Having almost all the series of Xiaomi cameras, 5 in total, I decided to buy this one for the entrance of my apartment building. I saw it in operation at two friends' houses and I was amazed by its advantages compared to Xiaomi cameras. However, my two friends have the C320 and not the C310 that I am evaluating now.
So, let's go... Easy and fast connection. They even provide a sticker to mark exactly where you will screw it in. Very good construction, HOWEVER, they have left two thick cables, one for power connection and one for ethernet connection, which you need a box to hide. Amazing image quality day and night. One positive thing about the software, among the other terrible things I mention below, is that it notifies you if someone obstructs the camera, for example with spray or by covering it with anything.
But let's talk about the tragic software... the worst I have ever seen... it has made me want to set it on fire 30 times...
1) The application is the definition of sloppiness. Things thrown in the menu and it's hard to figure out.
2) The application repeatedly doesn't let you enter to see the camera hypothetically due to poor camera connection, while at the same time you receive real-time notifications. Can someone explain how this is possible?
3) Hypothetically, it claims to have person recognition, it mentions it as AI (artificial intelligence, I'm laughing), but it sends you notifications even with flies, car lights, and basically anything.
4) If you disable the other 2 notification options, it reports them as "intrusion" and "line violation" to hypothetically avoid unnecessary notifications from mosquitoes, lights, and cats. FORGET IT, you won't receive any notifications at all.
5) How is it possible that it doesn't have an on/off option???? For example, I'm at work and I want to turn it off because the cleaning crew has arrived and the camera keeps triggering constantly... Well, you can't simply turn it off with a simple on/off. You have to go into the terrible menu and either disable all notifications one by one or go and set specific hours for notifications.
6) The sensitivity setting, WHAT'S THE POINT????? None... Whether you set it to 1 or 7, it will still trigger for a mosquito.
7) The camera's highlight is the "Alarm" option. Yes, it has the option to trigger an alarm when there is a violation. It's not up to you... It triggers whenever it feels like it, even without activating it.
In conclusion, I was shocked reading all these positive reviews and seeing what a technological junk it is. If you want it for indoor use, yes, it will perform better than a comparable Xiaomi camera that triggers every 3 minutes, for example. But if you want it for outdoor use, just forget it. It will drive you crazy with notifications. However, the biggest flaw for me is the constant disconnections from the application. And it's even more frustrating because you receive real-time notifications but you can't see them because the application doesn't connect. So, it hasn't even been a week and I'm already considering a refund...
Update: And here is the proof in the photo, ladies and gentlemen... Countless notifications (around 200 because we had a move in the apartment building) as you can see in the arrow, and the wonderful Taros application saying that I don't have a camera and if I want to install one... and all this while the device is connected with a cable and NOT with WiFi...
I tried the free 30-day trial to see what I gain if I pay for a subscription... absolutely nothing... it remains garbage
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