Unifi AI Pro - full install, review and comparison with G5 Pro and G4 Pro

The AI Pro is the flagship camera from Unifi, so of course I compare it to the G5 Pro and G4 Pro cameras. This is interesting.
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Chapters:
0:00 What are we comparing?
0:45 That nice box
3:18 The plan
4:11 Install
8:34 Adoption
9:36 AI Pro features
14:20 Face/license plate recognition
17:58 G4 Pro, G5 Pro, AI Pro daytime comparison
19:16 AI detections
21:22 Two way audio
22:28 G4 Pro, G5 Pro, AI Pro night time comparison
25:40 Which should you buy?

[@user-wt7pq5qc2q]

Thanks so much for testing the cameras for us, it helps.

[@LarsKlintTech]

You are most welcome mate. More videos to come on this awesome camera too ☺

[@vette4life518]

Awesome review!🎉

[@LarsKlintTech]

Thank you 🤗 And thanks for watching.

[@MatsAkerberg]

Great work, thanks.

[@LarsKlintTech]

Thanks for watching Mats 😊

[@Lonestar101]

I would like to know how The AI Pro works in Home Assistant. Can license plate detection or face detection be used to trigger an automation, for example?

[@LarsKlintTech]

Very very good question, which I also have. That will be a separate video, so coming soon ☺☺ Short answer; yes.

[@jerome9050]

Nice review 👍

[@LarsKlintTech]

Thanks mate, and thanks for watching ☺

[@medwsc123]

Good video, thanks 👍

[@LarsKlintTech]

Thanks mate. And thanks for watching 😊

[@annoyedlemon]

i am keen to get my hands on the G5 PTZ hopefully its a decent price in australia as currently ive got my g5 bullet setup as a traffic camera on a main road

[@LarsKlintTech]

I'm really keen to try it out too. It's a very different device from the G4 PTZ though.

[@donleamon8653]

So I'm 10 minutes into this video, thinking to myself, "I know this dude from somewhere..." Finally hits me, A Cloud Guru AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals!!!

[@LarsKlintTech]

You sir, are correct!! So, we meet again 🧐

[@LuftdroneDk]

Nice comparison, I currently have 5x G4 Pro´s + a whole bunch of G4 and G5 domes, bullets etc. I have considered replacing those G4 Pro´s with either G5 Pro or the AI but I dont really need those extra features, so I will probably go for G5 Pro´s. I cant remember if you have tested the AI 360, but I was really disappointed with the video quality when I put that up as a replacement for 2x G4 domes on an overhang (corner).

[@LarsKlintTech]

Thanks mate ☺ I would choose the G5 Pro over the G4 Pro too, but it is harder with the AI Pro. I suspect it will get a lot more AI features over time. I haven't got an AI 360, but that is disappointing.

[@TheSpanishmuscle]

I have also seen the AI 360 and the quality is shocking

[@DonnieKluck]

Thanks for the video great as always. How are those enhancers that you can get for the cameras? New to unifi protect and looking to finally change out my other cameras (Nest, Arlo, Eufy, etc) for Unifi. So just curious about those enhancers.

[@LarsKlintTech]

Funny you should ask. I just launched the video on the enhancer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqXFlKZpes57ZpIsi=1L27darNDfSL3Tc7

[@DonnieKluck]

@@LarsKlintTech Ha ha ha that is to funny and what a coincidence. I had another question since this will be my first time venturing into Unifi Protect ecosystem from Eufy, Arlo, Google, Nest, etc. So do all the cameras have some basic AI capability (people, objects, vehicle, animals, etc)? But it is just the specific AI cameras they have more detailed AI like facial recognition and license plate identification? I just was not sure if I put a camera up someplace if it would have the basic AI identification or not. Or if they do which cameras those would be (Pro, Bullet, Instant, flex, etc). Since I was mainly looking t the Pro, Flex and Instant right now until I saw this video.

[@LarsKlintTech]

@@DonnieKluck All the cameras have some kind of detections. The G5 Flex has "animal", "person", and "vehicle", as well as just general movement. I am not sure about the Instant (I haven't got one), but the Bullet and Pro cameras definitely do.

[@phgamer4393]

so ive never used the ubuiqit camera/nvr eco system but is there a way with all these detects to send a api call depending on plate or person . or maybe get logging so you can parse all the events and do something based on them. further more.

[@LarsKlintTech]

Yes, you absolutely can. I use Unifi Protect with Home Assistant. One example is this video where I get the G4 Doorbell event and create a custom notification: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX7JnX55f82Moqc

[@RDlinkenhoker]

FWIW: I have the G5 Pro that I purchased at the tail end of its EA program (so I think it's the same hardware that went into production) and I have 4 of the AI Pros. The pixelation of the G5 Pro that you had in your video demo is very common on my G5 Pro, but I never get it with any of the AI Pros. Not sure if it's a hardware or software issue.

[@LarsKlintTech]

Interesting. It could be my connection to the NVR in this case. I had a dodgy cable that was causing some issues. Or it could be processing on the camera itself?

[@Neubs-xv8tw]

Need to put camera in HQ at all times when comparing, it makes big difference,

[@LarsKlintTech]

Fair point. I actually thought they were 😬

[@RDlinkenhoker]

@@LarsKlintTech Unfortunately for some reason Unifi doesn't give me the ability to have HQ be the default, so I am constantly having to switch it over manually.

[@Volnodumez63]

My g4 pro has stopped being detected online. Only the backlight diodes are lit. It does not respond to the reset button. Tell me what can be done?

