Kasa Smart Indoor Pan-Tilt Home Security Camera, 1080p HD Dog Camera w/Night Vision, Motion Detection for Baby & Pet Monitor, Cloud & SD Card Storage, Works w/ Alexa & Google Home, 2.4G WiFi (EC71)

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Customers appreciate the security camera's quality, ease of setup, and value for money. They find it reliable, with a strong build and quiet motor. The Kasa Smart app is intuitive and convenient for them. They program the camera in seconds and mount nicely with the supplied bracket. Many customers are satisfied with the motion detection. However, some customers dislike connectivity issues. There are mixed opinions on functionality and sound quality.

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  Brianod

  

  Nov 7, 2024

  I found a way to view the Kasa camera on Windows (sort of). I downloaded an Android image (BlueStacks 5, free) that runs Virtually on Windows 11. The only think I had to do was go into my BIOS and turn on virtualization. What shocked me is that I could go to the Google Play Store and download many of my serious apps like Kasa and Yolink (water detection devices) and they both work well. Amazingly I have both those icons on my Windows Desktop and If I just click on one of those it automatically loads Bluestacks and runs it that way. Users mostly just get games from the Play Store but kind of shocked that it works the way on apps. My win 11 PC is a 6 core Ryzen, MSI Tomahawk MB with Nvidia 1080 GPU and 32 Gig of system ram. Update again. Everything changed when I put an SD card in. I can now see the triggered clips directly recorded on the SD card in the Kasa app without removing the card. You must enable 24 hr recording for this to work. While they still don't send you a snapshot of the triggered event there is a screen grab function that you can take while viewing a clip. So this camera is now very useful. And you don't have to subscribe to Kasa Care to use this. Sorry about the incorrect review but they didn't mention this in their documentation. Would still like to see this app working on a Windows PC but right now is just Apple IOS and Android supported. Update: While the picture quality is very good and can live stream well, unfortunately, this camera never sends me a picture of event that triggered my camera. When I get the notification on my phone whoever or whatever triggered the incident is long gone with no proof of the event. *** Update: This is wrong but you must put an SD card in*** Now, you can put an SD card in (not supplied) the camera but to view the videos recorded but you have to pull the SD card out and view it on another device. *** Update: this is also incorrect*** Sorry. This only works if you have 24 hour surveillance set in he app. Also, you can pay for Kasa Care, their online cloud service and that costs $3 / month. Why this camera can't just send you a snapshot of whatever triggered it, I don't know. This camera was so inexpensive with excellent video quality, so I'm keeping it, but this is a fatal flaw in the usefulness of this camera. This could easily be fixed with a software update. I have those Kasa remote on/off light units (times 3) so I thought I'd add a Kasa camera to the mix. I went for the higher resolution camera which they refer to as QHD. It was worth the extra $10. The Kasa app works but they don't have a PC version (Windows or Mac). So I only have the app on Android and Apple phones / tablets. I will get a micro SD card to record. Apparently, there's a 256 gig maximum storage limit. I also like the fact that you can turn off the light that shows the unit is on. Although if you have tracking switched on the movement of the lens (and the whirring noise that makes) is a dead giveaway.

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  Mela

  

  Jan 30, 2025

  I bought this to see what my pet does all day. Which is not much. Haha. I also like being able to just pop in at my house if I’m away or just to see what is going on. The quality is amazing! I got the 2k camera. It was easy to set up and connect to our router. I love being able to remote pan and tilt it. The viewing area is pretty large but in the app, you can zoom in (but if you go too far, it seems to create a glitch and blacks out, spins, and then brings you to your phone window). So just don’t over zoom in. I sometimes takes screenshots but the app lets you press a picture mode. It’s also great because you can turn on a mic and talk through the phone app to the camera. I called my dog’s name to test and she was definitely confused. Lol. Depending on connectivity however, smoothness of video and quality of mic can be delayed or break up. Not a big deal for me. You can also set the image quality to 3 different levels with the 2k. I usually go with the middle one hoping it allows less lag and possibly smoother quality. I also like that I don’t need a subscription. I just check in when I want in the free downloadable app, but I also like there’s an option to buy an SD card if you want to store any imaging. I might buy an SD card to see how much it can hold. I also found out my colleague has this same camera after showing off my cool camera and what my pet was doing! We both love this camera!

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