PC World – December 2015

Roundup: Security Cameras
in front of the camera.” After receiving generic notifications stating
“Activity detected on My Camera,” I’d frequently find recordings
triggered by a rotating fan or my dog’s wagging tail.
To be honest, the Circle is distinguished
Each account has
its own private
cloud on the Circle
Cloud Service and
is protected by an
account password.
more by what it doesn’t offer than what it
does. There are no scheduling capabilities,
and you can’t program it to record specific
movements, patterns, or times of day.
There’s no web app, nor are there options
for managing notifications.
Logitech tries to qualify this by calling it
a “home connection camera,” but the
reality is that at $200 it’s competing with the likes of the Nest Cam,
the Flir FX, and other full-featured security cameras. By that measure,
it falls well short.
Bottom line
The Circle offers decent video quality, flexible mounting options, and a
simple app if you’re willing to pay a premium for a nanny/puppy cam.
But the lack of customization options hamstring it
as a security camera. A Logitech representative assured me the
company plans to incorporate features such as scheduling as the
product evolves, and that it’s currently working on a web app. With
the addition of these kinds of advanced features, I could see the Circle
developing into a contender. Until then, there are plenty of better
options on the market.
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