From the start of this all I could think about is "think of all the crap he has to install on his phone to test this". We thank you for your service to this community!
@skroogoogle482 stop being a fucking bully and let people think and decide what they want just like you hane the right to think the way you want without being a dick
Huge THANK YOU for such in depth testing and your honest opinion. You didn't sugar coat, and I appreciate it when you said none of them are really good and there are better options. Whew, you saved me money and headaches.
One of the very few channels I turn the bell on for notifications. This guy always seems to review the right stuff that I'm actually shopping for, and he does it so well I'll buy his recommendations in full confidence that I'm getting the best item in my price range.
Holy cow! The amount of effort you put into your videos is astonishing and so needed. Wow, thank you so much. I am definitely subscibing, sharing and watching more. This video alone saved me fron wasting money.
I bought a lightbulb camera a few months ago, but I don't use it any longer. It disconnects from wifi all the time, and the app is terrible. Thankfully I got it on sale. Appreciate the thorough reviews!
Incredible job, as always, for your in depth analysis on these home products. Hopefully saved a lot of people from buying an item that doesn’t live up to the hype!
YES. I have the Symynelec P4 and it is very responsive. The tracking feature is great. BUT, I wish that someone would add a thermal feature to some of these types of things in order to "see" the people lurking beyond the fence.
I would never consider a camera in this format for a laundry list of reasons. Thank you for another honest review. These honest, unsponsored, and unbiased reviews help educate far more people than you will ever know.
@@adamn7516 I'm not the person you responded to, but I'll give a couple of reasons, the light switch has to be switched on all the time, if someone accidentally turns off the switch, you won't notice until you check the camera app, another similar issue, if you have multiple light sockets connected to one light switch, the other light will always be on unless you unscrew it, another issue is that anyone can come up, quickly unscrew it, and take it, by the time the app notifies you of movement, it's gone, and finally, in some locations, it can stick out like a sore thumb,.
@@mackenziebullied4900 Yes, that is another valid point, for me, I don't really care, I have a Chinese phone (OnePlus 9 Pro), I have 4 Chinese camera (Wansview W6), another dodgy app won't hurt haha.
Fantastic. I hope camera companies see this as a missed opportunity. I ran PoE around the house and it was not easy so for many houses this design is genius.
@@fleadoggreen9062 Power over Ethernet. Some equipment can be powered from an NVR (network video recorder) remotely through ethernet cabling. This is a great way to power security cameras, as there's no need to install, or wire cams to traditional electrical wiring. Cat6 ethernet cable will carry your audio/video, and power, all over one small wire, which is easier to install discreetly, and considerably less expensive than romex wire.
Initials can be so un-helpful. Not everyone knows. At least use the real words first , then you can use the initials. This is rampant in social media. ugh - No offense Fluffy, just a common issue. @@fleadoggreen9062
I have a owned 3 lightbulb cameras with 355 degree motion and I love them. They really fill my needs. What's disappointing is that they are all basically the same and built in China. I would love one and would pay for one with better build quality, far better cameras (with sharp video that can zoom far like Cell Phones with good quality). It seems that these are getting quite popular and I'm hoping someone builds and sells these with far better technology and camera quality. The easy plug into a light bulb idea is brilliant, and the human recognizing sensor is wonderful. It's just that depending on which one you get, some can track a person really easily at a quick speed while other make super micro movements that make trying to track a joke. I feel like someone could make a lot of money by designing a well built high quality version of these light bulb security cameras.
I purchased a Noonkey camera. But, it just doesn't work. It keeps having network errors. Live video is very slow and lagging. I had to return it. Which brand do you own? (Thanks).
THANK YOU!!! My husband just told me yesterday that he wants to have security at our new house. I do not want to be adding any new drill holes or anything to our new home- so decided to check on light bulb security cameras. This was a good place to start :)
I had no idea this sort of thing even existed let alone that there were so many options. It's a shame that none of them are worth buying but I am grateful that you tested so many of them. I recently subscribed after watching a couple of your videos regarding how security cameras work and particularly their function in night mode. In my experience, everything that I've needed to record has happened at night so I'm looking to upgrade from Eufy. Your videos are really helping to educate my eventual decision. Thanks!
I stumbled upon a symenalec bulb camera a couple months ago that I scored for 8 dollars. Didn't expect it to perform that well to begin with, but damn, I was wrong. The app could be simplified somewhat, but nothing a human can't overcome. Once you master the app and it's functionality, you will be surprised at the video clarity, the human detection, the prompt notifications, easy playback of captured footage, super easy to download to your phone, HDR support, camera tracking of any movement, etc. etc... These bulb cameras are $30 brand new on Amazon, and I dare you to find a better solution at this price point. It's just must simpler to screw this into a bulb base, and be done with it. You also now have PTZ with a bright enough light that makes up for in functionality, than having a simple wyze cam located stationary above your porch light and exposed to the elements. I'm seriously impressed at what this company has built. I have since bought more for myself and to give to family members. I actually find mine at Amazon Return bins liquidation stores in my town.
@henryharrison3988 thanks for saying it works excellent i saw a lot of people selling these on my local Facebook groups and wanted to see if it was a good camera or not . I'm definitely ordering!!
@@coreysmith7826thanks for the explanation!!! Really appreciate it!! Just ordered 2 of the 2nd camera shown but with 3mp instead of 2mp 😁😀 also bought some SD cards to save the footage.
Wowzers! The perfect pro review of the products. Fast, clear, concise. No ungainly music getting underfoot. If I were to teach video production of product reviewing, this video would be the study guide. Thanks for setting the bar so high.
Wow, the most comprehensive camera review of all! Thank you for spending your money testing all these devices. It would be nice if we knew how much their monitoring subscriptions cost. Thanks again.
Impressively thorough considering the end result is what it is. Good to hear the wyze alternative thrown in there as that would have to be the best option of the bunch given the constraint of using an existing lightbulb socket
@@patriciarivera9346 1) not a required subscription an optional one for added benefits 2) who cares if it's better it's good to include it as an option.
I had almost no interest getting some of these when I first found out they existed. But, I was very curious how terrible they are or might not be. Glad to see you did the round up
There are many cameras in this class that I bought for about or under $20 that do far far far better than 100 plus cameras I have. The problem is you won't know which, but overall I would say if you have a negative attitude on these and a total No Policy on buying these, you're paying way high and doing a great disservice to yourself! Have a great day.
