​mains USB charger....... :stuck_out_tongue:

Just some random observations as had one of these for a couple of months, and I stand to be corrected on them:

Mi Home is the Android app that integrates it with other Mi Smart Gateway/Yeelights etc.
Camera works on regular g WiFi 2.4
Needs an external power supply fed to it thru its microUSB port ie 5V allegedly 1A from memory but I use an old mains rated 0.5A one.
As has been mentioned the app's controls/menus are only partially and poorly translated so haven't deduced yet fully how to exploit/understand it fully.
The Motion alarm with auto video recording only records for 15 seconds to local SD
The motion detection is unsophisticated and eg picks up passing headlights here so not usable for alerts.
Time Lapse works to local SD card
Low light viewing (no light!) via built in InfraRed good
The Mi Home app works locally and remotely to look at live over WiFi and over eg Vodafone 3G/4G but isn't always 100% reliable, especially if I've used the 'off' button to turn the camera off between remote monitoring.
The app can also "pull" ie download a snap/video file from the camera SD to the app for viewing, but playback control is pretty limited - and it's SLOW at that from the limited trials I've done
The Mi Home app itself keeps getting updated - and will update the camera firmware too - and keeps getting better & "more english" but it isn't flawless - eg has a bug that keeps randomly requiring a re-log-in and sometimes won't move from id to password field on first update (and briefly had a crash bug that wouldn't allow the Mi Smart Gateway to add devices through the software - you had to do it manually using the button on top of the Gateway)

It looks as if there is a HACK site where (trustable?) people have updated the firmware to make it far more capable, and that's a topic I intend to look into.

Conclusion : to get into the WiFi camera with remote viewing capabilities it's a cheap entry-level that will help you find out what features you want/need/value.

I've heard these can be difficult to set up? OP, what's your experience of this?

Also interested in these, I'd prefer to run a few through some desktop software if possible.

Is there an option to run from mains as opposed to USB

Can you record the video feed to your phone via the app or does it just record to the micro SD card?

They don't do a proper English version of this?

can you download the app onto a samsung or lg smart tv?

Curious about these as well. You talk about this being useful for keeping an eye on pets or kids in another room real-time - is it possible to do that remotely as well, if you're not connected to the same WIFI network?

It's OK, but not very clear when things moves

think I will go for this, thanks

Trying to know more before I read it all myself.
# Does this provide motion sensed alert?
# Works with low light?
# Capable of connection to a router which has 2.4 & 5 GHz ?

Thanks

That's strange. Does it do alerts when it picks up motion though?

These arent "proper" ip cams right? As in onvif?

Has it expired? Comes up as £24.41 for me

certainly does.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/IN-STOCK-Xiaomi-XiaoFang-110-Degree-F2-0-8X-Digital-Zoom-Night-Vision-WiFi-IP-Smart/32780805336.html

£21.55 -8.32% topcashback = £19.75

topcashback pretty much always tracks and pays for me on aliexpress - unlike quidco

Aliexpress standard shipping takes about 7-10 days and arrives fully tracked via royal mail 48

This is brilliant and now makes these very compelling. Thanks for the tips.

There's a banner that says there's a sale in 7 days - $21 odd then.

I wouldn't bank on getting that price, they'll probably only sell 10 units at that price or set it out of stock. These are always around £20 give or take a few quid so you could wait and see

It is very good but remember the community support is not guaranteed although there appears to have been more people becoming involved recently as more people buy these cameras. I have one already and hopefully picking up another two from the post office tonight. I hope at some point I can get the motion detection stuff working locally to dump it off to the sd card which I will then sync to a central Raspberry Pi and I can then decide whether to upload it to the cloud or whatever.

I wanted some cheap cameras to interface with an existing ONVIF system - all the motion detection and storage is handed off to that central location so I just needed streams. I was about to punt on a Pi Zero wireless, but this works out much more cost effective if the streams are as accessible as the github implies.

