ZTE ZTE Home Guard Xiaoxing See Pro Smart Camera Experience

With the development of the Internet and the explosion of intelligent hardware, smart home products have quietly entered people's lives; The development of intelligent cameras, which are used in different environments as another "eye" to guard the shop, is favored by different user groups.

Xiaoxing Watch Pro is an upgraded version of Xiaoxing Watch released by ZTE last year. It can shoot video videos of up to 1080P. It is an intelligent camera that focuses on remote care of the elderly, children, pets and home care; It supports wireless and wired access, two-way voice, mobile detection, 360 degree dead angle PTZ and infrared night vision mode; Cooperate with mobile APP or PC WEB to browse, monitor and master all the real-time conditions at home.

The package of ZTE Xiaoxing Look at Pro adopts the top and bottom covering pillar type package. The front, back and top of the package are printed with the appearance of Xiaoxing Look at Pro. The words FHD Ultra clear 1080P are marked on the upper right corner, indicating that it can shoot high-definition video videos up to 1080P

The left side is printed with relevant functions and hardware information about Xiaoxing View Pro
360 degree panoramic view: the pan tilt can be rotated from 360 degrees, and you can view every corner through manual software operation
1/2.7 inch super large sensor, F2.2 super large aperture, 1920 * 1080P ultra clear resolution, 2 megapixel camera, infrared night vision, 4x digital zoom
Bidirectional voice: support the APP end to send voice information to the camera, and the camera can also send voice to the APP end
Mobile detection: when an unidentified object moves in front of the camera when nobody is watching at home, the camera will automatically send a warning message to the APP to inform the owner of the situation in the home
Attached with WeChat and APP QR code

On the right is the scene function of Xiaoxing's Pro application in life: watching pets, babies, the elderly and preventing thieves

The upper box of the package is pulled up, and the camera inside is packed with foam cotton. Here we want to talk about ZTE's excellent design and material of this box, and its utilization rate is extremely high

After the camera has been installed and fixed, the packaging box does not need to be thrown away. The bottom box can be used as a CD box with just the right size. The upper box cover can be used to place some fake flowers for decoration or magazines

Xiaoxing looks at the Pro host and related accessories: manual, warranty card set, power adapter, network cable, wall bracket, expansion screw

The adapter adopts 5V1.5A output, with a total line length of 3 meters (excluding adapter head), and the interface is a universal Micro USB (easy to replace)

The attached network cable is flat with a length of 80CM. If the installation point is at the routing location, the cable length is almost enough. If it is at other locations, the cable is not very useful. However, in order to reduce the restrictions of wired access, wireless access is still used in most cases. However, if conditions permit, wired access is recommended for stable and smooth viewing

The wall bracket is fixed by two expansion screws, and then the Xiaoxing View Pro camera is fixed on the bracket. At the same time, the wall bracket can also be adjusted from multiple angles

Instructions, warranty cards and warning slogans in the package
Before use, please read the manual first, so as to be familiar with and use the Xiaoxing Pro intelligent camera as quickly as possible

Large angle PTZ, 360 degree panoramic picture capture, no dead angle left

Up and down vertical about 120 degrees, adjustable angle

Xiaoxing looks at the front of the Pro intelligent camera host. The overall appearance looks like a robot dog, with ZTE logo in the middle; The white main body is equipped with gold dots, the lens uses a 1/2.7 inch sensor, the aperture is upgraded to F2.2 on the Xiaoxing Watch version, 10 infrared LED lights, the effective night vision distance is 10 meters, and the surface is painted with piano baking paint. This configuration is also a very high-end configuration in the smart camera. In addition, ZTE's quality control and workmanship are rarely comparable to it at present

Xiaoxing looks at the side of the Pro host, and the two sides are external horn holes

All relevant buttons and interfaces are placed on the back of the camera

The back interface and keys are: reset hole, status indicator, WPS one button connection, Micro sd card slot, RJ45 network cable interface, power supply 5V input port and WIFI antenna

There are many holes at the bottom of the camera to facilitate the heat dissipation of the machine. At the same time, there are two mounting holes for pegs, four vertical foot pads, and mounting holes for wall mounting brackets. Xiaoxing Kankan Pro provides three different mounting methods for users

The dense holes on the edge of the rotating head are also used for heat dissipation

Xiaoxing saw that the Pro's wireless antenna is a non detachable device. It was designed as a detachable device in the previous generation of products. Personally, it is better to be detachable. It is necessary to replace the high-power antenna to make up for the lack of signal

The status indicator in the lower left corner is red when powered on, blue flashes during self-test and network configuration, and green when connected to the network

In the dark environment with insufficient light, the LED infrared night vision light of Xiaoxing Look Pro will be automatically enabled. Whether it is day or night, Xiaoxing Look Pro will always act as another "eye" to help you see everything in the housekeeper


APP operation and experience
Since it is a smart camera, of course, it is inseparable from the connection with the mobile phone. Xiaoxing has provided two versions of the client, Android and IOS, and also supports WEB browsing. Users can download, install and use it by scanning the client's QR code according to the packaging or usage instructions. Before use, determine whether to use wireless or wired access, and then power up Xiaoxing's Pro.

