Had a really disappointing experience with this one, first of all the automatic triggering works horribly, partly it was probably a hardware defect. It only can start recording once (10s) within 70s interval. So anything else is lost. It also killed my Sandisk extreme plus card, and it stopped recording until charged, when it showed 80% battery (within less than a month of usage). Plus the app connectivity sucked really bad. Generally all IP cameras have some sort of delays and drawbacks. But anything this camera tries to solve, is overwhelmed by a even bigger drawback.
I experience the same significant limitations: - Can record only 10 seconds per video with Monitoring Mode and need at least 60 seconds break (interval) to start recording again. Almost everything you need to capture both video and audio is lost in that 70 seconds! No continuous recording like Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera 360° (MJSXJ02CM). - Wi-Fi connection is very slow (buffering a lot) when compare to other devices because the camera itself has to connect to Wi-Fi through/via Gateway first. However this Camera is more suitable with some situations/environments like outdoor area without wire connection and doesn't need serious consecutive/continuous recording. PS. I am willingly to trade off Battery Life with longer record time, 10 seconds is really too short.
That’s too bad, I wanna try another IP Cam from different brand.. currently I use a cheap YYP2P for outdoor that’s pretty darn good for its price (less than $50) with motion-detection, night-vision, remote control the camera, etc.
Back again with yet another review! Enjoy! - I've got a lot more reviews coming up soon as I've got an overwhelming amount of videos in the making; Stay tuned!
Is there a homekit compatible camera already? Don’t want to save my videos in China’s server. Apple already can save security videos directly to the iCloud Server.
I have both the EC2 (in Chinese version) and the XiaoVV. I must say I greatly prefer the XiaoVV. The EC2's motion detection and mobile alert is much worse. Sometimes I walked pass right in front of it, there was no alert triggered, no record at all. And when there is no alert, it means no record even though I have SD Card installed. So with such bad motion detection, I barely have anything to see in my SD card, which means I can benefit from it from live viewing only. When I want to see what happened during the day, I just can't because there was no trigger, so no record. With XiaoVV, most motions are recorded and alerted, and I can also see continuous playback from big capacity 128GB SD Card. Its viewing angle is very wide. So for any outdoor areas where I don't really absolutely ultimately need to go wireless, I will definitely pick XiaoVV over EC2. Also one other note, the EC2 gateway (Chinese version), CANNOT install 4 cameras. It is one camera per one gateway. I wrote to Imilab and they confirmed so, at least for now. I have 2 EC2 cameras and I have to install seperately on 2 EC2 gateways. Another thing that I don't like about EC2 is that on the Mi Home app, EC2 camera is not shown in camera page like other models. I have to dig into each EC2 gateway to see each EC2 camera each time I want to see a live view. I have to click about 3-4 times to view it and go back back back to dig into another camera, and it is really annoying and time consuming. I think security camera should be easy and instant enough for user to see an event at a specific moment. So I recommend those who are considering to buy EC2 to reconsider if these cons are OK for you.
But can the Global version of the EC2 gateway install more than one camera? 1 camera per gateway is really lame. Man, I should have Read your comment before I ordered.
@CHUAH XIN YI Moe Hello, sorry for may late reply. I live in Bangkok, Thailand. I didn't buy these EC2 from Taobao. I bought them from a Chinese seller on "Lazada", a popular shopping platform we use here in Thailand. The seller shipped from China. (But I don't know where the seller bought them from). I can use these two EC2 here in Bangkok without any modification. Just plug in and setup. Anyway, I use Chinese Mainland server on Mi Home. Hope this help.
@@mrt8096 Hello,sorry for my late reply. I'm not sure about Global version because I don't have one. But yeah, 1 camera per 1 gateway is really lame, and weird. I was also surprised.. Anyway, hope your EC2 works decent for you. I'm still using them quite ok.
@@mrt8096 Oh, nice! I think I will try to reinstall on the same gateway too. Maybe they have upgraded the firmware to do that. Thanks for letting me know.
Hello. Would like to know if the EC2 (Global Version) can be connected to Chinese servers? This is because they are only selling global version in Malaysia however my other Xiaomi devices are all connected to China server. Many thanks and await for your reply.
Hi, first of all love your videos. Noticed you mentioned that u have been using for 3months on the first charge. So it doesn't have continues recording but given is outdoor and consistently there are movement so could this be say as the device was consistently use for 3 months?
