D-Hyperlink has launched DCS-6501LH, one other inexpensive Wi-Fi digital camera that may pan and tilt in 360-degrees. What’s superb is that it prices solely S$49, greater than half the retail value of earlier D-Hyperlink pan-and-tilt IP cameras. Costs of IP cameras have fallen to fairly insane ranges, and that may solely profit customers.
The DCS-6501LH has all of the specs {that a} house owner would want:
- 1080p FHD decision at 15fps
- Pan-and-tilt as much as 360-degrees
- 100-degree area of view
- Auto-pan movement monitoring
- 5m infrared night time imaginative and prescient
- Constructed-in microphone and speaker for 2-way communication
- Helps cloud recording and microSD card
- Sound and movement detection
- WP3 safety
- Works with Google Assistant and Alexa
- Privateness mode – digital camera lens hides inside for peace of thoughts
In comparison with the DCS-6101LH, the DCS-6501LH looks like a greater worth, particularly when it is solely S$10 extra. The extra options are the flexibility to pan-tilt, 2-way communication, and native microSD storage. If you happen to activate privateness mode, the digital camera truly turns and hides, giving owners a peace of thoughts. The microSD slot is hidden under the lens. To entry, flippantly push up the dome to reveal the slot. No hurt is finished to the motor so long as you do it with the facility turned off. Alternatively, the DCS-6101LH is rather more compact and fuss-free to function.
The DCS-6501LH swings left and proper by means of the bottom plate the place the micro USB cable is hooked up for energy. The motor could be very quiet in comparison with the noise stage of the house home equipment like fan. It’s not doable to listen to the motor function until you’re in a really quiet room. The video data in 1080p decision, and the picture high quality for each day and night time are clear sufficient to see the actions round the home.
mydlink app
The IP digital camera is just pretty much as good because the app that operates it, so I’ll share extra about it. The mydlink app usability could be very a lot improved in latest months, which is sweet information for D-Hyperlink house owners. Whereas the capabilities are comparable, the UI design is cleaner and fewer buggy in comparison with what I’ve skilled prior to now. By the mydlink app, you may configure automation guidelines to find out underneath what occasion you’d need an motion to be triggered. For example, when movement or sound is detected, set off wealthy notification on the smartphone and do video recording. You may as well set a schedule on when the automation needs to be triggered, eg solely throughout 8am to 6pm. Lastly, you may add automation to scenes in an effort to rapidly allow or disable a number of guidelines, eg activate privateness for all cameras when deciding on “Residence” scene.
In addition to configuring automation guidelines, D-Hyperlink house owners can instantly entry the person digital camera or good dwelling gadget and function them remotely. On the DCS-6501LH, you may view reside feed, alter the digital camera angle, activate the microphone to pay attention in, and likewise conduct 2-way communication.
The DCS-6501LH additionally helps auto-tracking, the place the digital camera will pan in the direction of the realm the place there’s movement. The digital camera will return to a default place when no motion is detected. When enabled underneath “Movement Settings”, there are not any different fine-tune choices obtainable. When this function is disabled, you may outline motion space and sensitivity to set off the movement recording.
I want there have been extra settings obtainable to configure the Auto Monitoring function. At the moment, it lacks the intelligence to detect the article that’s transferring and sometimes ends in false positives, as an example, shadow or gentle modifications. Additionally, if there are lots of actions in the identical body, the digital camera could get confused and pan in the direction of one of many objects and transferring out of body from the first space. The dearth of extra config possibility makes the auto-tracking function a hit-and-miss relying on the situation, however nonetheless a nice-to-have function to check out.
Reviewing the past-recorded footage can be laborious, as I must scroll down to seek out the fitting time of the day. There isn’t a possibility to leap to a selected hour. Hopefully, future software program updates can enhance this.
Verdict
The D-Hyperlink newest Wi-Fi cameras are inexpensive and full-featured. The DCS-6501LH retails at S$49 with pan-and-tilt, providing higher versatility for distant surveillance. The digital camera strikes right into a hidden place when Privateness Mode is enabled, providing higher peace of thoughts to owners. The choice for microSD recording permits you to retailer footage and not using a cloud subscription, however I discover the cloud storage is safer and sooner to entry. By the mydlink app, you may conveniently handle all of your D-Hyperlink good dwelling merchandise.
For full product data, go to the official product website.
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