In the past, few of us would install cameras at home, and the cost of outdoor cameras was not low, and the practicality for ordinary families was not high. With the development and popularization of smart homes, outdoor cameras have a lower cost, but also can push information in real time, so that people have a suitable reason to install home cameras.
Today's introduction is the new product of skyworth Q30 outdoor wireless camera obtained by the PConline home appliance evaluation room. This camera not only has the camera head recording, night vision, intelligent interconnection function, but also can achieve voice alarm, two-way call and other voice functions, it can be said that it is very versatile, and the price is only about 199 yuan, so can the performance of such a high-quality and inexpensive product be satisfactory? Let's take a look at it through the actual reviews.
First, the appearance
Skyworth Xiaopan Q30 outdoor wireless camera adopts the design of a ball ball machine, which is compact and similar to a street camera with a shrinkage of one.
The overall fuselage is made of plastic material, the whole body is white, and there is a small logo on the front, which has a good texture.
The camera is equipped with a pylon that secures the connection via a rotating snap. With the help of the pylon we can mount the camera ceiling or wall mount, or it can be mounted on the pillar by means of straps, etc.
Skyworth Q30 uses a 3-megapixel, 2.0-aperture lens that can achieve 2K clarity. The microphone is set on both sides of the front lens for ambient sound and two-way calls.
There are also two infrared night vision fill lights and two color night vision fill lights under the camera.
Speakers are installed on the back of the camera for sounding alarm tones and for use on calls.
Below the camera is a TF memory card slot and a hidden slot for the reset button, where local storage can be attached.
2. Installation and setup
1. Installation
After introducing the appearance and configuration, we enter the formal installation and use process. We bundled the camera to the tripod pole. It can be easily moved during the test.
The camera is powered by a DC 12V and has a network cable interface. The network cable interface comes with a waterproof sheath, and when the power supply is connected outdoors, it needs to wrap waterproof tape around the interface to prevent leakage damage.
Under home WiFi, the use of Skyworth Smart Cloud APP can achieve intelligent connection with mobile phones and cameras. The APP and the camera are connected by sonic pairing, which is more convenient to connect.
After connecting, the control interface of Xiaopan Q30 is displayed on the Skyworth Smart Cloud APP, which has the following three types:
Commonly used operation interface, you can control the camera video management, voice call, detection mode, automatic cruise and other common functions one-click control.
The gimbal control interface can use the mobile phone as a controller to control the movement of the camera gimbal to view the environmental position image you need. The camera can achieve up and down 90 °, horizontal 350 ° rotation, through the mobile phone can freely control the direction of rotation.
The location management interface allows you to set the position of the camera in the home environment, as well as the viewing angle area that the camera is responsible for managing, so that the camera can cruise the area range regularly.
2. Function settings
In the setting interface of the camera, we can set the specific usage function and mode status in more detail.
(1) Video settings
The first is the video setting, this setting can adjust the resolution and bitrate of the camera recording screen, of which the main code stream push for recording hd video files, the highest support 2304 * 1296 resolution, can achieve 2K HD resolution, using H265 encoding, a day of recorded video file capacity of about 21GB, 128G memory card can be used for about 5 days.
The sub-code stream is generally pushed to the low-definition screen displayed on the network, with a resolution of 640 * 368 and an encoding format of H265, so that when viewing the screen with a mobile phone, it only takes hundreds of Kb/s network speed to maintain a smooth connection.
(2) Night vision settings
Skyworth Q30 can achieve a higher level of night vision function through night vision mode settings, generally we use automatic mode, so that the camera automatically opens and closes the fill light according to the intensity of light.
Fill light mode can use intelligent night vision, so that under normal circumstances, the camera uses infrared night vision mode, and when abnormal is found, the fill light will be turned on to achieve full-color night vision function, and the opening time of the fill light can also be set freely.
(3) Detection alarm function setting
In the settings, you can adjust the detection function of the camera, there are two kinds of motion detection and humanoid detection. In the motion detection mode, the camera automatically detects and tracks moving objects, and in addition to humans, this mode will also be triggered by cats, dogs, birds, cars, etc. Humanoid detection, on the other hand, triggers a detection alarm when a humanoid object is detected. Only one of the two detection modes can be active at the same time.