@@BoltRMbuy the symanelec bulb camera. I stumbled across these by accident, with same thoughts as yours. But this one is really good. You'll be impressed. I've since bought more just to give to family. $30, can't beat that price. Only Symnalec, and I'm sure I've misspelled it, but my point still stands
Good review and appreciate the effort, but the lack of any examples of the pan/tilt capability is disappointing, especially since most had that ablity. How well does it track movement that goes past the POV which in all your examples is static? I don't expect it to follow a car driving by at 20 miles an hour, but I would have appreciated a view of how well it tracked from left to right instead of just walking out of frame. Appreciate the effort though.
This form factor would work exceptionally well with a built in powerline adapter and I'm genuinely curious why someone like reolink don't just make one. Thank you for your time and effort, in making this very useful video.
Great stuff as usual! I was curious about that form factor for in front of my garage. But I don't like the idea of wifi or app based cameras. I want a totally private self-hosted solution and POE sounds more secure as nothing prevents a thief from unscrewing those camera and leaving with it..
But before they steal the camera you would've recorded them and received the information and if they add tracking on the bulb that would be 1 horrible mistake. But good for you to track the criminal.
@@Fancyisthe1 On top of all that, nowadays most jurisdictions no longer prosecute theft, e.g. in Fairfax Co. VA, they just announced a policy that only theft over $1k in value would even be investigated, much less likely prosecuted. So the police are much less prompt to respond to a burglary in progress, even in urban suburbia of Washington, DC. Thus thieves boldly raid suburban porch deliveries of packages, driveway auto partial theft, and, yes, may leave with a free security light bulb camera, and will probably be long gone before the cops arrive. If you got the money and space, buy and train a military police dog! other than that, if you are elderly, or an empty nester, move into a 55+ gated guarded subdivision community. This video is proof that all these proliferations of security systems and companies like ADT, or DIY systems like reviewed here, only overload the police force, and the videos submitted to L.E. only overload the D.A.'s office reviewing mountains of criminal evidence that will be culled and sifted out before any criminal justice system will be employed to prosecute for a lucky few victims who will be treated to a lengthy backlogged court case, with the most likely sentence a lengthy deportation proceeding for the perp if found to be an illegal alien, or discovered a member of a criminal gang such as MS-13 (but now as of Jan 1, 2023, FCPD has shut down their anti-gang task force -- reason given? Anti-Police sentiment!! WTF).
The first thing you should do is purchase one of these cameras and test it under all type locations and conditions. I chose an LA View lightbulb-type security camera. At 49.00 dollars apiece, it will not kill your bank account. Plus, technology is progressing so quickly, you can buy another, better, cheaper one in a few months... I set mine up on a reading lamp stand in the living room, and am in-process of learning it capabilities. Very entertaining. Very good resolution. The only failing is light reflection off a glass surface, as night security viewing is attempted. Haven't figured out that one yet. Leaving the camera out in the elements would solve this problem, but I hate to put it outside.
Thank you for your diligence on testing. It's a great video that answered one of my top concerns - "24/7 Recording"! Very informative and very realistic use cases! Keep up the great work 😄
Thanks for this video! I've wondered about the light bulb cams but never really saw any decent in-depth reviews. I have a Wyze Cam V3 on my front porch utilizing the Wyze Lamp Socket. Unfortunately the Lamp Socket doesn't support Wyze's newer cams. Hopefully they'll have an updated Lamp Socket in the near future.
So according to this EverSecu is probably the best overall. But the thing with these lightbulb cameras is that they are easy to remove and often stolen if noticed.
if you are an electrician, you can wire the light bulb to ground, then a perp unscrewing the bulb will complete a short circuit running from the 120V A-C electric socket to ground, thru his body, thereby "shorting" the criminal circuit court system.
@@fritzvold9968 and then you'd get sued. People have been successfully sued by burglars injuring or trapping themselves in their homes when they themselves were out.
change of thought, if they can be cheaper (< $20), they could also be used as a decoy and sacrificial camera for the good camera hiding at a better angle.
Great video. I have a small suggestion on how to improve these tests. After you review the quality, do some 'durability' tests to mimic weather that could kill the camera or cause other issues. For example, use a hair dryer to simulate 100F weather, use your fridge and freezer to simulate cold weather, and use the steam from a boiling pot of water to simulate humidity and waterproofing.
The 1 I have its great, actually. Talking, 2-way audio, video, alarm, motion light, no delay in time, movement following subject, color in daylight, black/white at night, free without subscription (cloud storage) and/or cd card, can be installed upside down with 180 degree rotation, you can make your own screen print picture if you need one, smart camera - it has everything you need for basic safety surveillance for $12
@@prakrutishah5034 I have “Ease life” bulb camera - these are both indoor only & outdoor/indoor, very easy to set up either to WiFi or hot spot, working pretty good, 360 rotation, can be installed up or down since has rotation future for this in set up program, has night vision, color & black & white, alarm system (siren) for intruders & some other things, you can use either for free view with the app (download) or subscribe & save videos to cloud, you can add up to 14 bulbs cameras into the same app & view from anywhere. It’s definitely worth $15 each. There are many different types, apps & prices. When you buy multiple you have to make sure to buy ones operated by the same app or you will have multiple different apps. This one has excellent price & is working super good. Also has light like flash light very strong, the room & 1/2 the house is bright light during night time when these lights come on. Indoor only is less $ & outdoor is few $ more. It has more than doorbell cameras have for just $15.00. It’s HD. Recommended.
@@prakrutishah5034 don't you love when someone leaves such a potentially helpful comment, just to ignore anyone who asks for help? Gotta love it. Thanks for such helpful information Elizabeth! Such a winner! 👏🏆
I got the EyeToo or a white label equivalent for $15. I know it's the same because it uses the IPC360 app & has dual camera. It's fantastic! I stuck the EyeToo in a lamp and use it to watch my porch. I record 24/7 on a 128gb sd card. Houses in the US almost always have porch lights. Light Bulb💡 cameras are an easy way 24/7 recording without wiring anything. I can access the app anywhere even at work. Plus I don't have to pay for a subscription for playback like ring or wise. I'm biased because I payed $15 and got the 24/7 recording I wanted. To say light bulb cameras don't have uses is wrong.
