Gabe: Hi, folks.
This is Gabe at Security Baron.
Your first line of defense is your ability to see what's going on outside of your home.
Today, we're checking out the best outdoor cameras that we can provide you with the right
solution for your family.
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Gabe: In today's best outdoor cameras video, I'm going to cover all of my top pick from
the Arlo Pro 3 to the Ring Spotlight Cam Battery to the Canary Flex.
Then I'll provide you with a brief recap, so you have all the information you need to
make the right decision.
If you want to get a full breakdown on the performance details of any one of these outdoor
cameras, check out securitybaron.com, where I have comprehensive written reviews.
I'll also compare the leading outdoor cameras with tips and guides on where to place and
use your home security cameras.
You can find all of that at securitybaron.com.
Let's dive into my best outdoor cameras list, starting with the Nest IQ Outdoor which has
1080p high-definition video, 130-degree field of view, HDR.
Even the night vision is impressive with its infrared LEDs.
There are four of those located on the camera itself.
When it comes to being outside, it can handle the element.
It's IP66 weather-rated, which means it can handle rain, sleet, snow, extended sunlight,
and even -4 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
The 24/7 recording that comes with the Nest IQ Outdoor is pretty remarkable.
It's essentially this timeline feature which allows you to go back in time and see absolutely
everything that has transpired in front of your Nest IQ Outdoor.
With that, Nest Aware, you get a number of other advanced features.
Generally, it's been a little spendy.
It's $999 a month.
However, in early 2020, Nest has told us that they are going to be revamping the Next Aware
package.
You can actually get multiple cameras for a lower price.
Even every individual camera should be a lower monthly cost.
Along with that Nest Aware subscription, you do get familiar face recognition and even
person detection.
It can start to recognize just anyone for being a person and in your space and even
recognize people over time that are in your home often.
If you don't even have Nest Aware, you can use Google Assistant.
I don't mean in conjunction with the Nest IQ Outdoor.
I mean it is in the Nest IQ Outdoor where you can speak directly to the device.
Take it one step further by pitching the video from your camera to your Chromecast, or Google
Nest Hub, or even Google Nest Hub Max.
That's a look at the Nest IQ Outdoor.
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The next camera on our best outdoor cams list is the Arlo Pro 3, which is impressive indoors,
but it really shines outdoors, where it has HDR, the ability to record in 2K, two-way
audio.
If you use the magnetic charger, it will be fully charged in two hours and work for a
number of months.
The Arlo Pro 3 comes through with spectacular video quality.
Of course, it records in 2K.
Any time, it detects any motion, which is impressive enough.
It also has HDR to help counter that outdoor light.
On top of that, the night vision has infrared LEDs, which are great and useful and almost
a surreptitious way to see what's going on in your property.
You can also use the spotlight.
That spotlight is small.
It's not much, but it's going to provide you with color night vision, so you're getting
this amazing video quality on Arlo Pro 3.
The audio quality on Arlo Pro 3 is rather fantastic.
It doesn't matter if you're the person with the mobile device or the person in front of
the Arlo Pro 3 camera.
You should be able to have a conversation.
It should be pretty clear to talk to anyone.
Beyond that, when it comes to smart platform integrations, it does integrate with the two
largest in the game, Google and Amazon.
If you're looking at Apple HomeKit, you do get integration.
You can get smart alerts directly to your Apple Watch, which is really useful.
Beyond that, if you want to share and download your footage, you can do so.
It has two options.
It has local storage which is on the Arlo Hub.
There, you can put in a micro SD card to get tons of storage.
You can even go into the cloud with your Arlo Smart Plan and see exactly what's taken place,
download it directly to your phone, send it off to whoever you would like.
That's just a glimpse of some of the features that the Arlo Pro 3 is capable of.
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Gabe: The Ring Spotlight Cam Battery is the Nest camera on our best outdoor cameras list,
with its 1080p high-definition video, Google and Amazon smart platform integrations, and
weather resistant.
It's weather-rated IP55.
It can handle -5 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
Typically, when something is going outside, you don't want to have to deal with it too
often.
Who wants to be out in the middle of February trying to get the battery out of their camera?
Fortunately, that's a pretty easy process with the Ring Spotlight Cam Battery.
There's a quick release.
You'll take it down.
You'll charge it for 5 to 10 hours.
Then it will last from 6 to 12 months on that single charge, depending on how you use it.
