Kogan SmarterHome Outdoor Battery Powered Wireless Security Camera $9.99 + Free Shipping @ Dick Smith (Kogan)

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TheDealMan on 18/11/2022 - 10:12 dicksmith.co.nz (1491 clicks)
Last edited 18/11/2022 - 10:42 by 1 other user

Cheap outdoor battery powered security camera. Wouldn't expect much in the way of image quality, but could be suitable as a pet cam or similar. The same camera is $115 on Mighty Ape.

This smart outdoor camera is easy to install in minutes. With motion detection sensors and enhanced night vision up to 10m, you can watch footage from your smart device and get push notifications directly to your smartphone. The Kogan SmarterHome™ Outdoor Battery Powered 1080p Wireless Security Smart Camera is compatible with Google Nest Hub and Amazon Alexa Echo Show.

Here is a review of the same camera, just under Kmart's Anko brand.

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            Alan6984 on 06/12/2022 - 11:18

            @Everettpsycho: Okay - maybe you can set them up, then disconnect their network from the internet?

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      Bill on 05/12/2022 - 21:44

      Not sure about with this one but a possibility. It looks like an IP cam as it uses an internet connection.
      The cameras aren't hacked; they have just been made public rather than private network.

      Pretty fun sometimes, here is an example http://213.101.190.155/control/userimage.html

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        Bill on 05/12/2022 - 21:49

        This is totally live btw, have I scared you more?

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          Wakrak on 05/12/2022 - 23:27

          @Bill: Ended up watching a random bus ride for an hour.

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            Bill on 05/12/2022 - 23:30

            +1

            @Wakrak: Like I said, fun lol. That one is based in Latvia.

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        TheDealMan on 09/12/2022 - 17:44

        You can have a lot of fun with Insecam. @Wakrak it sounds like this might be up your alley too.

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      saxasianguy on 05/12/2022 - 22:33

      Yes exactly. People have just found out Eufy has been uploading recordings to the cloud and strangers can stream unencrypted footage from VLC.

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        Alan6984 on 06/12/2022 - 11:19

        I thought Eufy claim they don't send any video / images to the internet, at all, ever?

        Maybe it was Wyse that says that?

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          saxasianguy on 06/12/2022 - 12:35

          @Alan6984: Yes that's exactly what Eufy claims lol. Perhaps you haven't been following the latest tech news. Just search 'EUFY' and click 'news' tab
          Luckily I don't follow the mainstream and instead I use Ubiquiti cameras

          https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/more-eufy-camera-fla…

          https://gizmodo.com/eufy-security-cameras-unencrypted-footag…

          https://www.cnet.com/home/security/eufy-cameras-caught-sendi…

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            Alan6984 on 06/12/2022 - 13:06

            @saxasianguy: Okay…. hadn't been paying attention to that, but wow, just wow!

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          Everettpsycho on 06/12/2022 - 12:59

          @Alan6984: They do, that's the big issue people have with this one, they've made bold claims and been shown to not be meeting them.

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            Alan6984 on 06/12/2022 - 13:07

            @Everettpsycho: For me, I tend to never forgive, so Eufy will never be on my list again, bit like Sony installing root-kits into peoples computers.

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  Everettpsycho on 29/12/2022 - 16:20

  Did anyone have any issues with theirs? I'm finally installing mine now and one is just flashing red and blue on the charging light and seemingly not taking any charge. Not the end of the world as I have another 4 that seem to be working fine, might be cheeky and see if they'll replace the defective one.

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    lookingatewe on 31/12/2022 - 07:03

    My two are working great, sorry to hear you are having problems. Definitely ask for a replacement if one of yours is faulty!

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      Everettpsycho on 31/12/2022 - 08:22

      4 of the 5 are fine it's just one of them, not the end of the world but I'll see what dick smith say. I was going to try and let the battery run out completely to see if that helped but I'll be there for weeks with it sitting at 20%. The fifth was going to be used as a spare to rotate in when I charger the others.

      Think I might also play with the fifth one to see if it's worth the effort of moving my smart home on to a raspberry pi as a server. If it can remove the reliance on the cloud server I think it's worth the effort as that seems to be being quite flakey as a service.

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        fatboyj on 31/12/2022 - 09:02

        +1

        I had a faulty one my comment here https://www.cheapies.nz/comment/157452/redir.

        DS replaced it and let me keep the defective camera too! I managed to get rid of the broken glass and camera has no image issues works fine.

        The customer service was excellent, no hassle of getting a replacement, Definitely do it.

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          Everettpsycho on 13/01/2023 - 09:22

          @fatboyj: Complained yesterday and they emailed back saying they'll send another one within half an hour. Their form was thought out ahead to actually ask what I wanted if it was deemed defective so they literally just replied with a generic response saying a replacement is on its way.

          Tempted to crack open the defective one or see.if it can be run connected to a power supply as I'm sure I can find a use for a spare camera. Worst case scenario it's now a play thing for when I finally look to run home assistant.

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