[Correction] No need for troublesome power supply wiring, the ability of the unique network camera "SpotCam Solo 2"

Network camera "SpotCam Solo 2" that eliminates the need for wiring of power supply from home in combination with a battery unit equipped with a solar panel (sold separately)

It is a network camera that can be installed wirelessly outdoors with a Wi-Fi connection, but only the power cable must be pulled from inside the house and wired. However, SpotCam has introduced a completely wireless network camera that can be used without wiring a network cable or power cable, which changes that common sense. The software is not perfect, but I found it quite convenient to use it completely wirelessly. [Image] A lithium-ion battery is built in the camera, and if you charge it, you can use the camera alone without having to wire the power cable. With two batteries, you don't need to wire the power supply. With the increasing number of bike and bicycle thefts, many people are thinking about installing a network camera for surveillance. Nowadays, network cameras are based on Wi-Fi connection, and it is no longer necessary to wire a LAN cable. However, you only need to wire the power cable, and you have to struggle to connect it, whether it's an AC adapter or a USB power supply. The Wi-Fi & Bluetooth compatible network camera "SpotCam Solo 2" from Taiwan SpotCam has appeared to solve the power problem. The characteristic is that the camera body has a built-in lithium-ion battery. If you charge it in advance, you can use it completely wirelessly without having to wire the power cable. However, it consumes the battery as you use it, so it cannot be used completely wirelessly forever. To make up for that shortcoming, we have prepared an external battery unit "SpotCam Solar Power Bank" equipped with a solar panel. If you connect this, it will charge the battery with sunlight during the day while supplying power to SpotCam, so you can continue to use it without the hassle of charging it one by one. Even if I actually use it for about 2 days, the battery level lamp of SpotCam Solar Power Bank is reduced by only one, and I felt that it is attractive that the power supply can be self-sufficient by the power of the sun under favorable conditions in direct sunlight. .. Both SpotCam Solo 2 and SpotCam Solar Power Bank have an IP65 waterproof / dustproof structure and can be used outdoors in the rain without any problems. Attach the attached stand to a wall with double-sided tape, and fix the SpotCam Solo 2 there to complete the installation. The stand and SpotCam Solo 2 are magnetically attached so that they can be easily removed. [Apology and correction notice] When it first appeared, the waterproof / dustproof structure was IP66 compliant, but it was correctly IP65 compliant. Corrected the relevant part. We apologize for the correction. (November 15, 2021 12:15) As a common feature of the SpotCam series, the data captured by the camera is recorded on the cloud for 7 days, and it can be viewed and played back later, and when the movement of a person is detected. This includes the ability to notify the app of alerts. A mark is added to the time when movement is detected, so you can go back and check what happened. The recording period can be extended to 30 days / 180 days / 365 days by using a paid plan with a monthly charge, but I felt that it would be convenient to use even just 7 days for free. [Apology and correction notice] There was an error in the description of the free / paid recording period for cloud recording, so the relevant part has been corrected. We apologize for the correction. (November 15, 2021 12:15) However, this cloud recording function is not enabled by default, and it is unfriendly that you can not use it unless you change the contract via the application. The contract information displayed on the app is also difficult to understand, and I would like to expect improvements in this area. The usability and stability of the software are not good. I felt that the hardware was not perfect like this, but there were some parts where I felt that the dedicated smartphone apps and support were not easy to use. If you use the dedicated app, you can see the live video captured by the camera, but after a few minutes of displaying it, the message "Operation timed out" appears and playback stops. If you tap the "Continue" button, it will continue to be displayed, but it is troublesome to be asked to operate it every few minutes. I would like you to improve this strange specification. [Supplement from the editorial department] According to the manufacturer, the dialog is displayed in 2 to 3 minutes because it is a specification for suppressing the amount of data transfer and reducing battery consumption in consideration of the fact that this unit is battery-powered. It is about. It is said that it is considering improving the message notation to make it easier to understand. (November 15, 2021 12:15) In addition, I was also worried that the operation of the app was unstable, such as the operation being quite sluggish and sometimes being forcibly terminated suddenly. I would like you to make the app a little more, such as some parts where the Japanese notation is suspicious and difficult to understand. Regarding Japanese notation, I'm also worried that the support page on the SpotCam website also shows difficult-to-understand Japanese such as machine translation. Completely wireless is attractive, but price is a concern Until now, in order to install a network camera outdoors, it was necessary to open a window or make a hole in the wall to pull the power cable from the room to the outside. There was a part that I was worried about in terms of crime prevention. SpotCam Solo2, which allows you to install a network camera without any wiring from the room, can be evaluated smartly without having to worry or have to worry about it. The actual selling price is around 13,900 yen for SpotCam Solo2 and around 6,000 yen for SpotCam Solar Power Bank, and if you have both, it will be close to 20,000 yen, which gives the impression that it is a little expensive. If you are attracted to the fact that it can be operated completely wirelessly, it is worth considering. However, the contents of the manual and support website are difficult to understand, and people who are not familiar with digital devices may have difficulty setting up and using it. It can be said that it is a product for intermediate and advanced users who have handled this kind of network camera to some extent.

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