blurams 2K Security Camera Outdoor, 360° PTZ Came

Love these cameras! Highly recommend them!
I thought I would not like having cameras around the house. However, a few weeks ago my family and I were leaving town for over a week during the holiday. I usually rely on my neighbors to keep an eye out but decided I would try these cameras out they were super easy to install in a pinch the set up process on the phone app work flawlessly, and has very little delay at home or of State. I was able to monitor the alerts as they came in and quickly assess if there was an issue. I said the PTZ (point tilt zoom) in the driveway and another in the backyard. I also placed a Stationary area at my front door. If I got an alert from the driveway, but not one from the front door, I knew there was not an a problem. The PTZ’s are awesome. They have tracking of movement facial recognition that let you know if a person is there and they follow the subject in all directions automatically. You can also control the PTZ via the app which is kind of fun. The pictures and video are extremely high-quality and the memory capability on the paid app is worth every penny, all cameras also have the infrared for night viewing and the digital zoom to catch that license plate. Needless to say, I’m completely satisfied and plan on putting a few more at my house and my daughters house.

What Could Have Been …
Currently I have nine security cameras installed around the exterior perimeter of my house. Over the course of the last ten years or so I have purchased over thirty cameras where some were returned due to being not up to snuff and some ceased to function due to wear.I state this up front not to brag but to establish my credential as an avid consumer of security cameras.I value my privacy so I prefer to store video footage locally, i.e., not in the cloud. While it was easy to find security cameras without cloud storage ten, or even five, years ago, it appears the vast majority, if not all, security cameras sold today store video footage in the cloud whether consumers agree to it or not.The BluRams camera in this review, which was bought and installed in February 2024, does have the capability to store video footage in the cloud although there is no nagging of subscription which is a plus. There is a slot for a microSD card in the camera which is what I use.Unlike solar powered security cameras, this is a camera with a wire to plug into an electrical outlet so power is never an issue, unlike solar powered ones that could be out of juice after several cloudy days.The resolution of the lens in this camera is very high. Images are always crisp and clear. Color is accurate. Contrast and white balance are both spot on.Another high point of the camera is the app. The video footage is at the top of the screen whereas the time line labels are underneath on the left hand side of the screen. As I pan, i.e., swipe, down and up in the time line section, I can see the time changed with the video footage corresponding to the time displayed up top. Usually it only takes no more than a couple of seconds for a particular video footage to show. This is very impressive as my nine cameras are controlled by five apps. None of the other four apps came close to the BluRams app in terms of responsiveness.There is an option to turn off the microphone, which is rare amongst the other security camera apps I have used. In the state where I live, recording voice could be considered illegal so an option to turn off the microphone is not only helpful, but in my case neededThe one downside of this camera is the motion detection feature. In the location where it is installed, the camera cannot differentiate human from non human motion. As a result, there are way too many false alarms despite the troubleshooting sessions with BluRams technical support. Eventually I disabled motion detection as I could live without it given the location of the camera.It is worth noting that BluRams technical support usually responded to me within one day, even on weekends.If BluRams could eliminate false alarm in the motion detection feature, this would be a five stars security camera. For now, I’d recommend this camera if you are looking for a fairly inexpensive, reliable camera with a stellar app that captures great video and allows local video footage storage whereas motion detection is not a must have feature.Features not testedThe bluRams app lists a number of services such as BluramsGuard Plan, Family Care+, Image Anomaly Patrol, etc. that I do not use. Nor have I bothered to investigate what they are.