that motion was detected. I open the app and see that my house had caught on fire and my dog was stuck inside. After calling 911 and a neighbor to break in to rescue our dog, I reopened the app to see the entire room filled with smoke and the fire blazing in the kitchen. Luckily this app saves videos for a week so I was able to share them with our fire department. I was also able to download the videos as well as zoom in to see what caused the fire (my dog hit the stove burner on). The camera is now melted and ruined, but I am forever grateful. I will order another one when we can live in our home again. Thank you Amazon for the sale and thank the universe nothing worse happened!

d in software updates, but much of the information is just not correct. Hopefully these reviews will be updated at some point.

You can download and watch videos on a PC with the free plan (first 24 hours)
You can watch live stream on a computer via cloudcam.amazon.com
You can turn off audio playback (from the app)
You can invert the video (from the app)
You can turn of the infrared night light (from the app)

UNPACKAGING
Package came on time and was without any damage, but there was no padding inside the shipping box. Included in the main box were the camera, USB cable, AC adaptor for 110 voltage, small setup manual, wall mount and two drywall screws (see photos).

OVERALL FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Camera seems well made and a little smaller than I thought it would be. All items were included and in good condition.
The image on the live view in daylight was good (see photo), images appeared sharp and easy to identify. Sound was crystal clear. I turned on the TV, went into another room and was easily able to watch the TV and hear the sound very clearly when it came through. There were some breakups of the sound at times though, making me miss some of the audio detail. But night vision is dark and grainy, it is not easy to make out items

SETUP
Set up took me less than 11 minutes which includes downloading the app and logging into all accounts. I am not a big tech guy but setup was quite easy. Basically you just plug the camera in to the AC adapter, download the Amazon Cloud Cam app to your phone, wait for the blue blinking light on the camera to change to a pulsating blue and green light, and you will hear a chime sound. This means the camera is ready for setup. Then you just hit the setup button on your phone and in about 3 minutes it is working. I am using a Moto E as my video source and for the app.

HOW IT WORKS
You can watch live view or see the video clips the camera took upon it detecting movement. It quickly took several short videos detecting movement when I walked around. I also received a sound and text notice on my phone of “Motion detected” every time it detected motion and took a video, and when I touch the notice it will play the video for me. I do seem to get a lot of “We were unable to play this video” error codes when I first try to play the video, but usually it will play when I hit the blue ‘replay’ button. I have not upgraded my plan so I will only get the last 24 hours of video. It does not take pictures but you can easily do this by just taking a screenshot (see photo) on your android phone, normally this is just hitting the power button and volume button at the same time. Or you could do a Print Screen on your computer when viewing recorded video clips. You can view the recorded videos AND download video clips from a PC with the free plan, just go to www.amazon.com/clouddrive, sign in, then when watching your videos in the upper right hand corner there is a download icon. You can also view live feed or videos up to 24 hours any time with the basic included plan on your cell phone or computer.

GLASS WINDOWS
It will take video through a window as it can detect movement. Image for me was still pretty good. But at night the infrared light will glare badly on the windows blurring your view almost completely. You can turn off the infrared light via the app though, and using just a porch light I captured cool videos of many animals at night.

WHAT I DO NOT LIKE
In my opinion this camera has poor night vision. It does have the ability to see live view from a computer even though many reviews say you cannot do this. Just go to cloudcam.amazon.com to set it up.

I set this camera up to watch my car in my driveway as a test, but at night even at low sensitivity it goes constantly, recoding everything. OK, no problem yet. But when I go to Amazon Drive, I see a lot of recorded videos that I just want to delete. But as of now, I have to look at each one individually, and then hit the delete button each time. I would think this could be MUCH easier. I might take a star off for this in the future (maybe it is just something I do not see or have figured out?).

Edit: Thx to “Regolith” who gave me an option to quickly delete the videos, see his/her two comments under the “comments” section, they worked well for me. It can work for the phone or the computer.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ASKED
You can download videos to a PC on the free plan for the first 24 hours
You can view live stream on a PC via cloudcam.amazon.com
It has no local SD storage
Sound plays very clearly and loud
You can turn off audio playback
It only records if it detects movement
This is an indoor camera only, it is not waterproof
You can turn the camera on/off through the app
When the camera detects motion, you receive a text and sound alert via a cell phone
You can turn off the IR (infrared night light)
It does not pan or zoom
Night vision is dark and grainy, not easy to make out photos
While camera viewing is wireless, it requires a wire to power it (it is not battery operated)
You can have the camera image rotate 180 degrees for ceiling mounting
Does not require a base station (some do, I have no idea what a base station is for)

THOUGHTS
I have not owned another camera to influence me one way or another.

