Original Xiaomi XiaoYi Intelligent 720P 4X Digital Zoom WiFi IP Camera Camcorder with TF Card Slot

Cracking little camera, once you get over the chinese instructions and the language barrier in general, it's pretty easy to get going. Plug it into a USB adaptor and it's on, pop in an SD and you're ready to record, then using you phone and the little manual scan either the left QR code for Android, or the right one for iOS. If you're using an iPhone and unsure what to scan it with, just download the Redlaser app and it'll scan the QR code and take you straight to the iphone app.

Once you've gone through the whole creating an account malarky, you're off, and the app is generally in English so that helps. Mic and speaker works a treat, just hold your finger on the mic icon on the app and let go when you're done.

I have a £200 Y-Cam, and it has to be said that this Xiaomi cam is far easier to setup. I can now call my cats over the internet when I'm out late to let them know when their feeder is open. I know, i'm crazy!

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None really at this price, more English would help especially in the manual, and a quicker login process maybe. But for £20 (roughly) this is a steal.

May 29,2015

Cheap, 720p video (or stills), gets about 16 days video (motion detect) on a 32gb class 10 micro SD card, saves the video per hour so if you know the time of the event you can find the video (note the + 8 hours for the server). Always records so you get a few seconds in front of the motion. Best to get the non IR led version if putting next to window, produces great black and white images at night (see video). Firmware and program updated quite often. Works great on internal WiFi network (I have 4 devices that run the software), outside the house you need WiFi or 3g/4g (be aware about data using when using phone). Stores stills and video (see buttons on camera screen) to local device so easy to view, motion detect video on micro SD card. Looks great, very stylish. I have tried other similar ones but think that these are the best, thats why I now have 5!

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Setup voices in Chinese so you have to use the instructions and the flashing LED to setup, need English voices and good setup guide. Server time out by +8 hours so although the time bar at the bottom is correct the files on the card are out by 8 hours. No remote download of the videos (there used to be a firmware that allowed this). Audio delay of about 1/2 second. Hangs a bit when replacing micro SD card but soon returns to normal ) think it has to check and put some files on the card). Uses cloud for comms rather than local network storage, would have like the option to store to local NAS. EU power supply so needs UK adapter or min 500ma 5v phone charger. Max USB cable length 2m

Mar 11,2016

easy to use and set up
the camera is fantastic
Great build quality
works great with app
Excellent picture quality
great price



Checked the camera and I'm now pretty sure it's original. Love xiaomi products and definitely will buy them from gearbest

This camera works well for me and the price was reasonable. This is a nice starter wireless camera for anyone just starting out, trying out the new electronics that are available now

I've been using the camera for a couple of days now and I'm surprised how feature-rich the phone and tablet apps are! The PC web browser is well-made also and appropriately simple

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Oct 03,2015

As a previous buyer of Xiaomi products, I had a good idea of the product quality and Xiaomi didn't disappoint here. Really nice packaging and camera right out of the box. This isn't a cheap Chinese gadget, you can feel the quality right out of the box. Really lightweight and portable unit that has a nice and clean minimalist design language. Video quality is touted as 720P and I can vouch for this. Thanks to the nice hardware under the hood, the details are incredibly sharp, the colors are spot on, this is superb for those who love all those little details. On a final note, the camera took my Samsung 32GB microSD card without issue. This is the highest capacity/size so be warned if you are a true vid fiend. Generally, it's more than enough for most people.

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So far, so good. Really great video quality and fabulous price. Thank you :)

Mar 09,2015

Огромный плюс - широкоугольный объектив. Видно всю комнату.
Сделано очень хорошо, увесистая подставка с резинкой - стоит как вкопанная, не двигается.
Съемная подставка - камеру можно снять и приспособить как скрытую. Но это теоретически. Практически же USB штекер втыкается в глаз сбоку, и я не очень представляю как спрятать такую Г-образную конструкцию.
Мало ест энергии - с банком на 10400 от сяоми камера снимает почти 24 часа. А её еще можно включать/отключать дистанционно со смартфона!

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Приложение на не китайском языке надо искать на 4PDA. В маркете нету. Также есть возможность подключаться и на PC. Но это стороннее ПО и как его установить тоже смотрим на 4PDA.
На айфонах не работает - нет приложения.
Качество так себе. Нет инфракрасной подсветки. В полутьме совсем плохо видно.
Не двигается по горизонтали.
Не работает с WiFi 5 ГГЦ.
Подключался ни разу не с полпинка. Ковырялся час наверное. Важно: при первой связи с приложением зажмите ресет секунд на 7 - чтобы загорелась желтая лампочка, а потом нажимайте синхронизировать, тогда получается. Приложение которое использовал называется SmartHome.
Кстати камера называется Xiaomi Yi Smart camera, это я к тому что везде вылазит Yi action. Не могли по-разному назвать, а то только путанница одна.

May 18,2015