360 Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P Review: A High-value Home Guardian "Artifact"

You need to install a dashcam when driving, and a webcam when watching the house. With the development of wireless technology, smart cameras have more uses in social networking, live broadcasting, security, etc. At present, the common smart cameras on the market include EZVIZ C2, Xiaomi Xiaoyi, Philips M100E and 360 smart camera series. This time, the 360 ​​smart camera floating version 1080P will be tested.

The appearance matches the home environment very well

From its official launch two years ago to today, this camera has gone through several iterations and upgrades. In addition to maintaining the classic teardrop-shaped appearance, the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P has innovations in both software and hardware, and the latest version was officially launched on November 11 this year, priced at 299 yuan.

Despite the facelift, the water drop-shaped design and the distinctive logo remind us all the time that this device is produced by 360. With a large packaging box, a distinctive logo, a pure white color, and a price of 299 yuan, the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P is a good choice as a gift.

The material of the teardrop-shaped main camera has been slightly modified. The black part in the middle has a mirror-like texture compared to the surrounding white part. There is a small setting button and SD card slot on the side. Unfortunately, there is no dust plug on the SD card slot, which makes us worry that dust will affect the camera once it enters.

The sound chamber base below has a non-slip rubber pad. Note that the sound chamber base has magnetism and must not be placed too close to a computer or hard drive, otherwise it will demagnetize.

There is a small white bracket between the camera and the base, connecting the two. What is more considerate is that the angle of the camera can be adjusted at will, and the damping quality is good, and the process of adjusting the camera angle is very smooth.

In terms of packaging accessories, this camera comes with a charging head and a data cable.

Partner with smartphone

As a smart product, the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P needs to be used with a smartphone. Before matching the phone and the camera, you need to connect the power supply. During the test, we deliberately used the USB port on the computer for power supply. It turned out that the USB power supply of the computer can meet the power supply needs. After the first power supply, the system automatically issued a prompt sound.

Of course, you need to install the APP during the adaptation process. There is a QR code for installation on the back of the package. You can download it by scanning it with your mobile phone, and then install the APP on your mobile phone.

Please note two issues here. One is that after downloading the APP, please make sure that the APP's location permission has been turned on.

Please check the status of the APP in the order of "Settings - Other Apps - 360 Camera - Permission Management". If the "Location" permission is not enabled, please enable it, otherwise the wireless signal will not be received.

Another problem is that this camera only supports 2.4Ghz wifi network. If it is a dual-port router, please select the 2.4Ghz frequency band.

The configuration process is quite simple, just follow the system requirements. This process may take several minutes. Please note that it takes about two minutes for the phone to connect to the camera wirelessly. Do not disconnect the power during this process.

Camera Effects

The nominal resolution of the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition reaches 1080p. We tested the actual shooting effect. When the fluorescent light is turned on indoors, the camera shooting effect is as shown in the figure above. The picture clarity is good, the image edge is sharp enough, but the only drawback is that the color reproduction is not very high.

Some netizens reported that after adjusting the shooting angle of the 360 ​​smart camera, the APP screen had different degrees of delay. During the evaluation process, this content was specially tested. Although the picture still had some shaking after the camera position changed, once the camera position was fixed, the picture would immediately become clear.

The 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P is claimed to have a 150° wide-angle human eye and a viewing angle of 150 degrees. By placing the camera in a corner of the room, you can fully see the situation in the entire room. The field of view angle is consistent with the information released by the manufacturer.

Security Applications

Open the APP and monitor the indoor environment on your phone. Even if you are at work, you can have a clear view of everything happening at home.

Security is also an important consideration when choosing a camera. We can find a green security icon in the lower right corner of the APP interface. Click the icon to find that it provides a variety of data security encryption services, such as video anti-eavesdropping, account security encryption, transmission channel encryption, etc.

The 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P can use algorithms to identify people appearing in the camera. When the tester passes in front of the camera several times, the system will automatically push notifications to the mobile phone to ask whether the person appearing in the camera is a familiar person. If it is an acquaintance, the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition will not push warning information. If it is a stranger, the APP will automatically alarm.

This camera is better at recognizing people than objects, especially in complex scenes. Set the desktop as the monitoring area and remove the Minions doll on the desktop. At this time, the system automatically pushes an alarm message to the phone. Here we recommend that when you choose to use the scene monitoring function, clean up the unimportant debris in the scene to prevent affecting the recognition accuracy.

Live streaming

Live streaming is a major function of Internet cameras nowadays. Now let's test the support of this camera for live streaming platforms. This camera is synchronized with a live streaming platform called "Water Drop". 360 has invested heavily in the Huajiao live streaming platform, so why not connect to Huajiao?

In addition, the Shuidi live broadcast platform does not support various screen beautification functions, nor does it provide various beauty effects for facial features, which leads to a certain gap between the live broadcast effect and the mainstream platforms.

Additional Features

For families with elderly parents and children, the 360 ​​smart camera floating version 1080P function is more considerate. I tried to turn on the "watch the elderly" function. If no one appears in front of the camera for 4 consecutive hours, the system will automatically push an alarm message here.

In addition, the elderly generally do not use mobile phones. This camera comes with a call function, which makes it easy to talk to the elderly. Click the call icon on the screen and speak to the phone, and the 360 ​​smart camera floating version on the other side will immediately make a sound. Currently, the camera cannot actively initiate a conversation with the phone on the other end, and the phone can only call the camera.

The volume of the 360 ​​smart camera floating version 1080P can be adjusted. We set the volume to a higher level and used detection equipment to find that the volume can reach 85 decibels. The high volume should be a benefit for elderly people with poor hearing.

The camera also has a function of playing nursery rhymes. If you are interested, you can try it. According to the tester's visual inspection, the content of the nursery rhyme catalog is quite rich.

Summarize:

Finally, let’s summarize the 360 ​​smart camera floating version 1080P:

Advantages : 1. Beautiful and stylish appearance, perfect match with home environment

2. High definition and low latency

3. Intelligent algorithm to identify strangers

Disadvantages : 1. Live broadcast is not powerful and lacks beauty effects

2. Poor recognition ability for complex scenes

After this evaluation, I feel that the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P is based on home scene settings. Although this device still has shortcomings in terms of image quality and live broadcast applications, it is already very user-friendly in terms of home security. If you choose an Internet camera for home security, the 360 ​​Smart Camera Floating Edition 1080P is a good choice.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.