It is well built and pretty good material for an outdoor camera since the weather is pretty harsh where I live. Even after starting a month’s free subscription to try and get some footage to share with you, dear reader, the app stood in my way at every opportunity. Download the free Kami Home App to connect your device to be able to view and share moments within minutes. But recently they are trying to have everyone in their subscription model and they show you ads on the app, you can’t opt out of them.

You can trigger the alerts by selecting the specific area you wish to cover directly from your Kami Home App. Except the Kami Indoor Camera isn’t exactly the same as the Yi equivalent; in particular, it doesn’t have a microSD card slot. Kami Home app gives you access to live footage of your home 24/7 and sends activity alerts to notify you of any unusual motion detected activity. IP65 certified “dust tight” and weatherproof protection combined with a wide operating temperature range (between -10º to 50°C/14°F to 122°F) providing 24/7 operation, regardless of the environment.It caught sight of both myself and the cat moving across the room, but it always seems to trail a little behind and, even in this gentle test environment, it was trivial to stroll far enough ahead of it to prevent it getting a look at my face. It sends an alert to your phone with a 6 second video of what it's picked up on the motion detect which is great. Say hello to your guest when they are at the door, or send off a warning to an unwanted intruder on your property. Because the base rotates, and the camera lens can move up and down on an axis, the camera gets a full 360-degree view of the room.

Advanced Starlight Night Vision technology enables you to see clearly in low light conditions and even in the dark. The YI Home PC and MAC Portal lets you view seamlessly live and cloud footage from all your YI Cameras. Both of them upload footage to the cloud if you have a subscription, and can save to a microSD card also. Advanced Motion Detection – Equipped with a reliable PIR motion sensor reduces “false positives” caused by items such as moving trees, flags, cars at distance. The privacy mode is neat, too – when you don’t want the camera spying, the lens aims upwards inside the body, meaning it captures nothing.They mention that it is a very good camera ever, easy to use and install, and great value for money. Face Detection – The Kami Mini Camera detects faces and creates an instant summary of all the faces in your video, without having to watch the whole recording. Used to work well, have used their cameras and the app for years, have bought a lot of their cameras. With the Kami Home app (iOS/Android) and the free basic Kami-Cloud service you will be able to control your Home Security Camera in a easy and secure way and will allow you to access video footage at any time. The Kami Indoor camera is marked as being for indoor use only – and that’s not just because it needs to be connected to the mains to function.

Despite there being a whole section of the app dedicated to downloaded videos there’s simply no obvious way of downloading those clips.What it does do, however, is everything you’d look for in a security camera before we get on to its party trick. You can trigger the alerts by selecting the specific area you wish to cover directly from your Kami Home App or YI Home App. Featuring a 140° wide-angle lens, 1080p HD images, and enhanced night vision capabilities, the Kami Wire-Free Outdoor Camera allows you to see more, more clearly. Easy to install with flexible viewing angles – IP65 certified “dust tight” and weatherproof protection combined with a wide operating temperature range (between -10º to 50°C) providing 24/7 operation, regardless of the environment.