Router with spy camera - Review

The democratization of hidden cameras due to the growing concern for the security of our home, and its access through mobile phones. Watch if the person in charge of our children or the elderly really treats them properly, keep a record of who could enter our house while we are away .. These are concerns that have made the market for personal surveillance items grow under the emblem of spy items or espionage, like this router with spy camera and vision from the mobile that we have today.

We are grateful to Camaras-Espías.com for giving us the product for review.

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Unboxing

In the eyes of someone who did not know and does not realize it, it would be thought that it is a router, but it is indicated that it is a covert security camera as soon as one reads.

On one side of the box you can see the camera features. It is seen that it connects via WiFi and has night vision capabilities.

Packaging is simple and straightforward. We open and see the fake router with a surveillance camera.

Design

The surveillance camera router in question. The camera is located on the antenna itself, although one might think that it is on the front.

This is where the hidden camera is located.

The rear micro USB connection ports to connect it to the power or to the PC, a fake RJ45 port to simulate connecting it to the ONT, and a microSD card input.

From another point of view with better lighting, you can see the reset button in case you have to do a forced restart.

In the box comes a socket with the micro USB cable to connect it to the power.

Testing to check the quality of the app and the video recording.

The official app can also be horizontal.

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Experience with the router with spy camera and conclusion

We have done some small tests to test the capabilities of this spy camera. The services promised on the website where it is sold are fulfilled, such as high definition color recording and notifications through the app. The installation has been quick and easy in a few minutes, simply using the logins of the real router, after which it is in constant connection.

The recording options they have given us are quite broad, such as setting it to record during certain hours and days, doing it only when there is movement. Among other things, it helps not to saturate the microSD with recordings, something that is appreciated, since the maximum that it allows is 256 GB, which can be somewhat scarce. This maximum capacity allows us four weeks, which seems like a lot, but an article like that is not one that you want to think much about messing with the card or the recordings every month.

It should be said that the installation of this type of camera must be fully justified. We advise that before deciding to buy it, you are informed of the relevant legality because the recording of people and the protection of their data is something sensitive. We understand and see the use that someone could give it, as a security layer at home to monitor household employees as long as they are correctly notified of their recording, or to have a video surveillance camera in our living room if we go out a lot outside and we don't want the expensive installation of security cameras.

Apart from this, there are a few technical complaints. The video stream is somewhat laggy, especially if we consult it from mobile data. One small complaint is that it doesn't have an internal battery so it can at least keep recording if there's a power outage, or in the case of a burglary, someone preemptively cuts off the power. Or simply if we want to not depend on a plug and be able to place it in a place where a cable cannot reach.

There is also a design that is too generic. It is sold as pretending to be a router that even pretends to connect to an ONT, but anyone who knows a bit what a router looks like and looks if there can be hidden cameras, will find it strange that it does not have visible pilot lights, that it is very small with a Small antenna and does not have any manufacturer or operator mark, even if it is a false one to try to hide, although it may well strain as a WiFi repeater antenna in a somewhat large house. We say the latter because, as a web and technology company, we look at these details.

We do not believe that this fake router with a spy camera is a bad purchase for those who are going to take advantage of it and have a well-defined need. It is easy to use and can have many uses, if we respect the law and do not expect this to be our only physical security layer at home, and if we place it in a place that is both useful and permitted by law.