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As a new milk dad, you will not understand the pain of the baby, life is basically like this:
His wife became very nervous, and she wished that she would tie her baby to her body 24 hours a day. The last time she wanted to relax, her dad devoted a day to shopping for her and girlfriends, but the reaction of the nurse was like this:
For family unity, friendship and harmony, so that the wife and adults can effectively relax, so that the father and dad can sleep a few days sofa ... ... milk dad decided to enter a home camera, adhering to the mother's "no reason to just buy" principle, little donkey Has started several home camera: Lenovo's mini-watching treasure, the small ant's home smart ant smart camera, as well as today to tan to this section, really easy to use, expensive to heartache Arlo.
As the first article of the series, this article was originally edited by the editor and it was decided that the advertisements were suspected of being conceived. It seemed that the author's writing skills had been exercised. Than soft text! Or his wife broke the phrase: Who will buy such an expensive camera, in addition to your digital control, nets fans are no one else. After a painful decision, I decided to come back and name myself. Secondly, Arlo's product really has an extraordinary place, but it still puts the biggest drawback of the product on the front: The price of a common home-use camera is a few hundred. This wireless base station has a single camera with 1,000+ units, and a donkey camera with a dual-camera base station set has 2999.
Wrote here, presumably many valued friends will have the same feelings as me:
Little donkey still has to say, now the camera of each brand emerges in an endless stream, the hardware, the function also is different, this needs each value friend to start from the purpose that installs the camera, according to each person's needs (bian) seeks (bao) to choose Here, we do not discuss the issue of 100 blocks of TP-link and 2999 of the R8500 which are worth buying.
First, the role of home camera1. Care: Family and pets are all objects that need care. Therefore, there are two types of needs on this point.
(1) Family members. When the mother's pain you do not understand, do not go out and think it is wrong, soon after the postpartum depression; go out and do not rest assured, feeling all over the world in addition to her with a bad baby. (At this point, the dad's experience is too deep! It's all tears.) Especially after maternity leave, after work, think about the baby at home for a few months. I don't know if I have thought of my mother. The old man/nanny has no good care. ... Sitting there can come up with a disaster of the universe.
At this time, a camera that can be watched synchronously by the mobile phone is very important. Whenever you want to baby, you can open the phone at any time and you can see it.
If you can have playback , you can record your child's interesting moments as permanent memories, which is more perfect.
(2) Pets. You don't understand the worldview of pets, dog life, and cat life. (By the way, we recommend that you watch a cartoon "Private Life of Pets" that tells you about pets. It's so funny, the wall cracking recommended)
The scabbers who have raised hairy children all know the kind of pain that opens the door like a hurricane. The living room, the bedroom, the study, the kitchen ... only places you can't think of, there's no destruction they couldn't.
In this case ~ you can choose to install alarm alerts in specific rooms, or a camera with a motion detection system. Usually in a dormant state, as long as there is a dynamic picture, he will send an email alert , and automatically start recording. This will not only save electricity, but it will also be an effective first time for me to restore the study...
2. Anti-thief: eight hundred security features, the most important are the following: concealment, dynamic monitoring, night vision and clarity.
Dynamic monitoring said before, first talk about covert, borrow a microblogging netizens, anti-thief camera, hidden installation is very important, it is best to hide without knowing it, was found by the thief is inevitably camera is not guaranteed, followed by must With cloud storage, cloud storage is the success of the “credit†of the old thief.
Followed by the night vision and clarity, the guard against thieves, the infrared light source is essential, can not be night vision security cameras are rogue! What a joke, took a long time to lose or not to lose things, I want you to do God horse? The definition is also critical. The thief's appearance is recorded. When the case is serious, the video data is handed over to the country. The case was not severely printed and posted on the door of the community, leaving him spurned by the people. (Covering your face, remember to cover your face)
Second, data security is very importantToday's smart devices are directly connected to the Internet, stealing user information and voyeurizing the user's life are reported. As a pseudo-IT person, if one day, Dad's video in a big pants pocket is spread to the streets, how can it be? Protect my glorious image.
In this case, the manufacturer has also responded to such measures as:
1. Encrypt information. To prevent simple and brutal, violent thief who stole the camera directly, so even if my camera is taken away, there is no password. (No, we lost one of our webcams.) This camera market price is relatively low. The type of rental housing you know.
