2023 Christmas Gadget Buying Guide

EZVIZ

Why not kick off the New Year by upgrading your security? From keeping an eye on your car to guarding the snack cupboard and seeing which of the kids is stealing the biscuits, to making sure your pet is happy and safe while you’re at work. There are a lot of uses for a smart home camera, and the latest from EZVIZ comes packed with great features.

Features

• 360 pan-and-tilt design in 5MP(3k) resolution.
• Smart on-device algorithm-based human detection and auto-tracking.
• Far-reaching color night vision up to 30m.
• Active defence function to protect you’re your home with siren and flash spotlight.
• Alexa compatible.
• Google Assistant compatible.
• Compatible with Android and iOS operating systems.
• App needed for use: yes.
• Operates over wi-fi.
• Requires wireless router for use.
• Motion detector.

The EZVIZ H8 Pro is part of a wider ecosystem of cameras and smart products from EZVIZ, not their cheapest, not their most expensive either, but it strikes a good middle ground of features and cost, as it offers up a detailed 5MP (3K) camera that allows greater detail video feed.

Plus, with a Pan/Tilt mount, it can be used to track and follow motion or moved on demand using your smartphone to monitor a wider area. It works with the latest Alexa and Google devices too, you can control some aspects with voice commands or pull up a video feed on compatible devices.

For the most part, however, it has AI-powered features for telling you when you get certain faces, cars, parcels and more come into view, which is great, as you can filter what kind of notifications you get on your phone so that it’s not just spamming you every time a tree branch moves. Best of all, it’s perfectly suitable to use both indoors and outdoors, meaning you have plenty of options on where to put it, and it can be paired with any of their other cameras through the same app for a more complete coverage.

Available on Amazon.