In recent years, home automation and security systems have led a small revolution that has made them accessible to all users and budgets, since no specific protection plan is necessary to have constant updates on everything that happens in our house. And both wireless connections and mobile phones with their apps have been the trigger for this fever for the connected home.
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As we tell you, until recently having a small closed-circuit TV was an important investment of money and resources that we had to leave in the hands of specialized companies, but now this is no longer the case. It is possible to install an army of eyes looking in all corners of the house in real time, without too much cost and active and vigilant even if we are on the other side of the world: we just have to pick up the mobile, ask Alexa to show us the image of the living room camera (for example) and have Instant insight into what is happening.
Alexa, precisely, has also served to simplify things a lot, so if you are looking for a camera to have eyes somewhere in your house, nothing better than opting for a model compatible with the virtual assistant from Amazon, so that it is he who practically centralizes any function that from that moment on we can perform through voice. Almost without touching the smartphone screen.
Google joins the club
But today we bring a very special guest here, such as one of the Google Nest Cam models. and you will wonder Why have we brought the enemy into Alexa's house? but there is a very simple explanation: those from Mountain View have updated the firmware of their devices so that they can work without problems with Amazon's virtual assistant.
Therefore, any model that you have available on the market for sale will help you control all the activity with your voice, and it does not matter if you buy it in the official Google store, on Amazon or in a large store.
4 cameras compatible with Alexa
With this excuse, we wanted to choose four models available in 2022 with the mandatory condition that they be security cameras compatible with Alexa. And on top of that, they have the virtue of offering a very affordable price (each one in its own category), disputing the throne of quality-price in their own right. And they are these.
Google Nest Cam
Designed for interiors, with HD (720p) image quality, two-way audio, it also boasts night vision and continuous recording of up to 3 hours. Although the premium plan includes 60 days of automatic saving of movements. You can take it out of the box with an adjustable base that allows you to use it both on a table and on a wall. Very, very versatile.
COVER C100
Although it is a model that has been behind him for some time, we bring it here because is a solution that has proven itself in thousands of homes of all the world. It is capable of detecting movements, recording at 1080p, saving clips to an SD card or uploading them to the cloud (subscription required), it has night vision, two-way audio and it is also possible to place it on both a horizontal and vertical surface to monitor large areas of a garden, an entrance or a room in the house. And its price, as you can see, is captivating.
YI Surveillance Camera
This model captures images with Full HD 1080p resolution, has night vision option, save motion clips to SD card or in the manufacturer's cloud (subscription required), boasts two-way audio to listen or be heard and, above all, it stands out for its design, which offers an adjustable support that allows us to tilt the camera at various angles, depending on the viewing area. the house we want to monitor. And it goes without saying that it is compatible with Alexa. Otherwise I wouldn't be here...
See offer on AmazonAKASO
Finally we bring you a model very focused on its placement on walls, to cover large surveillance areas, but that is far away (for the better) from the prices that these types of cameras usually have. Prepared to work outdoors, it captures images with Full HD 1080p resolution, it has night vision, recording of clips on SD card or in the cloud (subscription required), two-way audio and includes a robust support that will keep it well attached to the wall .
See offer on Amazon
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