In the past two years, VR 、 AR Ushering in explosive development, smart home has also been pushed into the air. A large number of enterprises have successively invested human and material resources to launch various smart home products, and the launch of smart camera categories has also continued. ZTE on two thousand and fifteen Launched Xiaoxing in mini Products.

      Xiaoxing, have a look mini It's a 720P High definition smart camera can not only see, but also hear and speak through mobile phone APP You can check the situation at home anytime and anywhere; You can also send messages through voice wake-up. Let your family find you the first time; At the same time, it supports advanced functions such as three place storage and real-time intercom. Let's have a detailed experience.

  1、 Product packaging

Xiaoxing, have a look mini Our packaging design is very simple. On the front is the product's front view block diagram, product name and model, which directly points out the essence of Xiaoxing - wireless high-definition webcam and its slogan - I can hear it and understand you better. What about... Xiao Xing's face? What about your appearance? Lei Feng tried to be big! (*^__^*) ……

There are no serial parameters marked on the back of conventional electronic products, but some information of the manufacturer ZTE Corporation. Scanning QR code can be downloaded APP Or follow the official WeChat official account.

Open the top cover, what happens? A round black hole is staring at you! Xiaoxing mini Only a dark face was exposed, with a dark pupil in the middle（ five Lens with all glass lenses).

Xiaoxing mini And power cord. There are enough power cables three M long, very practical in practical application. I'm afraid it's the longest line among many lightweight smart cameras. The main body of the product adopts a split design, which can be combined and separated freely. There are many options such as normal placement, magnetic suction use, hanging installation, etc.

The foldout design of the manual is simple and clear, and the content logic is very clear. Follow the steps to connect the camera quickly.

II product design

Xiaoxing mini The split design is adopted to outline the product form with arc lines, which is soft and humanized, and is very suitable for home environment. The head can rotate freely to adjust the required angle. The hardware adopts GrainMedia8136S Of CPU ， 881M Of thirty-two Bit dominant frequency can fully meet the requirements of conventional use, and supports 60FPS The number of oversized frames of.

Xiaoxing mini Only tall 99mm , base width 60mm , very light and cute Q Sense. Compared with what I started for my family some time ago three hundred and sixty Compared with small water droplets, they are almost the same size. There are a lens, a light sensor, a microphone sound hole and three hidden infrared fill lights on the front.

There are many sound outlets behind to ensure the effective transmission of sound. The QR code in the middle is used for mobile phone binding, just scan the code.

On the right is MicroSD Card slot, maximum support 32GB , approximately can be stored ten Hours of content.

There is a rubber strip outside the card slot, which can effectively prevent dust and ordinary life splash.

There are three components on the left side. Topmost WPS Button, the instruction manual says "Click to start WPS The small hole in the middle is the work indicator. The flashing color and status of the light indicate that different tasks are being performed, for example, green flashing is WPS In the code matching, if it is always on, it is in normal operation status, and the blue flash is in network configuration. Lowermost Reset The factory settings can be restored by long pressing the key.

Xiaoxing mini The three rows of round holes at Baihui acupoint on the top of the head are also sound holes??

There are two rubber anti slip blocks on the base, which are not easy to slide when placed on the surface. There are also two concave hanging buckles, which can be hung except for adhesive and magnetic ones. It is marked here five Volts one A power supply, so you can use mobile power supply.

five An all glass lens, officially claimed to be one hundred and twenty ° wide-angle lens, F2.2 Aperture, 720p Video and monitoring range is wider. With infrared fill light, it also performs well in night mode.

The power supply excuse adopts a hidden design, but suddenly a piece of it is recessed here, so the design is very sudden!

Plug in the power cord to make a perfect match. And the power cord connector is also designed as L Type, convenient for free adjustment of lens angle.

The main body is modular design, and the base has a full sense of weight. It can be placed, magnetized, and hung. The spherical joint mechanism supports arbitrary rotation and placement.

3、 Mobile APP

At present, smart devices can not be separated from mobile phones! Through mobile phone control, it is natural to have a supporting APP Ah. Download and install ZTE Smart Home directly by scanning the QR code of the packaging box or instructions APP . Sign in and set gesture password to effectively protect monitoring privacy.

according to APP 's navigation guide, select the added device, and scan Xiaoxing mini The two-dimensional code in the back of the head is matched.

choice WIFI And enter the password, about one Pairing can be completed in more than minutes. The blue light flashes.

A voice prompt will appear after the connection is successful. The next thing I saw was APP The main interface of. The upper part is the video screen, and the lower part is the operation icon, which is simple and easy to understand. You can choose to automatically switch to the night mode. When the light turns dark, the infrared fill light will automatically turn on for shooting. Turn on the remote alarm function. When an abnormal movement is detected, an alarm photo will be sent to the mobile phone and a reminder will be sent. The time map function is very good, when the phone is not in wifi On the Internet, when you are worried about traffic, you can click the time chart icon and receive a real-time screenshot. Compared with dozens of frames of video per second, it simply costs no traffic.

