Indoor Camera Owl, Home Security Camera Owl with Rotatable Head, Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Works with Phone, Decoration for Home

Well, I was eager to get this as I have one previously made sold by Owerly. I assume Owerly sold off the rights or something to UGold. Upon receiving it, found it may be the same plastic case, even has holes for parts on the Owerly one that are not on this one, like an LED power light, backup battery. UGold's version HAS NO SOLAR CAPABILITY, even though they still use the same tag around the owl's neck saying it does. It has no solar panel in the owl's head or solar panel that can be connected to the power port or backup battery in the owl. I was disappointed by all that, but suspected on purchase. What I didn't expect was they used a totally different camera in the owl. Still has the same IR light issue that blurs the night vision and reflects off glass if it's pointed at glass, so best to just disable the night vision, as it picks up well at night and in color. What really bugged me, is the inability to connect to the camera directly through it IP port. My 1st one wouldn't setup using the QR code method on the app either, and doesn't use the same CAMCARE app as the Owerly one. No matter what I did I could get any other software to connect to it's IP address or go to it's internal steup on a browser as I should have been able to. Then, after about 2 days, it stopped working altogether, so maybe mine was defective. I have a replacement on the way and will update this review after I've checked it out. On a side note, thought this was a really cool idea instead of an ugly cam sitting there, love the Owerly one. I've though about doing a thing to use the same idea in multiple animals, SOLAR POWERED, so you could put them in your yard or house. Would be cool, maybe dogs, cats, other birds? UPDATE: Ok, returned 1st one and got the replacement, seems to work fine so far, but only with the YCC365PRO app and on the https://www.ucloudcam.com website (website for the app/camera AFTER you set it up on the app). Still cannot get ANY other viewing app to connect to it. They see it on my network, but every one says it can't connect. Research I've done says the camera is a "CloudCam EYEPLUS_DEV" and username: admin password:12345 default settings. I got the previous owlcam to connect briefly with those settings. But apps Agent DVR, CameraFTP, and tinyCam can see it, but can't connect in multiple scenarios I've tried. This all makes it kind of a pain, because it'd be nicer to have all of my cams in one app for a multiview. On the plus side, the YYC365 Plus app, once setup, can be viewed from anywhere either in the app or on the uclould.com website from any browser once you sign in, without any other complex setup as required by other apps to view outside the local network. I recommend turning off the night vision unless it's pitch black, as the camera has great night vision without it. Also, the night vision IR reflects a circle off any glass you might try to use it through, and is a bit blurry as I think the IR is reflecting off the camera's own plastic lens covering. With it off, camer gives a great somewhat fish eye view in HD. The previous Owerly Owlcam had FHD. I'd recommend trying to find the Owerly version as it has FHD, Solar power, and is relatively easy to use with other apps using default username:admin & password: admin123456 AND can be accessed directly at it's IP address on your network where you can change a multitude of settings, from exposure, to how fast the tracking head moves. Final update: JUNK! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME! MY 2ND ONE DIED AFTER A FEW DAYS!

Love it

Stopped connecting to wifi after 1 day. Don't waste your money!!

Stopped working

The owl is wonderful, it does everything that they said it would

Horrible product. Buy if you like owl for display because the camera is black and white plus so slow, they charge 5.90 per month for a cloud, and the costumer service is just like how the camera works. Usually I don’t review with a negative suggestion but this one I can’t lie… not good

I gave it 3 stars because i bought this because I need a camera out front. Took a bit to finally get it connected and works well, but it is not solar powered like the tag and claim says. So I can not put it where I initially planned. So, I guess we'll see if I decide to return it or not.

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Esta muy bien el diseño, pero fallo a los tres días, además traía una memoria de solo 8G. En proceso de devolución. (no descartó que sea un buen producto pero desafortunadamente el que me llegó dejo de funcionar a los tres días).