Just some random observations as had one of these for a couple of months, and I stand to be corrected on them:

Mi Home is the Android app that integrates it with other Mi Smart Gateway/Yeelights etc.
Camera works on regular g WiFi 2.4
Needs an external power supply fed to it thru its microUSB port ie 5V allegedly 1A from memory but I use an old mains rated 0.5A one.
As has been mentioned the app's controls/menus are only partially and poorly translated so haven't deduced yet fully how to exploit/understand it fully.
The Motion alarm with auto video recording only records for 15 seconds to local SD
The motion detection is unsophisticated and eg picks up passing headlights here so not usable for alerts.
Time Lapse works to local SD card
Low light viewing (no light!) via built in InfraRed good
The Mi Home app works locally and remotely to look at live over WiFi and over eg Vodafone 3G/4G but isn't always 100% reliable, especially if I've used the 'off' button to turn the camera off between remote monitoring.
The app can also "pull" ie download a snap/video file from the camera SD to the app for viewing, but playback control is pretty limited - and it's SLOW at that from the limited trials I've done
The Mi Home app itself keeps getting updated - and will update the camera firmware too - and keeps getting better & "more english" but it isn't flawless - eg has a bug that keeps randomly requiring a re-log-in and sometimes won't move from id to password field on first update (and briefly had a crash bug that wouldn't allow the Mi Smart Gateway to add devices through the software - you had to do it manually using the button on top of the Gateway)

It looks as if there is a HACK site where (trustable?) people have updated the firmware to make it far more capable, and that's a topic I intend to look into.

Conclusion : to get into the WiFi camera with remote viewing capabilities it's a cheap entry-level that will help you find out what features you want/need/value.

I only got mine last night (from an earlier HUKD) and have a few other observations to add to mk-donald's useful list above).

It only works with the app (unless hacked) so you will need a smartphone or tablet to view the feed. It is not viewable from a web-browser.
It has no web interface (by browsing to its IP address) so you cant set up a static IP address or configure it to email motion alert photos (which I was hoping for).
Motion captures seem to be stored in the cloud. Any that you watch are downloaded locally to the phone memory. Any motion clips deleted through the app, deletes them from the cloud but not from the phone so they may accumulate on the phone and need maintenance once in a while.

The "Continuous record" option in the app requires the MicroSD but from looking at the SD card contents, the only time it has ever written to the internal MicroSD is before it was set-up and connected to the WiFi

I have not managed to get it to continually record to the SD card or put motion recordings on the SD card.

I have no clue as to what the USB port is on the back!

It will not work with Tinycam as far as I can see.

My feeling is that the feed, motion detection etc all go directly to Xiaomi's servers in China or wherever and you view them from there as there is no need for anything technical like port forwarding on your router. Although it is a bit of a concern that my video is going to a third party, this is also pretty cool as you normally have to pay a subscription for this kind of functionality and for them to host your content and in this case it is free and gets your content off-site in case a thief then spots and takes your camera with them.

As such I would conclude, this is a simple camera for those who want a camera to work out of the box without having to mess with router settings but a bit restrictive for tinkerers that are used to being able to delve into settings and configure cameras in other ways.

It looks that in few days these could be had for £17.65
I've just received mine from one of the older posts here and so far very pleased with it.
Going to buy couple more. LINK

For those wanting to view this cam on Windows, couldn't they use Amiduos, apparently it's a really simple way to run Android apps within Windows.

So, I did try to snag one at 17.65 this morning but it doesn't seem yo be working. Did anyone else manage to?

Spent a few well used minutes chatting to support. Didn't get anywhere. Looks like Magnets was right :smile:

See above. If you're a first time buyer you can use the mobile app to get a $3 coupon, and then paying in USD gives you a few pennies more off (CC withstanding). I got it down to 18.xx.

you mean i have to be a first time aliexpress user? i don't see any coupons available for me :neutral_face:

don't forget topcashback, it's 8.32%