With the popularity of smart homes, smart cameras have begun to touch our lives. Recently, Xiaoyi Technology has launched the Xiaoyi PTZ camera 1080P version. Although the appearance is not very different from the previous generation, the 1080P version has significantly improved in definition, performance and other aspects compared with the previous generation.

Outer packaging

Get it (thanks Love to play computer games We can see that the appearance of the machine can be clearly understood from the outside by using a simple plastic film carton design.

Shake the packaging box, and the machine will not vibrate. However, this packaging box also has slots. Because the outer carton is not a hard carton, there will be bumps during transportation, which will lead to damage to the packaging box. It is suggested that the official can add an environmentally friendly hard carton to the outer layer.

Features

Xiaoyi PTZ camera 1080P adopts 1080P high-definition camera, which supports 112 ° wide angle, double rotating PTZ design and 345 ° horizontal and 115 ° vertical rotation. Two way high-quality voice, panoramic cruise, mobile tracking, infrared night vision, baby cry detection, 360 degree panoramic photography and other functions, weighing 230 grams.

Of course, for two-way voice calls, I prefer this function, which is very practical. There are few options for similar products with this function in the market.

Overview of other technical parameters

The wall mounting accessories (two screws, two nuts and one wall mounting bracket) are included, which can be installed at a high place or fixed at the same position. It is also convenient, but unfortunately the bottom is not designed with a magnet. If it is installed at a position where the wall cannot be hit, the wall mounting accessories will not be used, so this design can be considered, Of course, you can also consider using strong adhesive tape to fix the camera.

5V/1A power supply and Micro USB power cable

Airframe overview

The shape of the camera is very attractive. The round head and honest body of the camera give you a feeling of closeness.

Back of fuselage

Reset key, power interface and TF card slot

If the networking pairing fails, press the reset key to reconfigure.

The silver ring on the side looks like the ear of the small ant PTZ camera, embedded with the small ant logo "Yi", followed by the microphone speaker, which is simple and beautiful. The inside is to click the axis and rotate vertically up and down 115 degrees.

The bottom is buckled and used on the wall. The four shafts are rubber pads, but it is worth mentioning that this rubber pad is easy to fall off, and the double-sided adhesive tape does not seem to stick. There is no other way to fix the bottom except using the plastic bracket on the wall. I hope the official can use the magnetic suction or strong round double-sided adhesive tape as an accessory for product installation.

The head of the fuselage is made of coated glass. Even if there is dust falling on it, gently wipe it off. However, due to the small grooves on the lens, the dust will gather at the edge grooves after wiping. If the embedded periphery of the lens edge is flat, the problem is not serious.

The fuselage is only the size of one hand, and 230g lets it guard you!

The 940nm infrared light is automatically turned on at night without light pollution (the CMOS sensor of the mobile phone is sensitive to the position of the infrared light).

APP client experience

Scan the QR code to download and bind it according to the prompt. The camera is bound by the QR code of the camera scanning account. The problem encountered in the binding process is that it takes too long to wait for the camera to scan the QR code, and it is not easy to make the camera focus successfully (focal length: 2.8mm), it is recommended to use voice waves or traditional wireless network pairing connection, but the binding process is still very smooth.

The camera pan tilt is operated through the hover button, which is similar to the direction key of action games, and is easy to operate. The rotation of the camera pan tilt is also easy to operate, which is much more convenient than using other buttons to control the direction.

The APP can turn off the status indicator of Xiaoyi PTZ, correct the image deformity, decode the traffic statistics video, turn on the microphone and turn off the night vision. The only thing that is not available is the voice prompt switch, such as online and offline alerts.

Two way voice call - intercom mode and telephone mode. The other end will receive voice only after one end of the intercom mode sends voice, while the telephone mode can communicate at both ends at the same time without waiting.

Function experience

When the network is good, the voice in the intercom or telephone mode is clear and the noise is not obvious.

There is a preset point setting for the small ant PTZ, which is set as a preset point by collecting the pictures taken by the current small ant. When adjusting and viewing the surrounding pictures, click the preset point to return to the original position. Similarly, the small ant's movement tracking function tracks and shoots the moving objects in the current picture. See the video for details.

Video storage

Xiaoyi PTZ camera supports 4-32GB MicroSD card storage and automatic cycle recording; Support binding millet router (built-in hard disk); Mobile images can be uploaded to the cloud (AliCloud storage).

I feel reluctant to accept the charge for cloud storage, which is 15 yuan/month, 40 yuan/three months, and 120 yuan/year. At present, the price of cloud storage is almost the same as that of similar products. Of course, you can also choose to purchase a 1TB millet route of 699 yuan for monitoring storage, depending on how you choose.

360 degree panoramic shooting

Similar to the panoramic mode shooting of mobile phones, shooting is done by rotating the axis one circle. Because of the large wide-angle, the picture can be shot more than 360 degrees by rotating one circle, and the composite effect is also good.

Video demonstration of Xiaoyi PTZ 1080P operation

Xiaoyi PTZ 1080P shooting video test (note: demonstrate whether the PTZ rotation picture connection is smooth, shooting mode: 1080, online video format: 720P):

720P vs. 1080P image quality

The samples are compared after being magnified to the maximum. Through the contour comparison between the wall and the car body, the 1080P image quality has obvious advantages. In terms of details, the 1080P image quality has much less sense of smearing than the 720P image quality.

Night vision effect test

When the luminous lumen in front of the lens is lower than a certain value, the night vision module will switch automatically and turn on 8 infrared lamp beads.

Night vision effect during the day and at night: After comparison, it can be found that the night vision quality of Xiaoyi PTZ 1080P is very high, and the details are also very good. The infrared light is evenly distributed, without overexposure, and the night vision distance is relatively long.

Distance comparison of night vision effect: The comparison between mobile phone (without flash) and night vision shows that the effect of Xiaoant's night vision distance of about 5 meters is good, and it can capture most details of the body contour.

Advantages: 1. The overall black has texture, cute appearance and affinity;

2. The pan tilt can be rotated from left to right, up and down, and there is no problem in shooting 360 degree scenes in a week;

3. The night vision effect is good, and the infrared light can be evenly distributed;

4. The PTZ is easy and sensitive to operate, and the sense of jamming is not obvious;

5. Two way voice calls are more convenient for family communication.

Disadvantages: 1. The turning sound of the PTZ is slightly loud (especially in a quiet environment), so we hope to reduce the turning sound of the motor;

2. The bottom installation mode is too simple;

3. The image quality still needs to be improved, and the functions of image editing and sharing to social circles need to be added;

4. Lack of some voice prompts, and the voice function is too simple;

5. The video alarm sensitivity is not enough, and the tracking and shooting function still needs to be optimized and strengthened.

Suggestions: In addition to the shortcomings of optimization, we hope to add voice tracking and shooting function, especially when the window or door is open, to monitor and shoot in time. For cloud storage, we hope to offer discounts or give experience opportunities through other activities.

summary

Compared with the previous version, the Xiaoyi PTZ camera 1080P is characterized by 360 degree panoramic shooting, two-way voice calls, mobile tracking and baby cry recognition. The most notable feature is that it uses a 1080P camera, which has greatly improved the definition compared with the previous generation 720P camera. The picture quality is clear during the day, The night vision effect is still clear at night, which can meet the needs of home security store monitoring. The video cloud storage mobile phone APP alarm push makes you feel safe and secure.

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