NETGEAR - VueZone Day & Night Wireless Video Monitoring System

Pros: Small and discreet. Wireless. Live feed to computer and phone. Motion detection. Cons: Picture quality. Phone app is finicky. I got the cameras because the county I live in will not dispatch police to a security alarm being set off without a visual confirmation. For what I need it gets the job done; which is just a 90 sec clip of someone in my house if the alarm is triggered and they're wireless so I don't have to drill holes in the walls of the house I'm renting. But the quality of the cameras isn't very good. You wouldn't be able to make out faces very well, if at all and when there is movement it's very freeze frame. I kinda wish I had gotten a better nanny cam kind of system but it's hard to find ones that will link to your phone and send e-mailed clips when it detects motion.

Wait. Be sure you understand how this unit is to be used. It is NOT an always-on surveillance camera. And, it requires an extra paid service for video and recording. I wanted a wireless unit to watch for deliveries in my driveway. When I can anticipate the approximate time, I turn the camera on and it works fine. However, when waiting a few hours for a delivery, it used ½ of the batteries life (standard CR123’s.) The promotional materials say the batteries will last 6 months IF you only use them 5 minutes a day. The camera is only “on” and using batteries when activated by the computer software but one-hour of usage equals 12 days at that computation. One of my two cameras is mounted outside under the eaves and is not convenient to continually change batteries. I’m, not sure how to react about the night-vision idea. I thought it was a camera but it is not. It’s a lamp that projects an ultra-violet (?) light that allows the camera to “see” in the dark. However, it has a cord and requires a power supply. The base station connects to the router with an Ethernet cable so you can remotely turn on the camera for viewing. The idea works swell with my home-wired computer but no so well with my iPhone. I have to reset the base station because it loses transmission to the iPhone. I wanted the unit because it has wireless transmission and doesn’t require running a long-distance power cord. That, I got. I did not have a clear picture of the limitations. I like the equipment even with the limited functionality. If you understand what this hardware does and it fits your need, then by all means take a shot. Be sure this will do what you want done. I’m keeping the equipment but to solve my problem, I mounted a Logitech computer camera on the roof eaves and ran a 50’ USB extension through the garage wall and into the house to an old laptop. I have my always-on camera and use the Netgear when the remote works.

This camera system was easy to set up and has been easy to use. You won't get GREAT detail in the images but you will get enough to tell what is going on and enough to give the police should you need to do that. It's a good product for the cost. The only drawback we have experienced was short battery life on the camera outside. However, it is very hot during summer and we suspect the weather/sun sucked the life out of it before its time. A small price to pay ...

Purchased this camera to monitor the house while traveling, as a back up to the house alarm system. My alarm is very sensitive and can be triggered by moth or insect, so every time it goes off I have to decide whether I should send a police officer to the house or not. However with these cameras I can actually check what is going on in the house. PROS: Set up is very easy, and cameras don't have any messy wires. Operates of two batteries that supposedly should last 6 months. So far I had them for month and half and they show that batteries are at the 2/3 of their charge . Has motion detector and optional IR night vision light. Cameras can be monitored through website or smart phone app. CONS: Picture quality is pretty bad, very grainy, but good enough to see what is going on. If the motion sensor is triggered, camera will take a picture instead of actual video. Picture can be viewed at the Vuezone website or Vuezone app for smart phone.

cameras are small and easy to place. they are easy to connect to the web. not sure if the notification is working right when motion is detected and movement is blurred. but overall they are 'good'.

This is a great camera for a user who needs to check in, away from home, on their pets or property. VueZone is not necessarily the best for security but it gets the job done. It has great portability, can be used as a baby monitor. I would not recommend this product for night viewing even though the infrared works well. The option to take video or snapshot on a dime is nice paid feature.

I really like this system but finding the stand alone cameras to purchase has been near impossible, especially the night cameras. I haven't been able to get anymore night cameras and no one seems to know when they will be in stock. So far the only way to get another one is to buy another kit which would be useless because I don't need another hub. I also haven't had much luck with the motion sensor cameras keeping the recordings online for me to view even though I've paid for the service. I have yet to contact the company about this so that will have to have a later review. Otherwise, picture quality is good for what it states and live videos are a bit blurry but you can tell what's going on. Haven't done any night video yet either so that will be another later review. Viewing angle is very good. I have mine set up in the corners of the rooms and can pretty much see everything I need to. If you want a whole room you can do two cameras in two corners across from each other and it should get everything. For the price and the convenience of being able to put the day cameras anywhere without wires is great. Also, the infrared light you can put anywhere in the same room and still get good lightening. Mine is set up about 6 feet away from the camera so you don't have to worry about having it right by it if you don's have an outlet nearby.

Liked cameras and setup time. Also like being able to arm and disarm cameras remotely and get alerted when activity is detected.