This is a $99 indoor home security camera, and this is a
169 dollar camera, which one should you buy?
If you haven't already guessed today,
my friends, is all about canary. So much has changed with canary that I decided it was time to take a fresh look.
Instead of dwelling on what's changed. Hint: some good some bad. We're gonna
take a fresh look at the new and cheaper canary view as compared to the original canary all in one. And yes,
I have two views. One I'm keeping and one I'm giving away. Canary provided both of these views for testing,
but I hope it goes without saying at this point in time that you will get my unfiltered opinion regardless.
So let's compare. Canary view isn't meant to replace canary all in one it's meant to supplement it
It's an indoor camera that works using the same app as all in one and flex. Though its supplemental, if you're anything like me,
you're probably wondering if all-in-one is worth the extra 70 bucks
or if you should stick with view. Though view and all in one looked nearly identical there are differences between the two
First, view is lighter in weight and grey in color. All in one is either black or white
Second, all in one is wireless, but you can use Ethernet
where view is Wi-Fi only. You'll also notice that all in one has a tiny port next to the Ethernet port
which was used during setup on older all-in-ones.
Newer all in ones and View both use Bluetooth for set up. Next, all in one has a siren and home health sensors
However I'm not convinced these two features are necessary for home security. For example, the siren doesn't automatically sound. Instead, if you get a notification,
you swipe to open, and you can choose to manually trigger the siren or call the local authorities.
Home health sensors are more useful as they can send alerts if the temperature or humidity
level in your home swings too high or too low, but is that necessary for home security?
Probably not.
But without these features Canary View loses eligibility for insurance
discounts. How the two cameras work with Google Home is the final difference. You can ask all-in-one for temperature and humidity info,
but if you own view you can only ask, "hey Google ask canary who's here."
Sure, here's canary
Rose is at home
Canary also works with echo show, echo spot, fire TV, and Wink.
Other than that, you can't tell the difference between the two. Both cameras record in 1080p at 30 frames per second using a
147 degree field of view
Both cameras also have automated night vision
Unfortunately, you can't turn the IR LEDs on and off.
Fortunately, unless you want to record through a window
I don't know why you'd want to. If you want to compare Canary's video quality to nest cam, logi circle, arlo q, and Amazon
Cloud cam I'll link to a comparison I did in January below you can check that out.
If you decide to use view and all-in-one together, you can add them to the same location or
multiple locations. If you tie the cameras to the same location you can swap back and forth between feeds.
Unfortunately, this means double the load time. There's no way to stream multiple cameras at the same time,
Regarding home security both cameras protect using a motion sensor backed by several smart features including person detection
I'm on the fence about calling Canary's person detection feature
person detection because you can't choose to only receive personal person alerts or only receive motion alerts.
Instead, the feature seems to be tied more to Canary's ability to adjust motion sensitivity.
According to canary, a setting of three or lower means that canary will only notify you when it detects a person in its view. I
tested at a higher sensitivity level and had some false alarms before adjusting to Canary's recommendation of below
three, which worked well.
I accredit this success more to Canary's ability to learn than its ability to detect a person. Other free smart features include
masking, geofencing, an iPhone widget, video push notifications, and modes, including a scheduled night mode
Geofencing is tied to canary modes, and it's a must in my book. Canary offers it but doesn't deliver.
Over the past several months, I found that canary all-in-one struggles to detect my presence and
View seeing as it's tied to the same location isn't performing any better. The final free feature is cloud storage.
Canary will store 30-second clips for up to 24 hours. If you want to keep a clip longer,
you can bookmark it. If you want full length clips or the ability to download and share videos, you need a canary membership
which adds two-way audio, web portal access, an extended device warranty, custom modes, and access to a 30 day video history.
So which camera should you choose?
For most users,
I recommend view over all in one. If you're an all-in-one user and want another camera, adding a view is the way to go. If you
want a View, you can buy one using the link below or maybe you will win one.
Canary accidentally sent two views to me,
and so, of course, I asked if I could keep it and give it to y'all because y'all are amazing
So to enter to win, all you need to do is make sure you're subscribed and comment below. That's it.
I will pick someone at random during my next video, which I believe is going to be about the lighthouse AI camera,
which looks pretty incredible, so stay tuned, and we'll take a look at that shortly
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