BT Smart Home Cam 100 review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing3. BT Home Cam 1004. Testing5. Final Thoughts6. View All Pages

Once upon a time, protecting your home with security cameras was a pipe dream for the paranoid. It was not just seen as unnecessary, but impractical, ungodly expensive and even if you did set up a network, where would you store the low quality recorded footage? Today, with the advent of minuscule, HD cameras and high-speed web connectivity it is both practical and affordable. That is why companies such as BT are getting in on the action … with a wireless home monitoring system – the BT Smart Home Cam 100. 

Recording at 720P and featuring motion sensing and night vision technologies, this is a very versatile little interior camera, with a smart appearance. Is it worth it and does it deliver on its promises? Today we find out.

Main Features

• Works with iOS and Android devices
• Free App on Apple App Store or Google Play Store
• HD quality video
• Night vision
• Record clips to your smart device
• Premium storage on the cloud
• Motion detection alerts to your mobile device
• Wi-Fi connection to your home wireless router
• Safe and secure

Extra features

• Mute audio on live video
• Web portal monitoring for your PC
• Auto login
• Invite friends & family to view the Camera
• Auto / manual adjust video streaming quality
• Name / re-name cameras e.g. Garage, living room
• Take snapshots of live video streaming

System requirements

• Android 2.3 and above
• iOS 5.1 and above
• All major web browsers

Premium services

• Automatically store clips when motion is detected
• Email alerts with photos

Security / Wireless connection

• Standards: Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n
• Security: WEP / WPA / WPA2
• Operating channels: 2.4GHz Ch. 1-13

Specifications

• CPU processor speed: 600MHz
• Flash memory: 16MB
• SDRAM: 128MB

Video image quality

• Supported resolutions: 720P, VGA 640×360 and QVGA 320×180
• Supported frame rates: Up to 10fps for 720P, 30fps for VGA 640×360 and QVGA 320×180
• Video encoding: H.264
• Multiple independent video streams (i.e. two different resolution / frame rate)

Camera spec

• Focal length: 3mm, F2.0, digital focusing
• Sensor: 3Mp 1/3-Inch CMOS digital image sensor
• Viewing Angle: Horizontal 78 degrees, Vertical 45 degrees, Diagonal: 90 degrees

Microphone

• 38dB + / – 2dB

Night vision

• IR LED: 4pcs, 850nm

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