In the actual experience, there is a delay of more than one second between the video monitoring picture and the actual action. (4M broadband , Cell phone and Xiaoxing are the same WiFi lower )

Full screen browsing mode can be selected as required. And switch different picture quality according to the network speed. The picture shows the effect screenshots of three levels of HD, SD and smooth under the night infrared fill light, and obvious differences can be seen.

The surrounding light is sufficient, and the automatic recognition does not turn on infrared. Compare the picture quality of indoor lighting scenes.

Xiaoxing mini Four times zoom is supported. To use this function, you need to click to play the video first. The quality of the zoomed image is much lower than that of the zoomed image, but the digital level magnification does not improve the image quality.

Mobile detection and mobile phone screenshots are arranged according to time and date at a glance, which is very convenient for browsing. This is also the case with mobile photo albums. three Storage methods—— TF Card storage, cloud storage, NAS Storage (can store videos to support NFS or Samba Agreed NAS Server, PC, hard disk U Disk, more storage, more privacy), more convenient and safe for random review.

In addition, there are cloud storage services, including one Months three Months twelve Months seven Day storage package, one Months only fifteen Yuan, very cost-effective, very convenient to use.

  In the settings, you can choose to use gestures, learn about the software version, check for updates, push alarms, contact customer service, etc. There is also a video square, which contains some applications from all over the country mini The scene material of.

With local storage, you can turn on the cycle coverage recording function, customize the storage period, or select recording only when the picture changes, which can minimize the occupation of storage space. And local storage TF In addition to the card, it also supports NAS Storage of devices.

If it is a hanging installation, you can choose whether the camera image is placed forward or backward to ensure that the image seen on the mobile phone is always positive. There are two call modes: intercom and telephone. If the network is good, it is recommended to use the telephone mode, so that both parties can talk in real time as usual.

IV user's experience

Buddha said: Don't look, listen, or talk.

Xiaoxing has a look at the mini mini5 Lenses, F2.2 Aperture, one hundred and twenty ° Ultra wide angle, seven hundred and twenty The whole family can see the video safely. However, the distortion of the content around the screen is quite obvious. I hope it can be improved.

I see —— If you have a small interest in seeing mini, you don't need to see what you shouldn't see. It will be pushed to you for what you should see. Magnetic suction design, free choice of fixed points. It is a pity that how to route the power cord in this complex situation? It would be great if wireless charging could be realized.

In addition, it can also be connected to the mobile power supply for use. According to the official propaganda, ten thousand MA can be used continuously eight More than hours. As a tachograph, it can also be used.

three Enhanced infrared night vision lamp Infrared night vision distance up to ten Meters. The picture at night is relatively clear.

I listen —— It is unnecessary to listen. If there is something unusual, mini will notify the alarm. Super multiple external sound holes, effective output sound source. Full duplex real-time two-way call without delay, AEC Noise reduction technology makes the call clearer and smoother.

I said —— This Say what you shouldn't say. Full duplex, real-time call without delay, why not say! Say "Hello Xiaoxing" to the camera to wake up Xiaoxing and send a call invitation or about nine Seconds of video messages. To use this function, remember to start the voice wake-up function in the settings. However, the mobile terminal can see the video picture, which is similar to the WeChat video; But the camera can only send voice, and can't see the picture of the mobile phone, so it's strange to use it.

V summary

       After more than a week's use, I found Xiaoxing mini Short stature, strong ability; 720P Picture quality, one hundred and twenty ° Large angle of view, real-time call, infrared night vision, three place storage, mobile detection... high cost performance, fully meet the needs of conventional home level monitoring. Among them, the cloud storage service, which monitors the real-time upload of content to the cloud, no longer has to worry about the camera being stolen or damaged, resulting in the problem of finding evidence. At the same time, how to ensure the security of user privacy needs to continue to be promoted and optimized.

       While the functionality basically meets the needs, there are also some areas to be further improved. For example, motion detection is not sensitive enough., After starting this function, some moving pictures cannot capture moving objects, which affects the restoration of events. In addition, compared with some competing products (such as the new one mentioned above), Xiaoxing mini The local movement detection setting function is missing.

In addition, it suddenly occurred that since two-way real-time calls are available, and the mobile phone terminal sees the picture of the camera environment, can we add a small screen on the camera so that both parties can have a "fair and equal" video exchange! Yes, of course, it needs to be increased components and parts The overall cost will also rise a lot.

It is expected that ZTE will lead the direction of the current smart home industry and launch more excellent and grounded products. Thanks again to Lei Feng.com for providing valuable trial opportunities, and to ZTE.