#NIGHT OWL 4K SECURITY CAMERA INSTALL#
#NIGHT OWL 4K SECURITY CAMERA PROFESSIONAL#

Lorex was definitely easier, being wireless all we had to do was place the camera outside and plug it in inside our home, whereas there were more cables involved with the Night Owl Wired Bullet Camera, which includes a bulky hard drive. We installed both cameras ourselves, a process known as do-it-yourself or DIY home security installation. We paid no monthly fees for our home security, making it very affordable.

#NIGHT OWL 4K SECURITY CAMERA PROFESSIONAL#

Neither Lorex nor Night Owl offers 24/7 professional monitoring for any of their cameras, so if you want self-monitored home security, either camera will work. As we’ll detail below, Lorex is a better camera for smart homes in general, with four more integrations than Night Owl.

OK Google, ask Night Owl Connect about the backyard camera.Īlthough both cameras work with Google Assistant, Lorex has more capabilities, like turning the camera on and off.

OK Google, ask Night Owl Connect to start.

Hey Google, is the living room camera on?.

If you use a Google Home security system, either camera will integrate nicely. Google Assistant Integrationsīoth cameras work with Google Assistant, so we commanded them using our voices alone. Of course, you can always upload the local storage onto a cloud server, but you’ll need to do that manually on your own time. Neither camera offers cloud storage rather, they both come with local storage devices, which we’ll detail in a bit.

Cameras with infrared night vision are our favorite, because we like seeing our front steps without anyone knowing we’re watching, given we’ve hidden our outdoor cameras. Infrared and Color Night Visionīoth cameras work at night and can show you images in black and white or in color.

#NIGHT OWL 4K SECURITY CAMERA INSTALL#

1 This is the standard we look for when we install security cameras outside and should work for most climates. What does that mean? Well, the 6 indicates that the cameras are completely dust-tight and impervious to solids, while the 5 means that they can handle water jets projected by nozzles of 6.3 mm and below. Outdoor Durabilityīoth are outdoor cameras with IP ratings of 65. There’s a bit of overlap between the two cameras, “bit” being the keyword here.

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