SwitchBot Video Doorbell Camera Wireless with Monitor, No Subscription, 4.3 Inch Screen, Battery Powered, Head-to-Toe View, 2K FHD, 2-Way Audio, Motion Detection, Works with Alexa/Goole/Home Assistant

A budget friendly option when on sale that includes it’s own video monitor.
I purchased this to be used in Hong Kong. The item comes with a US 2-prong style plug that is connected to the monitor by screw terminals. This can be easily removed by removing a cover that is held on by a single screw. The installation video from Switchbot actually shows how it can be removed. Then you can simply find another power cable and strip the end wires to connect whatever connector you need to the monitor. The good news is that the monitor is the only item that needs mains power, and it is universal voltage. The same can’t be said about the S10 robot vacuum dock also from Switchbot that only runs on 110V.The doorbell can be charged using a USB-C cable. To install it to your front door, you can use either two screws to install the bracket to your wall or door. Switchbot even includes a template similar to some Ikea furniture that allows you to mark exactly where the holes should be drilled. The bracket can also be held using the included 3M VHB tape and this is how I have installed mine. On a lacquered wooden door, this has never fallen off since I’ve used the same method to attach the Keypad Vision to my door. Speaking of which, the brackets for installing the Keypad Vision is the same as the Video Doorbell. I wish I knew this before removing the bracket for the Keypad Vision, since I decided to mount the doorbell beside the original doorbell and move the Keypad Vision onto my door.I’ve owned the 1st Generation Ring (pre-Amazon owned era) and the Arlo Video Doorbell HD. The Switchbot Video Doorbell is the fastest to connect to in the app. With regards to the video quality, the Switchbot has a more aggressive fish-eye image compared to the other 2, but also sees the least amount of the ground area mounted at the same height. If you want to use this to see packages placed at your front door, you will have to angle it down. Unfortunately, this hardware is unavailable for Switchbot.The Monitor, which also houses a micro-SD card slot for recording videos, is by far the function that sets it apart from the other two. The monitor also connects to the doorbell at lightning speed, faster than the app itself. The video quality isn’t the greatest and is similar to the performance of a TN LCD monitor, but it gets the job done. I had issues trying to load all the videos and it was only able to play back 2 videos of someone ringing the doorbell but none of the motion captured videos. The rest of the videos could be played back perfectly fine through the app. I have yet to find out if this is a setting issue or a hardware/software issue. The light sensitivity is also great and I can get coloured videos easily whereas the Ring doorbell always captured videos in black and white. The quality of the videos from Switchbot begins with a pixelated view and takes a second or two to get the full definition. This is possibly to lower the latency for the connection to be established.Sensitivity on the other hand can be a hit or miss. I live in an apartment and people go pass the doorbell to throw out their rubbish at the backstairs. There are times when the video only captures the backs of people meaning they have already gone past half the horizontally view of the camera before the video gets captured. There are also completely missed events although I don’t know if this is by design. I also use the Switchbot lock and when the door is opened and I get a notification, the doorbell does not capture any video at all. Sometimes I want to see who is leaving the apartment but I don’t get any video captured.The Video Doorbell also supports Matter, and this should mean that it can be added to Apple HomeKit. I have not tested this out but since I have Switchbot skill added to Alexa, the doorbell was automatically added to Alexa as well.All in all, this is an extremely budget friendly kit for the $101.99 I paid for it. If the Monitor is an option that you need, then this is a no brainer compared to the Arlo and Ring options mentioned above. The only nitpick I have is that the Monitor doesn’t have an option to add a battery or to be charged via one. As it runs on mains power, piggy packing an external battery isn’t really a choice unless you pick up one of those specialty batteries that serve 110V. However, the price along with the smoothness and quickness of the connection via the app makes the Switchbot Video Doorbell easy to recommend.