@@mindsofhumans Yes Walmart. BLUELK Light Bulb Camera, E27 Wireless 2.4 GHz WiFi Security Camera,Support 10 X Hybrid Zoom, 360 PTZ Night Vision, Human Motion Detection & Alarm Google the above phrase. I can't post links in a comment. It's now $27. But still not a bad price for what you get. It still works for me 3 months later. I get 24/7 recording. I can look back about 4 days before with a 128gb sd card. The camera will adjust its time to whatever phone logs into the app. So if you travel to a new time zone be aware. This was a good thing for daylight savings time.
Thanks.. I'm glad I found you; albeit the day my LaView arrived and it installed easily with the quickstart directions. For $40, it's not back. I put a splitter in an overhead socket in our carport & have a regular light bulb and the camera bulb. I have a mesh system so there is a satellite nearby. I'll give this a try & if any issues will put this at another location and buy one of the better ones you suggested. Fine job !!
That was great info - thank you. One of my concerns is the security implications of these cameras - I have no reason to believe the manufacturer will care much about stream security and so someone can hack into the stream and watch my movements, perhaps even gain access to the home wifi network and watch or manipulate data on that too. Are these legitimate concerns?
I think a good question is since these are just screwed into your exterior light receptacles, what is there to prevent people from just unscrewing them and walking off with them? Do any of these have any type of security where you can block them from turning on/activating if they are stolen?
That's a pretty common question I see asked about battery powered cameras, doorbell cameras, etc. I think the instances of security camera theft are pretty low, but best practice is to install your cameras high enough that they can't be easily reached.
I think the time of stealing security cameras is way passed. That would happen when these cameras were new and probably worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Additionally, the one who breaks the law has a sort of idea as to what he may face if caught and well knows to come to your house, he/she has to pass a large number of houses in the neighborhood that do have and install various type of surveillance devices in unknown locations thus can not be traceless unless he is Santa! Stealing a camera that is worth $20 when new, is of no use to that person. Your better question could be: "Will all these types of cameras fit into all existing house light fixtures, as easily as they claim?" obviously the answer would be for more than 95 percent of situations, NO. Your current house light bulb fixture has covering glass to protect the bulb against the elements that blur the footage during the day to the extent of no recognition or totally destroys it by the IR/LED use for the night due to reflection. You need to either hack the fixture (Not most homeowners are even able to do that) or get an "Extender" for the sucket to let the eye of the camera seat well below the coverage limit if there is no complete blockage there. That is hoping it is not too low so the lens can not be tilted upwards of the horizon level (As non of these cameras as so able) thus you do not cut off the heads of those who approach the area! I seriously don't see many homeowners risking their house to be lost in a fire, just because they wanted to run a non-professional/non-code compliance line to place a cheap IP camera somewhere on the exterior wall and you know call a professional electrician to come and do the job for you is totally out of budget for a person who purchases a budget camera.
@@samsen3965 I disagree. Someone stole a $30 25' hose from my front yard, so it is extremely believable that someone would steal one of these. The thieves want fast, easy things to steal. Another time someone broke into a car to steal a $80 dash cam. This was in a busy parking lot at a park. Both of the above happened within the last year. They know they would only get a few bucks at a pawn shop for it, but that will pay for their next hit of Fentanyl all for something that takes less than a minute.
@@worldsails2000 Unfortunately, you're very much right on many occasions of this kind. But approaching a live camera needs a skull with no brain in it and some big balls! All I can say is if you have one such experience, you better know that you are in the wrong place. Get your business elsewhere. But in all seriousness, the reality is something else, and worst, the bad guys know it well. With all the cuts in budget and more noticeably the bad name Police Department has earned in recent years due to a few black sheep among them, the bad guy knows it well "No one Cares". A friend of mine has a Honda Element and I don't know if you're aware or not, but this car is one of the topped desired ones for stealing catalytic converter, had to pay 4 times so far to replace the stolen one or reinstall it! On one occasion when his wife noted the ongoing event and called the police in time, the burgers were caught a few miles away from the place, with that and a few other Cat Converters in the car. Guess what happened? They stayed a few days and nights at downtown before getting released to go back to their unfinished job! This is the problem. Sadly and Bigly.
The best counter move is to use cloud storage. Short of that, multiple cameras are a better deterrent, as well as cameras that are mounted INSIDE the window looking outwards. I don't hide the cameras - more so that I make it obvious that there's more than one, and that by itself has deterred some that used to wander around checking things out . The front area alone has a PTZ that is just out of reach; a doorbell camera, a camera peeking thru a window, plus another one that is from a different vantage point. Getting past one camera is easy, but when it's blatantly obvious that there's at least 3, well,... Oh, and there's a sign on the door that says "Smile, you're on video.. " It's impossible to walk to one of the outside cameras without walking past the view of one of the inside cameras. Truthfully, I've been eyeing one of those multi-camera setups that have an internal base station. Those would be fantastic as the base station is where the recordings are kept. I doubt that I'd place a camera low enough outside that someone could chop the wires and take it, or unscrew it and walk away.
so happy to see a real person and not some crappy AI scripted video. Just ordered the WYZE Cam Pan V3, thought I was going to be slick and get the WYZE socket adapter but then found out it does not work with the Pan version. The one linked is too big for my light fixture so I am going to try the Biwols Lamp Socket Power Adapter and use a plastic socket protector and some silicone sealant to hopefully make it somewhat weather resistant.
First real review 👍 most of channels pretending listing best "X" product are just reading manufacturers descriptions using computer generated voice. Subed and 👍
I just bought a Sehmua and it's pretty good so far. Mine's in fixture that was a two bulb motion detector so I have a small watt bulb in one socket & the camera in the other on my back porch. It detects everything even on medium sensitivity so I set it to low & it can still alert a vine leaf shaking 20 ft away. I use a 125 SD card and have it record only during events. It only runs on 2.4ghz
I appreciate your work making this video. I do these tests when I first buy a camera and set it up, bc rarely, well I have yet to find detailed info like this while I'm researching my best buy! It sucks! And it takes A LOT OF TIME! Your right, I do ignore my notifications alot, going crazy with alerts when not needed and when I know their should be a recording, there is not one! Settings adjusted to fit the situation of course. And also, the app that you have to use, when researching a camera I like to know what the app offers before I buy, I have spent days researching that a time or two! My recents are the Wyze 2, and Wyze 3 camera. The app offers so many settings that I mostly understand. But, I'm learning that they may be in the same app, but the settings are not the same when I review each camera. Reflecting on my statements and subscriptions, I'm wondering if each camera has different subscriptions.... 2 cameras are covered under one of the Wyze subscription and the other sub shows only one camera. It's so frustrating! I have had the ZMODO for 3 years now. Does not notify me what so ever when people walk buy ect. Only when it wants to. And when you reset your homes internet provider/password in any way that it disconnects the ZMODO, just put it away for a while bc getting it reconnected to your network is impossible. I have put that camera in a drawer for 6 months and thought I would try it out again, and wow, connected just like nothing ever happened. Customer service numbers are important. But I would like to know more about these socket bulbs as I have been waiting to see Another one, or a video like this. Tho as technology progresses quicker than weeds grow, there's probably a bundle of these very useful lightbulb socket cams! Thanks again!
