If it seems to good to be true, it usually is. This is a prime example. They don’t tell you how much you have to PAY after one week. You have been warned.
Good luck with sending it back! I have been trying for weeks and just get the run around. Can't install their free app without complete credit card info for verification, will not do that. Thinking this company called SMART BULB is a rip off company, buyer beware!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you have better luck then I have getting them to honor their no questions asked refund policy! Don't know about other companies but stay away from ad by company called SMART BULB! Buyer beware. Another Chinese ripoff in my opinion!
You don't need to subscribe to the cloud all you have to do is go into settings, then click ( SD card recording ) and set it to 24/7 or all time recording in both ( Recording way ) and (Recording Schedule ) and your all set. NOTE: you will continue to see the prompts wanting you to subscribe just close or disregard it. If you ever get to were you can't connect to your WIFI you have to reset the camera.
Thanks for the easy to follow video there Paul. I finally sat down, did the steps and shizzzzam! Im now watching my driveway. But one question..what other cameras can I use with this app? I need a spy cam on my road view in case we have any criminal activity going on.
Hi. I got two of these cameras working quickly on my iPhone, but I'm having a devil of a time getting them to appear on the YI desktop app. I'm on a Mac, DL'd the software on their website, installed AOK, logged onto my account, but no cam transmission. This is the apps message: You do not have any camera paired to this account. pair a YI home/Dome camera on your mobile app first." But I must be paired to both cameras, otherwise I would not see them on my iPhone, but I do see them. Perfectly. Any ideas what's going on? Thank you!
Ok, here is my question. Let's say we hook up the camera and everything is working. If at 2am in the morning and an intruder approaches my front door and I am not home, will the camera alert me. I know the camera lights will come on and the camera gives out a sound alert but will It give me an alert on my cellphone?
yes if you have it set up in the app I have mine on silent because we have another form of home security we just wanted some extra coverage and we have a ton of deer that set it off
Think I'm sending this back. Looking at the comments, almost everyone is having trouble getting the code to scan - exactly my problem. Pretty neat idea, wish they had worked!
@@japribble where do you type it in at? it looks like when you scan there should be a red light i dont see no light and dont understand how to get the code to scan
@@melyndazeek7407dude read side of bulb it may be a different app you have to install. All of these don't use same app the app required is on label 1st line
I bought two of these. Unfortunately both don't work. There is no sound and I cannot operate the cameras at all. I think the firmware that is on it is scrap. The hardware seems to be the same everywhere. If you could put other firmware on it, e.g. from Tuya or LSC, it could work. Does anyone have experience with this?
Summary about my experience of a few days. I'll give it one more go when I have the patience but it seems the device has gone off line and I can't get it back. I think it will still record to the SD card but it makes a very loud beep beep sound every few seconds which means it couldn't realistically be used at all. I'm going to buy a Trail Camera (battery powered) next and see how that goes.
It’s all bullshit you have to pay for iCloud n buy cards n it isn’t that easy to connect you have to get the app create an account n download it’s not free false advertisement:
If you don't do the pro cloud promo, it will not go through to connect the camera. The is good only for a 1 year usage after that, it will not connect to your wifi , cause you had to force subscribe.
No it's only gona alert u to motion...no person no animal no car...I just set mine up & they didn't say u had to subscribe just to view anything! Can't even view live! The subscriptions are all expensive if u ask me. I did t know I'd have to pay just for the basics... smh
As far as I can tell I can use it fine w/o a subscription. I've used it 12 hours now but my problem is figuring out if it'll work when I leave the house since it's wifi and connected to app on phone? There is a page to subscribe and pay but it isn't necessary, it's just for extra features and storage. It is kinda confusing so I cannsee how they bait ppl into thinking they must subscribe
@@chrystani22same for me works fine but I can't search internet on the same phone if camera is on..I have 2 switch wifi connections each time..kinda worthless unless I get another smartphone to connect it with
I am not sure how this works with any other type of dusk to dawn flood lights. If you are talking about the lights built in the camera when only it is connected, then the lights come on at nighttime when motion is near for a few seconds. Not sure if they come on during the daytime there would be no reason and have not noticed it.
