Before the text begins, I will first talk about a real thing, the old monster (I) live in an old residential area in the eighties of the last century, the 6th floor does not have an elevator, many of the original residents improve the conditions after moving away, the number of tenants gradually increases, all kinds of personnel are mixed, the above is the background...., because the work is far away, so I go out at 6 o'clock every morning, more than 7 o'clock at night to go home, the 5-year-old girl is responsible for the wife to pick up, one day in June, the wife sent the child back, Found that there was a skinny young man in front of the door looking in through the cat's eye of my home's security door, the young man saw someone go upstairs and quickly flashed into the opposite door of my house, this discovery made the wife really a little panicked, did not continue to go upstairs, but hurried downstairs and walked out of the unit door.
After this incident, my wife and I raised our vigilance, and in the next few days, we found some abnormal behavior of the young man, including but not limited to wandering around the parking lot, tailing the old man into the unit door, etc. Although there were suspicious actions, there was no conclusive evidence, and I could only pay more attention to myself.
For office workers, at night are home is still steady, no one at home during the day, the risk of theft or other situations is still very high, so I began to consider what measures to take to prevent, my needs are several points: anytime and anywhere silent inspection of the outside of the door, abnormal phenomena in time, unexpected retention of evidence, can meet my conditions only intelligent cat's eye products, so there is this experience ~
Spotted cat X1 Internet of Things cat eye, is the latest product launched by its brand, see the official introduction of its previous crowdfunding reached tens of millions of sales, it can be seen that I have similar needs to a lot of friends.
Spotted Cat X1 is packed in a very simple white cardboard box, the internal accessories have special linings for protection, the display screen and the cat's eye are also protected by protective covers, and the packaging is very careful.
Family portrait of all accessories, main unit*1, back frame*1, mounting screw*3 (set), reset card pin*1, cat's eye*1, microUSB charging cable*1, doorbell tip sticker*1, simple APP installation diagram*1, precaution card*1, instruction manual*1.
Spotted cat X1 has two color versions, black flare gray and red bronze, in line with most of the security door on the market color matching, I have this one for red bronze, brushed bezel looks full of texture, X1 cat's eye and display are made of zinc alloy metal shell, holding in the hand is very heavy, the degree of solidity can be seen.
The outdoor cat's eye looks like a camera, a doorbell, an external amplifier (side), and an infrared sensorless night vision lamp, a human body induction LED light, and a microphone are hidden inside, of which the camera specification is 200w pixels and the highest picture quality is 1080P.
The back of the cat's eye is fitted with adhesive to act as a reinforcement, and the flat data cable is used to connect to the indoor display.
The indoor mainframe uses the same red bronze color scheme as The Cat's Eye, with a 4.3-inch TFT display and a 4000mAh lithium battery built in.
The charging port and TF card slot are concentrated in the left-hand side of the bottom of the console. From the parameter point of view alone, the host of the Spotted Cat X1 has no advantage over the S200 of the same door, the screen is slightly smaller, the battery capacity is also less, but the price of the X1 is only half of the latter, in the case of the same service, it is more like a cost-effective version for the public.
When I didn't get the spotted cat X1, I was more worried about the installation problem, such as whether I needed some professional tools to transform the security door, whether the thickness of the security door had an impact on the installation of the smart cat's eye, etc., but after getting started, I found that these problems were not a thing, just need to read the installation instructions carefully, step by step, step by step, less than 20 minutes can install the cat eye.
The picture above is the original cat's eye in the security door room, I use the installation back plate of the spotted cat indoor host (the material is very thick) as a screwdriver, and rotate counterclockwise in the position of the notch to remove the original cat eye.
Follow the instructions on the instructions, select the appropriate length of screw screws to screw on the cat's eye, and remember to first pass the data cable through the hole in the security door when inserting the cat's eye.
First pass the data cable through the center area of the back frame, and then use the back frame to jam the screws of the cat's eye and tighten it.
Connect the data cable with the indoor host, and finally snap the host into the back frame, the installation of the spotted cat X1 hardware part is completed, is not very simple, the entire installation process (and the time to take pictures) before and after less than 20 minutes, the instructions are easy to understand, easy to get started, a little bit of hands-on ability can be completed, for the hardware installation part of the experience, I give an excellent!
After the hardware part is installed, you can install the software and bind and other settings, user registration, add devices, bind the host, the process is simple and easy to understand, the logic is clear.
Spotted cat APP can add a variety of Internet of Things related supporting equipment, smart locks, gateways, door and window sensors, human body sensors, etc., these devices can be combined together to play a more powerful role, such as identifying the owner through the cat's eye and opening the door lock, the door and window abnormal opening prompt owner, smoke sense prompt, combustible prompt, automatic homecoming lights at night, etc., these application scenarios in science fiction films, can already be gradually realized through the Internet of Things, thus playing an important role in home security, improving life comfort and so on.
The above picture is a screenshot of the mobile phone video under the APP motion detection prompt, whether there is light in the corridor can be detected, recorded, pushed, although the spotted cat X1 is only equipped with a 200w pixel camera, but in the dim light conditions can achieve high-definition picture quality, in completely lightless, invisible to the naked eye when the picture quality has been reduced and automatically adjusted to black and white mode, can still record every move in front of the lens, and the switching between the two light conditions is very rapid, to achieve the desired effect, In addition, the wide angle of 140 degrees can see a wider area than the original physical cat's eye, recording more picture information, which is very beneficial for observing the outdoor situation.
Spotted cat X1 doorbell support remote call function, if there is no one at home, the courier brother, neighborhood committee aunt or other visitors can contact the owner through the cat's eye, so that no visiting information will be missed; the spotted cat can collect the facial features of the family, and identify the family / stranger through the algorithm, this function is very useful for the elderly, the family of the child, can let us grasp the dynamics in time, such as when the parents go out to walk, the child is not home in time after school, more peace of mind.
APP in the motion detection, stay alarm, equipment update and other situations can be the first time to prompt, but also can bind the mobile phone WeChat, even if the spotted cat APP is not running, through WeChat can also receive the message push in time, more humane.
As an Internet of Things smart product, spotted cat X1 video, capture and other records will be cloud storage services, convenient for users to retrieve, review, download, the first year free, after the user can choose to buy the longest rolling preservation of 30 days of related storage services, you can choose to not be the same long package year or permanent, the choice range is relatively large, I personally feel that 39.9 yuan 7 days rolling cloud storage permanent version is the most valuable.
Nearly 10 days of use, I also have a more comprehensive feeling of the spotted cat X1, exquisite workmanship is very high, and their own security door is very compatible, the installation process is simple and labor-saving, anytime and anywhere to view the door situation, mobile detection and stay prompts in time, use it with peace of mind, can be used with more Internet of Things smart devices, enjoy the good life brought by science and technology in advance, really recommended!