Great review ! you dont waste my time with frivolous babble, just the facts ! I tested 2 cameras similar to the eversecu, rotate/tilt camera quality were good. The camera's picked up motion and tracked the object, but failed miserably with wifi connectivity, even when bring the wifi source to within 15 feet the cameras were OFF more than on. WHereas the 2 cameras I were looking to replace, in the same spots outside, 100% connectivity, they just had limited field of view.
Great review. I’m currently testing the Laview. Was easy to set up with good connectivity to the router on the other side of my brick house. I have been getting notifications, though they are spotty, with some false alarms and some missed. Image quality is great. Has pretty much all the features you could want: pan, motion tracking, scheduling, zone filters, color night vision. App works fine; way faster than my Ring camera.
This video seemed like a great resource at first, and I felt confident enough to rely on the recommendations for "Best Performing Bulb Cameras" to make my choice. That is, until I clicked on all 3 links to the "best" cameras, and had a look at their ratings. NONE of them had a rating above 3.7 stars! As of this date, 3/20/23, the highest rated (3.7) had 1,181 reviews. The next highest rated at 3.5 had 586 reviews. The lowest rated at 3.4 had 220 reviews. I can sometimes see past a rating of 4 stars or slightly below if there are only a handful of reviews. But when the reviews are in the hundreds and well over a thousand, they can't be ignored!
Well, to be fair I specifically said "None of these cameras are very good, BUT if you really want one then these are the best of the worst" 3.7 stars seems generous to me.
I did not intend to be unfair, because unfairness isn't cool. But I didn't watch the last couple of minutes of the review and went straight to the links at that point, so I didn't hear you say "None of these cameras are very good at all." (I just went back and finished watching.) Actually I thought your review was very impressive because it's so THOROUGH, but maybe the statement about the general quality of the cameras should be made at the beginning? In any case, I'm now going to give you a thumbs up!
My neighbor has one that he loves to have the led light on and pointed directly at my house. It’s like having a cars head lights pointed in my windows.
I think I paid about $36 for my Ring Wired little doorbell cameras and even though it costs money now to have them record and playback they work flawlessly.
A little more research on your picks, I found an option the other one does not have and that is auto motion tracking is on the EVERSECU. I will be buying this one. thanks for the great reviews.
Well done review! I’m still not sure I agree on Wyze, I have had a PTZ v2 and a v3 and BOTH came with faulty cables out of the box. The v2 just straight up died too and that’s the only reason I have a v3 at all. The support is ok, but I just want the thing to work without babysitting and it doesn’t.
Ok, I'm so behind for someone who's known to be up to date with tech stuff. I had no idea these even existed and they make so much sense. They're inconspicuous and the power source is already there. Omg. 😱
If you want a real, honest, smart and free bias review or recomendation, watch the hook up! Been following for a time now, always right, I’ve never regretted for took his advice
From the start of this all I could think about is "think of all the crap he has to install on his phone to test this". We thank you for your service to this community!
This channel should be considered the gold standard of how a tech review should be, UA-cam is full of amateurism and own financial interests.
well I like it
@skroogoogle482 stop being a fucking bully and let people think and decide what they want just like you hane the right to think the way you want without being a dick
You are correct. I am in awe of this channel! Even the cadence of his speech makes it possible to get more information in a shorter time frame
Would you rather I lied and told you to buy a bad product just so I could get some affiliate sales?
Agreed
Huge THANK YOU for such in depth testing and your honest opinion. You didn't sugar coat, and I appreciate it when you said none of them are really good and there are better options. Whew, you saved me money and headaches.
One of the very few channels I turn the bell on for notifications. This guy always seems to review the right stuff that I'm actually shopping for, and he does it so well I'll buy his recommendations in full confidence that I'm getting the best item in my price range.
Never mind the cameras-thumbs up just for letting me know the USB socket adapter thingy exists!
Holy cow! The amount of effort you put into your videos is astonishing and so needed. Wow, thank you so much. I am definitely subscibing, sharing and watching more. This video alone saved me fron wasting money.
I bought a lightbulb camera a few months ago, but I don't use it any longer. It disconnects from wifi all the time, and the app is terrible. Thankfully I got it on sale. Appreciate the thorough reviews!
You never cease to amaze with your level of detail and kudos for being unbiased, hands down the best comparisons on UA-cam
Incredible job, as always, for your in depth analysis on these home products. Hopefully saved a lot of people from buying an item that doesn’t live up to the hype!
It’s really appreciated that you did this infomercial without being bought out! You’re a man of integrity. I pray it stays that way.❤
YES. I have the Symynelec P4 and it is very responsive. The tracking feature is great. BUT, I wish that someone would add a thermal feature to some of these types of things in order to "see" the people lurking beyond the fence.
I would never consider a camera in this format for a laundry list of reasons.
Thank you for another honest review. These honest, unsponsored, and unbiased reviews help educate far more people than you will ever know.
I mean he probably knows, hahaha, he has statistics, haha 😅
Why? what are some of your reason?
@@adamn7516 I'm not the person you responded to, but I'll give a couple of reasons, the light switch has to be switched on all the time, if someone accidentally turns off the switch, you won't notice until you check the camera app, another similar issue, if you have multiple light sockets connected to one light switch, the other light will always be on unless you unscrew it, another issue is that anyone can come up, quickly unscrew it, and take it, by the time the app notifies you of movement, it's gone, and finally, in some locations, it can stick out like a sore thumb,.
@@rmendez011 there are definitely situatuons where none of those concerns apply, what then? For me i just wouldn't trust the software enough
@@mackenziebullied4900 Yes, that is another valid point, for me, I don't really care, I have a Chinese phone (OnePlus 9 Pro), I have 4 Chinese camera (Wansview W6), another dodgy app won't hurt haha.
