Amazon Cloud Cam Is Poor (Tested)

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Rob Kilpatrick
•Published Nov 17, 2017 12:18 PM

****** ******** ****** *** ******* *** surveillance ****** **** ********* ***** ***, *** **** ** *** ****-*************** *** ******** *******. 

*** *** **** *** ****** ***** up ******* ********* ***** ******* ********,*****,****, *** ******? ** ****** *** Amazon ***** *** ** **** ***.

** **** ******, ** ******:

  • ***** *******
  • *********/*********** ******
  • ******/****** *********
  • **** *******/******
  • *** *********
  • *************

***** ******** ***** *** ****** *** Cloud *** ****** *******, ** ********. Compared ** ***** ******* **** ** tested *******, ** ***** * ****** of ********* ******** **** **** ** fairly *************, ******, ** ******, *** Amazon's ******* *****/************ *********.

*******

*** ****** ***** *** *** ******* drawbacks ******** ** ***** ********/*** *******:

  • *********** ******:** *** *****, ***** ***** ************ became ****** **********, **** ********** ***********, blocking, *** ******** ******** *******, *** seen ** ***** ***** ******* ** have ******.
  • ** *** ** ******* *****:*** ****** ******** ** *** ** disable ***** ********* ** *********, ********* a ******* ***** *** **** *** potentially * ***** ***** ** ******* *************. Shared ***** *** ******* **** ***** and *****.
  • ******* ****** ***:*** ***** *** ****** *** ******* only ***** ********, **** **** **** and ***** ******** *** *** ****** at * ****, *** **** * list ** ***** ***** **** ** search ********* ** ****/**** ** ***** type.
  • ** ***** *******:***** *** ********** *** ***** ****, with ** ****** *** ** ******* such ** *****, ******* ********, ** others.

** *** ******** ****, ***** ***'* people ********* *** **** ******** ** our *****, ****** ******* ***** ******** when **** **** ******* ** *** scene (~100-150 ****** ****** *******), *** ** instances ** ***-***** ****** ***** ******* a ******.

*** ** ***, *** ***** *** is *** * **** **** ****** compared ** **** ** ********* ********* but **** *** ******* ** ****** from ****** *** **** ** **** enough ** **** ** *** **** better.

*****

*** ****** ***** *** *** ** purchased ******** **** ****** *** ******* for $*** ***.

*** ******* **** ** *** ****** of ******* ******** *******, ******* ***** than *** ***** **** **** *** (~$*** ******) *** ******* ****** **** ******* ******* like*** ***** **** **** ***** **** *** ~$** *** *** still ** ********** **** *****.

Subscription ******** *** **** ********

*** ***** ****** ******** * ************ for ****** ******, ****** *****, *** sharing ** *****, ******** ** $*.**/*****. Compared ** ***** ************* **** **** aware ***** ***** *********** ******, ***** and **********, *** ******** ***** *** 10.99/month ** ***** ***** ***** * days ** ******* *** *.**/*****. *******, comparable ***** ******* **** *** ******* to ***** ******* ******* **** * micro ** ****, ******** *** *** of * ************ ****.

*******, ****** **** ***** *********, **** monthly ****** ** *** *** ******, with *** ***** **** ******** ** to ***** ******* ** *** ******* for *** **** $*.** *****. *** those *** **** ******** *******, **** could ** * ******* **** ******* over **** *** ******** *********.

**** ******** *** **** **** *****, receive ****** ************* (*******, *** ******), and **** ** ***** ** ******** video. *********** *** ******* ** ***** is *** ********* ** **** *****.

Physical ********

*** ***** ***'* ****** ** ******* to **** ********/*** *******, **** ** Nest ** ** ****, **** *** camera ******* ** * ************ ******** mount. The ***** ***** ******** * ********** to ***** ********** ****** ******** *******

***** *** ***** ** ******* ** many ******, *** ***** **** ***** where *** ****** ******** ** *** ball ***** ** ********** ****, ******* when *** ****** *** ************ ****** our *****. **** *** ** * weak ***** **** **** ** *** camera ** ********** ************.

*** ***** ***** ******** * ******** overview ** *** ****** ***** ***'* physical ******** *** ************.

Limited ****** ***

*** ***** *** ****** *** *** *** limitations:

  • ****** ****** ******* **** (****/********):***** *** **** **** * ****** camera ** * **** ** **** live *** ********. ** ***** ****** viewing ** ******** ******* ** *********. 
  • ** ****** ** ****/**** *****:***** *** ****** ***************, **** ** way ** ****** *** ******** ****** either ** **** (****** **. ******) or ****/****. **** *** ** ********** problematic *** ***** **** ****** ********* plans, ** ******* ****** **** **** ago ******** *** **** ** ****** down ******* *** ***** ***** **** occurred ***** ****.

***** ******** *** ************, **** ******* two-way ***** ********, ******** ******/********* ** camera ****, **********, ***.

Compression ******

** *** *****, ***** *** ***** frequently ******** ****** **********, ******** ***** a *** *******, ***** *****:

**** ****** ******* ****** ** ******* details, **** *** ******* *** ***** appearing *******/******* ***** ** *** ****** clearing, *** **** ****** *****:

**** **** ****** *** *****, *** internet ********* ******** **********, **** ** **/* down *** ** **/* **, ****** multiple *****, ** **** ***** ***** to ** *********** ** *********.

Image ******* ********

** ****** ***** ******* ** * smaller ********** ****, **** ******* ** the **** ** *********** ***** ** small *******.

*** ***** ***** ***** *** ****** Cloud ******'* **** ***** *** *** light ***** ******* ** **' ******** from *** ****** / ** ***, about *** *** ******** ***** ***** see ** ***** *********** *****, ***** offices, ***.

****** *** ***, *** ****** ******** rough ******* ******, *** ************ ****** were ******, ***** ** *** ***** below. 

** *****, ** ************ *** **** at ~**', ***** *' ***** ** the ******'* *** **' ** ****. The ******* *** ******* *******, ****** no *********** ******* **** *********.

Motion / ****** ********* ***********

** *** *****, ***** ***'* ****** detection *** ********, ******** *********** ******* as ****** **** **% ** *** time, **** **** * *** ****** **** *** course ** *** **** ** *******/~***+ events. 

 

Test **********

*** ********* ******** ******** **** **** for **** ****:

  • ****** ***** ***:*********
Comments (4)
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Undisclosed #1
•Nov 17, 2017

I've only seen CamCloud a couple times but is CloudCam and Camcloud OEM?

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Ethan Ace
•Nov 17, 2017
In reply to Undisclosed #1

CamCloud is not related to Amazon. It's a VSaaS platform that has never gained much traction. Amazon's Cloud Cam is their own design and recording platform.

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Vincent Tong
•Nov 17, 2017

Don't worry, if you are conservative thinking somehow Bezos will leak it to the Washington Post.

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Ethan Ace
•Jul 19, 2018

Despite all the issues we found in our tests, the Amazon Cloud Cam continues to sell well for Amazon, now on the top of the surveillance camera categories (though still bested by Wyze Cam). It's well reviewed, also, with a 4 star rating on over 2,200 reviews, though some users mention some of the issues we saw in testing.