how effective are these cameras looking outdoors from inside the house
1564590
They are very vivid and clear for 720. I have a system if 3 outdoors and this one inside. Will hook two more up to make a total of 6. I recommend them.
1564591
Very effective during the day through a window. At night not so good as the window reflects the IR light.
1549977
I've been using this camera for a couple of months now. It does operate very well with the built in motion detector. The quality is good enough to get a good picture of your porch. When used with the Nexia Home Intelligent service, you can set to record for a nice length of time and also access real time when you setup an automation to alert you when camera detects motion. Hope this helps
674098
So far so good yes. It's my understanding that cameras described as indoor/"outdoor " as this one is are designed to be installed with common weather elements in mind , good luck this is a great camera and a great value.
538683
If protected from direct contact with water, as in up under the eaves of a house, it should be fine, or taped up at the connections! I have nine sets in use now and the camera ends of five sets are outside and have given no trouble in the months we've used them!
1124719
depending of what you are looking for...it didn't work out for me,because the picture at night was awful although the audio is great,day time image ok but night pictures very bad.so my answer is: depending of what you are seeking,they are pretty reliable.I CARE ABOUT NIGHT VISION ALSO NOT ONLY DURING THE DAY...MY OTHER SWAN CAMERAS WITHOUT AUDIO ARE PERFECT� SO I ADDED AN EXTERNAL AUDIO TO THEM.
1016472
I have my webcam inside the house, facing out thru the picture window. I believe the instructions say it's for indoor use. The camera does not look like it's weather resistant.
1796279
In day yes, night no . Night vision only b&w; , Never had n vision before . Simple to install but night vision not so good ? I dont think any cameras any better , You just need surface to bunce back ir light i guess . Work well inside shop & driveway ,but not pointing out in open flat area with no back ground .
1103645
I checked my owner's manual and it does not give the effective viewing angle. My guess would be probably between 70 to 80 degrees. Of course the closer to the camera lens, the effective viewing angle would probably be reduced to closer to 40 to 50 degrees. Depending on the size of your house and how it is laid out, you would probably want 6 to 8 cameras. I have 6, (2 in the front, 2 in the rear, and 1 on each side).
1099134
You'd want to "aim" camera...but I have great images 50 feet away. Have it on a pine tree along driveway. See everyone who comes and goes when I'm not home, ie: UPS guy, neighbors dog, etc etc.
178704
I find them to be fantastic for general use. Recently used them for inspecting the roof and upper parts of our house from the ground. They are superb for birding and wildlife watching. They focus quickly and work well if tou wear glasses. Well worth the money.
117997
Not really, you would have to get close to the suspect to get anything useful, not good for far away, not good for outside surveillance too. Good for indoor meetings.
186097
They record all the time if you set them that way! Ours record all the time and during the day it has a great picture. The night vision is OK but only good for about 30 - 60 feet. They are worth the money in my opinion and easy to install. I haven't hook it up to the internet yet but plan on doing that so I can check on our property from any PC, Ipad/tablet or smart phone.
461102
Ours is great. Our house is 6800 sq foot and never have a problem. Both cameras are upstairs and we are downstairs. Like PP said,- keep it plugged in, especially at night when sleeping or the battery alarm will start beeping. Battery life is poor.
356656
I only have two hooked up indoors and the distance from the farthest camera is about 20ft. I can see everything clearly at that distance.
2234738
I have one camera out of system installed inside of the house. Video quality is fine, and the outdoor shroud is removable.
784905
Is not so good outdoors in a long distance but is ok indoors anyway IR in this camera a would rate like ok..
333438
NO! On the front of the Installation Guide it states they are Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Cameras. I think they make outside units.