Tech review: IMILAB EC6 Panorama Spotlight Camera provides a smart way to keep your home secure

North Wales Live

6 hours ago

My first confession with the IMILAB EC6 Panorama Spotlight Camera is that as of yet I haven't installed it anywhere physically on my house. Down to sheer tardiness on my behalf and not having the time to get the drill and ladders out.
I have, however, given it a trial run to see exactly what it has to offer. The main thing being that it has a rotatable 180° panoramic camera.
It also has in-built tracking that follows whoever is coming up your drive or climbing your back fence. Security is so important to everyone and it's security devices that can give people that all-important peace of mind.
The camera has a lot of tech packed in and one of the great features is the ability to have two-way conversations with people at the door, the same as with a doorbell camera.
Unlike the doorbell cameras, this has a really high resolution 3.5k live view with full colour night vision. It can also be used as an indoor camera.
The in-built detection software offers a further deterrent for intruders with motion-detected light flashes. If you want, you can also record a message to play, to make it seem like you are at home. I will admit we did record daft messages at first.
Customisation is a big thing with this camera. The app lets you take full control of things like playback, recording, and setting the target areas for detection.
Everything that is recorded can be stored either via a subscription package, or with a micro SD card, the choice is yours.
You can also link the camera up to Alexa or Google Voice Assistant, again giving you a variety of voice control options. Connection can be wired or wireless and you can keep an eye on everything at your home via the app, no matter where you are.
The word smart cam is a very apt one because there is a lot of intelligence built into this and it feels like much more than just a security cam. That's something that really surprised me, home security is certainly hurtling along at quite a rate.
The IMILAB EC6 Panorama Spotlight Camera is available for £149.99 from Amazon.
Reviews
"The camera has an audio problem, with the setting at 100% at 5 m you can't hear the alarm anymore, the sound is so low that it is impossible to communicate with the person when the camera is 3 m from the ground, it has a big manufacturing problem with the audio system."
"I want to recommend this spotlight camera, provides high quality recordings, waterproof, it serves its purpose. As described, we can rotate the camera 180 degrees from where it was being installed. The images and videos captured are really of high quality one. I opt for continued recording using a micro-SD card, it captures every event like any vehicle or person detected.
"No hassle of paying an extra subscription. Installing the Xiaomi app, linking the device was very easy. Once I turn on the device it automatically directs to format the micro-SD card to match the device. On the installation part, the package includes mounting kit which helps for easy installation. Even though I connected using Wi-Fi, it has a provision for wired network too."
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