Video Doorbell Camera with Chime 1080P WFi Smart Wireless Doorbell with Camera Battery Operated, Advanced PIR Motion Detection, 2-Way Audio, Night Vision, IP65, Support Cloud Storage

I was given my first video doorbell as a gift on Fathers’ Day in 2019, and was always somewhat dissatisfied with it. The main problem was that it was slow to respond, and by the time an image had loaded up on the app, it was usually the back of someone walking away from the front door. Two years on, I thought it was time to upgrade, and I am happy I have done so. This product is very competitively priced (in fact it is cheaper than the model it is replacing) and seems to have all the right features, which include a better form factor, a higher quality image, a chime that works on rechargeable batteries and therefore does not need mains power, and an ability to record onto a micro SD card (not included) or onto a cloud service which requires a subscription. The product was very well packaged and with the included instructions being clear and coherent, it is relatively easy to set up. You have to charge the main unit, download the CloudEdge app, connect the device to it and your Wi-fi network, and then install the device in a suitable location outside the front door. The chime gives you a choice of sounds as well as relatively low and high volume. You can use the app to look out through the camera (it gives you a wide angle view, but it is very clear and has good low light capability), use the intercom for a 2-way conversation at the front door, and record. You can choose the app to notify you once the camera detects motion. Alternatively, the app is triggered when someone presses the button on the doorbell. The system response time is very good (2-3 seconds) compared to the previous model (7-8 seconds) but this may also be affected by the quality of your Wi-fi network. The app can also be shared with other users, but this is something I have not yet done. Overall, a very positive experience!

A very well-produced and well-presented package.You get a rechargeable, waterproof bell press for mounting on the door and a portable sounder, which can operate on AA batteries or a 5v input. The batteries are supplied, but you will need an SD card for recording the bell's camera output.The bell press can be fixed with sticky pads or screws, and it has an anti-tamper feature..An app is downloaded, then fitting and configuration are intuitive. I had mine unpacked and installed in less than 10 minutes, although I had to be patient and wait a couple of hours for the bell press to finish charging.The suppliers say that the unit will probably not need recharging for a month or two. This can be achieved without removing the bell press if you are able to run a 5v feed from a USB socket to it when required. Don't, however, lose the special screwdriver for the security screw for the occasions when you do want to remove the unit.When someone calls, the bell unit sounds and an alert is sent to any mobile phones that you have registered on the app. This enables you to interact with the caller from anywhere that in the world where you have an internet connection.At night, the camera switches to infra-red, so it will can carry on recording when triggered.The motion detection feature, which can be switched off or limited to certain hours, impressively discriminates between humanoid and pet prowlers.Inevitably, there has to be a minor niggle. The sounder offers a choice of two jaunty versions of classical tunes or either of two "bells". We couldn't live with a regular 20 seconds of Beethoven's-9th-Goes-Techno-Pop, but the much-preferable “ding-dongs” sound only twice – not always enough to always gain attention against the normal domestic buzz.Nevertheless, this is an excellent package at a very attractive price, which I can recommend unreservedly.

Pros: Good image quality day and night; effective motion detection (with option to only alert for humans); good battery life; timely motion/call alerts; recording to local SD card with option for Cloud (paid for); handy option to choose a pre-recorded message when bell is rung; tamper alarm; can share device to other accounts; good wifi range.Cons: No support for mains supply for either doorbell or chime (so have to be periodically charged); no option for local network storage of media; slightly buggy "CloudEdge" app; can't dismiss "The resident message service has been turned on" notification on phone.When I received this doorbell, and chime both had no power so first had to get some charge into them. Once it had enough to power on I was able to connect it to the "CloudEdge" app where it immediately updated the firmware of the device.Setting up the device was simple, having logged into the app with my facebook account.The configuration options were good with options to set up alerts on motion detection with the ability to fine tune the sensitivity as well as restricting alerts to only humans to avoid noisy alerts due to passing traffic. You can also set schedules for when you want to receive alerts or not.You can pre-record messages which, when the bell is rung, you can select to play from the app instead of having live interactions with whoever has rung the bell (if it's not convenient for you to have a conversation at the time).Video recording can be set up to save to a local SD card (included) or to use the paid for cloud storage (free trial available) that I haven't used. I would have liked to have the option to save to local network storage so that if the camera is stolen I can still have some footage without having to pay for Cloud storage. It does have a handy tamper protection alarm, which , when set, will trigger an audible alarm if the camera is removed from the bracket.Compared to previous bells I have used, this one has a much more timely alert on the phone when the bell is rung, which is great! It looks like this is enabled by a "Resident message service" that is enabled on your app. Although this is great to get timely alerts of people at the door, this also means you have to have a permanent notification on your phone about this which is a little frustrating.Alerts for motion detection come through promptly to the phone, but seem slightly buggy in my experience where they should come through to the app but when you click on them you don't immediately see the image. (They do appear to be available later.) Also when you click back from this alert view, instead of taking you back to the main menu, it quits the app.Frustratingly I can't sign into the app with my own account with multiple phones (it logs you out of the other phone) so you would need separate accounts to which you can share the device (although not particularly intuitive as to how to do this, it seems to work well).This can also prove useful in non doorbell related contexts. For example I was able to use it to detect and record mice in my shed (this demonstrated good wifi range as this is away from the house) as well as using it for older children to contact you if you have had to pop out of the house for a short while.All in all I like this device and it has a great set of features. My main drawback would be it's lack of options to have it powered in situ to avoid having to charge it periodically.

Works like a charm. I was Skeptical because of the price but it works just like the big brands. The app required is easy to use and I get alerts immediately

Highly satisfactory purchase.

The motion detection is slow even when I turned it up, I have had two deliveries and it never went off, it was one of the main reasons of buying it.

I had high hopes for this doorbell. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well.You can view live video no problem but the actual motion detection and the speed at which the app takes to load videos is very very slow. You will get a screen that says "establishing encrypted channel" or "getting video stream" which load very slow.I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this but this has been my experience with it.