![]() Of course, the Outdoor Camera Pro is an outdoor camera, so it needs to be able to withstand wind, rain, sunshine, or snow. The camera also gave us the option to set how long the warning tone played, from one to 90 seconds, or as long as the person stayed in the detection zone. We also set Smart Sentry to start detecting only whenever we armed our security system, and when we didn’t want to use the feature at all, we simply turned it off. We set the camera to activate Smart Sentry only when there are people at our front stoop. The first thing we did was adjust the detection zone. ![]() Luckily we were in complete control of the Smart Sentry feature. ![]() Naturally, Smart Sentry activated a lot one time, it activated when a man stopped to tie his shoe in front of our apartment. Now, we installed the camera outside our Brooklyn apartment, facing a moderately busy street. ![]() Simultaneously, we got a clear thumbnail image of the person it detected sent directly to our phone, which made it easy to monitor our home. With Smart Sentry, whenever the camera detected someone lurking within our property for too long, the LED ring lit up and the siren played a warning tone. Those two features played a vital role in the Outdoor Camera Pro’s Smart Sentry function. For reference, 85 decibels is about as loud as a passing diesel truck or snowblower. One of the most unique features of the Vivint Outdoor Camera Pro was the red LED ring around the camera lens, coupled with the camera’s 85-decibel siren. Read more about the security system in our Vivint home security review. The camera also used Wi-Fi to connect to the Smart Hub Panel and the other devices on our Vivint system. However, if we hadn’t happened to have a plug near where we were mounting the camera, this could have made installation a bit more complicated (more on this later). While the base and outside of the camera were a shiny white, the face of the camera was black, square with rounded edges, with the round camera lens dead center.Īs far as power goes, we had to plug in the camera to a power outlet, which meant we never had to worry about batteries. The camera itself was sleek, modern, and minimal in black and white, which seems to be the trend nowadays. It also shone a red LED light and sounded an 85-decibel siren, which made robbing our house difficult, if not impossible. The Vivint Outdoor Camera Pro didn't just alert us when it detected a person. DIY installation: This ties in with the price in general, as professional installation makes the camera more expensive than it would’ve been without.Free storage: While some companies provide both cloud and local storage for free, Vivint will charge you $249 for local storage and $5 a month for 14 days of 30-second video clips- not the most generous offer in the world.Affordable price: At $399 for the camera and professional installation, this is one of the more expensive outdoor cameras that we’ve come across.Person detection: Not only can the Vivint Outdoor Camera Pro detect people, but it can also tell when they’re loitering on your property, prompting the red light ring, warning tones, and a notification for you with the person’s image.Professional installation: If you’re not a DIY type of person then you’ll appreciate Vivint’s full service, included in the $399 price tag.Vivint compatibility: If you’re already in the Vivint security system and want to control everything from one app, then this camera makes sense.
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