I have continuously updated this review as I have used and tested this camera out. Sorry to write so much, I know most people do not like detailed long reviews but I always write what I would want to know about an item before I make a purchase. Any misinformation please let me know or if you have any questions please ask via comments, I will answer what I can.

我不知道是什么原因，但确实有很多错误的信息，特别是在一些最上方的评论中。一些问题已在软件更新中得到修复，但大部分信息都不正确。希望这些评论会在某些时候更新。

您可以免费在PC上下载和观看视频（前24小时）

您可以通过cloudcam.amazon.com在计算机上观看直播

您可以关闭音频播放（从应用程序）

您可以反转视频（来自应用）

你可以转动红外夜灯（来自应用程序）

开箱时：

包裹准时送达，并没有出现任何损坏，但包装箱内没有衬垫。主盒包括摄像头，USB线，110伏电压适配器，小型安装手册，壁挂式和两个干壁钉（见照片）。

总体上的第一印象：

摄像头看起来做工精良，比我想象的要小一点。所有物品都包括在内并且状况良好。

白天实时取景上的图像很好（见照片），图像清晰，易于识别。声音很清晰。我打开电视，走进另一个房间，很容易从画面里看到电视，听到声音的声音很清楚。虽然有时会有一些声音中断，让我错过一些音频细节。但夜视是黑暗和颗粒状的，不太容易看得清楚。

刚开始：

设置花了不到11分钟，其中包括下载应用程序并登录所有帐户。我不是一个专业技术人员，但设置很简单。基本上你只需将摄像头插入AC适配器，将Amazon Cloud Cam应用程序下载到手机上，等待摄像头上的蓝色闪烁灯变为脉动的蓝色和绿色光，你就会听到铃声。这意味着它已准备好进行设置。然后你只需按下手机上的设置按钮，大约3分钟就可以了。我使用Moto E作为我的视频源和应用程序。

怎么运行的：

您可以观看实时视图或查看摄像头检测到移动时所拍摄的视频片段。当我走动时，它很快就拍摄了几个短视频来检测运动状况。每次检测到动作并拍摄视频时，我还会在手机上收到“检测到动作”的声音和文字通知，当我触摸通知时，它会为我播放视频。当我第一次尝试播放视频时，我似乎得到了很多“我们无法播放此视频”错误代码，但通常它会在我点击蓝色“重播”按钮时播放。我没有升级我的程序，所以我只会收到过去24小时的视频。它不能拍照，但您可以通过在Android手机上截取屏幕截图（见照片）轻松完成此操作，通常这只是需要同时按下电源按钮和音量按钮。或者，您可以在查看录制的视频剪辑时在计算机上执行“打印屏幕”。您可以免费查看录制的视频和从PC下载视频片段，只需访问www.amazon.com/clouddrive，登录，然后在右上角观看视频时，会有一个下载图标。您还可以随时使用手机或计算机上的基本附加计划查看最多24小时的实时视频或视频。

玻璃罩：

它将通过窗口拍摄视频，因为它可以检测到移动。拍出来的我的形象还不错。但到了晚上，红外灯会在窗户上严重眩光，几乎完全模糊了你的视线。您可以通过应用程序关闭红外灯，并且仅使用门廊灯我就在晚上拍摄了许多动物的酷视频。

我不喜欢的地方：

在我看来，这台摄像头的夜视能力很差。它确实能够从计算机上查看实时视图，即使许多评论说你不能这样做。但确实只需访问cloudcam.amazon.com进行设置即可。

我把它设置为在我的车道上观看我的车作为测试，但是在晚上即使在低灵敏度下它也会不断地重新编码。好的，还没问题。但是当我去亚马逊驱动器时，我看到很多我想删除的录制视频。但截至目前，我必须单独查看每个，然后每次点击删除按钮。我认为这可能会更容易。我可能会在未来为这一点作证（也许这只是我看不到或已经想到的东西？）。

编辑：Thx还是“Regolith”给了我一个快速删除视频的选项，在“评论”部分看到他/她的两条评论，对我很有用。它可以用于手机或电脑。

对问题的解答：

您可以在前24小时内免费将视频下载到PC

您可以通过cloudcam.amazon.com在PC上观看直播

它没有本地SD存储空间

声音非常清晰和响亮

您可以关闭音频播放

它只记录是否检测到移动

这只是一个室内摄像头，它不防水

您可以通过应用程序打开/关闭摄像头

当摄像头检测到动作时，您会通过手机收到文本和声音警报

你可以关掉红外线（红外夜灯）

它不会平移或缩放

夜视是黑暗和颗粒状的，不容易拍出照片

虽然摄像头观看是无线的，但它需要一根电线给它供电（它不是电池供电）

您可以将摄像机图像旋转180度以进行天花板安装

不需要基站（有些人说的，我不知道基站的用途）

思考

我没有拥有另一台摄像头来影响我这种或那种方式。

我不断更新此评论，因为我已经使用并测试了它。很抱歉写了这么多，我知道大多数人不喜欢详细的长篇评论，但我总是在购买之前写下我想了解的项目。有任何错误信息请告诉我，如果您有任何疑问，请通过评论询问，我会尽我所能。

quickly, and continuing to add features. Because of the updates, I have purchased more cameras.

