantastic. I'm still trying to figure out the motion detection - it goes off every time the trees blow around or if my dogs happen to walk along the fence. I saw something about human detection on the app, but I'm not sure how that works. There is a "do not disturb" function, so I can set it to not send me notifications during the day. Also, there's this "Starlight" function - I think it turns the light on when it detects motion?I promise I've had this for probably a month but just haven't played around with the functions enough. So I'm sure this review is super not as much helpful as it could be. Maybe there's a YouTube video out there about the specifics? There IS a YouTube video for EVERYTHING...I would recommend it - the price is RIGHT for the features and quality! And it connects to Alexa and Google Home. I connected to both (we also have a Google Nest at our front door), but also haven't tried that out either and not sure how it would be helpful. AND, it has a siren! I guess if it alerts you there's motion and you see some very bad people trying to do bad things, you can activate the siren and freak them out. THAT would be FUN!

LaView 4MP Bulb Security Camera 2.4GHz,360° 2K Security CameraI was for sure skeptical of this product's ability to perform as well as a regular home security cameral.I've actually been searching for a couple of years now for something that would do what I need and desire in a security camera.We all know most systems are extremely expensive as well as long term costly via having to pay a monthly or even yearly fee for service.Not sure about everyone else however I don't particularly care for the idea of someone sitting in an office somewhere in the world watching me on camera or depending on someone else to secure my home and land. Privacy is important, that's the whole idea behind it.I have a connection via Satellite system internet as I live in a rural area where I can't get the option of fancy fast internet. So my wifi is often spotty and even failing. I was concerned that having the bad wifi would make the camera itself just simply not work. Also my modem/router is 80ft away from the area where I wanted to place it. It works perfectly!! I had zero issues setting this up. It worked from gitgo!Setup:I read the horror stories and I did exactly what the instructions said. I plugged the camera into the outlet "spike protector" to make it easier near my modem/router placed the mini sd card into it and then activated it. I moved it to the desired location unplugging the light bulb and screwing the camera in and boom! it worked right away! 5 minutes tops!Motion tracking: The motion detector and tracking is great. It's fast it's smooth and doesn't miss a thing.I set it up then let my hyper German shepherd out and it kept her in focus and tracked her over 2 acres of land where it's viewing.Night Vision: I have to agree with most of the reviews I read, I do prefer the night time full color it's a nice crisp image. Note: You do need a bit of light source for the camera to draw from for the color it doesn't take much we have an outside light around back that shines a small amount up front which was plenty for the camera to work great. Regular Night Vision is also good and both are great quality.Sturdy, high quality photos and video. It will record all the time or you can set it to record on "event" someone walking around or critters doing what they do best getting into mischief.If you don't have the best internet, I believe you will still be able to use these cameras. I honestly have one of the worst in the country lol and it works!I would recommend these cameras.

The LaView 4mp security bulb camera. I have been using it about 3 weeks now and trying out the different features.It was very easy to set up and get started using. I like the fact that you can use a micro SD card for storage and not have to pay for the cloud. I am using the cloud on the free trial basis now and that works just fine but I’m not sure I want to pay for it when the free trial period ends.I use it on my front porch that has a covered overhang, the fixture it is in it’s just a basic outside light with glass covering, I used a 2 inch screw in extension for a light bulb, and the camera area hangs just below the glass.It does a good job tracking motion back-and-forth, sometimes it does miss a car or two going by. I think that must be some sort of a cool down period but I’m not sureI like the fact it takes a still picture of the object, so when you go back to look at what has been going on outside, it’s a little easier to choose what you want to look at in my opinion. When you are looking at playback, you can also, watch it in regular time speed or X2.The night vision works very well. I have been keeping mine in the colored night vision.The human detection does detect humans, but it also detected a bunny rabbit, hopping around in my yard as a human! (lol).Object outline doesn’t work at all for me, when I have tried that feature the tracking for whatever reason goes in the opposite direction.All in all, I think it’s a good product, especially for the price point.