I have the same issue. This lightbulb cam should have Auto, Night, Day setting. If you're recording day into night, in this case, you'd set to Auto. If you already have motion lights installed outside, set this cam in an area not near your house flood light because it will confuse the lightbulb cam UNLESS you turn off your house flood light and rely on the lightbulb cam alone and then you'd set it to Auto to operate both day & night. If you still want your floodlight going, I think at that point you have to choose one or the other, not both
Okay 3 major problems with this. 1.) It's a lightbulb, what's stopping a thief from just walking up and unscrewing the camera and stealing that too along with your stuff? You'll have a recording of the thief stealing the camera you say? Only if you pay for 2.) the quite expensive cloud subscription service which you get for 1 week free. 3.) If you have the subscription it has right in their terms that they are allowed to keep your recorded data. So, If you don't pay for the cloud service you can store data locally on the SD card, but guess what? If a thief steals the whole camera (which as I said above is beyond simple) then bye bye SD card recordings too. Totally unusable product for it's intended uses.
Yes, I saw another video ( probably the same one you did) where his cam stopped working and only then did he realize that he had to buy a subscription.☹️
You don't know everything and you don't talk about storage and the cloud...and everytime I hear "I don't know where this is fore and you don't explain the half of it...
QR code takes you to the app which can be downloaded from Google Play or Apple store once downloaded it's best to go to your list of Wi-Fi connections and select the PZY address (or the unfamiliar long code on the list) while near the cam turned on, it will show on your phone the picture where the cam is installed.
Hi! I just got mine in, I'm currently using RING cameras. I just need this for back porch, but is asking for $49.99 yearly plan or monthly. Do I have to buy the plan fees in order to view/store data?
Can't get mine to work.
ME too
The video is for Android. Using the iPhone, the installation is more complicated and simply does not work.
I just put mine in the Trash!!🤬
If it seems to good to be true, it usually is. This is a prime example. They don’t tell you how much you have to PAY after one week. You have been warned.
I have one and am going to order more. You only pay extra if you subscribe to the cloud.
@@bobnorton6556 Can you record to and playback video from the SD card without taking it from the camera? Without the cloud
WHAT!! PAY WHAT? 😮
@@bobnorton6556 how do you use it without the cloud ?
I read it’s $160 per year. Or free if you provide your own SD card.
Bought this crap and will be sending it back. Worst thing i ever brought. Plus have to pay for service .
Good luck with sending it back! I have been trying for weeks and just get the run around. Can't install their free app without complete credit card info for verification, will not do that. Thinking this company called SMART BULB is a rip off company, buyer beware!!!!!!!!!!!
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VERY POOR videos No help at all. I'm sending mine back!
Hope you have better luck then I have getting them to honor their no questions asked refund policy! Don't know about other companies but stay away from ad by company called SMART BULB! Buyer beware. Another Chinese ripoff in my opinion!
Moore George Lewis Brian Williams Ronald
You don't need to subscribe to the cloud all you have to do is go into settings, then click ( SD card recording ) and set it to 24/7 or all time recording in both ( Recording way ) and (Recording Schedule ) and your all set. NOTE: you will continue to see the prompts wanting you to subscribe just close or disregard it. If you ever get to were you can't connect to your WIFI you have to reset the camera.
Is this in the app? Are there settings in the app because it’s asking me to subscribe then there’s no option to move forward
More than one reviewer has revealed the subscription based hook. I was considering it, but I'll take a pass.
Thanks for the easy to follow video there Paul. I finally sat down, did the steps and shizzzzam! Im now watching my driveway. But one question..what other cameras can I use with this app? I need a spy cam on my road view in case we have any criminal activity going on.
Hi. I got two of these cameras working quickly on my iPhone, but I'm having a devil of a time getting them to appear on the YI desktop app. I'm on a Mac, DL'd the software on their website, installed AOK, logged onto my account, but no cam transmission. This is the apps message: You do not have any camera paired to this account. pair a YI home/Dome camera on your mobile app first." But I must be paired to both cameras, otherwise I would not see them on my iPhone, but I do see them. Perfectly. Any ideas what's going on? Thank you!
Does the wifi need to be 2.4ghz? Because it's not connecting with my 5g WiFi.
