Canary and Canary Flex Starter Pack - Black

I bought the starter pack for "peace of mind" as I travel for work and like to know I am able to check in on my house and animals while I am away. Both cameras were easy to set up, (the outdoor camera has a mounting option, however I have not used that as I have the magnetic base attached to metal currently). I love that you can access the cameras from your phone or PC, and have opted to pay Canary for the Yearly subscription to view recording for 30 days, enable the speaker and alarm, and save/ download videos. My one con for the camera is the motion is very sensitive (no matter what setting i have it on)- I.E. the fan moving, tree shadows, etc. it catches it all so the alerts on my phone tend to go a little crazy sometimes.

I was a bit apprehensive about buying this, after having a nest camera. But decided to give it a shot due to a great sale. Glad I did, awesome cameras, great quality picture, ease of use is great. Only issue was set up, took a couple tries to get it to connect to my home wifi, not sure why but it finally connected after a few tries, and downloaded all its updates and I was good to go from there.

I purchased 2 Canary cameras 3 years ago. I've been fairly happy with them, but found Blink cameras battery life made them a much better option, so I TRIED to cancel my premium subscription with Canary. They make it very difficult to cancel and there website is deceptive. I went through the multiple pages to attempt to cancel my subscription, got to a screen that said "Cancel Premium Service" with a big OK button. Clicking the OK button takes you back to your home screen, which made me think it worked. It didn't and I wasn't aware until Canary charged my credit card. I contacted them the day after they charged my card and Canary refused to issue a refund. My strong recommendation is that you don't purchase Canary cameras and definitely don't give them your credit card into.

I used to live in a one bedroom apartment, so I only used the Canary. Now that I have a two story home, I use both the Canary and the Canary Flex. I finally got it working correctly and they both do a good job with the schedule I have set for them. Good, clear picture from both.

The main one stays in the house and has to be plugged in. But the wireless one is great. You can put it literally anywhere like in the attic or back yard. It catches it all.

Cameras were extremely easy to set up and love being able to check in on things at home. Only draw back, wish they integrated better with other devices (eg Google Home). Functionality is a little limited. Other than that..., it’s a great buy!

Literally useless. You can't download your videos, you can't have 2 way talk, unless you purchase membership, which is $150/year. My Lorex does more for free with better quality. Canary Flex is horrible, very slow connection speed, low quality videos. By the time you connect to it remotely its too late. (I have very fast internet, so internet speed was out of the question) Problem: it works only on Wi-Fi, unlike some security video systems they connect to host, which has longer range than Wi-Fi signal. So basically, when you buy it you can only do live viewing only, unless you buy Membership.

While the Canary functions primarily well, the biggest issue is being forced to pay for the monthly subscription to maximize the benefits. Should you need to review a video, you only have 24 hrs to do so (although Canary has notified subscribers that this will be changed soon). Other than that, a great product for home safety.