Victure PC660 Outdoor 1080P Security Camera
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The PC660 outdoor camera from Victure is robust, attractively designed, easy to configure over Wifi or Ethernet and offers very decent video quality along with smart motion tracking a well designed and simple to use Android and iOS app.
In the box are the camera itself, screw-in antenna, wall/ceiling mount with screws and plugs, screwdriver, and a nicely printed and well-written User Guide. Although lightweight, build quality seems fine and the camera has an attractive and modern design. It has a silk white plastic finish but the build quality seems good. On the front is PTZ the lens with Night Vision LEDs, a status LED to show Wifi and power status and the microphone opening. Above the lens and hidden when the lens is not pointing down, are the SD card slot and reset button. On the rear are the speaker, ethernet input port, USB power connector cable and optional wifi antenna. Unlike most cameras of this type no external power supply is needed as the device is entirely USB powered. The camera is rated IP66 weatherproof which means it should be fine with anything short of water immersion.
Although it has a budget price, compact design and simple design I was pleased to see that unlike many rivals this camera has an ethernet interface as well as wifi. It is always better to go with an ethernet cable connected to the router as this gives a faster and more stable signal as well as making for an easier initial setup. The optional wifi antenna can be left off for a neater look when ethernet is used. The excellent Android and ioS app from Victure offers a simple walkthrough connection of both wifi and ethernet connections.
The first thing to do is to download and install the Digit Cam app, I tested using the Android app with a wifi connection. You have to register the app before use but doing so is free and you can use a disposable email address to do so. Take note to ensure the phone used to configure the camera is connected to a 2.4Ghz network, not 5Ghz, which this camera does not support. After installing and registering the app and plugging in the camera follow the in-app instructions to add a new camera. After inputting your home wifi details the app automatically and very quickly sends this to the camera which then connects automatically to the wifi network with on-screen and voice confirmations throughout.
This model has a clean 1080P image quality which is clearly not the upscaled 720p of some lesser rivals. Video quality from the 360° horizontal and 110° vertical rotating wide-angle 3.6mm lens is one of the best I found for this price bracket although the slow 12fps frame rate is disappointing. Unlike with older budget security cameras, this one boasts an i/r cut filter which when not needed removes the night time infrared filter to ensure good colour fidelity daytime images. It supports two-way audio which means it serves well as a general-purpose communications Monitor.
The app is worth a mention as it offers a range of features including panorama mode in which the camera patrols around and then stitches together a complete image of all it can see. One annoying thing with the app is the constant nagging to sign up for their cloud service, although this is optional only and the camera works perfectly well without it and saves images and video to the SD card and within the phone.
Like most rivals, this camera has motion detection but unlike most in this range also offers object tracking. The lack of audio in/out ports means external hardware cannot be used to improve the rather feeble audio quality. It offers full integration with the Amazon Alexa and Google home ecosystems which allow for voice control of the camera to view camera streams on selected video devices.
The camera has the option to save video and audio within the app as well as to the SD card or to an optional cloud connection. If you use an SD card (none is provided) make sure you use a Class 10 or better card – the card must be able to cope with the high-speed data stream from the camera otherwise the results will be jittery and poor. A card of up to 64GB can be used.
This is a high-quality security camera capable of excellent results. The £36.99 price is brilliant for the features on offer and allows me to overlook the lack of web-based User Interface and the lack of access to SD card files.
The Good
Stylish design
Great price
Night Vision
Smart Motion Detection
In-app real-time push alerts
Two-way audio
SD card slot
Good Video Quality
USB Powered
Supports Alexa/Google
The Bad
No Direct Access To SD card Video
Slow Frame Rate
No 5Ghz wifi support
No audio output port
No audio in port
No Web Interface
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