2. The video is synchronized to the cloud. It looks safer, but when you come across Jaycee, you don't need to intercept your router. You can directly grab the packet to get the user's video information. See if there is a kind of egg panic here.
3. Encrypt and encrypt and then encrypt. The camera has a built-in firewall. The video data captured by the camera is encrypted by the base station and synchronized with the cloud. Its own security of the cloud platform is the ultimate protection.
Amazon Cloud is currently the world's largest cloud company, and it is also the most secure. I will not go into detail here about the analysis of this issue. Choose to buy Arlo, AWS cloud storage is also a little donkey attention, Arlo is also said to be the only AWS smart security camera. (To be honest, I tried to crack it. I didn't cover it!)
Third, two parameters to pay attention1. Shooting range. The larger the shooting range (angle of the lens), the smaller the monitoring dead angle. This is very good to understand, you say a security camera, if only 60 ° angle coverage will be what shame.
Borrowing a map image to explain that the average Chinese family’s living space is not large, it’s very important to buy a large-angle camera.
2. The lens. Pixels have always been the primary parameter for early cameras, but there is no absolute relationship between pixel height and image clarity. It is not advisable to completely ignore the quality of the lens when thinking about cheap or pixel levels. The camera's lens material and coating levels are different, there are major differences in the light transmission and image quality performance.
Fourth, Arlo unpacking experience
The protagonist debut: Arlo's hottest dual camera kit. To see the baby, look at the double lens package is still sufficient. The green hummingbird, which uses the wireless logo as its wings, is a trademark of Arlo. The characteristics of “small and light, free to place, and wireless connection†are all in place. The "only 100% pure wireless HD camera" in the green circle logo summarizes one of Arlo's most important features.
As usual, first a product parameter map, 110 ° monitoring angle should be the current mainstream, the two icons in the lower right corner of the heavens is basically useless, the degree of localization needs to be improved ah (this specific Tucao).
On the back is the introduction of product features. At a glance, the past is a thick taste of Chinese cuisine. Specifically, the "Peace of Mind" was translated as "No cable. No worries." It's time to deduct money.
Provide iOS and Android client view, 7 days 1G AWS free cloud storage, if you often want video and video, it is recommended to download it. For example: When you lost your home's air-conditioning remote control someday, and you don't know when you lost it, you can look at the video. You should ask me for this example because you have lost me on a hot day when there is no camera at home, or you will know that you have lost. Although the camera itself does not have storage capabilities, it can be downloaded to a computer or mobile phone for viewing.
Not much to say, demolition demolition, the family portrait first: This package contains a device base station, a power adapter to the base station, a network cable, 4 ball camera base, 8 CR123A lithium battery, 2 packages installed Base expansion screws and product instructions, warning stickers.
Open the transparent shell, so it looks pretty cute, 2 HD all-wireless camera, with plastic screw posts fixed on the packaging, and quickly took a look. 
The camera adopts a sleek and rounded shape design, with English LOGO on the side of the mesh, the top is the "SYNC" button for pairing with the base station, the bottom is the standard tripod screw hole and the battery cover with locking fuse, the front is the CMOS sensor In the middle is the infrared motion sensor, the left and right are the light (illuminance) sensor and the LED indicator light respectively. Under the black decorative board of the camera, 12 infrared lights are hidden for night shot, compared to a single high-power infrared light fill. The light is more uniform, the viewing area is wider, and the reliability is better.
The ability of the donkey to work poorly would not be looked at. Instead, it would be a contrast map of infrared light in the state of night vision. It can clearly see the 12 infrared fill lights around the lens.
The tail of the camera has a small depression and non-slip design. The interior is a strong magnet. With a hemispherical metal base, you can freely adjust the shooting angle. You just like this simple, rugged and reliable design.
The Arlo camera complies with the IP65 international standard to completely prevent dust from entering and flushing. In addition to the locking key, the battery cover also uses a waterproof design with a soft rubber ring, which eliminates the need for outdoor use.
