SimpliSafe Camera Tested

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John Scanlan
•Published Mar 07, 2017 12:15 PM

********** ** *** ** *** **** controversial ********* ** *** ********, ** they **** ****** *** ****** ** *** DIY ****** ** *********** ***** *********. Indeed,********** ** ***** **** **** ***********.

********* **** ***** ********** ** ***** systems,********** *** * ******, ******** ***** ** *** ***** ** their ********** ******.

** ****** *** ****** *** ********** camera (***** **** ***** ****** ********** hub) ** *** *** ** ******** to ***** ********/*** ***** ****** ********* in image *******, *********, ******** ********, *** more.

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***** ** *** *******, *** ********** camera ** ******* ******** ** ******* consumer/DIY ******* **** ** **** ** EZVIZ, **** ***** ******* *** ***** imaging, *** ******* ** ********* ******** (no ******* ****, ****, ***.).

******* ** ***** ******, *** ****** is ****** **** ********** ** ******** SimpliSafe ***** *** **** ** *** "eyes" ** ***** ******, *** ***** looking *** * **** ******** ****** offering.

Key ***********

***** *** *** *** *********** ***** in *** ***** ** *** ********** camera, ***** ** ***** ********** *****.  Below *** *** **** ******** **** responses **** **********:

  • **** *** ***** ***** *******: ***** *** **** ***** ***** ******* was ***** ** ******* ** ***** ***********, the ********** ****** ********* ****** ** low *****, **** **** ******* ***** and ***********.
  • ********* ***** ********* ****:***** ** **** ******** **** ********* events **** ***** ** *** ********** hub. ***** ** ** ****** *** continuous ** ****** *********.
  • ******* ********* ****/******** *********:**** ***** **** ******* *** **** playback/download *** *********. ***** ****** ******** such ** ******* ****, ********, **** forward/rewind, **** *****, ***., *** *** available. 

Response / ******* *********

** ******** ** *** **** ********, SimpliSafe **** **** *** ******* ** several ************:

  • ********** *** ******:* ********** ****** **** *** ** planned *** ***** ** ****, ***** will ********* *** **** *** * hub/location ** *** *** *** *** camera. [[****: ******* *** *** ** **** standalone, *** *** *** **** *** as *** ********** *****]]
  • ***/***/****** *********:********** ***** ** ******* ********** ********* modes ***** **** *** ********** ***, using *** ******'* ***, ***** ****** detection, ** **** ** **** ********* manual *********. [[****: *** ********]]
  • ********* *********: *******, ********* ********* **** ** ******* zoom, **** **********, *****-*********, *** ********** adjustments *** *** ******* ***** *** release ** *** ********** ****** ***.

********** *** ** ********* ***** ** release * ****** ********** (*****+) *****, saying **** *** "******* ******* ** bandwidth ********** *** ********** [*****] *********** ********** so **** [****] *** ******* ****** ********** streams ** ****** *******." 

Camera *******

*** ********** ****** ***** *** $** USD ****** **** **********. **** ** significantly **** **** **** ******** *******, such ** *** **** *** (~$***), and ****** ********* ** *****'* ******** (~$90), ****** **** ***** *********** ****** are ***** ******* ** ****.

******** ** ***** ********** ******, **** as *** **** ** **** ** EZVIZ **** *, **** ~$**, *** SimpliSafe ****** ** **** ***** *** price.

Subscription *******

******* * ************, *** ****** ** ******* of **** *********, ******* ******* ********, and ****** ******** ****.

**** ************, $*.** *** *** ***** ***** the ***** **** *****, *** ********* features *** *********:

  • ** **** ** ***** ***** **********
  • ***** ************ ** ******
  • ***** **** ******** (***)
  • **** ************* **** ** ***** ******

**** ******* ** ********** ***** **** typical ***** *************, ~$*-** *** ***** per ******. ***** ** ** ****** for ***** ** **** *********.

Physical ********

** **** *****, ** ****** *** physical ******** ** *** ********** ******, including the ******* *******, **********, ****** ***, and **** ********** ** ****.

Basic *************

***** *** ******* ************* ******* ********* in *** ********** ******, *********** **** status *** **/***, ** *** **/***, and ******* ******* ******* ******* ******** to ******** *** ******.

Privacy *******

*** ********** ****** ******** * ********* privacy ******* ***** *** ** *** to ****/***** ******** ** ************* ***** on ****** ****. **** ******, ** video *** ** ********. ***** **** the **** ***** ************* *** ***** shutter ******* *** *** ***** ****** makes ** ** **** ** ****** that *** ******* ****** **** **** a ******. **** ********* ***** *** privacy ******* ******* *** *******.

Limited *** *********

******** ** **** ******** *******, *** SimpliSafe *** ** ******* ** ******** available *** **** **** *** ********.

** **** ****, *** **** ******* available *** ****/***** ** ******* ** the ******'* *****. ** ********, ******* zoom, ** ***** ********* *** ********** here. **** **** ***** ** ****** enabled ** **** *** ******** ***** and ****** ** ********.

** ******** ****, ******* ** ******* on * ******** *****, *** ********** controls ****** *********: ******** **** *** 10 ****** ******/*******, ***** ****:

Image **********

*** ***** ** **** *** ******* is ***** *****.  *** ***** *** taken **** *** ********** **** ******** Camera.

** **** ***** *** ***** ********* well, ********* ******* ****** ******* ** the ***** *******. *** ***** ******** only ******** **** ****** ** ** chart, ******* ****** ****** ** **** the *** **** *** ***** ** the ***, ***** **** *** ****** ********** cameras *** *** **** *** ** read.

 ** *** ***** *** ***** ********* the ***** ** *** ******* ******, not ******* ****** ****** ** ******** **** there ** * ***** ** *** FoV.

Comments (4)
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Undisclosed #1
•Mar 07, 2017

"...the camera is likely only attractive to existing SimpliSafe users who wish to add "eyes" to their system, not those looking for a full featured camera offering."

Is Simplisafe trying to be a full featured camera offering?

I think they might be coming at it more from an alarm system viewpoint...  i.e. the addition of "eyes" (weak as they may be, as you note, compared to other available "eyes" on the market) is seen as a compelling reason to choose their alarm system over others that do not have "eyes"... at least at their current price points.

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Attila Szűcs
•Mar 09, 2017

That privacy shutter is a great idea. But as it could be automatic, I'm afraid can be controlled from the other side of the world too.

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Ethan Ace
•Mar 28, 2017

SimpliSafe has added manual recording in their latest mobile app update. Recordings can be manually initiated from live view, and are then shown in the system timeline for review.

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Ethan Ace
•Feb 08, 2018

Update: Simplisafe has added motion recording to the app, in addition to motion and event recording:

Also, cameras can now be used without a Simplisafe system, standalone. It does not use a separate app. Users simply only use the "Cameras" section of the Simplisafe app.