[@LarsKlintTech]

I'm not sure. Have you contacted UI support? Is it still within warranty? If so, you can request an RMA.

[@simonhall886]

Yes the grommit..... One of the biggest gripes I have is the difficulty in being able to get replacement grommets..... Some of us don't always buy new.... My solution, not ideal, is to get your cable right and then use a judicious amount of silicone sealant, as I said not ideal... If anyone knows where to get spares it would be great, support was not that helpful.

[@LarsKlintTech]

This is a good point. Silicone will work well, but a bit messy and tricky to move the camera then. I don't know where you get spares. I will add to my list to ask.

[@simonhall886]

@@LarsKlintTech any chance of a reach out to Unifi on that?

[@LarsKlintTech]

@@simonhall886 Yep, will do.

[@CharlieSierraBroadcasts]

What about AI DSLR? There's no review with sample images or video clips on the Internet yet.

[@LarsKlintTech]

The AI DSLR is very niche and very expensive, so the market is a lot smaller, hence you are less likely to see videos on it. If I got my hands on one, I would make a video on it though 😁

[@Stephen-Jones]

I guess the big question is what's the price difference between the g5 and ai pro? If i ever move i think I'll be kitting out my house with lots of Unifi toys 🎉

[@LarsKlintTech]

Officially the G5 Pro is USD379 and the AI Pro is USD499, but they do fluctuate on resellers' sites.

[@l0gic23]

​@@LarsKlintTechjust started watching... Hoping those are the full prices... No subscriptions

[@brendanclover8717]

@@l0gic23no subscription with Ubiquiti but you do need to run one of their NVRs.

[@LarsKlintTech]

​@@l0gic23UniFi does not have any subscription costs, so yes, those are the prices.

[@The_main_andrew]

The plastic cover is probably why it was going out of focus so frequently

[@LarsKlintTech]

I did take it off, so I reckon it was a dodgy cable connecting my NVR. Thanks for watching 😊

[@briggs713]

You forgot to take off the plastic lens coverf on the AI Pro. that might be the issue with the lack or sharpness.

[@briggs713]

Correction. @26:00 looks like it was taken off. Was it off for all of the test?

[@b00573d]

He mentions that around 25:00

[@LarsKlintTech]

Yeah, thanks mate. Initially it was on, but I removed it pretty quickly. It only affected the night vision as well. The camera quality is as good as it gets ☺️

[@a9503128]

Try an experiment, make a boarder from white tape around the rego plate.

[@LarsKlintTech]

Interesting. What is the theory in doing that?

[@a9503128]

@@LarsKlintTech a little bit of understanding how image recognition works, it looks like one large black background of the bumper with a black background on the plate with silver letters and that’s a lot of pixels to process

[@LarsKlintTech]

@@a9503128 Alright, that kinda make sense. I will test out your theory ☺

[@BlackBagData]

15:16 looks like DIDDY has been found ;)

[@LarsKlintTech]

Haha, yep 😁

[@vardagsteknik6576]

Gflex 3 = Poor ?, UP sense = Poor ?? What kind of network speed do you have on these?

[@LarsKlintTech]

The UP Sense always seems to be "poor", but works just fine. Not sure what that is about. The Llama cam 1 & 2 are connected via a NanoStation link, and at this time I had a dodgy cable attached to one of them, which made the speed go up and down. For future reference, use a timestamp (like 14:02) in your comment, so it is easier to find your reference ☺

[@billgann2257]

g5 has best depth of night vision

[@LarsKlintTech]

You mean the best range with the IR?

[@billgann2257]

@@LarsKlintTech yes-- as seen on tv or youtube now days

[@simonhall886]

Audio detection.... Llama bleating...... 😁 Does a Llama bleat? 🤔

[@LarsKlintTech]

Not really. It's more of a horse crossed with a kookaburra.

[@simonhall886]

Ai pro can you turn off the swirly HAL light?

[@bentheguru4986]

AI in UniFi is very Hit-n-Miss currently and only half the AI stuff actually support the AI features like LNPR and Facial Recognition. Now couple this with bloody changes in firmwares that have resulted in poor detection and read rates. As for the design of the Bullets, yeah, all suck balls being a PITA to align and get solid. The all metal Pro is even worse unless you grease the parts to stop them galling on threads. Detaections, Audio types, nope, false triggers or no triggers so, a WOFTAM. Enhanced Encoding is nothing more than UBNT finally looking a H265 rather than H264. Leave off with G4 cameras as it's screwed. BTW: Throw the Pole mount brackets away, cheap and nasty cast aluminum that breaks too easy.

[@LarsKlintTech]

Thanks for your input Benny. I love getting all practical opinions on the devices ☺ I agree, the AI features and products are still in their infancy, and we haven't see anywhere near the full potential yet. I have only just got the camera, so I don't know the history of firmware changes in details. Anything you can share? So far, I have only had issues with the number plate recognition occasionally. BTW: I have some pole mounts I have used for 3-4 years and still going strong, but I will check them for cracks now :☺ Thanks again for watching.

[@bentheguru4986]

@@LarsKlintTech I have been using UniFi cameras since it was called UniFi Video and you could BYO NVR/Server and those days were great. Now, locked into a product that has always been lacking in performance. Different firmwares have affected the abilities of the AI each time and currently, they suck. China is way better at these features. The Pole mounts, if the steel ones, they fine. The cast ally's are weak and break.