Foreword
Last year, Antion Technology launched a very practical smart home product - the small ant camera, priced at 149 yuan, which has attracted many buyers. Recently, they introduced a second generation of upgraded products, with improved resolution and support for Alibaba Cloud Storage, priced at 499 yuan. It is not known how many buyers are willing to sell for him. Let's try this product together.
We can see that the appearance of the second generation of small ant smart cameras is basically the same as the appearance of the first generation, but the second generation is a one-piece design with more complete integrity. In terms of materials, it is still mainly engineering plastics. Elegant white is very suitable for integration into every corner of the family. The simple style of the small ant camera's second generation matches the sleek texture and is like a fairy's agility. The fuselage is made of high-performance materials, and safety and efficiency are guaranteed. Internally used thermal conductive silicone transfers heat to the thermal aluminum plate for long-term stable operation.
In terms of the camera, the small ant 2 uses five professional optical lenses F2.0 large aperture camera with 1080P pixels to ensure the improvement of the entire picture quality. F2.0 large aperture can increase the amount of light in the camera surface, in order to enhance the overall image quality, and 1080P pixel camera than the 720P pixel camera image quality twice as sharp.
The inside of the lower plate depends on the metal, and the stability is very good. It can fully satisfy the lens to make various critical positions.
With Smart AVC low bit rate video stream enhancement technology, HDR, LDC (distortion correction), motion compensation 3D noise reduction and de-ghosting technology, this powerful processor can protect the small ants 2 in image quality improvement. effect. At the same time, the Panasonic MN34229 image sensor adopted by the small ant 2 is also a security class sensor, and the 2.75 μm large pixel size supports up to 1080P60. By looking at the hardware parameters, the most anticipated value of this small ant 2 is the image quality improvement.
Because the camera itself does not have a battery, it needs an external Micro USB cable. The gifted cable has a length of two meters and can basically deal with the wiring conditions of ordinary families. In terms of the processor, the small ant 2 also took the lead in adopting the U.S. S2LM processor, this processor can be said to be currently recognized as the most powerful processor in the monitoring field. It will only be used in some flagship models, and even better than the performance of the A5s used by Nest Cam. .
In terms of accessories, the small ant smart camera 2 provides a host computer, a 2-meter USB cable, a 5V 2A power adapter, a monitoring notification sticker, a high-strength 3M adhesive, and related manuals. These accessories can basically Meet our daily use
In the mobile phone APP, both the small ants 2 and the one used are the same APP - the small ant camera. This is not the same as the generation of small ant 2 can not use the millet smart home APP for device management, in terms of APP small ant camera is easier to get started function is also more abundant
We can scan the QR code in the manual, or directly download and install the "small ant camera" APP in the app store, and need to register an account to log in. For the first time running the "small ant camera" APP, there will be a guided graphic introduction, let us have a preliminary understanding of its use.
After installing the software, you can see the real video of the small ant on the boot screen. And briefly describe the characteristics of the small ant second generation camera head.
The connection can be completed in four steps. First of all, connect the power to boot, wait until the front yellow light flashes, then play the small ant smart camera APP to select the camera in the upper right corner, then enter the WIFI password, and then generate a two-dimensional code to allow the camera to scan successfully. A few short pieces are very convenient, and the connection can be completed when the camera blue light is on.
Recently we look at the results of the real shot of the small ant camera:
This time, the small ant 2 proposed the concept of an intelligent network camera and cooperated with Alibaba Cloud to become the world's first home smart camera that provides 1080P cloud storage services free of charge, capable of encrypting and uploading 24-hour surveillance video to the cloud. After the cloud service is started, it will be used free of charge in the first year and will be used again. If you record in 15 days as a unit, you will be charged 15 yuan for a single month, 40 yuan for the first quarter, and 120 yuan for one year.
However, I think that the first year is free, but it can be used, but as an ordinary user, I will not spend 120 yuan to buy this cloud service. I will directly spend tens of yuan to buy a SD card to save the video. Of course, business users or those in need still need to have this function.
The second generation of small ant camera has been upgraded in infrared night vision. It consists of 11 infrared night vision lights, and the effective night vision distance can reach 10 meters. Better nighttime zero light source picture clarity, coupled with a higher shell light transmittance, so that the night's picture is more clear and texture. The 940-nm infrared fill light will not produce light pollution during use, and will not disturb sleep. It can't be seen with light. It can only be seen by the camera. Infrared light is more subtle and will not be easily discovered.
Through the above two real shot photos, the small ant 2 wide-angle lens is really strong, and the picture quality can be set to HD 1080P options and 720P populist options, and in the case of night ants 2 photographic picture quality definition and exquisite It is also very high and it is also better controlled than noise generation in terms of noise.
In terms of intelligent monitoring, the small ant smart camera 2 can be said to be more powerful. It can monitor the specified area, as long as the screen will automatically alarm when moving, and the baby cry detection function, when the device detects the baby cry alarm automatically, this feature must open the camera microphone.
In addition, the small ant smart camera 2 also has a smart gesture recognition function. What does this use? Expanding the palm of your hand, and holding it tightly after 2 seconds, you can make the small ant smart camera record video automatically. This function does not need to be set by the mobile phone. It is a very convenient function.
The addition of functions such as face recognition, gesture recognition, and traffic monitoring enables the small ant smart camera 2 to have a range of “professional equipment.†Although these functions are not always available to the average user, they are better than nothing. Compared to a generation of products, the small ant smart camera 2 has made great progress in terms of function and picture quality, so the price of 499 yuan is still very cost-effective.