Fantastic. I hope camera companies see this as a missed opportunity. I ran PoE around the house and it was not easy so for many houses this design is genius.
What is PoE ? Thanks
Network cables that supply data and also power to the device that's connected
@@fleadoggreen9062
Power over Ethernet. Some equipment can be powered from an NVR (network video recorder) remotely through ethernet cabling. This is a great way to power security cameras, as there's no need to install, or wire cams to traditional electrical wiring. Cat6 ethernet cable will carry your audio/video, and power, all over one small wire, which is easier to install discreetly, and considerably less expensive than romex wire.
@@carolinastringband thank you very much
Initials can be so un-helpful. Not everyone knows. At least use the real words first , then you can use the initials. This is rampant in social media. ugh - No offense Fluffy, just a common issue. @@fleadoggreen9062
I have a owned 3 lightbulb cameras with 355 degree motion and I love them. They really fill my needs. What's disappointing is that they are all basically the same and built in China. I would love one and would pay for one with better build quality, far better cameras (with sharp video that can zoom far like Cell Phones with good quality). It seems that these are getting quite popular and I'm hoping someone builds and sells these with far better technology and camera quality. The easy plug into a light bulb idea is brilliant, and the human recognizing sensor is wonderful. It's just that depending on which one you get, some can track a person really easily at a quick speed while other make super micro movements that make trying to track a joke. I feel like someone could make a lot of money by designing a well built high quality version of these light bulb security cameras.
I purchased a Noonkey camera. But, it just doesn't work. It keeps having network errors. Live video is very slow and lagging. I had to return it. Which brand do you own? (Thanks).
THANK YOU!!! My husband just told me yesterday that he wants to have security at our new house. I do not want to be adding any new drill holes or anything to our new home- so decided to check on light bulb security cameras. This was a good place to start :)
I had no idea this sort of thing even existed let alone that there were so many options. It's a shame that none of them are worth buying but I am grateful that you tested so many of them. I recently subscribed after watching a couple of your videos regarding how security cameras work and particularly their function in night mode. In my experience, everything that I've needed to record has happened at night so I'm looking to upgrade from Eufy. Your videos are really helping to educate my eventual decision. Thanks!
Which did you eventually decide on?
none worth buying? I have a couple... Works Excellent , Pal.
I stumbled upon a symenalec bulb camera a couple months ago that I scored for 8 dollars. Didn't expect it to perform that well to begin with, but damn, I was wrong. The app could be simplified somewhat, but nothing a human can't overcome. Once you master the app and it's functionality, you will be surprised at the video clarity, the human detection, the prompt notifications, easy playback of captured footage, super easy to download to your phone, HDR support, camera tracking of any movement, etc. etc... These bulb cameras are $30 brand new on Amazon, and I dare you to find a better solution at this price point. It's just must simpler to screw this into a bulb base, and be done with it. You also now have PTZ with a bright enough light that makes up for in functionality, than having a simple wyze cam located stationary above your porch light and exposed to the elements. I'm seriously impressed at what this company has built. I have since bought more for myself and to give to family members. I actually find mine at Amazon Return bins liquidation stores in my town.
@henryharrison3988 thanks for saying it works excellent i saw a lot of people selling these on my local Facebook groups and wanted to see if it was a good camera or not . I'm definitely ordering!!
@@coreysmith7826thanks for the explanation!!! Really appreciate it!! Just ordered 2 of the 2nd camera shown but with 3mp instead of 2mp 😁😀 also bought some SD cards to save the footage.
Wowzers! The perfect pro review of the products. Fast, clear, concise. No ungainly music getting underfoot. If I were to teach video production of product reviewing, this video would be the study guide.
Thanks for setting the bar so high.
Now this is how you do a review no music no bs jus straight sauce
Finally! An honest and impartial review. Great job! Thank you!
Excellent video! I can't imagine how long it takes to research and film a video like this. Thank you for doing it so we can learn!
Wow, the most comprehensive camera review of all! Thank you for spending your money testing all these devices. It would be nice if we knew how much their monitoring subscriptions cost. Thanks again.
Impressively thorough considering the end result is what it is. Good to hear the wyze alternative thrown in there as that would have to be the best option of the bunch given the constraint of using an existing lightbulb socket
the wyze can has a subscription fee
@@patriciarivera9346 1) not a required subscription an optional one for added benefits 2) who cares if it's better it's good to include it as an option.
I had almost no interest getting some of these when I first found out they existed. But, I was very curious how terrible they are or might not be.
Glad to see you did the round up
There are many cameras in this class that I bought for about or under $20 that do far far far better than 100 plus cameras I have. The problem is you won't know which, but overall I would say if you have a negative attitude on these and a total No Policy on buying these, you're paying way high and doing a great disservice to yourself!
Have a great day.
@@samsen3965 What are some of your fav low cost ones?
@@BoltRMbuy the symanelec bulb camera. I stumbled across these by accident, with same thoughts as yours. But this one is really good. You'll be impressed. I've since bought more just to give to family. $30, can't beat that price. Only Symnalec, and I'm sure I've misspelled it, but my point still stands
@@coreysmith7826 Found it!
"Symynelec" I'll check them out. Thanks a bunch.
Good review and appreciate the effort, but the lack of any examples of the pan/tilt capability is disappointing, especially since most had that ablity.
How well does it track movement that goes past the POV which in all your examples is static? I don't expect it to follow a car driving by at 20 miles an hour, but I would have appreciated a view of how well it tracked from left to right instead of just walking out of frame.
Appreciate the effort though.
This form factor would work exceptionally well with a built in powerline adapter and I'm genuinely curious why someone like reolink don't just make one.
Thank you for your time and effort, in making this very useful video.
A comparison table at the end showing the scores would have been good :)
Great advice and info here, and Thank you for having No annoying back ground music, Cheers.
You're like the projectfarm version of the tech gadgets channel, love it! Liked and subed
Yes, and they both speak at lightning speed 😆
Good job man. This is what makes the internet great.
Great stuff as usual! I was curious about that form factor for in front of my garage. But I don't like the idea of wifi or app based cameras. I want a totally private self-hosted solution and POE sounds more secure as nothing prevents a thief from unscrewing those camera and leaving with it..
