Canary Flex Indoor/Outdoor, Wire-free or Plugged-in, Weatherproof HD Security Camera - Black

Ill Give it 5. Its not on them to expect it to be anything like a wired surveillance system. Please do not be silly and expect any wireless camera system to work just the same and record the same way!Before buying this product you need to ask your self what your looking for.Do I want something that will make a sound/alarm , then notify authorities in the event of fire or break in ?Or Do I just want a simple home surveillance system to send me alerts for any activity during the night or away ?If you are looking for both, this is not the right product for you. If you are fitting more into the second question. I'd say look into this.1. Do not expect an instant connection. It does take a few seconds to buffer. If this does not bother you -then no big deal. It does not personally bother me, and knowing how things work over wifii you can not fault the company for this. They do connect and hold connection with 1080p quality.2. It does have a Delay in time. What your seeing (depending on internet connection and speed) Can be anywhere from 15- 30 seconds behind. In most cases this shouldn't matter much. How ever in the event of an emergency it can be detrimental. But note this is not something I would say can replace an Alarm system. If that is what you are looking for. This is not the product for you. This is simply a Camera system that is smart. Use I would say best is to catch home burglaries/invasion, Pets, animals, kids. ect It does have emergency contact features, but these are not automatic based on a fire or break in. It only records people or movement and lets you know.3. It does work well. All of the features Canary offers seem to work very well. It works well With alexa. It certainly picks up people , It seems to be pretty accurate when your home and not home.4. Subscription. As of now. They are offering 9.99 a month for the service. Id say the service is absolutely worth it and a must have, if you are investing in this as a home security system. If you just want to keep an eye on pets. Their free service is more than sufficient. Their basic service offers a lot id say for free. You get 24 hours to view any recordings. It will still let you know if it spots anyone. The paid service enables the talk feature. 30 days to view videos and save them(you can not save clips with free service).So all in all. I do recommend this Product. With the understanding this is not going to be the same as having a wired surveillance system. It does not record all the time. It only starts recording once it picks up on someone or something moving. It is able to identify people and animals. It works very well in the dark. with 1080p. Ya really cant beat it. They do also offer emergency contact features in the app in the event of an emergency. Its a nice little system to have in your home. It is most certainly better then nothing. More than sufficient. I would put it more towards the easy way out for a surveillance system. Also battery life last about a week or more. Depends on how much stuff it keeps picking up / recording. If you can figure out a neat way to keep them plugged into an outlet , I would do that. If not battery mode is just as good.

TL:DR - Was a great product - avoid like the plague now. They've locked all basic features they advertise behind their membership fee now and keep changing what you get with this product. Buy a NEST if you're willing to pay $10/month for full suite of features and 1080p quality, buy an ARLO if you want better battery life + free storage, buy a Blink if you want frills-free low cost wireless camera. DO NOT BUY OR TRUST CANARY.Deleted all the good parts of my review. The camera is worthless, with their new "cutting" algorithm it won't record the actual event you care to see. Literally people walk up to my door and then it stops recording, they could break in, burn down the place, anything, and Canary won't capture it after the first 10 seconds. And the quality sucks compared to other cameras for the same cost or less.All in, this would easily be a 4 or 5 star product. Except for their latest trick - in the hunt for more profits, they've decided they can't just be a company selling a good product at a decent price point that customers love. They are trying to force everyone to be a continuing revenue stream with their membership service simply to get what they promised with their product. They've continued to up their prices and now are severely restricting product features only to their membership, even the ones they said were free when people bought it - so if you buy this, don't expect to get all the features advertised unless you pay them more. That two-way talk feature they mention on their amazon page - you know, the feature they promised for months to match their competition? Only available if you pay them more every month. They basically stabbed their customers in the back and at $10 a month you're better off buying the NEST camera, getting all the same features with 1080p quality. If you want a low-cost 720p camera with decent features, get the Blink camera. Canary has proven several times (see other reviews) that they really can't be trusted to deliver what you think you're getting.