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Big brand webcam cruel test! The final winner is ...

With the gradual popularization of wireless network and 4G, more and more people begin to consider buying webcams and putting them in their homes, shops or studios as monitoring equipment. But for ordinary consumers, most of them still maintain the stereotype that the installation process is complicated. In this article, I selected six brands of webcams on the market, and conducted an extremely cruel test on the installation and matching process!

More and more webcams in the market have rich functions, such as super wide-angle shooting, high-definition video recording, intelligent notification and so on. But for beginners, if you can't install the webcam smoothly, it's all empty talk! In view of this, this paper specially selected six brands of webcams on the market to test the installation and pairing process, including downloading App→ account registration → pairing → image screen appearance, and tested the time and convenience of the whole process.

The webcams I borrowed this time are SkyWatch ProCam, D-Link Mommy Eye DSC-855L, Datong Mommy Eye IP- 1000, Beseye Pro, Nest Cam and SpotCam HD. Select 10/6 night and conduct the test in the conference room of the comprehensive office building. Please refer to the screenshot of the mobile phone for the current Wi-Fi speed. The smart phone is ASUS ZenFone3. Then, before it's too late … let's start this cruel test!

& lt 1 & gt； Sky watch ProCam

Examination time: 17:22~ 17:49, which takes about 27 minutes.

Test process:

▲ Download SkyWatch to view the App and register a new account, and then add a device from my device. You must manually enter the CAM MAC serial number. It is quite inconvenient not to provide QR code bar code scanning.

▲ Next, make sure that the camera is connected to Wi-Fi (you need to press the WPS key on the camera and sharer in turn until the camera flashes green). Paradoxically, this step will be blocked for no reason. The App tried nearly 10 times before finally catching the camera, which also wasted a lot of time.

▲ Then name the camera and you're done! Click directly to see the real-time map, which takes about 27 minutes.

& lt2 & gtD-Link Mommy Eye DSC-855L

Examination time: 17:55~ 18:20, which takes about 25 minutes.

Test process:

▲ After downloading the mydlink baby camera monitor App, you can easily complete all hardware settings according to the easy-to-understand graphic instructions; The only thing to note is that you must manually enter the password on the label at the bottom of the camera when setting up the network.

▲ After selecting the wireless network to be connected, enter the action of registering an account, and directly enter the email address and password to create a new account.

▲ Basically completed after registration! You can see real-time images by clicking directly, and even provide additional functions such as lens direction control and temperature detection. It will take about 25 minutes.

& lt3> Datong Mommy can IP- 1000.

Examination time: 18:27~ 18:35, which takes about 8 minutes.

Test process:

▲ Install Mommy App at first, and then turn on the new camera. You can choose to manually enter the UID code or scan the bottom of the camera with the QR code. If the QR code App is not installed on the phone, a download notification will also pop up.

▲ What is puzzling is that I obviously have a lot of QR code apps installed in my mobile phone, but I choose to scan with QR code. The system still keeps asking to download the QR code app (which makes me confused @@), but I can't automatically switch to the QR code, which leads to a bit of a jam here. It is suggested that it is faster to enter the UID code manually.

▲ After manually entering the UID code, you can successfully grab the camera and click it to see the real-time picture. At the same time, I will also display the resolution, the number of people online and other information. It took about eight minutes.

& lt4 & gtBeseye Pro

Examination time: 18:40~ 18:47, which takes about 7 minutes.

Test process:

▲ install Beseye App first. After opening, select Set Camera and register, and you can easily complete all the settings according to the illustration.

▲ When an account is registered and a wireless network is selected, the camera lens indicator will flash green and the mobile phone will beep. At this time, aim the mobile phone speaker at the camera lens, and let Beseye Pro's unique Let it bee technology automatically help complete the setting. This design is not only creative, but also intuitive and simple!

▲ Then name the camera and you're done! Beseye Pro takes less than 5 minutes from downloading the App to seeing the video, which is also the shortest time so far, with a total time of about 7 minutes.

& lt5> nested cam

It takes about 23 minutes from 18: 56 to 19: 19.

Test process:

▲ To use nest Cam, you must install two apps, dropcam and nest. In principle, you can complete the setup step by step according to the instructions. Because it is a brand from the United States, the English level of users is tested in the process, and the items to be entered in the registration account are also very complicated (including entering the American address, etc.). ).

▲ Choose Nest Cam for the new product, scan the serial number of the camera through the QR code, and finally choose the wireless network, and you're done.

▲ Then you can see the real-time monitoring screen on the home page of nest. The software also provides dynamic image detection function, which takes about 23 minutes.

& lt6 & gtSpotCam HD

Examination time:19: 21~19: 39, which takes about 18 minutes.

Test process:

▲ first install the SpotCam App. In addition to manually entering the email address, you can also directly register with FB account, and then install a new camera from my SpotCam.

▲ Then you can complete all the settings according to the clear graphic instructions, and even the camera LED flashing status App will clearly tell you; The only thing to note is that when setting Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi mode behind the camera must be switched to client mode.

▲ Then you're done! The monitor screen also provides additional functions, such as volume, sharing, snapshots and so on. The whole setup process is smooth, which takes about 18 minutes.

Summary:

After more than two hours of testing, the results were finally announced directly! According to the time spent, the order is:

1.Beseye Pro, 7 minutes.

2. Datong Mommy can IP- 1000, 8 minutes.

3.SpotCam HD, 18 minutes

4. Nest cam, 23 minutes

5.D-Link Mommy Eye DSC-855L, 25 minutes.

6. ProCam Skywalker, 27 minutes

I have to praise Beseye Pro, the first one, from downloading Beseye App, pairing to the appearance of the picture in one go. In this process, even the super-stalk Let it bee technology is introduced to assist the pairing, which can be easily completed even by novices who have never touched the webcam at all. The second-place mommy chaser Can IP- 1000 also performed well. If the card is not closed when entering the UID code, there may be a chance to surpass Beseye Pro! The other four models have basically no major problems in the matching process, but compared with Beseye Pro and Datong Mommy jar IP- 1000, the reading time of the whole matching process is obviously longer. Of course, we still have to appeal in the end. The above test is purely my personal experience. If you happen to consider a highly proficient webcam recently, you may wish to use it as a reference!