Looks great on paper but compared with the Netgear Arlo cameras, this one is very buggy. You can’t connect more than one camera to the hub so you can’t view all connected cameras on one page. Trying to connect a second or third camera to the hub is an exercise in frustration. Each camera needs its own hub. The Arlo cameras cost 3x more but 4x less frustration. Xiaomi needs to upgrade this firmware. The camera is well made but the software is not. The reviewer didn’t do a good job in checking out stuff like adding more than one cameras. It’s an incomplete review
Can’t recommend it. I always have to reconnect the gateway and it rarely works. It constantly says “ bring closer to router” but it is 2 inches away from router.
Just git my hands on 4x of the cameras. They are working awesome. But I already asked the Imilab team for implementing a NAS upload into the next update. Just like the dome cameras who automatically upload everything to your own nas at home.
Thank you for the video, I have this camera and what I am disappointed is that it is not possible to adjust the intensity of the trigger based on the área of the camera
Hoezo Nederlander? Je accent is duidelijk maat, haha Anyways, the camera seems to be nice and all. But I have been hearing never to take a device that comes from China due to hackers, content stolen, listening in, watching your cam etc. You didn't handle that aspect so how true is that and to what level is that a danger with this model? (I hope to get a answer quickly, my home has been broken into twice now and I wish to know whether this is the best one for me or not.
Question: do you use iPhone to connect to the ec2 gateway? I can't have any android phones including Xiaomi phone to connect the gateway. Mi Home app on Android phones can't detect the gateway.
Anyone know why is my camera keeps recording all night even there is no movement's??? My battery life is like 10x lower then it should be bcs it record every 2-10min..
Hi, my camera battery got empty.. to 0% When im connecting it to charger the camera starting to work, but whe im unplugging the charger its turning off immediately, like the battery is not working at all. What should i do?
I'm waiting until Xiaomi comes up with QHD or 4K CCTV cameras that are also wireless. I have the Xiaomi 1080p cam and it works great (though I bricked the other one when I updated it via the Home App) but our house to the street is quite far and the camera can't make out car plate numbers.
I wonder how was the review after a month or so…mine always having problems with connection….i bought the item after watching enticing reviews from youtube…
Don't touch application horrible 1 minutes to see recording of an event from their site . the motion detector so slow that the object is out of view before the camera start to record. 40 day battery finished can connect it again. . Far from being user friendly. Picture is good
How this cameras support the human detection? I have two “old” YI Outdoor cameras and without this function they capture a lot of false movements like car headlights, insects during the night, and so on. Am I the only one?
Worst ever outdoor camera I ever had, this looks so cool all that wireles stufs. In reality 1080p quality is equal to 360p upscaled 4 times. Connectivity is terible. Had to restart my router, after that this camera was offline, had to reboot camera hub too. Mi home app sucks...as most of us have to use china mainland region, all services is in china, so sometimes you get notifications somtimes you don't. Somtimes you could see live feed somtimes you don't. And I mena you can't connect most of the time like seriously 80% of time I have stuck on loading video. Sometimes you get notifications about movement at night, and these notifications is from daytime movement, tehre is big chance if someone grabs your hous, ytou will get notification next day :D totaly this camera is crap for 60 Euros... I will replace my outdoor camera with much expensive Arlo Netgear wireless camera, as older models is cheaper now, afcourse I will replace to 4K model. So disapointed. And my speaker is not working on the camera out of the box...
I had a very bad experience. I would not recomend to buy this IMILAB camera, I had the camera for two weeks, and even with correct battery saving configuration and other notification parameters, the notifications delay up tu 13 hours! Sometimes notifications arrive delayed all at once, with other brand cameras I have, notifications delay 20 to 30 seg. Also, you are not able to mask the viewing area to trigger notifications. Not able to cast to google cast. If you are using the camera for security purposes, real time notifications is a very important issue. Also Imilab loudspeaker is useless, you have to be too close (20 cm) to hear a very low volume sound, and is not adjustable, so if you want to say somethint to someone you are seeng on the camera, this is not possible. Also Imilab tech support is very bad , they do not give you answers and keel telling you that they will check with the enginering deppartment. I would not recomend to buy Imilab camera.
It does not support live feed over IP. As of right now, it's only accessible through the Mi Home APP... I would also love to see a desktop version of the Mijia APP; that would be a great start!
@@xiaomify Good to know, thanks! That is indeed something I miss with a lot of brands, alternative ways to access things. That's where things like Openhab and HA come in handy.