One plus, too many negative aspects
I like SwitchBot as a company. They’re making some quality products with innovative features. With having specifically stated features and not products as a whole, they also tend to follow trends as well…Unfortunately with this product, I am going to point out something bad that almost all smart security camera manufacturers are doing: False, superficiality imposed images that misrepresent the reality of what their products can and cannot do.The product details of this item states that the camera of this video doorbell is ultra wide angle and measured at 165°. These facts directly conflict with the sample images SwitchBot marketing has provided on the included companion device and example smartphone screens within the company’s graphics & video. I do not work for or know anyone who in any way works for SwitchBot, but I can practically guarantee you the sample images were captured with an entirely different device. I can state this because if they had been taken with the actual device being sold, the images (within the images & video shown above) would have an easily recognizable spherical distortion. I would have no problem with these companies using different, high quality cameras to capture images & video to impose in order to avoid ‘photography of screen’ distortions (flickering, glare, etc issues). However, the lenses of the cameras used to do this SHOULD BE THE SAME WIDE ANGLE AS THE DEVICE BEING MARKETED. If a computer program designed to alter the data into the same degree of wide angle (after filming but before super imposing) were to be used, that would also be acceptable, but to my knowledge that does not exist or is not easily, readily or cost effectively available.These companies may not be breaking a law, and so I shall refrain from claiming that this is false advertising, but without any doubt this is at minimum inaccurate depiction.The reason I am writing this is because I HATE fisheye. I don’t want any camera I own or plan to purchase to have it and I don’t know why anyone would. It’s not the answer to capturing more visual information.Far superior options exist: Two (or more) camera lenses in the same device is one solution; Pivoting lens(es) is another.There are doorbell cameras available from a variety of companies now that have two lenses; one static positioned parallel to the ground and the second situated below the other and positioned at a downward angle. I do not know how long this camera was in development, but at this point this doorbell camera is immediately behind the times upon release because it only has one lens.I have yet to see any smart camera that has a physically adjustable lens. It would be extremely easy to integrate a dial that pivots a lens, but home owners are left with either pivoting the entire device when the mount includes the option, purchasing an aftermarket mounting option or designing their own. I don’t get why they just don’t do what I am suggesting in this regard 🤷🏼‍♂️ Makes no sense; until something changes, it’s lost opportunity to be the first and gain traction towards the head of the pack.Esthetically the physical device is passably decent and I love the idea of the handheld (albeit too small IMHO), but the capability to accurately & optimally capture and record digital imagery is absolutely what matters most.Sorry SwitchBot, handheld got the second star, otherwise more work to be done. Hard pass🫸Visit points,Will Consider Next-Version

Les composants wifi de la sonnette et du videophone ne doivent pas être exceptionnels parce que la réception est mauvaise alors que c’est tout proche de mon routeur.La lecture des données stockées sur la carte micro sd est saccadée.Lorsqu’il gèle, la sonnette gèle et on n’y voit rien, s’il fait humide pareil.Je ne recommande pas cet appareil.

Mir gefällt zuerst, dass kein Abo zwingend notwendig ist. Die KI Erkennung für Tiere und Autos kostet zwar extra, aber Menschen werden auch ohne Abo zuverlässig erkannt. Auch gut ist, dass die mitgelieferte SD Karte durch eine größere ersetzt werden kann. Der Monitor lässt sich auf Wunsch sogar fest an der Wand montieren. Die Lautstärke auf maximal ist völlig ausreichend und in Kombination mit dem Alexa Skill bekommt man zusätzlich einen Gong über die Echo Geräte.Eine Matter oder HomeKit Integration wäre an dieser Stelle wünschenswert. Aktuell funktioniert das nur indirekt um das SwitchBot Smart Lock einbinden zu können aber nicht die Klingel. Vielleicht kommt das ja noch per Update.Die Push Benachrichtigungen kommen sehr schnell an und das Logo auf der Klingel ist angenehm unauffällig. Für viele sicher interessant ist auch die Option die Klingel per Feststrom zu betreiben. Der Monitor liefert dafür sogar den passenden Ausgang. Wie man das sauber verlegt muss man aber selbst herausfinden. Die vorhandenen Klingeldrähte sind oft an anderen Stellen oder haben andere Spannungen, so wie bei mir mit 8 VAC.Die Montage ist flexibel möglich. Man kann die Klingel entweder festkleben oder klassisch mit Schrauben befestigen und alles benötigte Zubehör liegt direkt bei.Die Kamera selbst ist wie beschrieben sehr weitwinkelig und liefert ein gutes Bild. Zusätzlich kann man einen Demontage Alarm aktivieren damit die Klingel laut piept wenn jemand versucht sie einfach abzunehmen. Insgesamt ein solides Produkt das zuverlässig arbeitet und ohne Abo Zwang viele Funktionen direkt nutzbar macht.

Great works as advertised