The first time you enter the APP client, you also need to register an account before you can log in. At the same time, Xiaoxing's Pro client has also added a gesture security password to ensure that others will not watch at will. Of course, if you don't need to set gesture password, you can directly click Cancel to enter the interface

When using Xiaoxing Pro for the first time, you need to bind the machine to the mobile phone by scanning the QR code at the bottom of the machine or manually entering the machine serial number. You can configure the network by binding. The process is very simple. Connect the machine to the wireless route.
If the wired access mode is used, the process of setting is omitted and the browsing interface is directly accessed, which is relatively convenient

When the network configuration is completed, the play button on the interface is green (gray if the machine is not online), and the entire interface is relatively simple and easy to use. The gray icon indicates that the function has not been started yet, and the user needs to set it manually (motion detection, TF card recording)
Common APP lists include: settings, video, cloud broadcast and time map
When it is used for the first time, you need to make corresponding settings according to the user environment. You can view the basic information about the machine in the basic information; Use APP at the same time to restart and restore factory settings
The setting of video parameters depends on the installation mode. The default video quality is Level 2 (Level 4 HD mode is recommended when the network is in good condition)

When the user's home is unattended or the store is unattended at night, the mobile alarm function is necessary. The user can set the sensitivity according to the time period left empty in the home or store. The sensitivity can also be set according to the environment
The default video storage quality of the device storage setting is Level 3, which can cover the recording cycle. It supports a 32G memory card at most, and can format the memory card through the APP

Xiaoxing sees that Pro also supports cloud storage, but it can only be used by paying buyers. It may be necessary for commercial use, if it is used at home or by TF card. However, ZTE's cloud storage package is not too cheap. Would it be more sincere for users to give away a certain amount of cloud storage space?

Xiaoxing looks at the real-time viewing interface of the Pro mobile phone client, which provides three functions: screenshot, call and recording of the current interface. At the same time, it provides four-way virtual buttons to control the machine to rotate up, down, left and right. During the use process, it is found that it is very convenient to control the machine to rotate up, down, left and right without using the four virtual buttons, The delay is less than 1 second

When using the screenshot, the picture is saved in the phone. If you need to play the video recording, click Record to record the current picture. Similarly, the recorded video is also saved in the phone
The call function design is similar to the WeChat voice function. Press and hold the call button to record the voice, release the transmission, slide up to cancel the transmission, and when the other party receives the conversation, just speak in the current environment and send it to the mobile phone in real time, which is equivalent to an intercom function; Through practical experience, when two-way voice is played, both parties play clear voice, noise reduction control is better, and transmission and listening will also have a delay of about 1 second due to network conditions.

In the real-time view of Xiaoxing View Pro APP, the camera can be adjusted instantly. When two-way voice is not required, the sound can be turned off and turned on again when using, so that it can be free from interference; At the same time, the current ambient brightness can be adjusted in real time; The equipped 360 degree panoramic rotating PTZ can use cruise to automatically rotate (up and down cruise, left and right cruise) to view the situation in all corners of the current environment; The zoom function is also relatively practical, which can zoom in and view the object directly in front of the lens by a maximum of 4 times. If you want to zoom in and view a specific object but it is not in the current picture, you can only operate it by rotating the cloud, rather than clicking it like a mobile phone!!!
Automatic cruise and 4x zoom are still necessary in life and are used frequently! However, those smart cameras without PTZ cannot view the abnormal conditions outside the lens. There is still a big gap between those with PTZ and those without PTZ!

Xiaoxing View Pro can not only automatically store videos on the built-in TF card, but also shoot or take screenshots on the mobile phone. In the video column, you can view screenshots and video files on the mobile phone. Of course, you can also remotely retrieve video files from the built-in TF card. Video files recorded in HD mode are not too large, A 32G TF card can record video files for about 10 days, which is enough for home use

Xiaoxing saw that the mobile alarm function of the Pro camera is very sensitive. When there is no moving object in the use environment, if an exception occurs in front of the camera, the mobile phone will immediately send a warning notice and transmit the current real-time picture, which has played a good anti-theft role, so that users can immediately know and alarm to deal with the occurrence of this exception.

LED night vision function, 9:45 pm, very dark outside environment, basically can see clearly within 10 meters, 10 meters can also see related buildings, night vision function is very powerful

Xiaoxing's Pro app also provides a camera real-time image function. Why?
Because users who use 3G/4G mobile phone networks to view videos in the absence of WIFI networks outdoors will consume a lot of traffic. If there is no special need, they only need to view real-time pictures to judge the current environment, which takes good care of the user's mobile phone traffic

The biggest feature of Xiaoxing View Pro is that it supports 1080P video recording. The above two pictures use the "normal, medium, clear, high-definition" image quality mode to make an image comparison. In the normal image quality mode, it can be said that it is quite fuzzy, and you can't see the words in the object at all. The medium image quality mode is only slightly improved than the normal mode, In the clear image quality mode, the characters in the object can be basically distinguished. In the high-definition image quality mode, the original font is completely displayed, and the characters on it can be easily recognized.
Similarly, in different modes, the requirements for the network are different, so the user needs to be determined according to the current network
Of course, this is a test at night. When the light is good in the daytime, the picture quality is not generally improved

The PC end uses the WEB browser to view (only IE browser is supported)
In the case of intranet, just input the IP address of the current camera in the IE browser to access the browsing view. Compared with the mobile APP client, the functions are not so rich

Summary:
Through a week of use, with the support of hardware, the camera's image effect is very good no matter in the day or at night. It is very practical with the automatic infrared night vision, alarm capture and time display functions. With the arrival of summer vacation, when the children at home are unattended, Xiaoxing's Pro undoubtedly serves as another "eye" for parents of office workers.
In addition to local storage and mobile video recording, the cloud storage provided is also a good choice for some users with special needs. They just hope to reduce the price of cloud services to the greatest extent.