I wanted to knows if it is programmable? something like you can Schedule when he should turn on and do his job. let's say you only want him to record and do motion detection at 12noon onward until 8am
It only records upon motion detection by the IR sensor at the front of the camera (i.e. does not do video analytics based motion detection). You can set to any period of time (i.e. 8am to 12pm, 8pm to 4am, etc.) for the camera to go into recording mode. There is no continuous recording mode. Each clip is 10 seconds, there will be a 60 seconds break (shortest) before another clip will be taken (major deal breaker, they better correct this fast.)
i bought this a few days after watching this (( 14 dec 2019) i just found out it died now it wont charge anymore (15 march 2021) too bad .. its was a nice one. I also bough a second one( without gateway ) after reading that you can attach max 4 on 1 gateway... not if you have the CN version and or use the china server then it wont work only the global version use the non CN server you can attach more than 1 unit on the gateway which it provided . lucky me now i can use the spare one . otherwise it would laying around since my other Mi products using CN server
We are well aware that the camera has a battery. We also know that it loses its capacity for autonomy over time. Have you tested the possibility that the camera is always connected to electricity? Decreases watter proof capacity?
After watching your review I bought the unit it works fine for a few months then died on me it won't charge any more ( I have charge it twice) so I also got a second one and today it also died on me too and this one I didn't get to charge it once .I think they put lousy rechargable battery in it . I don't recommend this for people to buy . Anyone know how to open this unit so that maybe I can put new better rechargable battery in it to try to revive it?
Question, I want to buy a couple of these but I also want an alarm like the aqara (not the new mi hub 3 which has no led or speaker), does the EC2 and the aqara hub work on the same ecosystem? Same android app?
Hi, Great video. Can you also do a review on Xiaomi Mijia IP Camera 2K PTZ Pro 360? Just want to know if this 2k is super clear or not before i purchase? Many thanks
Can a solar panel be connected to the camera? to avoid charging the batteries? And the other question is that I have the Xiaomi 2k camera inside and I wanted to see if the Xiaomi camera works as a gateway, since it has the way to connect with other Xiaomi devices through Bluetooth
The usability of the camera as a security device is a bit questionable. Let's say you are getting robbed, and the camera is recording the burglars. It can record a max of 15 seconds from detected motion. Let's forget the 4-5s delay that it needs to start recording. After 15 seconds, it stops and waits for 15 seconds because the lowest delay in a repeated recording is 30 seconds + 4-5s to start. You will end up with unusable footage that is missing 50% of the content at best!
I bought two of this cctv but then I just found out that there is no continuous playback. Can you recommend a wireless outdoor cctv with continuous playback please?
Very good review my friend. I have 4 of these cameras, they are fantastic. One question: When you watch live, what is the difference between "HD" and "Speed"? I don't see any difference in the image.. Thank you...
Does anyone know if you can add two Gateways and therefore 2 cameras on the Chinese server? It still doesn't support multiple cameras on one gateway :(
I'm seeing a lot of people commenting that it can only record 10s, maybe it was like that before, but right now it can record 10s up to 30s and the retrigger interval can be also set between 10s and 60s
Clip lenght has increased up to 30s, I still find it very short. They should make this avaiable up to 10 minutes. Retrigger interval also should be avaiable from 30 seconds or less. This way the camera could monitor more and cover users demands. I need it recording longer clips and with less intervals.
Hello, I have a problem with connecting the EC2 webcam to the gate that was included in the set. After numerous resets of the application for adding gates and resetting the network settings of the phone and the webcam, he gets a message with the gate after uploading 100% in the process of adding the webcam, he receives an error with the name "Connection failed" despite the fact that he is following the instructions included in the set and in the application. Regards
Can the camera record continuously and not just while there is movement? Is it possible to connect the camera to electricity in addition to the battery?
I just found my camera's usb charging port full of ice, as well as every hole under that allegedly waterproof rubber cover... I had to let is sit and defrost to be able to charge the camera... In the meantime, my other camera just decided to not work at all... not charging, not recording when motion triggered, not reseting, not blinking when turned off and on again, and since I removed it from my list in order to try and reconnect it, it is worthlessly sitting in my drawer now... :(
Great video again.Thank you for reviewing this product, I have this on my shopping list for next year and was curious about the product. Keep up the good work ✌.