Yes it is only able to use 2.4 ghz wifi
How you change to 2ghz from 5ghz cause I don't see no Options
@@lurethahogan313 my WiFi is 5ghz only, therefore these are useless to me. I purchased 3 of them and can't use t.☹️
Easy for someone to steal...just unscrew it and there goes your camera
Only If they can reach it. Mine will be pretty high - ladder needed.
@@bcbullfrogmine too a 12 foot stepladder
Ok, here is my question. Let's say we hook up the camera and everything is working. If at 2am in the morning and an intruder approaches my front door and I am not home, will the camera alert me. I know the camera lights will come on and the camera gives out a sound alert but will It give me an alert on my cellphone?
yes if you have it set up in the app I have mine on silent because we have another form of home security we just wanted some extra coverage and we have a ton of deer that set it off
No it will not. It will only record the intruder if they come to where it is pointed to and you are continously recording.
@@tinaruan38yes it will if you turn on alerts
If this isn't a product that works for you just get ring doorbell camera system or something from home depot.
can you connect 2 phones to this camera?
Yes you can
This blows
I tried, but couldn't get it to scan the bar code on the phone😢
Yup, mine won't scan the QR code either!
I'm doing mines now... it want scan
Doing mine now too but it won't scan the QR code
Mine want scan
Look in your menu and the phone on the app and look for the camera Wi-Fi
Think I'm sending this back. Looking at the comments, almost everyone is having trouble getting the code to scan - exactly my problem. Pretty neat idea, wish they had worked!
if you jot the code down you can enter it manyally thats what i did as the qr code failed to scan worked ok
i forgot to mention the info under the qr code is what you would type in manually
@@japribble where do you type it in at? it looks like when you scan there should be a red light i dont see no light and dont understand how to get the code to scan
@@melyndazeek7407dude read side of bulb it may be a different app you have to install. All of these don't use same app the app required is on label 1st line
When motion is detected, can the camera record directly to your phone (through wi-fi) for a short video or is cloud or SD card required?
I get stuck with the Q mark. The camera doesn't respond to scanning it and I can connect the phone to my WiFi
I bought two of these. Unfortunately both don't work. There is no sound and I cannot operate the cameras at all. I think the firmware that is on it is scrap. The hardware seems to be the same everywhere. If you could put other firmware on it, e.g. from Tuya or LSC, it could work. Does anyone have experience with this?
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Yeah mine did nothing. The camera just sat there and never connected.
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please explain how you add the camera device in Desktop. it's already pre-installed.
Summary about my experience of a few days. I'll give it one more go when I have the patience but it seems the device has gone off line and I can't get it back. I think it will still record to the SD card but it makes a very loud beep beep sound every few seconds which means it couldn't realistically be used at all. I'm going to buy a Trail Camera (battery powered) next and see how that goes.
Based on another video I saw, in order to get your camera(s) to work again, you basically have to subscribe and pay a weekly or monthly fee.
This reset button is crap
It’s all bullshit you have to pay for iCloud n buy cards n it isn’t that easy to connect you have to get the app create an account n download it’s not free false advertisement:
Can’t get mine to scan
If you don't do the pro cloud promo, it will not go through to connect the camera. The is good only for a 1 year usage after that, it will not connect to your wifi , cause you had to force subscribe.
Do not purchase, they do not tell you that you have to pay a subscription fee, that is not told to you upfront. BE CAREFUL.
I just wanted it to see who’s there currently when someone is knocking. I don’t care for recording… is it still usable like that? Just live feed.
No it's only gona alert u to motion...no person no animal no car...I just set mine up & they didn't say u had to subscribe just to view anything! Can't even view live! The subscriptions are all expensive if u ask me. I did t know I'd have to pay just for the basics... smh
You don't use the scanner you look on the box and type it in your Google Play
As far as I can tell I can use it fine w/o a subscription. I've used it 12 hours now but my problem is figuring out if it'll work when I leave the house since it's wifi and connected to app on phone? There is a page to subscribe and pay but it isn't necessary, it's just for extra features and storage. It is kinda confusing so I cannsee how they bait ppl into thinking they must subscribe
@@chrystani22same for me works fine but I can't search internet on the same phone if camera is on..I have 2 switch wifi connections each time..kinda worthless unless I get another smartphone to connect it with
Please help me I bought three. One just stop working, what should I do. Can I delete and rebute
Thank you so much for doing everything quietly so what was the point of your video, it was extremely unhelpful
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never get the beep; how do I know if reset works
Right this is crap and now I will call so called customer service
Does this work with dusk to dawn flood lights at nighttime only? Or does it also work during the daytime? Thank you
I am not sure how this works with any other type of dusk to dawn flood lights. If you are talking about the lights built in the camera when only it is connected, then the lights come on at nighttime when motion is near for a few seconds. Not sure if they come on during the daytime there would be no reason and have not noticed it.
