Voger VG360 1080p Outdoor Security Camera

Voger VG360 1080p Outdoor Security Camera
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The VG360 outdoor camera from Voger is robustly made, attractively designed, easy to configure over Wifi or Ethernet and offers very decent video quality along with smart motion tracking a well designed and simple to use Android and iOS app.
In the box are the camera itself, screw-in antenna, UK Power Supply, fitting kit with screws and plugs, screwdriver, and a nicely printed and well-written User Guide. Although lightweight, build quality seems fine and the camera has an attractive and modern design. It has a silk white plastic finish but the build quality seems good. On the front is PTZ the lens with Night Vision LEDs, an LED to show Wifi and power status and the microphone opening. Below the lens and hidden when the lens is pointing down, is a panel protecting the SD card slot and reset button. Use the screwdriver provided to open the panel. On the rear at the back is the screw adapter for the wifi antenna. Inside the base are the ethernet input port, USB power connector cable outlet. Unlike most cameras of this type no external mains power supply is needed as the device is entirely USB powered with a standard USB adapter plug included. The camera is rated IP66 weatherproof which means it should be fine with anything short of water immersion.
Although it has a budget price, compact design and simple design I was pleased to see that unlike many rivals this camera has an ethernet interface as well as wifi. It is always better to go with an ethernet cable connected to the router as this gives a faster and more stable signal as well as making for an easier initial setup. The optional wifi antenna can be left off for a neater look when ethernet is used.
The first thing to do is to download and install the widely used and well respected Tuyasmart app, I tested using the Android version with a wifi connection. You have to register the app before use but doing so is free and you can use a disposable email address to do so. Take note to ensure the phone used to configure the camera is connected to a 2.4Ghz network, not 5Ghz, which this camera does not support. You can also install it, as I did, using an ethernet cable and then add the wifi details later. After installing and registering the app and plugging in the camera follow the in-app instructions to add a new camera. After inputting your home wifi details the app automatically and very quickly sends this to the camera which then connects automatically to the wifi network with on-screen and voice confirmations throughout. It is worth noting that the camera will also work with the equally widely used Smart Life app.
This model has a clean 1080P image quality which is clearly not the upscaled 720p of some lesser rivals. Video quality from the 355° horizontal and 110° vertical rotating wide-angle 3.6mm lens is one of the best I found for this price bracket although the slow frame rate is disappointing. Unlike with older budget security cameras, this one boasts an i/r cut filter which when not needed removes the night time infrared filter to ensure good colour fidelity daytime images. It supports two-way audio which means it serves well as a general-purpose communications Monitor.
Like most rivals, this camera has motion detection but unlike most in this range also offers object tracking. The lack of audio in/out ports means external hardware cannot be used to improve the rather feeble audio quality. It offers full integration with the Amazon Alexa and Google home ecosystems which allow for voice control of the camera with the option to to view camera streams on selected video devices.
The camera has the option to save video and audio within the app as well as to the SD card or to an optional cloud connection. If you use an SD card (none is provided) make sure you use a Class 10 or better card - the card must be able to cope with the high-speed data stream from the camera otherwise the results will be jittery and poor. A card between 8 and 64GB can be used.
This is a high-quality security camera capable of excellent results. The £49.99 price is good for the features on offer and allows me to overlook the very few shortcomings.
The Good
Stylish design
Great price
Night Vision
Smart Motion Detection
In-app real-time push alerts
Two-way audio
SD card slot
Good Video Quality
USB Powered
Supports Alexa/Google
The Bad
Slow Frame Rate
No 5Ghz wifi support
No audio output port
No audio in port
No Web Interface
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