Excellent cameras. Easy to set up. Easy operation with app on my phone. I had a malfunction of one of my 3 cameras after 9 months of use. Contacted seller, and they responded in 1 day. I sent screen shot pictures of my camera videos and the seller responded 1 day later and is sending me a new camera. Excellent customer service.

I had been looking to buy a home security camera for years. Something was knocking down my bird bath in the backyard at night. I wanted to see what it was. I finally purchased this camera. Today my neighbor was having a huge tree cut down in their backyard. I put the camera outside on my deck hanging it temporarily using a screen on my kitchen window. I did this just to keep any eye on the progress. Also they had a huge crane that was lifting giant limbs over their house and I wanted to make sure it wasn't going over my house. I didn't have much confidence in this camera. But the live feed was very good and the night vision which I had never seen seems pretty good. I am currently watching my neighbor clean his pool. I have to find a permanent place to put the camera. The zoom function on the live feed is a great feature. I wish I did this sooner. I still need to dial it in but getting there

For it's price, the HAWKRAY Wireless Outdoor Security Camera does have quite a few functions that place it a cut above from other types of security cameras. You'll get a lot of bang for your buck here. It doesn't quite measure up to the Ring security cameras, which I will detail in a bit.

First off, the picture quality. The picture quality is really quite remarkable for a $40 camera. It records in 1080p (you can toggle between standard or high definition) and has a fantastic night vision mode. There's also a micro SD card unit for you to save videos, or you can subscribe for three different tiers of cloud storage. You can also communicate two way with the camera, and access a static photo or live feed if you feel so inclined. Setup and the camera itself are relatively easy to install and mount. You'll need to be near a router to complete this setup. You can also easily unscrew the camera from it's base if you ever need to update it, or charge it. It detects, pets, cars, and people and can tell when a pet is being accompanied by a human being, which is also very helpful!

Now, for the not so awesome feature. First off, the camera itself does not record continuously. It is only activated by motion sensor. So anytime the camera detects anything, you will get an alert on your phone. Which is very helpful, but not so much if you have people going in and out everyday. You can put the camera on "Do not disturb" if you don't mind about receiving notifications should anything shady occur on your property. It will record, but you won't know if it does happen. As far as I can tell, it starts and stops anytime it detects new movement. The camera only records in several second intervals, as opposed to one continuous stream until it no longer detects any movement.

Where you place the camera is also very important. It cannot be outside of the WiFi's range, or else it won't sync with your app. You can access it anywhere, but you cannot place the camera too far outside of your own range. You won't be able to update it or pretty much use it, as far as I can tell if it is in fact outside of the perimeter.

Lastly, the placement of the camera itself is a huge factor. You'll definitely want to place it in an area where the camera has enough time to capture the motion. I have mine towards the beginning of a decent sized driveway, so we can easily see when the mailman or Amazon drivers drop off a package. I have a view of everyone who arrives or leaves the house, which is helpful in a shared housing situation.

The battery life is advertised as lasting about 3-6 months. My camera lasted a week and a half before I needed to recharge. it could be a faulty camera, but this was very disappointing as I do not want to have to climb a ladder to unscrew and charge this camera once a week.

Overall, for the price it's a more than capable camera. It won't solve all of your home security issues, but if you're looking for a cheap option and you don't mind not having 24/7 constant recorded surveillance vs motion sensor (Or if you live with roommates or a building that you don't own) this is a great way to circumvent a lot of the headache.

I bought this so I can keep an eye on a fledgling that fell from the tree (she now lives around the neighborhood and we see her from time to time). This worked out well, it also is useful to watch and listen to all of the birds in the backyard even while at work, very pleasant experience.

I found that it is a great tool to look for things in the crawl spaces or other tight spots when running wire and fixing things around the house!

The very long battery life is also a great feature.

So far soo good. Ive had this camara up for a week and has worked great. picture quality is much better then my ring door camara that i have. it catches every movement and cant really adjust the zone where i want it to detect unless i pay for the subscription.