what's up guys i'm ben from authentech, and today we're checking out the
honeywell all-in-one smart home security system it's key features it has facial
recognition camera 24 hours of free cloud storage motion and window and door
sensors Amazon opens up and z-wave integration there's a lot to cover here
and some really cool features so let's jump right in now I received these
starter kit plus an indoor and outdoor motion camera and motion sensor huge
shout out to Honeywell for sponsoring this video
in the starter kit includes the camera base station a remote control key fob
and to access sensors for windows and doors
the base station specs a 2 megapixel 1080p HD camera with a hundred and forty
seven degree wide angle view night vision and motion detection now this
camera also packs inside a 5 watt omnidirectional speaker an LED ring 3
microphone arrays 85 decibel alarm and a two-way audio let's live authentic now
that loudspeaker isn't just for two-way talking but since this camera also acts
as a smart home hub you can talk to the built-in Amazon Alexa or Google
assistant which is coming soon this opens up a lot of functionality so we
could say turn on the lights or what's the weather outside it's 84 degrees
Fahrenheit with cloudy skies it's very cool and I'll cover more on that shortly
two other sweet features of this base station it also has a rechargeable
battery for backup power lasting around 30 minutes or so on reserve this is
perfect for when the power cuts in or out or let's say the alarm system is
going off and the intruder tries to unplug the base while the alarm will
continue to sound this is a great security feature secondly the base also
has that z-wave built in so you could control other smart home z-wave devices
through the base station now moving on to the motion sensor it's completely
Wire free and they say battery life can last up to three years being completely
wireless makes it a cinch for setup and install with easy it he
mounting strips already attached and lastly it's using smart infrared tech so
it should know the difference between a human or a pet or background motion like
fans and robot facts and last up are these video sensors which they call a
motion viewer the idea is clever and unique it's like a motion sensor
completely cordless Wire free battery-powered lasts up to two years
alerting you day or night on motion but it also has a camera built-in so when it
senses that motion you also get a 10 second video clip of what's going on
it's a very interesting idea they have two different models the white ones for
indoors that black one is for outdoors it's fully weatherproof nice and
discreet each motion viewer has night vision built-in and long-range detection
up to 33 feet and similar to that previous motion sensor it's also
pet-friendly as well so it shouldn't be alarmed by background motion setup an
install on this all-in-one security system is a cinch and I always
appreciate when it goes smoothly like this one did you download the app create
an account add new device plug in the camera
I like that pulsating LED ring at the base different colors indicating
different status connect it to your home Wi-Fi and that's about it during setup
you can turn on or off geofencing this basically Auto switches your security
system mode based upon your phone's location this is helpful this way you
don't have to manually arm or disarm your alarm every time you go in or out
with geofencing turned on it'll auto toggle it for you you can also turn on
Amazon sub allowing you to hear the news what's the news for today
here's your flash briefing check the weather you can look for thunderstorms
and even stream music which is expected to release later this year lastly you
can also turn on or off people recognition now it's currently only a
two-hour window but you set the time in the app and then it'll notify you when
the camera sees people you can also add familiar faces to help train the camera
to recognize family and friends it'd be nice if we could expand this time window
in the future as for hands-on testing here
so my favorite features I found first and importantly that HD camera has an
uber wide-angle lens squeezing a lot into frame match with
great dynamic range and night vision it all looks good there's a timeline of
activity feed in the app which is nice and convenient to scroll through the
latest events that took place you can view delete or download video
clips captured for free they give you 24 hours of cloud storage or you can
upgrade to a membership plan which offers you 30 days of video clips we can
turn on motion detection zones on the camera so that's to only get alerts and
notifications of motion that takes place inside those zones with customized
sensitivity I like the option to turn on email notifications and as a great bonus
there's a thumbnail preview image that's included in each email as well now a
small feature request when I slide down on my notification tray on my phone and
be really cool to see a motion thumbnail here as well small but nice feature the
base station also notifies you if it's been unplugged or moved I like you can
set the camera to auto turn off when you're in home or night mode plus we can
physically twist the cap to block the camera for full-on privacy now besides
Amazon Google and z-wave integration they even have if this than that
integration full functionality coming down the road there's a remote control
key fob for arming or disarming the alarm system and for many people out
there it's nice to have a tactile physical remote and a fun bonus feature
we can arm the system by our voice example ok security I'm leaving this is
perfect if your hands are full and you're running out the door it's easy to
quick shout out plus there's other voice commands as well now to cover a bit more
on these indoor and outdoor motion viewers the camera quality isn't great
and I can't pull up a live video feed of these motion cameras which I'm guessing
is purposeful to help maintain long battery life however the idea is still
clever you stick up or attach one or many of these little motion viewers in a
spare bedroom or around the front door garage patio backyard
ever and ill sense motion and then Auto send those video clips of what's moving
around right to your phone it's totally wireless setting these up with the base
station is a breeze you just pull the battery tab Auto find an ad and that's
it now one more cool thing these outdoor motion viewers offer is something they
call enhanced deterrents turn on the setting and you can have this speaker
play sounds when it detects a person the three options are pretty hilarious and
fun there's dog barking party is on and vacuum
I wish the speaker was a little louder with these sound effects but the sound
deterrence is still clever now on to my wishlist and feature request number one
I found their Android app to be a bit buggy and it crashed on me a few times
sometimes I was fast to load up the camera other times it seemed to get hung
up once when I was away from home the alarm accidently went off with my wife
at home pretty funny story she tried to unplug the base station to turn off the
alarm much to her surprise it still had that battery backup inside so it didn't
work meanwhile I'm on my phone trying to
quick jump into the app and disable that piercing loud alarm while the app is
crashing on me and it was a little frustrating though I finally got in and
turned it off it'll be really nice as they continue to develop this app and
squash some of these bugs number 2 the camera hub needs a simple way to tilt
this camera up or down just a wee bit for example this cameras up on my mantle
and there's a bit of wasted ceiling space in frame tilting it down would be
helpful and lastly number three I always request this one but it'd be really nice
to have a desktop or web app for remote camera viewing changing your settings
etc now in closing Honeywell is a big established name brand they've been
around in the tech game for a while this is a nice all-in-one starter kit think
of this base station not just as an indoor camera but as a central hub with
other Google a system music speaker z-wave smart home controller yet it's
modular security system so you can easily expand and add more windows and
door sensors motion cameras and more it's easy for anyone to set up and
install now if you want to check out more info and pricing I'll give you all
the links down in the video description again huge thanks to Honeywell for
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