But before they steal the camera you would've recorded them and received the information and if they add tracking on the bulb that would be 1 horrible mistake. But good for you to track the criminal.
@@Fancyisthe1 On top of all that, nowadays most jurisdictions no longer prosecute theft, e.g. in Fairfax Co. VA, they just announced a policy that only theft over $1k in value would even be investigated, much less likely prosecuted. So the police are much less prompt to respond to a burglary in progress, even in urban suburbia of Washington, DC. Thus thieves boldly raid suburban porch deliveries of packages, driveway auto partial theft, and, yes, may leave with a free security light bulb camera, and will probably be long gone before the cops arrive. If you got the money and space, buy and train a military police dog! other than that, if you are elderly, or an empty nester, move into a 55+ gated guarded subdivision community. This video is proof that all these proliferations of security systems and companies like ADT, or DIY systems like reviewed here, only overload the police force, and the videos submitted to L.E. only overload the D.A.'s office reviewing mountains of criminal evidence that will be culled and sifted out before any criminal justice system will be employed to prosecute for a lucky few victims who will be treated to a lengthy backlogged court case, with the most likely sentence a lengthy deportation proceeding for the perp if found to be an illegal alien, or discovered a member of a criminal gang such as MS-13 (but now as of Jan 1, 2023, FCPD has shut down their anti-gang task force -- reason given? Anti-Police sentiment!! WTF).
@@fritzvold9968 I live in Wytheville Va and the only way to keep anything here, is to keep it locked up. Thiefing is so bad.
The first thing you should do is purchase one of these cameras and test it under all type locations and conditions. I chose an LA View lightbulb-type security camera. At 49.00 dollars apiece, it will not kill your bank account. Plus, technology is progressing so quickly, you can buy another, better, cheaper one in a few months...
I set mine up on a reading lamp stand in the living room, and am in-process of learning it capabilities. Very entertaining. Very good resolution. The only failing is light reflection off a glass surface, as night security viewing is attempted. Haven't figured out that one yet. Leaving the camera out in the elements would solve this problem, but I hate to put it outside.
This is a master class review.
Thank you for your diligence on testing. It's a great video that answered one of my top concerns - "24/7 Recording"!
Very informative and very realistic use cases! Keep up the great work 😄
Thanks for this video! I've wondered about the light bulb cams but never really saw any decent in-depth reviews.
I have a Wyze Cam V3 on my front porch utilizing the Wyze Lamp Socket. Unfortunately the Lamp Socket doesn't support Wyze's newer cams. Hopefully they'll have an updated Lamp Socket in the near future.
What's to stop someone from just unscrewing and stealing your camera?
Thanks for the recommendation for the Wyze v3 PTZ. Got two on the way and plan to build a Jonny Five someday.
So according to this EverSecu is probably the best overall. But the thing with these lightbulb cameras is that they are easy to remove and often stolen if noticed.
if you are an electrician, you can wire the light bulb to ground, then a perp unscrewing the bulb will complete a short circuit running from the 120V A-C electric socket to ground, thru his body, thereby "shorting" the criminal circuit court system.
@@fritzvold9968 and then you'd get sued. People have been successfully sued by burglars injuring or trapping themselves in their homes when they themselves were out.
change of thought, if they can be cheaper (< $20), they could also be used as a decoy and sacrificial camera for the good camera hiding at a better angle.
great info, thanks for not sugar coating it. it's impossible to ever tell reading the reviews online anymore.
Great video. I have a small suggestion on how to improve these tests. After you review the quality, do some 'durability' tests to mimic weather that could kill the camera or cause other issues. For example, use a hair dryer to simulate 100F weather, use your fridge and freezer to simulate cold weather, and use the steam from a boiling pot of water to simulate humidity and waterproofing.
That’s a good suggestion, thanks.
And stand ther for how many months?
The 1 I have its great, actually. Talking, 2-way audio, video, alarm, motion light, no delay in time, movement following subject, color in daylight, black/white at night, free without subscription (cloud storage) and/or cd card, can be installed upside down with 180 degree rotation, you can make your own screen print picture if you need one, smart camera - it has everything you need for basic safety surveillance for $12
What kind of camera it is I mean which company?
@@prakrutishah5034 I have “Ease life” bulb camera - these are both indoor only & outdoor/indoor, very easy to set up either to WiFi or hot spot, working pretty good, 360 rotation, can be installed up or down since has rotation future for this in set up program, has night vision, color & black & white, alarm system (siren) for intruders & some other things, you can use either for free view with the app (download) or subscribe & save videos to cloud, you can add up to 14 bulbs cameras into the same app & view from anywhere. It’s definitely worth $15 each. There are many different types, apps & prices. When you buy multiple you have to make sure to buy ones operated by the same app or you will have multiple different apps. This one has excellent price & is working super good. Also has light like flash light very strong, the room & 1/2 the house is bright light during night time when these lights come on. Indoor only is less $ & outdoor is few $ more. It has more than doorbell cameras have for just $15.00. It’s HD. Recommended.
@@prakrutishah5034 don't you love when someone leaves such a potentially helpful comment, just to ignore anyone who asks for help?
Gotta love it.
Thanks for such helpful information Elizabeth! Such a winner! 👏🏆
Great video, how about RTSP support for any of these?
The Zeus supports RTSP.
I got the EyeToo or a white label equivalent for $15. I know it's the same because it uses the IPC360 app & has dual camera.
It's fantastic! I stuck the EyeToo in a lamp and use it to watch my porch. I record 24/7 on a 128gb sd card.
Houses in the US almost always have porch lights. Light Bulb💡 cameras are an easy way 24/7 recording without wiring anything.
I can access the app anywhere even at work.
Plus I don't have to pay for a subscription for playback like ring or wise.
I'm biased because I payed $15 and got the 24/7 recording I wanted.
To say light bulb cameras don't have uses is wrong.
Do you remember the white label version name or where you got it?
@@mindsofhumans Yes Walmart.
BLUELK Light Bulb Camera, E27 Wireless 2.4 GHz WiFi Security Camera,Support 10 X Hybrid Zoom, 360 PTZ Night Vision, Human Motion Detection & Alarm
Google the above phrase. I can't post links in a comment.
It's now $27. But still not a bad price for what you get.
It still works for me 3 months later. I get 24/7 recording. I can look back about 4 days before with a 128gb sd card.