Arlo can work continuously for 6 months. It is a CR123 replaceable lithium battery with a specification of 1634mm and a voltage of 3V. It has longer storage time and high temperature resistance than alkaline batteries, and is more suitable for outdoor complex environments. Seeing whether or not someone immediately thought of the 16340 here, there are a lot of hand-playing lights in the same specifications. Sorry, people's nets made a special note: strongly opposed to using any rechargeable battery . 
The design of the base station is a major feature of the network camera this camera dares to call the security equipment, but also found that after the dismantling of the netizens, the hardware configuration of this private base station is basically a netbook V3400 router to remove the reduced version of 5G circuit and LAN interface. The design of the independent base station effectively expands the application scope of the wireless camera. The official data with a viewing distance of 91 meters fully meets the living conditions in foreign countries, and domestic use is even more problematic. At present, the dual 128MB configuration is indeed the conscience of the industry, as the base station for Arlo data transmission and receiving, somewhat mean to kill chickens, but considering the stability and reliability of the independent use of base stations, the highest simultaneous connection of 16 wireless high-definition cameras Technical indicators, and the subsequent expansion of the functions that can be achieved through firmware, is still necessary for high hardware configuration. After all, the use cycle of security system hardware is still longer.
Flat vertical design style is very "netware", the back of the device interface has been reduced, from left to right are: 2 USB2.0 (should be access to local storage use, there is no support is not yet), RJ45 network cable interface, reset Reset hole, switch and power connector.
The triangle "SYNC" button on the right side of the base station is used when pairing with the camera.
The base model is VMB3000. The base station base is not removable and only supports vertical placement.
As mentioned earlier, “Arlo†has strong magnets at the end of the camera. Most of the rooms are free from strong winds and vibrations.
Because battery-powered, really convenient a lot, want to see the baby sleep, suck in the chair or bed, or simply adsorbed on the heating to a room panorama. 
Outdoor installation is also very simple, even if the bonus screws, 3M double-sided tape to get everything, hollow metal ball table base weight is very light, with 3M tape can be fixed to the wall or roof, supporting 4 base, more flexible : Someone in the house can be used to guard the garage or look at the baby. No one at home can move to the gate or hide the overhead light to have a bird's eye view.
Had to sigh once again the design of “Bad Nutsâ€, simple and crude and easy to use, the angles were adjusted freely, and the combination of matte surfaces and strong magnets was very strong.
Concealed installation is also more convenient, and it is hidden in the starry sky (it's impossible to see if it is dark). I hope the thief will not see this post.
"Arlo" supports computer terminal and mobile terminal operation and viewing. The computer needs to log in to the webpage. The mobile phone App and web pages need to enter the new system settings for the first time, find the base station or monitor the device, and bind and register.
After registering an account, enter the app and follow the instructions. Press the “SYNC†button of the base station and camera for more than 2 seconds to automatically match the device. The default default solution in the app is the Basic storage solution, which supports up to 5 cameras. Data, providing up to seven days of 1G of free cloud storage, AWS's reliability and security are still trustworthy.
When adding a camera, you can see that, in addition to the private base station, Arlo also supports direct connection with the routing device. After matching the device, you can also perform authorization processing on the camera view. When it comes to product authorization, Xiaomi’s small ants are more convenient and can pass WeChat. The friend authorizes and hopes that the netware can introduce this function (this is called localization right?).
Camera settings are relatively detailed and complete, remote switches, real-time power, screen flip and other conventional features readily available, in addition to the unique three quality modes, you can adjust the balance between picture quality and power according to the use of scenes, In addition, the donkey also found the "pan and zoom" settings that couldn't be used, and there should be more powerful model support.
The model part still has a lot of stress. The four preset modes are motion detection security, motion detection, real-time security protection, time plan monitoring, and geofencing security (this is not yet clear, I hope you have enlighten me). You can also add setting modes yourself as needed.
Self-setting mode should be the most commonly used, setting items are very detailed, you can follow the steps to guide, according to the camera set whether the motion detection, motion detection sensitivity, message notification mode, whether to take pictures and video length, etc., with Live The camera parameter settings of the screen, the web page and the APP completely cover all the setting items.
App design is still very simple, the uniqueness is to support the live broadcast of two cameras at the same time. Whether it is baby or wake up, I can control it for the first time.