I have been replacing my lower resolution security cameras with the new Amazon Cloud Cam. Several of the older cameras were pointed outside (through windows) and one indoors. They were recording to a single hard drive on a small computer hidden in my house. The Amazon Cloud Cam, offered higher resolution, a wider angle lens and free 24 hour cloud storage, making it a good replacement.

Things I like about this camera:

* Very good picture quality, even in marginal lighting conditions
* IR night recording not bad, and the IR LEDs are barely noticeable (see note below)
* Wide angle lens covers entire room. (I am using one of these to replace two of my older cameras.)
* Free app for monitoring one or more cameras and reviewing recorded video. App can be installed on multiple phones.
* LIVE monitoring of cameras from web browser (newly added feature)
* Good motion detection with settings high, med, low.
* 2-way audio intercom when using app
* Free cloud storage (24 hours). This is a big deal for me.
* Can access & download clips from the Amazon Cloud drive even with the free plan.
* Can view and download clips from the app.
* Proximity setting turns off interior cameras when I am home (based on my cell phone location)
* 10' USB power cord. (My other cameras have shorter 5' cords and all require extensions.)

Things that could be improved on this camera:

* Mounting stand/bracket. The plastic stand was designed primarily for setting on a flat surface, or optionally mounting on a wall or ceiling. A short arm has a swivel ball which extends into the camera. This cannot be disconnected. There is limited travel on the swivel. It works okay, but is not as flexible as other cameras that I have used (Sony, JVC, Axis, D-Link, etc.)

* Cloudy night vision with built-in IR LED's. The eight LEDs (night vision illuminators) are behind the dark front faceplate. They are barely noticeable when looking at the camera in the dark. If stealth is what you're looking for then this is fine, except for the fact that the green power LED ruins the stealth effect. As a test, I turned OFF the night vision illumination in the Cloud Cam, and used the IR illumination from one of my older cameras in a totally dark room and, WHAT A DIFFERENCE. Suddenly the Cloud Cam image was punchy and had much more contrast. So the trade-off is to use the built in night vision LEDs and have a cloudy picture that's okay, or use external illumination and have a picture with more punch and contrast. You can buy an external IR LED illuminator on Amazon for about $10-12. This allows me to illuminate an outside area (my deck) with the Cloud Cam in a fixture behind a glass panel.

* No way to disable the green power LED on the camera. There should be settings for ALWAYS ON, MOTION DETECTED, and ALWAYS OFF. (I have covered the LED on the cameras pointing outdoors with black tape.) I've kept the power LED on the indoor camera visible since it goes off when camera detects when we are home. (Based on my cel phone location) Bottom line: the camera shouldn't call attention to itself unless you want it to.

* No time/date overlay in the video window. Yes you can use the file time/date, but a video overlay would be much better--especially in court.

* No microSD on-board recording. In recent years this has become a must since networks can go down (or be intentionally disabled). It would be very nice to have a backup recording in each camera.

* App notifications available, but SMS notification might be better. (see note below)

REGARDING CLOUD STORAGE:

I find it a bargain that Amazon is giving us free cloud viewing and storage for 24 hours. If something happens during that time, I can view the video and do as many screen grabs from the app as I need, or download clips--even with the free plan.

Some people have asked for continuous 24 hour recording. That just wastes bandwidth. I only want the camera to record things that change in the video (motion, etc.)--which this camera does very nicely. And, if the microphone is enabled it should record when there are changes in the audio--which this camera does not.

Since I've added these 3 Cloud Cams, the typical upload data has been averaging about 250 GB more per month than previously.

REGARDING NOTIFICATIONS TO MY CELL PHONE:
When notifications are turned on, the mobile app sends a notification to my phone. Nice feature, but with it enabled I found that I was using a large amount of data on my cell plan (about 1GB in a few days) not from the app, but instead from an Android background service. When I turned off the notifications, the excessive data usage went away. I have to do more research on this problem before I can make recommendations, but buyers should keep an eye on data usage, even if it's just notifications and not live viewing. I would prefer to get the notifications from SMS and not have the app running in the background.

In summary I think the camera is an excellent security camera for many people. I now have 3 Cloud Cams--one outside in the housing (pictured.) A couple of my older, lower resolution, cameras are still operating but there seems to be little use for them anymore now that the Cloud Cams have taken over.