In addition to the detection mode, we can also set the detection area of the camera, that is, a specific area is drawn in the picture, and only when the object moves within this range will the humanoid camera react.
We can also set up an alarm function when the camera detects someone. The light warning reminds the person that you have entered the private realm by flashing a fill light. The length of time the lights flicker can also be adjusted. The light warning effect in normal light is as follows:
Audible alarms offer a variety of sounds to choose from, including welcome words such as "Welcome" and "Goodbye". These sounds have the highest decibels of alarm sound, which can play an effective alarm eviction effect.
However, after turning on monitoring and alarm, as long as the camera detects an abnormality in the corresponding situation, it will trigger an alarm, which will inevitably cause disturbance, and we can adjust the weekly warning period in the time setting, turn off the detection alarm function at unnecessary time, and avoid disturbing the situation.
Third, the use of tests
1. Humanoid detection test
We tested the humanoid detection function of the Xiaopan Q30 indoors, and after finding that the humanoid was active within the lens range, the camera quickly drew the humanoid area with a red frame and centered it, after which the lens would follow the movement of the person, always keeping the humanoid in the center of the lens.
In the camera alert mode, if a humanoid form is detected or there is a mobile sound, the camera will take a screenshot in time and push the notification to the mobile phone. At the same time, the camera screen at the time of the event will be uploaded in the cloud, and it can be retrieved and viewed at any time.
2. Ordinary night vision test
The default state of the Q30 uses infrared night vision mode, and we test the camera's infrared night vision function in the dark aisle with the lights off. From the lens screen, the infrared night vision is well defined, and the face clothing is clearly recognizable during the test. The humanoid detection function also works in the night vision state.
3. Full color night vision test
Under infrared night vision, I wore a black shirt almost all gray in the picture when testing, if you need to know the detailed wearing information of the person coming, you can turn on the intelligent full-color night vision function. Through practical tests, when approaching the Q30, the camera simultaneously triggered humanoid detection and full-color night vision.
The full-color night vision function uses two high-power fill lights to illuminate an area in front of it, and the camera screen can show normal color. As a test subject, the author personally feels like being suddenly hit by a searchlight, and the effect is still obvious.
4. Alarm function test
The previous only tested the picture effect in the night vision mode, in the real alert state, how the alarm effect of the Small Pan Q30 is, the author as a guinea pig personally experienced it again. After the person approaches the camera, the system prompts the alarm function to start, at this time my phone also received a notification that someone is approaching, press the manual alarm button on the phone, and the sound and light alarm will start at the same time.
In the actual test, the effect of light flickering and the high-volume sharp alarm sound is very obvious, if the intrusion is really a thief, there is a good chance that it will turn around and slip away.
5. Voice call test
In addition to camera image recording, humanoid detection, and alarm functions, Xiaopan Q30 also supports two-way call function, and the owner can communicate with the people at the door through the mobile phone. Through the shortcut keys on the home page, one-click intercom and call initiation can be realized, and the call and intercom can be switched to each other, and you can communicate with friends or scare off intruders according to the situation.
6. Large screen linkage function, TV can also view monitoring
Xiao Pan Q30 is different from other cameras, not only through the mobile phone to view the monitoring screen, but also through the TV to view the monitoring screen, and after binding with the Xiao Pan box or Tencent Aurora box, install the login "Skyworth Smart Cloud App" account, you can view the monitoring screen on the TV, support picture-in-picture and multi-screen two modes. While watching TV, watching surveillance, it does not affect each other.
summary
The above is all the content of the skyworth Q30 outdoor wireless camera evaluation, as a home outdoor camera, the performance of the Small Pan Q30 is satisfactory, in the test of the small P.A. Q30 humanoid detection function success rate, sensitivity are very high, and the supporting sound and light alarm, intelligent notification function is also timely and effective, played the role of home security camera should be. Its performance even exceeds its price, 199 yuan of activity price can buy such a quality of products, the real smart home seems to be getting closer and closer to our lives.