We've spoken about the 1080p high-definition video, but it also has a 140-degree field
of view which is some of the widest that we've seen from any outdoor camera on the market.
When it comes to night vision, it has infrared LED night vision but also a spotlight which
gives you color night vision.
If you would like to get more to your system, you can sign up for the Ring Protect Plan.
That's going to be $3 a month or $30 a year.
That's our look at the Ring Spotlight Cam Battery.
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Gabe: The next cam on our best outdoor cams list is the eufyCam E. The eufyCam E purports
that last one year on a single battery charge.
That charge itself only takes a few hours.
Beyond that, it is IP65 weather-rated.
It can handle rain, sleet, snow all of that from -4 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit while still
giving you 1080p high-definition video.
In addition to the 1080p high-definition video, it has a 140-degree field of view.
If you want to share and download your footage, you can do so with the local SD card.
That's going to be located on the eufyCam E's base station.
Each eufyCam E does require that base station.
From there, you can access all of the footage that it's been recording.
If you would like to have a conversation with someone on the other side of the camera, you
can do so with the pretty solid two-way audio.
Finally, what's really fun about the eufyCam E is the fact that it integrates with the
two major smart platforms out there, Google and Amazon.
If you'd like to port this video to your Amazon Echo Show or Amazon Fire TV, you can do so.
You can also do that with your Google Nest Hub Max or Google Chromecast.
You get a lot of flexibility and options with the eufyCam E. You can see why it's on our
best outdoor cameras list.
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Gabe: The following camera on our best outdoor cameras list is the Canary Flex.
The Canary Flex gets its name because of its versatility when it comes to mounting options.
It's magnetic.
It can swivel.
It can be placed as inconspicuous or as conspicuous a location as you would like outside of your
home.
It has high-definition video along with weather-resistant from -4 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
It has solid infrared LED night vision.
We do want to point out, you should go deep into the customization of your video settings
because the Canary Flex does tend to default to 720p.
We want to make sure you're getting the best possible video quality.
The Canary Flex offers 24 hours of clip storage and unlimited live streaming.
When it comes to artificial intelligence, it can detect both persons and packages.
Finally, if you're looking for smart platforms, it integrates with both Amazon and Google.
You can pick your preferred option.
That's a look at the Canary Flex on our best outdoor cameras list.
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Gabe: The final camera on our best outdoor cameras list is the Blink XT2 which is doing
something that no other camera on our list is doing, which is run for almost two years
on two AA batteries.
On top of that, it's pretty weather resistant, being IP65 weather-rated.
It can handle -4 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
One thing to note is because of how the Blink XT2 functions, it's not going to give you
continuous streaming, but when it does capture video and footage, it's going to do so in
1080p high-definition video with the 110-degree field of view.
It has pretty solid infrared LED night vision, so you can see what's taking place outside
in the dark.
In terms of its cloud storage, it gives you 7,200 seconds free.
Once that's completely filled up, it will start to rewrite over the earliest recordings.
The Blink XT2 has some pretty advanced features like activity zones, which allows you to focus
on the specific places in your yard or on your front porch where you'd like for it to
be detecting motion.
When it comes to smart platform integration, it integrates with Amazon.
You can use your voice to send that live stream of what the Blink XT2 is showing directly
to one of your Amazon Echo devices or your Amazon Fire TV.
That's a look at the Blink XT2 on our list of best outdoor cameras.
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Gabe: We've covered a lot today in our best outdoor cams video.
I just want to give you a brief recap on each camera, beginning with the Nest IQ Outdoor
which has amazing video quality, and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, and
even Google Assistant built right in.
The Arlo Pro 3 is an impressive wireless outdoor camera that not only has the sophistication
to detect and record motion in 2K and send alerts to your Apple Watch but also the hardiness
to handle whatever the weather throws at it.
The Ring Spotlight Cam Battery is not only bringing you 1080p high-definition video,
two-way audio, but also color night vision with the built-in spotlight.
The eufyCam E brings you 1080p high-definition video, Google and Amazon virtual assistant
integration, but also a battery that will last an entire year off a single charge.
The Canary Flex is a solid camera, bringing high-definition video, two-way audio.
Where it really shines is its flexibility in mounting options.
The Blink XT2 brings you 1080p high-definition video, the ability to set up activity zones
along with weather resistance in most climates.
What may be most impressive is the fact that it'll last almost two years on two AA batteries.
That's our breakdown of the best outdoor security cameras.
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As always, this is Gabe at Security Baron.
Be secure.
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