First, a static image in the balanced mode, the screen resolution is 1280720, 110 ° wide-angle coverage is still very wide, the basic coverage of the terrace. Sensitivity adjustment is still very necessary. When the sensitivity is adjusted to 20% or so, a small disturbance will cause no security alarm.
It is also the most commonly used video in the default equalization mode, with a resolution of 640352/24fps, a bit rate of around 400, a best quality video resolution of 1280720/24fps, a bit rate of around 700, and a good overall picture quality. Personal advice is to set the default balanced medium image quality. It is the next most important thing to save energy, and it is the key to go outside the province.
As a baby care, the medium picture quality is sufficient, there is an alarm in the active leg movements, and even the wet diaper discoloration instructions can be seen.
The use of small aquarium lighting made rapid changes in the shooting of the ambient light, affecting the clarity of the fish tank, but the overall picture did not change much when the light changed.
Sensitive environmental testing can see that the details of the bright blue sky and white clouds outside the window and the darkness of the window curtains have been preserved, and there have been no cases of exposure and loss of details.
The time delay of real-time monitoring is still obvious. The delay is about 10 seconds. It should be related to the user's network quality and access to AWS speed.
After writing so much, at the end of the day, I sum up the products that have obvious advantages and disadvantages.
Let me talk about the shortcomings:
The first one is expensive, the key is to look at individual needs and budget, that is, the price is estimated to be more suitable for local tyrants, and it is recommended that valued friends with needs be purchased during promotions, or directly sea scouring;
Secondly, to be honest, I think that foreigners do not understand China's national conditions. You say that a single camera is more than 1,000, and it is so easy to take it easy. If you are taken away by bear children, you have to feel sad? When used outdoors, it must be kept high and high, especially when the infrared light is turned on, the 12 red spots are really eye-catching;
Third, the actual life will not be able to reach the end of the six months. (6 months, it should be the average picture quality of the lowest power saving mode, users reflect the battery life is also about 4 months) the battery cost of the latter period still need to be considered;
Fourth, Arlo currently does not support local video storage. The free cloud space has capacity and space limitations. Considering that the base station hardware has reserved USB ports, the local storage (NAS) function should be added in subsequent firmware updates. Backup more peace of mind;
Fifth, the degree of localization of the product is not high, we can consider the introduction of WeChat, Baidu cloud and other local network product interface;
In the end, Xiaohui Cheng and Xiao He also failed to do so. AWS storage domestic access is indeed slow, and the delay of about 10 seconds really needs to be improved.
There are many advantages:
First of all, the advantage of 100% full wireless is obvious. It completely overcomes the shortcomings of traditional security monitoring, such as complex, unattractive and inflexible cabling, and is particularly suitable for home users who do not have embedded wires when they are initially renovated. Independent base station design supports up to 16 wireless cameras, large wireless communication range, regardless of whether you are an ordinary family or sitting on a luxury home, access control, garage, swimming pool, or large vault, all can be covered;
Secondly, the installation and deployment methods are flexible and simple. The magnetic adsorption and ball head are simple and easy to use. The wireless design is more convenient for covert surveillance and prevents malicious destruction;
Thirdly, the camera is designed with IP65 protection and can work at temperatures from -10°C to -50°C. In addition to normal indoor use, it can also be used in outdoor or even harsh environments such as heavy rain; The lamp can also take clearer video under dark night light;
Fourth, based on Amazon's cloud storage solution, it provides 1GB of free storage space for 7 days. The video is stored on the cloud server, and data security and stability are more secure;
Fifth, the sensitivity of motion detection can be adjusted according to the use environment and monitoring purposes. The sensor detects the effective distance.
In the end, what I want to tell everyone is:
Buy home security camera, of course, the case of adequate funding is selected ("Buy the most expensive you can afford - a generation network Red Sword"). If funds are not enough, we must weigh ourselves, carefully examine our actual needs, and purchase on demand. As a network part control, the donkey's choice is still somewhat emotional, but we must admit that Arlo is still a very distinctive product compared to the domestic products launched by the same company. Not much to say, to move bricks to earn money to buy a villa, coupled with this independent base station + 16 wireless cameras, garages, swimming pools, gardens, pigs are to be installed, nothing to open mobile phone tour about the dream Is it necessary, if it is realized?