The camera will adjust its time to whatever phone logs into the app. So if you travel to a new time zone be aware. This was a good thing for daylight savings time.
How creepy for them to SMS you... shows just how much data companies can see
Thanks.. I'm glad I found you; albeit the day my LaView arrived and it installed easily with the quickstart directions. For $40, it's not back. I put a splitter in an overhead socket in our carport & have a regular light bulb and the camera bulb. I have a mesh system so there is a satellite nearby. I'll give this a try & if any issues will put this at another location and buy one of the better ones you suggested. Fine job !!
That was great info - thank you.
One of my concerns is the security implications of these cameras - I have no reason to believe the manufacturer will care much about stream security and so someone can hack into the stream and watch my movements, perhaps even gain access to the home wifi network and watch or manipulate data on that too. Are these legitimate concerns?
These are definitely not the cameras for you if security and privacy are your top concern.
@@TheHookUp Thanks for getting back to me on this. Cheers.
Thank you so much for this! Very useful.
I think a good question is since these are just screwed into your exterior light receptacles, what is there to prevent people from just unscrewing them and walking off with them? Do any of these have any type of security where you can block them from turning on/activating if they are stolen?
That's a pretty common question I see asked about battery powered cameras, doorbell cameras, etc. I think the instances of security camera theft are pretty low, but best practice is to install your cameras high enough that they can't be easily reached.
I think the time of stealing security cameras is way passed. That would happen when these cameras were new and probably worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Additionally, the one who breaks the law has a sort of idea as to what he may face if caught and well knows to come to your house, he/she has to pass a large number of houses in the neighborhood that do have and install various type of surveillance devices in unknown locations thus can not be traceless unless he is Santa! Stealing a camera that is worth $20 when new, is of no use to that person.
Your better question could be: "Will all these types of cameras fit into all existing house light fixtures, as easily as they claim?" obviously the answer would be for more than 95 percent of situations, NO.
Your current house light bulb fixture has covering glass to protect the bulb against the elements that blur the footage during the day to the extent of no recognition or totally destroys it by the IR/LED use for the night due to reflection. You need to either hack the fixture (Not most homeowners are even able to do that) or get an "Extender" for the sucket to let the eye of the camera seat well below the coverage limit if there is no complete blockage there. That is hoping it is not too low so the lens can not be tilted upwards of the horizon level (As non of these cameras as so able) thus you do not cut off the heads of those who approach the area! I seriously don't see many homeowners risking their house to be lost in a fire, just because they wanted to run a non-professional/non-code compliance line to place a cheap IP camera somewhere on the exterior wall and you know call a professional electrician to come and do the job for you is totally out of budget for a person who purchases a budget camera.
@@samsen3965 I disagree. Someone stole a $30 25' hose from my front yard, so it is extremely believable that someone would steal one of these. The thieves want fast, easy things to steal.
Another time someone broke into a car to steal a $80 dash cam. This was in a busy parking lot at a park.
Both of the above happened within the last year.
They know they would only get a few bucks at a pawn shop for it, but that will pay for their next hit of Fentanyl all for something that takes less than a minute.
@@worldsails2000
Unfortunately, you're very much right on many occasions of this kind.
But approaching a live camera needs a skull with no brain in it and some big balls!
All I can say is if you have one such experience, you better know that you are in the wrong place. Get your business elsewhere.
But in all seriousness, the reality is something else, and worst, the bad guys know it well. With all the cuts in budget and more noticeably the bad name Police Department has earned in recent years due to a few black sheep among them, the bad guy knows it well "No one Cares".
A friend of mine has a Honda Element and I don't know if you're aware or not, but this car is one of the topped desired ones for stealing catalytic converter, had to pay 4 times so far to replace the stolen one or reinstall it! On one occasion when his wife noted the ongoing event and called the police in time, the burgers were caught a few miles away from the place, with that and a few other Cat Converters in the car. Guess what happened? They stayed a few days and nights at downtown before getting released to go back to their unfinished job!
This is the problem. Sadly and Bigly.
The best counter move is to use cloud storage. Short of that, multiple cameras are a better deterrent, as well as cameras that are mounted INSIDE the window looking outwards. I don't hide the cameras - more so that I make it obvious that there's more than one, and that by itself has deterred some that used to wander around checking things out . The front area alone has a PTZ that is just out of reach; a doorbell camera, a camera peeking thru a window, plus another one that is from a different vantage point. Getting past one camera is easy, but when it's blatantly obvious that there's at least 3, well,... Oh, and there's a sign on the door that says "Smile, you're on video.. " It's impossible to walk to one of the outside cameras without walking past the view of one of the inside cameras. Truthfully, I've been eyeing one of those multi-camera setups that have an internal base station. Those would be fantastic as the base station is where the recordings are kept.
I doubt that I'd place a camera low enough outside that someone could chop the wires and take it, or unscrew it and walk away.
so happy to see a real person and not some crappy AI scripted video. Just ordered the WYZE Cam Pan V3, thought I was going to be slick and get the WYZE socket adapter but then found out it does not work with the Pan version. The one linked is too big for my light fixture so I am going to try the Biwols Lamp Socket Power Adapter and use a plastic socket protector and some silicone sealant to hopefully make it somewhat weather resistant.
I apologize if I missed it but are any of these o n v I f compatible?
Not ONVIF, but the Zeus does have RTSP available. I still wouldn't recommend it though.
@@TheHookUp Got it thank you
AMAZING TY I know what to order now. Only thing ya could of added was the view of the cameras is all
Thank you for your hard work reviewing these cameras!
I was totally amazed at all the effort you took to show 👏 off the light bulb ... good job
Excellent description of each camera, thank you so very much for this update.
I bought 2 symy cameras based on this video . Thanks 👍
I love this video. Gives options for cheap/reasonable cameras.
Many thanks for the detailed technical analysis and range of products tested.
Very interesting format. Seems the current offerings aren't up to snuff, but the future may be brighter.
Someone in China, Africa or India watches every damn thing you do and say with these cameras. Still this was a quality video.
First real review 👍 most of channels pretending listing best "X" product are just reading manufacturers descriptions using computer generated voice. Subed and 👍
That was such a good idea with the "test text" sign.. very cool, thank you...👍
amazing review, I think you covered everything possible I ever would want to know about these products before buying them. Thanks a lot!