Люди , всем доброго здоровья! Обращаюсь ко всем, кто хочет себе купить камеру от сяоми EC2 - не ведитесь на китайский развод о якобы огромной автономности данной камеры и уж тем более - о качественности видео и уж еще больше тем более - о том , что облачная и еще там бла бла!! На постоянном включенном изображении с этой камеры - ее аккумулятор сядет в ноль через 2 дня максимум!! Если смотреть на изображение с этой камеры минут по 10-15 каждый час в течении дня - то максимум 7 дней - и заряд в ноль!! Месяц или больше она способна продержаться в рабочем состоянии - если вы будете 1-2 раза в день заглядывать в изображение на 2 минуты - и то - сильно сомневаюсь!!! Теперь насчет изображения - полное дерьмо! При увеличении даже - с 10 метров даже при ясной погоде не разобрать лицо человека и тем более номер машины! Ночное "видение" - неподвижные обьекты более-менее различимы, все движущиеся обьекты - размытое пятно, как будто тени какие-то летают, и то не всегда видно!! И уж тем более вы не увидите кто к вам лезет именно и потом никого не сможете опознать никак!! В дождь инфракрасное ночное видение - вообще не видит! Обычный режим - только если улица хорошо освещена будете видеть! После дождя капли высыхают и остаются пятна, и если обьектив не протирать - после нескольких дождей будут серьезные помехи для обзора!! Теперь насчет " облачности и предупреждений с камеры" - там есть функция "датчика движения и автоматической сьемки в облако или на флешку" - полный развод!! Если датчик включен - и перед камерой будет движение - то уведомление вам на телефон поступит с задержкой минимум минут на 20!! А то и вообще не придет!! То есть у злоумышленников есть минимальная фора в 20 минут!! Мало?? - хватит чтобы полностью обчистить ваше жилище и свалить!! " Работа облака" : наснимала камера видосов - чтобы его с облака выгрузить - минимум 1 минута нужна! А "датчик движения " реагирует НА ВСЕ ! Даже ветка колыхнется на ветру - сразу снимает !! Но прикол в том - что движущихся обьектов он вообще не видит! И вы потом устанете загружать эти ролики, смотреть что там ниче нету и удалять их! " Работа с флешкой" - вставляли разного обьема ( по заявленным от и до ) - самсунг и кингстон - не видит ни одну флешку!! Вот так вот господа товарищи дорогие - вот вам наичестнейший обзор камеры сяоми EC2!! Даже на давно устаревшей модели от сяоми mija 360° - картинка в тыщу раз лучше и дневная и ночная - но на улицу ее не выведешь, хана придет через дней 10 если дожди пойдут, и даже обмотка изолентой не поможет( проверено) , так что думайте сами, прежде чем повестись и купить это дерьмо за 7-9 тысяч!! Если же деньги есть , и не в лом будет каждую неделю лазить, снимать ее, заряжать, лезть прикручивать опять - то конечно, хозяин-барин! И еще : когда заряд камеры становиться меньше 20% - она СРАЗУ перестает транслировать изображение и ее надо перезаряжать, а значит там в них реально не 5 тысяч микроампер, а где то 4 не больше!!
Please test Xiaomi Flood Light Camera (finally a floodlight!) which just appeared in the Mi Home app. However I cannot find any link to this device in the Internet.
I have seen it appear recently as well and would love to review that! Unfortunately I have not seen it in store just yet, so I am guessing it's in the APP for testing purposes. Love to review it whenever it gets released though!
Anyone found a way to solve latest firmware update to mijia 360 1080? Mi home app also sucks bigtime after latest update. Previous firmware and home app were gold!
I noticed something on my unit. You can only access your recorded videos on the cloud ONLY if the Gateway/Hub is ON connected. If the Gateway/Hub is stolen, there is no way to access any recorded videos on the cloud. Do point me in the right direction if I am wrong.
Hola! Me gustaría saber si para guardar las grabaciones lo hace también en la nube o sólo en la SD card. También quisiera saber si la mantuviese varios días monitoreando y si tira alerta por cada persona que pasa. Gracias!!
There are hubless cams out there, with Alexa or Google Assistent integration. This product does record to an SD when inserted though. Video over bluetooth is not possible though because of the bandwith limitations of bluetooth.
I think it must have been the connection. (The speaker test was not on the same day as I had submerged it in water) I did have some better results with the speaker; but when I was recording the actual audio this was what I got
Great review, thanks! My camera works fine, but just for live feeds. It's connected through European server. I've bought Kingston 64GB MicroSD card (U1/C10 as noted in instructions), but when I check it out in Mi Home app (in Memory management) it shows "No SD card". So first I've put unformatted card, then formatted it to exFAT in Macbook and Windows laptop and in all 3 cases I get "No SD card". Does anyone have any idea what to do? I'll try to switch to China server tomorrow, but besides that I am out of ideas :( EDIT: I was able to fix this by switching Mi Home app to Chinese mainland server. But first I had to update firmware (which was another thing that failed on European server). Micro SD card was detected correctly.
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