Review Tuya battery smart video doorbell with PIR, Is it really good?
Having a smart video doorbell installed for your house or condominium not only brings you convenience, but also helps you to protect your house and family members away from burglary. According to the trustworthy analysis, nearly 30% burglary scenarios happen because the intruders break-ins through the front door. No wonder it’s the primary way to secure your house by having a security camera to monitor this main entry-point. The smart video doorbell not only replace the role of your traditional door chime system, it also acts as a security camera that lets you to hear and see, it can even automatically record video when it detects the human movement for instance a stranger is approaching your door, or lurking around.
Here we show you the unbiased review of the Tuya smart video doorbell. Today a good product not only should have a cutting-edge design on its hardware, the software should be also user-friendly and easy to use for daily basis. Here we shows you the smart video doorbell that fits this requirement. We’re able to review this product from two aspects including the hardware and the software.
This smart doorbell is a battery powered type, it uses two pieces 18650 type rechargeable battery, and it has a Wi-Fi module built-in to support wireless network connection. Differing from conventional IP cameras, the installation doesn’t require any cable wiring. The benefit is enormous, it fits almost all installation condition even you can’t find an electricity outlet in the place where it’s about to mount. No wires, the installation of the product will not ruin the decoration of your house, moreover, you don’t need to hire someone to install, you can do it by yourself, and having fun with your own DIY project.
Do-it-yourself Wireless Doorbell
Since it’s powered by rechargeable batteries, the hardware adopts low power consumption design. It’s a video on demand camera that allows you to see the video when you have a visitor, or you want to see what’s going on after you get informed by the motion detection alarm. Depends on the frequency the video feed is activated, after a full charging, the battery can last 6-8 months, which means you just need to recharge it twice a year, not much hassle. Another thing it should be noted that you will know the remaining capacity of the battery real-time on your smartphone, or even set the threshold to get the notification when battery level drops to the preset percentage.
The smart video doorbell includes a detachable mounting bracket. The bracket has connectors which is ready to connect with wires coming from your the AC transformer. You’re able to use this smart doorbell to replace your existing door chime system. Though, it maybe not very useful to use it, it still provides the flexibility that you may want to use the AC power.
Accurate and low false rate motion detection
As I stated on above chapter, it supports PIR human movement detection. We all know today almost all security cameras support the so called “motion detection”, you don’t know is it is based on pixel changing algorithm/analysis which is very easy to generate false alarms. According to the feedback from our clients, nearly 90% motion detection from those security cameras are false alarms, this function is useless and false alarms are annoying. Unlike conventional security cameras, this function has been fulfilled by its internal Passive Infrared motion sensor. Thus, it provide more accurate motion detection which is not prone to make false detection, you will only get notified when it detects a person. Additionally, it supports sensitivity adjustable from low to high.
Now let’s delve into more details of the hardware design, it has a microUSB port that is designed for battery recharging purpose. It has an anti-tamper switch design that sensing the status of the bracket. Actually, it has a mechanical screw design to prevent it from being stolen. With help of the anti-tamper protection, you will receive push notification alert when the tampering is in progress. Moreover, it has a microSD card slot that can insert a micro memory card which can be used to store video clips. Worries that you may lose the video footage? Well, you’re welcome to subscribe the cloud storage plans.
Truly easy to setup by QR code wizard
The setup and installation of this product is quite easy, this dues to its different software design. Unlike similar products, the app can generate a QR code that contains Wi-Fi information. Just following the tutorial and let the camera to scan the QR code, the camera can be linked to your Wi-Fi router immediately, the entire process takes less than 1 minute. I personally tried many other methods, I think this method is the easiest one and the successful rate is close to 99 percent. Even girls don’t have any training or knowledge about the products, they’re able to use and install it, my wife have done the setup and testing without reading the instruction manual, this is a manifest example.
Answering the call is the main purpose of using the smart video doorbell. During my testing with my iPad, the doorbell sent the alerts very quickly (3-4 seconds), and I didn’t miss any push notification/call. Moreover, it sends you other push notification including when it senses a person, it detects the device is offline, and it detects dismantling is in process. My wife tested it with her Android Smartphone (Sumsung Galaxy), she said the app would make a call to notify users when doorbell was pressed. This ensures that you will never miss any visitors. By the way, it can work with the wireless chime receiver which makes “Ding dong” sound spontaneously when doorbell is pressed.
Smart video doorbel that works with Google and Alexa
As the bonus it supports Google Home Hub and Alexa Echo Show 2. Well, because I don’t own either of them, I can’t test this function. From the instruction from the manual, you can link your account with the Google home app/Alexa echo show, then you can use voice commands to display video on these devices. I do have a smart speaker with a different brand, it also supports Tuya products, therefore I can use voice commands to control my smart device, and it’s a Wi-Fi socket.
Why Tuya smart video doorbell?
In conclusion, if you want to buy a smart video doorbell, I highly recommend you the one that supports Tuya platform (compatible with Tuyasmart or Smart Life app). Comparing with other products, the Tuya platform is big and professional, it’s less likely that your product stops work because the app can’t find in Google play or iTunes, when years pass by, who knows what will happen on those small brands and less popular apps. Battery type is also recommended especially for those users don’t have traditional door chime system. The battery smart video doorbell is really easy to install, and maintenance problem can be compensated by those benefits. Lastly, I think the primary disadvantage of battery smart video doorbell is, hmmm they don’t deliver 24 hours video stream, and they’re not compatible with ONVIF specification, you can’t play with it with your IP surveillance system (NVRs) and network attached storage system (NAS) or other home automation platforms.