Thank you!! Finally, an unsponered video
I just bought a Sehmua and it's pretty good so far. Mine's in fixture that was a two bulb motion detector so I have a small watt bulb in one socket & the camera in the other on my back porch. It detects everything even on medium sensitivity so I set it to low & it can still alert a vine leaf shaking 20 ft away. I use a 125 SD card and have it record only during events. It only runs on 2.4ghz
I appreciate your work making this video. I do these tests when I first buy a camera and set it up, bc rarely, well I have yet to find detailed info like this while I'm researching my best buy! It sucks! And it takes A LOT OF TIME! Your right, I do ignore my notifications alot, going crazy with alerts when not needed and when I know their should be a recording, there is not one! Settings adjusted to fit the situation of course. And also, the app that you have to use, when researching a camera I like to know what the app offers before I buy, I have spent days researching that a time or two!
My recents are the Wyze 2, and Wyze 3 camera. The app offers so many settings that I mostly understand. But, I'm learning that they may be in the same app, but the settings are not the same when I review each camera.
Reflecting on my statements and subscriptions, I'm wondering if each camera has different subscriptions.... 2 cameras are covered under one of the Wyze subscription and the other sub shows only one camera.
It's so frustrating!
I have had the ZMODO for 3 years now. Does not notify me what so ever when people walk buy ect. Only when it wants to. And when you reset your homes internet provider/password in any way that it disconnects the ZMODO, just put it away for a while bc getting it reconnected to your network is impossible. I have put that camera in a drawer for 6 months and thought I would try it out again, and wow, connected just like nothing ever happened.
Customer service numbers are important.
But I would like to know more about these socket bulbs as I have been waiting to see Another one, or a video like this.
Tho as technology progresses quicker than weeds grow, there's probably a bundle of these very useful lightbulb socket cams!
Thanks again!
This was exactly what I was needing to know tonight, thank you!
Thank you for a very straightforward review and a great option at the end. There are so many products out there that it's all very confusing.
Wow, this is some seriously thorough testing and reporting! Subscribed!
bro what a review channel
Wow! You did a great presentation & saved me from buying a crappy camera. Thank You so much!!
Excellent video as i was considering getting a few so thanks for educating us on this ..... This is one of the very few channels worth its salt 👍
Zero questions… well done thanks
Thank you!!! Very helpful and I love the honest suggestion for the alternative adapter option that you think is better than any that you tested
love u talk fast n to the point! very helpful, n thnks for links!!!
I have 4 of the LaView. I'm very happy with them.
This channel is awesome. Love these CCTV videos.
Impressive comparison.
Very deep and detailed.
Congrats.
Thanks, I was looking into light bulb cams and found this video. Very informative, Now I know what I want.
Wow, didn't even know such things existed. Really cool.
This video should have more likes.
You just saved me SO MUCH time and energy 🥳👏👏👏👏👏
Wow you went ALL IN on the details. I appreciate you! Thanks so much.
Great review ! you dont waste my time with frivolous babble, just the facts ! I tested 2 cameras similar to the eversecu, rotate/tilt camera quality were good. The camera's picked up motion and tracked the object, but failed miserably with wifi connectivity, even when bring the wifi source to within 15 feet the cameras were OFF more than on. WHereas the 2 cameras I were looking to replace, in the same spots outside, 100% connectivity, they just had limited field of view.
Great review. I’m currently testing the Laview. Was easy to set up with good connectivity to the router on the other side of my brick house. I have been getting notifications, though they are spotty, with some false alarms and some missed. Image quality is great. Has pretty much all the features you could want: pan, motion tracking, scheduling, zone filters, color night vision. App works fine; way faster than my Ring camera.
Thank you very much for all that information
This video seemed like a great resource at first, and I felt confident enough to rely on the recommendations for "Best Performing Bulb Cameras" to make my choice. That is, until I clicked on all 3 links to the "best" cameras, and had a look at their ratings. NONE of them had a rating above 3.7 stars! As of this date, 3/20/23, the highest rated (3.7) had 1,181 reviews. The next highest rated at 3.5 had 586 reviews. The lowest rated at 3.4 had 220 reviews. I can sometimes see past a rating of 4 stars or slightly below if there are only a handful of reviews. But when the reviews are in the hundreds and well over a thousand, they can't be ignored!
Well, to be fair I specifically said "None of these cameras are very good, BUT if you really want one then these are the best of the worst"
3.7 stars seems generous to me.
I did not intend to be unfair, because unfairness isn't cool. But I didn't watch the last couple of minutes of the review and went straight to the links at that point, so I didn't hear you say "None of these cameras are very good at all." (I just went back and finished watching.) Actually I thought your review was very impressive because it's so THOROUGH, but maybe the statement about the general quality of the cameras should be made at the beginning? In any case, I'm now going to give you a thumbs up!
Hopefully they will build a internal WI Fi system in these bulbs. I brought a Symynelec bulb and it's offline more than online .
My neighbor has one that he loves to have the led light on and pointed directly at my house. It’s like having a cars head lights pointed in my windows.
Great review very informative
Thank you I almost bought three of the worst ones, glad I found your video
great channel. reviews are very thorough and well organized
Shocking about the zmodo because the doorbell cam is wonderful. I have them on all 3 doors. Thanks for reviewing for better informed decisions
I think I paid about $36 for my Ring Wired little doorbell cameras and even though it costs money now to have them record and playback they work flawlessly.
I didn't like any of these, but appreciate the effort gone into their thorough testing - Good work
A little more research on your picks, I found an option the other one does not have and that is auto motion tracking is on the EVERSECU. I will be buying this one. thanks for the great reviews.
Both the eversecu and symynelec have auto tracking.
@@TheHookUp I did not see it in the symynelec description on amazon
Well done review!
I’m still not sure I agree on Wyze, I have had a PTZ v2 and a v3 and BOTH came with faulty cables out of the box. The v2 just straight up died too and that’s the only reason I have a v3 at all. The support is ok, but I just want the thing to work without babysitting and it doesn’t.
thank you for the in depth comparison!
You sir have earned a like and a new sub.! Very nice !👍🏽
Holy heck i was going to buy one . Thanks for the save.
Thank you for this much needed informative comparison review.
Ok, I'm so behind for someone who's known to be up to date with tech stuff. I had no idea these even existed and they make so much sense.
They're inconspicuous and the power source is already there. Omg. 😱
If you want a real, honest, smart and free bias review or recomendation, watch the hook up! Been following for a time now, always right, I’ve never regretted for took his advice