I have the same issue. This lightbulb cam should have Auto, Night, Day setting. If you're recording day into night, in this case, you'd set to Auto. If you already have motion lights installed outside, set this cam in an area not near your house flood light because it will confuse the lightbulb cam UNLESS you turn off your house flood light and rely on the lightbulb cam alone and then you'd set it to Auto to operate both day & night. If you still want your floodlight going, I think at that point you have to choose one or the other, not both
Just found out my android didn't work but my wife's iPhone did so looks like it's a iPhone promo
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I get Unsecured Network will not connect I'd say don't buy this &^#@
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How to charge dis WiFi camera ?
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Okay 3 major problems with this. 1.) It's a lightbulb, what's stopping a thief from just walking up and unscrewing the camera and stealing that too along with your stuff? You'll have a recording of the thief stealing the camera you say? Only if you pay for 2.) the quite expensive cloud subscription service which you get for 1 week free. 3.) If you have the subscription it has right in their terms that they are allowed to keep your recorded data. So, If you don't pay for the cloud service you can store data locally on the SD card, but guess what? If a thief steals the whole camera (which as I said above is beyond simple) then bye bye SD card recordings too. Totally unusable product for it's intended uses.
I'll keep my eye out for one of these in my neighborhood and just go unscrew it to try it out for myself so I don't have to waste any money on it.
Yes, I saw another video ( probably the same one you did) where his cam stopped working and only then did he realize that he had to buy a subscription.☹️
*its intended use
😂🤣😂
@@StellarJay77 LOL!!! Remember...you'll be on camera!!!
alam nyo po ba yung cctv na nakikita ka kahit san ka man magpunta kasi meron ako na narransan yun , patulong naman kaibiganpo
I got not what shows on your iPhone. So nope my crappy China junk does not work
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Garbage wifi camera. It can't penetrate concrete wall😃😃😃
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You don't know everything and you don't talk about storage and the cloud...and everytime I hear "I don't know where this is fore and you don't explain the half of it...
ok
I got a Eversecu es-391, first not sure if i have the right app.
Im using the same one you are and is not connecting
I bought vtech baby monitors for cameras and it worked splendidly
Do u need a subscription if u only need it to watch live
@Saltysailor83
1 minute ago
BIGGEST POS camera!
Everyone I’ve had, 3 of them have failed within 2 months of usage!
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My problem is changing the watch position. 😢
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No ,you have to paid monthly after. It shit, not free app
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It's simple put the camera where it can't be reached duh.
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Need some help on accessing the old password to get the access
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My question is how secure are these camera's?
Not secure at all
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The info commercial at the onset, dont believe it!
Mine can’t read the QR code :(
Mine either 😡
QR code takes you to the app which can be downloaded from Google Play or Apple store once downloaded it's best to go to your list of Wi-Fi connections and select the PZY address (or the unfamiliar long code on the list) while near the cam turned on, it will show on your phone the picture where the cam is installed.
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so easy to do and I can't do it
Hi! I just got mine in, I'm currently using RING cameras. I just need this for back porch, but is asking for $49.99 yearly plan or monthly. Do I have to buy the plan fees in order to view/store data?
I've been using this camera for 3 years and haven't bought anything
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Exactly what I was wondering! What’s to prevent this camera from being unscrewed and taken??? The question of the day hey!😂
They can do that. But the may think it might be watching them.
@@paulrodney932 i follow the instructions and nothing works
i hope no subscription later on with the camera like others dont tell u
you never know about it. It depends on the app and how it works. If they decide to turn it off then maybe it will not work.
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