Hikvision Ezviz Mini Trooper Totally Wireless Camera Tested

Author: John Scanlan, Published on Jun 13, 2017

Totally wireless cameras are a major growth trend in video surveillance, driven by consumer demands to eliminate wiring. Hikvision is now joining this space.

IPVM has already tested the following products in this category:

Now, IPVM has tested Hikvision's offering here, called the Ezviz Mini Trooper:

We tested the Mini Trooper against Netgear's Arlo and Samsung's SmartCam A1 Outdoor to see how it compared in image quality and usability compared to similar cameras.

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Physical ********

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Battery ********

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Beware ******* ***** ********

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Base ******* / *****

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Ezviz / ********* *************

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

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Recording / **** *******

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Test **********

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Comments (8)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

06/13/17 03:07pm

***** ** ***, ***** ******. "***** ****** *************/****** ***********, *** **** *** ********* *****.", *** **? ******* EZviz ** *** ***** ***** **********? **?

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 06/13/17 04:47pm

**** ****** **** **** **** ***'* ********** ***** ***** **** third ***** ******** *********. **** ****, *** *** *** **** and ***** ***** ** *** *********** ***, *** *******. *** can't ** **** **** *****.

*** ***** *********** ****** *** ** ******* ******* ***** ** alarms ** ***** ******* *** ** ****** ******* **** ** sleep **** ** ***** ************* ***** ** ***** ********. *'** tested **** *** **** **** ****, **'* **** **** ******* than ***** *********** ** ********* ******* *** ********** *****.

Undisclosed End User #2

06/13/17 06:43pm

* ***** *** *** **-** *** *** ******** ************, ** least *** ** *.* *** ** ** *****, ***** **** frequency **** ** ******* *********** ***** *** **** **** ********** (where * **** ******) *** ****** ********** ** *** **** reliability.

** ****** * *** **-**, *** *** ***-******** ************, *** I *** ** **** *** * ***, ***** * *** has ** ***-*********** ******** ** ********** ** *.* *** *** only **** * ***-***********.

***, ****** *** *** ******** ************.

** $*.**

John Tran

06/14/17 12:32am

*** *** *** **** ** *****? * *** ** **** problem ******* ** ** *** ******* *** ** **** ************* once ****** ******* **** ****** *** **** ******* *** ***** to *** ******.

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Tran | 06/14/17 02:12pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

06/15/17 02:30pm

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 06/15/17 08:20pm

** - **** ****** ** *** ***** ********** *** **** it ********* **** ****/*** *********.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 06/29/17 06:57am

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