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Roundup: Security Cameras<br />
What you get<br />
The Netatmo Welcome looks nothing like a home-security camera.<br />
The indoor/outdoor device is housed in a tall, thin aluminum cylinder<br />
with a metallic finish much like its sister product, the Netatmo Urban<br />
Weather station. The design makes it blend easily with other<br />
knickknacks in your home, and it reduces that feeling of Orwellian<br />
dread more-conspicuous security cameras can produce in your family<br />
and guests.<br />
Netatmo Welcome must be plugged in to a power outlet as it<br />
doesn’t have a battery backup. The camera also has a USB port, so you<br />
can connect it to a computer,<br />
and though it’s designed for<br />
Wi-Fi, it includes an Ethernet<br />
port if you prefer a wired<br />
connection.<br />
The camera’s 1080p<br />
streaming, 130-degree field<br />
of view, and infrared LEDs for<br />
night vision put it on a par<br />
with the Nest Cam, but that’s<br />
where the similarities to the<br />
current gold standard in<br />
home-security cameras end.<br />
The Netatmo Welcome<br />
detects motion, but not<br />
sound; and it has no two-way<br />
audio for remote<br />
communication.<br />
Its marquee feature is facial<br />
recognition that can<br />
distinguish up to 16 people.<br />
Once the Netatmo Welcome<br />
“learns” faces, you can customize the alerts triggered by each<br />
individual. Ostensibly, this is so you can keep tabs on children and<br />
The Netatmo<br />
Welcome’s<br />
1080p live<br />
video is crystal<br />
clear, but the<br />
camera has a<br />
tough time<br />
recognizing<br />
faces it should<br />
know.<br />
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