If the thought of installing a security camera overwhelms you, this somewhat adorable-looking option from Logitech, the all-new Logitech Logi Circle (R3 999), might be exactly what you need.
Suitable for indoors, this WiFi-connected cam cleverly sits on a metallic ring, which means it can swivel 180 degrees. The ring connects to a circular, magnetic wall mount that has a really, really long (3m) power cable. It can work off battery, but then the footage will be captured for only around four hours – still not too bad if you want to place it somewhere temporarily.
Why would you choose the Logi Circle? Besides the fact that is has motion detection, night vision and 1080p live streaming video that’s pretty smooth, it has a built-in speaker and a microphone. This will allow you to listen in, but also to talk to whomever is on the other side, even if it’s your pet while you’re sitting at the office.
The Logi Circle app is both simple and intuitive. It has some really cool features (over and above free, 24-hour cloud storage, which means your video will expire after a day, much like Snapchat and Instagram Stories).
Using the app, not only can you tweak the settings, but you can watch what they call Live View, or scroll to potentially interesting moments you may have missed in the day – any time when movement is detected. You can scroll back and forth to see what happened, download the video playback snippet or simply save a screenshot.
The best feature of the Logi Circle app is called Day Brief; here you can watch a 30-second video of the day gone by. What’s interesting is that the software is intuitive, so it learns what is the norm of your house (ie a dog vs a burglar), and will alert you when something is not right.
The Logi Circle is a sweet portable home connection camera. It may not be the most advanced from a technological point of view, but it’s perfect if you’re looking for something that will let you get a glimpse of home from your phone or tablet. Thanks to easy setup, clear video footage and cute aesthetics, it will fast become a favourite.
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