Bullet Cam

I ordered this to replace a cheap camera that kept loosing its settings and so far this camera has worked really well. Setup was very simple using the app' after which it updated its firmware and was ready to use within an hour of opening the box, including setting it up with Alexa, which also works really well on this camera. The only downside is that you can't view this on the web, only via the app' and Alexa, so you won't be able to stream it live online, however you can post your recordings if thats what you want it for. I have also noticed that heavy rain can trigger the motion capture even when set to human only but to be fair this setting is a beta test so will likely get better in time. I installed a 128gb SD card which looks like it will give me a several days of HD recording, if you want to save space on the card then you also have the option of it recoding only when motion is detected. I have also setup cloud storage for when motion occurs and that is very cheap compared to some other makers costing less then $20 for the year. The camera is well built and adjustable on two axis when fitting to get the angle correct, I have it coving my drive and front garden, so I needed it angled slightly downwards which is a very easy adjustment using the supplied hex key. From start to finish this has been the easiest camera to install and setup that I have ever tried and the picture quality in daytime and at night is very good, sharp and clear, giving me piece of mind now for our security. I am now thinking of getting another one for my back garden, then both cameras can be viewed from the same app'. Very good quality and great value, Recommended.

I bought this camera in November 2019 the same time as purchasing the Echo Show 8. After reading many reviews on different home security cameras I chose this one. The reasons being easy set up/ installation, picture quality and price. I was also impressed with the fact you do not have to subscribe to the cloud if you insert a micro SD card. After reading up on more reviews i decided to purchase the 128gb SD card (the maximum you can use in it). It will overwrite itself once full. The Netvue app is easy to use and the initial camera set up was fairly simple. The camera connected with ease to my phone. I got it up and running in no time. I am very impressed with how clear the picture was is both daytime and night vision. The motion alert is triggered pretty easily even with some of the zones switched off and the sensitivity reduced but you can switch this feature off. The two-way audio is good and easy to use from the app. I found it a bit tricky connecting it to my Echo Show but that was because both the camera and the echo show were new to me an I'm not the most tech savvy person. Nothing that a short you tube video couldnt fix. I have also learned my phrases for accessing the live stream through Alexa. It has been having trouble loading the live feed but i sure it is a blip and am going to contact customer support if the problem persists. It works perfectly through the app on my phone. Overall i am very happy with my purchase.

Given the number of similar cameras on Amazon, for under 50 quid, it might seem quite a claim that this one is the best. As I wanted the best system I could find to support 3 of the same cameras, I wanted to get it right first time, and so put the research in. Many hours of research to be honest, which also included sending a camera back as it didn't turn out to be worthy. I don't want to harp on about other stuff already stated, as this is generally a good camera in light of existing reviews. I would however like to underline aspects that stood out for me but that have not generally be underlined by other reviewers. 1) It turns out Netvue is a good and respected camera company. Looking at most of the other cameras in this price bracket, many seemed to me obviously Chinese devices marketed half heartedly for the UK market. Device descriptions on Amazon written in very bad "Chineseglish" just didn't inspire personally confidence as to the installation and post installation support for many cameras. The Chinese are amazing people and their electronics generally superb, but it does surprise me when they cannot find someone to translate a mass marketed ad for the uk market into crystal clear English. I feel it says a lot in terms of the product support and quality you will receive (which proved true with the first flimsy feeling camera I ordered and sent back). Many of the reviews for these items are also for devices not matching the actual item being sold.. That is also a bit worrying. This Netvue camera is easy to install, with a concise and simple quick installation manual, but the Jewell in the Crown really is the instant 24 hour online help chat.. It is really fabulous and a massive help. Not only with installation issues, but anything else too.. I wanted to set my system up to the very best possible level, and so used them a lot.. They were really great :) 2) The app is actually very good indeed. This has been occasionally criticised in reviews, so I was expecting clunky and maybe unreliable. I'm pleased to say that it is in fact straightforward and simple. Once set up, you can share the app with others in your household. They download the app, create an account linked to their email, then you type their email in the "share" section of the app. It then immediately allows them full viewed access to the camera and motion events, but not settings.. Perfect :) 3) Motion alerts.. These are a useful feature, but you really cannot be too idealistic about the quality. Movement can be anything from Tiddles next door peeing on your lawn again (thats a cat not the house owner, although I wouldn't put it past him either), to rain, to insects, to moving webs or to (rather less commonly, thankfully) a house breaker in a balaclava. Unfortunately, false alerts are more common at night, as the infrared lightens up anything that moves. Raindrops become long white bolts, and any headlight (for example) straying into the field of vision will cause a motion event. The app does have a square grid view of the camera field of vision where you can shut down small sections of the detection field if those areas are prone to false alerting. You can also change the motion detection sensitivity from 1% up to 100%.. Despite this, motion is motion and false alerts are still more common than actual people coming within the range however you set it up. This however afflicts all motion enabled cameras and tweaking a little (and maybe finding a gentle notification sound for it, or even turning the volume off) helps you keep this feature on, be tolerant to it and also find it useful. Viewing all captured alerts maybe a couple of times a day and, deleting those that are obviously false works for me. You actually receive a still low pixel photo with the alert which uses little data if away from WiFi. Click on any that have a person in them (thankfully if a person caused the alert, they will be in the still.. they always are), and it downloads a bigger 5 second video file for you to view. It is useful if set up right, but don't expect people/intruder alerts in the main. 4) Camera quality really is excellent. Clearly well manufactured and gives confidence it would survive attack testing well. 5) Cloud storage? Hmmm... I would forget that, but it's there if you want it. You do get 14 days free, but after that its an eye watering 70 dollars a year (gone up by 20 dollars in the last 3 months)!!! Put a decent "endurance" video class sd card in it instead and mounting the camera as high as possible will be fine. Please keep in mind that if someone can easily reach the camera, they can potentially dismount it and run off with it along with any evidence of them doing so there on the enclosed sd card. The cloud storage is just not worth it in my mind, as pressing the rewind button on the real time video screen opens a timeline by which you can scroll back for as long at the sd card installed allows.. Exactly as the cloud storage would give you anyway. Also note that endurance sd cards should only be used as they are manufactured for constant video record devices. Anything cheap will not last long, and you'll be taking your camera down soon to replace it. Each 32 gb of sd storage gives you around 5 days, according to Netvue, but the maximum 128gb endurance (Samsung pro endurance offer the best value) will last the longest, as each mb of storage space will obviously get recorded over less times due to the 20 day storage it offers. Not cheap (32 g'night on Amazon is around £15), but likely a good economy move and time saver over time. Longer guarantees exist on the bigger memory cards for the same reason. All in all I am very impressed with this camera and can only think of one issue setting it up.... It can take up to 5 minutes to format a large capacity sd card, as you have to insert the card first, and then format it in the app via WiFi. The Netvue support talked me through this though, and it was apparent that me expecting it to have completed after a couple of minutes and shutting the app had led to the format failing at first. Just a tip there, although any issues at all and the Netvue chat support is always there. I can also view all three of my cameras in my one phone app.. I am really impressed with this camera and you will be too.

The seller sent another brand camera. It was returned, and refunded by Amazon. I already own NETVUE cameras and can highly recommend the cameras, but not the seller.