Hey y'all it's Rose.
Today we're going to take a look at the Oco2 home security camera by playing my favorite
game called claim vs. performance.
To do this, we're going to look at claims made on both Oco's website and on their Indiegogo
campaign about this camera.
And together we will decide if they are true or not.
Claim 1.
The camera offers Hybrid Storage, and it does.
You can store footage on an SD card or in the Cloud.
And we're going to talk about cloud.
Without a subscription, I have access to 10-second event clips going back 48 hours, which is
more than the 24 hours they promised.
However, on Oco's website, they show this awesome timeline feature right under the giant
headline that says, "NO MONTHLY FEE REQUIRED".
But this feature does require a monthly fee.
Verdict on this one, they stretched the truth a tad, but they did deliver Hybrid Storage.
Claim two, Full HD.
Just because a camera promises high definition doesn't necessarily mean that it will produce
a beautiful picture.
So to compare, I've filmed this segment with both the Nest Cam and with Oco 2 so you
can see the difference in the image quality and decide which one you like better.
Claim 3 Oco2 is a learning camera.
Thanks to a self-learning algorithm, Oco should get smarter every hour you use it.
To test this, I placed it in the window for over a week and here are my results.
Do I consider 4% to be an improvement?
I don't.
Because I didn't count cars passing by as false alarms and 90% of the alarms I received
were cars passing by.
I'm calling this claim false.
Claim 4 is that you can use the camera to create a time warp.
By warping 24 hours' worth of video into a short clip with superimposed images, you can
save time looking for all the good stuff.
Sad news.
This feature was not included for free.
VERDICT: They once again need to be more clear about what's included and what's not.
The fifth claim I'm calling mostly true.
They claim Oco can integrate with both IFTTT and Facebook Bot, which a way to control your
camera using Facebook Messenger.
The later feature is not available yet, IFTTT is.
I've already tested a few applets, and they work.
If you're into IFTTT, you need to meet the Smart House Guy aka Eric.
Eric, will you please share your favorite applet picks for Oco with these awesome people?
"Hey guys, what's going on.
My name is Eric Wright, the Smart House guy, and I'm here to bring you my top picks for
the Oco Smart Cameras IFTTT recipes.
I think my first pick is going to have to be with the Maker Channel.
You have any option you want to do with that because the Oco camera has both triggers and
action.
Another good pick would be when you come home or when you leave the house to have your camera
start recording and stop recording or turn on or turn off.
Another great feature is to give the camera the ability to start recording like when you
detect motion in a certain area or whenever another sensor in your house detects something
you can start recording then.
Well, that's all I have for IFTTT recipes.
I'm going to turn it right back over to Rose."
Thank you, sir.
Claim 6, Oco promises the ability to define a detection zone.
As you can see, setting the zone can be a frustrating experience because of the way
the app is laid out.
However, once I did get it set, it worked.
Verdict.
True
Finally, they promise two-way talk, which is a stretch because Oco simply allows you
to record a message and then send it to the camera.
The result sounds like this.
Sample of Two-Way Talk Inaudible
Sometimes it works okay; sometimes it doesn't.
Inaudible
And worse, using the feature made my app crash several times.
Verdict: It doesn't work.
Normally I provide a little grace to a company launching a new product, but Oco2 is called two for
a reason.
This is not their first rodeo, and I wasn't expecting any issues.
That said, that's why I try this stuff because you don't know until you know.
Also, thank you to our special guest Eric.
If y'all are interested in checking out more of his smart home content, you can subscribe
to his channel.
Otherwise, I appreciate y'all spending time with me today.
And if you have any questions, feel free to comment below.
If you want to join me next time, I believe we are going to be taking a look at the Alarm.com
Smarter Thermostat-So stay tuned.