由于存在重大缺陷，我第一次将这款摄像头评为3星（2017年11月）。经过亚马逊的一系列更新后，我将我的评论升为4星，现在再次升为5星。感谢亚马逊对用户投诉的快速响应，并继续添加功能。由于更新，我购买了更多的摄像头。

我一直在用新的Amazon Cloud Cam取代我的低分辨率安全摄像头。几个较旧的指向外面（通过窗户），有一个在室内。它们正在我家隐藏的小电脑上录制一个硬盘。亚马逊Cloud Cam提供更高的分辨率，更宽的角度镜头和24小时免费云存储，使其成为一个很好的替代品。

我喜欢这款摄像头的地方：

*即使在边缘照明条件下也能获得非常好的图像质量

*红外夜间录音不错，红外LED几乎不可见（见下面的注释）

*广角镜头覆盖整个房间。 （我正在使用其中一个来替换我另两个旧的。）

*免费应用程序，用于监控一个或多个摄像头并查看录制的视频。应用程序可以安装在多部手机上。

*从网络浏览器实时监控摄像头（新增功能）

*设置高，中，低的良好运动检测。

*使用应用程序时的双向音频对讲

*免费云存储（24小时）。这对我来说很重要。

*即使使用免费计划，也可以从Amazon Cloud驱动器访问和下载剪辑。

*可以从应用程序查看和下载剪辑。

*当我在家时（基于我的手机位置），接近设置会关闭内部摄像头

* 10英寸USB电源线。 （我的其他摄像头电源线都是5英寸的，所有都需要更长的。）

可以在这台摄像头上改进的东西：

*安装支架/支架。塑料支架主要设计用于放置在平坦表面上，或者可选地安装在墙壁或天花板上。短臂可以延伸到摄像头中的旋转球。这不能断开。旋转接头的行程有限。它正常运行，但不像我使用过的其他摄像头那样灵活（Sony，JVC，Axis，D-Link等）

*内置红外LED的多云夜视。八个LED（夜视照明器）位于暗前面板的后面。在黑暗中看着摄像头时几乎看不到它们。如果隐形是你正在寻找的功能，那么这很好，除了绿色电源LED破坏隐形效果的事实。作为测试，我关闭了Cloud Cam中的夜视照明，并在一个完全黑暗的房间里使用了我的一台旧摄像头的红外照明，并且有点不同。云凸轮图像突然变得有力而且对比度更高。因此，权衡了一下，使用内置夜视LED并且可以使用外部照明并使用更多打孔和对比度的照片。您可以在亚马逊上以10-12美元的价格购买外置红外LED照明器。这使我能够在玻璃面板后面的夹具中用Cloud Cam照亮外部区域（我的甲板）。

*无法禁用摄像头上的绿色电源LED。应该有一直运行，动态侦查和关闭的按钮设置。 （我已经用黑色胶带覆盖了指向室外的摄像机上的LED。）我保持室内摄像机上的电源LED可见，因为当我们在家时摄像机检测到它就会熄灭。 （基于我的手机位置）要说的是：除非你想要，否则摄像头不应该引起注意。

*视频窗口中没有时间/日期叠加。是的，您可以使用文件时间/日期，但有视频覆盖会更好 - 特别是在法庭上。

*没有microSD板载录制。近年来，由于网络可能会崩溃（或被故意禁用），因此这已成为必须。在每台设备中备份录制会非常好。

*可用的应用程序通知，但短信通知可能会更好。 （见下面的注释）

关于云储存：

我发现亚马逊为我们提供的24小时免费的云端查看和存储功能是很值得的。如果在此期间发生了某些事情，我可以查看视频并根据需要从应用程序中执行尽可能多的屏幕抓取，或下载剪辑 - 在使用免费计划的情况下。

有些人要求连续24小时录音。那只是浪费带宽。我只希望摄像头记录视频中的变化（动作等） - 这款的功能非常好。并且，如果麦克风已启用，则应在音频发生变化时进行录制 - 此摄像机不会。

自从我添加了这3个云端摄像头以来，典型的上传数据每月平均比以前多250 GB。

关于我的手机通知：

启用通知后，移动应用会向手机发送通知。不错的功能，但启用它后，我发现我在我的手机计划中耗费了大量数据流量（几天内大约1GB），不是来自应用程序，而是来自Android后台服务。当我关闭通知时，过多的数据使用消失了。在我提出建议之前，我必须对此问题进行更多研究，但买家应该密切关注数据使用情况，即使这只是通知而非实时查看。我希望从短信中获取通知，而不是让应用程序在后台运行。

总之，我认为这对于许多人来说是一款出色的安全摄像头。我现在有3个云摄像头 - 一个位于外壳内（如图所示）。我的一些旧的，分辨率较低的摄像头仍然在运行，但是现在Cloud Cams已经代替了它们，似乎没什么用处了。