This is another technical way to review things. So skip it if you don't want to do things right.
Please do the following: attempt to access it from your web browser by going to it's IP address
Where the x's are the IP address of the camera. you should be able to get the IP address from the app that most of these cameras have.
Mention if it only works with an app. Cameras that require an app are toys, and not serious security cameras. Do you have to have an account somewhere to use it?
Mention whether it is PAN, TILT, and Zoom. many cameras are listed as PTZ that either have no zoom or are digital zoom, which is the same as no zoom. Some cameras look like they might be PTZ but do not say in the description. some cameras have 2 cameras one that is wide angle and the other is fixed zoom.
If at all possible report if the camera supports ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum), and or RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol).This is very IMPORTANT information.
To find out if it supports ONVIF or RTSP download a free app called Onvier, and try to connect to the camera using onvif. I would say try to connect to it using RTSP but that requires knowing the exact URL and often that is VERY difficult to find.
Talk about the connectors that it has. Comment on how fast it pans and tilts, how good it follows objects. Is there anything really annoying that it does; like telling a non moving object (repeatedly) to leave the area (had that happen once).
Describe the behavior it has when first turned on. What does it do? Does it have a manual? Is there a website where you can get updated firmware. You can't link to it on amazon but you can describe how you found the website.
Report any issues connecting to it. Did it require using Internet explorer, or does it work ok with modern browsers but has features missing that you can only get through internet explorer. This is hard to do on a windows 10/11 computers as microsoft hates you, and wants to get rid of internet explorer.
Anything more than: it worked good and was easy to setup.
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