Ecobee SmartCamera

Ecobee SmartCamera

Ecobee today announced its new home monitoring service, called “Haven,” which includes automatic monitoring of your home, using a collection of the company's smart home sensors and devices. Of note here for HomeKit users specifically, the long-awaited SmartCamera is now revealed as part of that product line.

The new camera features a 180 field of view, with 1080p HD video. It has Alexa built-in. Two-way audio and night vision. The company also offers a 14-day video history that can be purchased as an additional service to work with the home monitoring package mentioned above.

The company is also promoting the camera as privacy-focused with an option for the SmartCamera to automatically turn off when you or your family are home. Additionally, the camera's speaker has the ability to play soothing sound to help your child sleep, if used as a baby monitor.

Video processing for the camera is processed on the device itself, with video encryption and two-factor authentication, which we assume is part of the “Haven” package.

The camera is also designed to work especially well with other Ecobee products, such as their thermostats and sensors, which also include their upcoming door/window sensor.

La camera It is for indoor use only and comes with a 10ft/3m power cord. The camera includes a 5-megapixel image sensor, an f/2.2 lens with digital zoom and recording at 1080p, using H.264 encoding at 30fps. It also comes with the aforementioned two-way audio, which uses noise cancellation technology, as well as two far-field microphones.

Best of all, it can connect to 2.4 or 5.0 GHz Wi-Fi and comes with Bluetooth 5.0. For international customers who may be interested, it can use 100-240v @ 50/60Hz and comes with a 3 year warranty.

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