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Work great. Had a little issue connecting but when they were connected they worked great.Some time they disconnect with the WiFi, a little annoying but if you turn it “on” the connection reconnects.Very happy with the lights. Would recommend for any dark room or for checking on little ones in a bedroom at nite.
The older camera and app are superior in every way! I hate this app! I have SD cards and the cameras don’t format the sd card. I have a couple of the previous cameras and they format the card and the app is way better and easier to use don’t waste your money I’m about to sell these and get some of the older cameras! Endless problems with this app the cloud subscription is overpriced 5$ for each camera and the old app it was only a couple bucks a piece now they even raised that! If I don’t get help I will never use this brand again
I mean, if you want a camera that you can watch live feed with maybe 12 seconds 3 times a month, than this is the camera for you. I pay for the storage to keep videos, and it has maybe 3… 5 second long videos in the last 7 months. It’s mostly offline, for no reason. It can sit on the router, with your phone beside it, and after a short… 10-15 minutes, you get the best low quality video ever that freezes after a few seconds. Spend the extra money, and get something decent. Sorry, Vivitar, but for $50, I figured it would at least work 50% of the time, not 5%.
I have become more familiar with the setup of this equipment that I ever wanted to. Without a lot of explanation, you can setup daily, and it will fail and/or disconnect itself daily.You have to remove the unit from the wall and hold the reset button (on the back of the unit) and delete from the app, and then add it back, reset,re-pair, and re-initialize. I just have it on the wall and non-functioning to cover up the screw holes, till I can get something else.
My only 2 complaints why I didn’t give it 5 stars is It doesn’t open up quickly, there’s a bit of lag time you must wait before it opens and The field of vision is not as wide and all encompassing as I would like so I would not recommend using it in a small location. Otherwise it’s all good. Since it is stationary and the wide angle field of vision is limited I would recommend adding movement like pan and tilt to improve its field of vision.
I tried purchasing cloud storage but I can’t even use it and it took me forever to figure out how to cancel it. I tried finding a customer support email or number but the app doesn’t barely contains that, only has the feedback button and FAQs which don’t address the problem I’m having. Also, my screenshots and videos taken in the app never appear on my phone or anywhere else, which is ridiculous. I bought this camera for safety and security and the app can’t even save a simple recording or photo? Just honestly getting tired of the poor quality of Vivitar applications (I use another one “Smart Home Secuirty” by Vivitar for their Wifi enabled Leak Sensor and it’s even worse than this one, on top of the fact that I have to use a whole separate app for the same brand of device). Their devices are great by themselves, easy to set up, and they work without issue, but the Vivitar apps are seriously irritating and just not worth it.
While the camera itself works well for a live feed, the app is missing most features that would be helpful if you’re truly using the camera for security purposes. For example, there is no way to instant rewind from the live feed, so when I hear a noise I have to rewind the entire day from midnight, which can take up to 5 minutes due to the clunkiness of the playback feature. This is a huge issue when you think there may be a security risk. Also, there should be a way to quick jump to a time of day or specific hour. I have not found the motion detection to be useful because it frequently sends false alarms.
It’s a ok outdoor camera, especially for the price. I’m only going to hit a couple issues I think important to know prior to buying. Make sure before you start your trial cloud membership that your camera is fully functional. Probably after 2 weeks is a good time. I say that because if you run into issue it will just waste the time and it’s important to see how that works. Odds are you will have issues and either have to figure them out on your own or just deal with them. The #1 issue by far is you can’t use your 5G wifi anymore. Not just here I mean period. You will have to call your provider and have them limit you to 2G . No other solution. You can try just switching to your 2G WiFi and that will temporarily work, but when it goes offline remember this is likely why. Be ready to troubleshoot for hours on a weekly basis if you get this and if you make it into month 3-4 and you have it working you likely have made it. Add the cloud service 5-10$ monthly and it’s a decent wireless WiFi camera that has a wire. Lol
The software is still buggy, specially the video recorder. If I tried to to retrieve the video that was recorded, and I happened to go to the end of the video. It would say end of video and I got stuck there, cannot go anywhere until I exit the app, gat back. If I try to retrieve the video, I put pause while it retrieving the video, it stuck there until exit get back in. There is a lot improvements needs to be done. It is usable.
I purchased my first Vivitar IP camera about 3 years ago and it has been quite reliable. I’ve had it in my garage and it has worked flawlessly throughout the winter and heat and humidity of summers. The built in infrared light works very well allowing the capture of images or real time stream even in complete darkness. The only bug I’ve noticed is occasionally it will lose link with my iPad or iPhone for unknown reasons. Power cycling solves the issue and these cameras just keep on going. I purchased a 2nd one for my living room and den. I really like the two way audio intercom feature also. Motion detector instructs camera to capture movement at the given time but I have seen where there is a latency between the capture and actual event in testing I have done. Overall this camera is a good value given the image quality and features that it has.
Smart Security System 1. Remote control: control your smart home from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3.