[No. 293] Big-eyed, small ant camera PTZ camera evaluation

Small Ant Technology is a self-developed company specializing in smart, wearable and mobile video intelligent electronic products. The main products are smart camera products with high performance-price ratio. Starting from the small ant smart camera, the small ant has released a small ant 1080P. Smart cameras, small ant sports cameras, small ant 4K sports cameras, small ant driving recorders and other products are deeply loved by fans. I have also experienced small ant smart cameras, small ant sports cameras, small ant driving recorders and other products. It is also familiar with the products of small ants. Not long ago, the small ant technology has introduced a new smart home camera products - small ant PTZ camera, it is reported that this product is the biggest feature is that you can achieve up and down about 360 ° all-round monitoring. What about the actual use of this new product? Let the author unravel its mystery for everyone.

Big eyes

The package of the small ant PTZ camera has been changed from the closed package of the previous products. For the first time, a translucent package was used. Users can observe the product without opening the package. From an appearance point of view, the small ant PTZ camera and the small ant smart camera also use black and white as the main colors of the product, but there is also a world of difference. If the small ant PTZ camera is like a "big fat man", then The small ant smart camera should be a bit tall.

In terms of accessories, in addition to the power adapter and data cable, the small ant PTZ camera also comes with a wall mounted Cato, two screws, and two expanded rubber particles that can be mounted on the wall . You want to install the camera on the The user on the wall can directly install it by himself, which one he wants to install, but only if there is power nearby.

The overall shape of the small ant PTZ camera is somewhat similar to the shape of the “Snowman” and is a very cute “Snowman”. The upper part is a ball camera that can be rotated up and down by 115°, supports 720P HD picture recording, and the lower part is available. The left and right rotating double rotary platform can freely rotate 345 ° horizontally.

The small ant PTZ camera lens uses a 112° wide-angle optical glass lens, 2.6mm focal length, can provide 4 times digital zoom and 720P HD video, plus 8 940nm infrared night vision beads, night vision effect is smaller than a generation Ant smart cameras are much clearer. However, because the ball camera is a high-gloss plastic material, so the surface is not very wear-resistant, the author opened the package and found a few scratches around the camera.

The small ant PTZ video camera not only supports video recording, but also supports two-way voice calls. The two rotating platforms have two origins. The upper one is the LED indicator. When it is not connected, it shows yellow. After the connection is successful, it shows blue. The next one is The microphone supports two voice modes, intercom and telephone. With the loudspeakers on the left and right sides of the head, high-quality two-way voice calls can be realized . This function is very practical for families who frequently travel and separate.

The base of the small ant PTZ camera is the same as that of the small ant smart camera. It has a mat and a device identification QR code, but the small ant PTZ camera has a rotating mounting slot on the wall Cato, and the small ant smart camera needs to be removed. The base can be installed on the wall. The installation of the small ant PTZ camera on the wall is more convenient. In addition to users on the wall, small ant PTZ cameras can also be placed on desktops, refrigerators, flower racks and other places.

In addition to the need to turn on the power before the device is enabled, the small ant PTZ video camera and the small ant smart video camera use the Micro Usb interface. It is also necessary to place an SD card (4G-32G), except for the small ant PTZ camera. You can save videos via SD card, and you can also transfer to Alibaba Cloud and Millet Router (hard disk version). Compared with the small ant smart camera generation, the small ant PTZ camera reset button is also considered to be the biggest change. The first generation reset requires the use of a card pin, while the small ant PTZ camera directly becomes a physical key, making it easier to reset.

360° all-round monitoring

The small ant PTZ camcorder can't actually rotate 360°, but can only rotate horizontally at 345°, and there is a rotating zero point in the middle. However, due to the wide-angle lens, the picture can basically cover all the contents within a 360° angle of view.

Intelligent Detection

The small ant PTZ camera needs to be used together with the small ant camera APP to keep the small ant PTZ camera and mobile phone out of the same wireless network. According to the small ant PTZ camera voice and the small ant camera APP prompt, pairing can be completed, and the whole pairing process is completed. It lasts about 5 minutes. In addition to providing real-time images, the small ant camera APP can also set up intelligent monitoring alarms. As long as there is a change in the monitoring screen, APP will issue a prompt. In addition, alarm sensitivity, alarm frequency, and alarm period can be set.

Mobile tracking and cruise monitoring

The small ant PTZ camera supports the mobile tracking function. Whenever there is a picture on the screen, the lens will automatically move according to the picture changes to actually capture the change of the picture. At the same time, it also supports four cruise modes of full-day cruising, custom time cruising, panoramic cruising, and pre-set cruising. 360-degree automatic inspection screen without dead ends. In panoramic mode, the camera will cycle through all the monitoring angles; the preset point cruise will cycle through all the collection point positions, each position will stay for 10 seconds, set at least 2 positions, set up to 8 positions at most; cruise all day, customize Time cruising is based on a preset period of time.

Infrared night vision

The small ant PTZ camera comes with eight 940nm infrared night vision beads, the night vision effect is more clear than the generation of small ant smart cameras, of course, do not like the small ant PTZ camera to disturb you at night can also be set off in the night According to the function, but the night vision function is turned on, the brightness of the screen is obviously clear.

Two-way voice call

The small ant smart camera generation can already realize the intercom function. This function has been further improved on the small ant PTZ camera, supports two talk modes, intercom and telephone, and realizes time-free interactive dialogue, whenever and wherever possible. Family members talk with their family. Just users want to switch modes, you can enter the settings interface to operate, personal advice can set a toggle button in the main interface will be more practical.

WeChat alarm

In addition to the APP screen change reminder, the small ant camera APP also supports WeChat alarm reminding. The user only needs to follow the APP operation prompt to pay attention to the small ant smart camera officer micro and the public number is automatically bound to the small ant platform camera. When the small ant PTZ camera detects a picture change, Guan Wei will send a WeChat message to the user, and click on the WeChat content to watch the screen change video. If you want to cancel the WeChat push, the user can cancel the attention on the public account on WeChat.

Daytime picture contrast

Small ant PTZ camera screen

Small ant smart camera generation night vision screen

Night vision screen comparison

Small ant PTZ camera screen

Small ant smart camera generation night vision screen

In the hands of the author, there is exactly a small ant smart camera generation night vision version, through the same location, the contrast of the picture in the same environment, whether it is day or night, the small ant PTZ camera imaging effect is more clear, the quality is also dumped the small ant smart camera After several generations of generations, we can see that after years of development, the small ant technology has become more mature in the research and development of smart camera devices.

Through experience, the small ant PTZ camera is indeed a good home smart camera products, feature-rich, night vision effect is prominent, and the price is only 219 yuan, the price of similar products is basically more than 300 yuan, high cost performance. If there is any deficiency in the small ant PTZ camera, it should be the definition of the camera only 720P, but I believe that Ant Microtech will immediately launch the 1080P version to make up for this regret.