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Canary - Indoor Wireless Full HD All-In-One Home Security System
Canary - Indoor Wireless Full HD All-In-One Home Security System
Secure your home and get help in seconds with this Canary all-in-one home security system. The small footprint doesn't take up much space and lets you monitor your home, infant or pets at a glance. This Canary all-in-one home security system offers one-touch access to emergency services with the compatible app.
 
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Not Ready for Retail Market...
on March 29, 2015
Posted by: LarryD
I have been waiting for this to hit the shelves for months... in hopes it would preform as advertised. Despite of all of the not so great reviews around - not here though??? Some same reviews here as other places Hmmm...?
I picked one up yesterday and returned it today - Beta product at best.
I am a very techie guy - family/friends go to guy for tech problems etc...
Setup through the app went smooth as silk - even with a few minute firmware upgrade. Did a login - set all settings as needed in app and on iPhone for notification and location services etc... Then I put the Canary where it had a sweet spot of viewing the main living area - OK lets try this beauty out. It is designed beautiful and to be discrete in any setting. UGH! I got one notification of motion and that was it - never would give a notification again without unplugging Canary or logging out of app. Tried Geo-fencing - that worked once than gave false aways while myself and phone were in the house and vise/versa.
I tried everything - rebooting Canary - uninstalling app etc... with similar beta type results. I would try to move in front of camera to set it off, buy was very hit and miss results. Rarely sent a notification of motion alert to iPhone. Live video was clear when it was not freezing or going to a black screen. App would also freeze up and I would have to reboot my phone. And yes I have a fast cable internet speeds and I tried the Canary wireless and connected via lan cable.
I think the motion detection is being done through the camera and not a motion sensor...
Canary needs to reconsider using there cloud and let users record to their own storage or cloud device - on site or off. I have other HD cameras running off of my wifi network and record to a PC or other device and then it is sent immediately to a cloud service like DropBox. Works great with great video clips - Canary doesn't let you have any control of what it does record - not good. OK enough of the cons as this is getting too long - maybe second gen Canary...
My Best Buy number: 0773025712
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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