If you're looking for an indoor security camera for your home with smart capabilities and multiple uses, especially if you have kids or pets, then read on for our IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP Indoor Smart Security Camera review.

I was very kindly sent a IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP Indoor Smart Security Camera for the purpose of this review. In this blog post I will review the IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP camera which has a range of features making it a great choice for your home security or family lifestyle.

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What are the benefits and best features of the IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP Smart Security Camera?

The IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP camera has many good quality features, making it a great choice for your home security.  Here's a look at some of the benefits of this camera:

• Human detection

The camera is equipped with smart human detection, preventing false motion alerts that are not humans, thus saving you time from receiving and viewing false notifications.  Set up notifications and you will instantly receive a notification whenever human motion is detected.

• 4MP QHD

Yes these might just sound like letters and numbers, so what do they actually mean?

4MP is a resolution level for cameras, which provides finer details than 2MP cameras. 4MP camera images consist of twice the resolution as 1080p.  Basically, it’s a high quality, clear image.

QHD stands for Quad High Definition, which again, means you will have a high quality image with high definition resolution in between Full HD and 4K.  

The image quality on the camera is very high.  It's not like a grainy image from years past when you think of older style security cameras and fuzzy images!  These are crisp clear images where you can identify intruders and make out their features.

• 360° Coverage

The camera within the casing can move around with it's pan & tilt 360° coverage which you can also control from your smartphone, allowing no blind spots in the room.

• Built-in siren

There is a loud built in siren so you can scare away any intruders!

• Abnormal sound alarm

This is perfect if you want to use this camera as a baby monitor.  Sometimes when your baby or young child is safely sleeping in their bed, you might be on the other side of the house, in the garden, or doing something noisy!  Even having a loud extractor hood when you are cooking might prevent you from hearing when your child wakes up and cries.  By placing the camera in their room, not only can you visually check your child without waking them, but you can switch on the abnormal sound alarm and be notified straight to your phone if your child starts to cry or to any other strange noises.

• View a live feed from your smart phone at any moment

From your phone you can view what's happening at any moment.  You can take a snapshot, record or talk to the person!  You can also move the camera yourself to look around the rest of the room. 

• Take photos from recordings

You can also choose to take snapshots from recordings, rename them or share them with other people. 

• See all your cameras at once with the multiview option

If you have more than one camera in your home then you can view up to four of them on the split screen at once. 

• Night vision

The camera not only provides a clear picture in the daytime, but at night too.  It uses an advanced IR algorithm to provide clear images even in darkness.  Night vision is automated, so you don't need to do anything.

• Two-way talk

There's a hidden microphone in the camera, and speaker too, which enables you to talk from your smartphone to the camera to talk to your guests, or soothe your pet or baby.

• Diversified storage

If you want to keep your recordings accessible and safe at all times, then IMOU offer a low cost subscription to use their cloud based storage.   Or you can buy and insert a SD card to store the recordings.

• Cost effective

These cameras come in at under £40 at the time of writing, making them a cost-effective solution for your home security, or even as a baby monitor with many similar features to high end baby monitor models giving them a run for their money.

• Privacy mode

At home and want to stop recording?  One tap on the app will change the camera to privacy mode.  Or of course you can turn the camera off, but don't forget to turn it back on!

• Secure personal data

Your personal data matters to IMOU who take steps to ensure your data is secure.  IMOU say "We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure.  IMOU does not only protect your home, but also protect your data."  IMOU is GDPR compliant and takes user data protection very seriously.

 

How easy is it to set up the IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP indoor security camera?

I found it very quick and easy to set up the camera, using the Imou Life App.

Once the app was installed I had to scan the QR code on the bottom of the camera to link the device to my phone.

At first, the camera was flashing red instead of green, so I simply held the reset button for a few seconds until it made a noise and then it flashed green.

If you need to do the same, simply twist the black part of the camera back a little until you see the reset button.

Once the light was flashing green, the camera linked to my iPhone and my home WiFi.

Then I could see myself on the camera in the room I placed it and played around with recording myself!

What are my thoughts of the IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP security camera?

Right away I was impressed with the quality of the images.  My instant thought was how useful this would have been as a baby monitor when our children were younger.  We bought a couple of actual baby monitors and we were always unimpressed by their quality.  We never had a camera baby monitor and this camera is actually very affordable as a baby monitor and has great features for its use such as two-way talk, crystal clear imagery, abnormal sound detection and instant notifications to the smartphone.

It would also be amazing if you have pets at home and want to keep an eye on them whilst you are at work!  You can easily check the live feed whenever you like from your smartphone for reassurance they are OK, or just to be nosey and see what they are up to when you are not home!

As a camera in the home it offers amazing 360 views of the room and picks up human motion, just like it says, instantly sending a notification to your smartphone so you can assess the situation.  This is ideal if there is an intruder in your home or unwanted guest.  With the two-way talk feature you can even let them know you can see them, are recording them and have called the police!  It would definitely add peace of mind when you are away from home to see what is happening in real time and be notified of unusual sounds or human motion.

The camera itself is modern looking and small.  With its white, rounded design it will fit neatly into any home decor.  We do have a lot of white in our house already, so it blends in nicely without being noticeable.

 

IMOU Amazon discount code for 20% OFF

Use my exclusive discount code LYLIAROSE for 20% OFF.  This code applies to all regular price products of IMOU Direct store and is valid until 31, Dec, 2021.

Check out the IMOU Direct Amazon store at https://amzn.to/2LxkGgH or purchase the Ranger 2C 4MP directly this link: https://amzn.to/3jedKXE

What would I improve about the IMOU Ranger 2C 4MP indoor security camera?

I would like the option to auto record for a set period of time, say from 30 seconds to 2 minutes, whenever motion is detected and to store this in my local files on my smart phone if I don't have a SD card or want to sign up to the cloud storage subscription.  I don't know if I just couldn't work out how to do this, but without manually hitting record every time there was motion detected, the camera didn't instantly record.  This probably isn't an issue if you have a SD card or cloud storage as I assume the camera constantly records with these, if set to do so.

Also, I'd like to see a battery operated version, perhaps with a rechargeable battery.  I have some high shelving which would be the perfect place to position the camera, however I have no plug sockets on this side of the room, so it cannot reach there.  Again, this would not be so secure if you are going away and the battery runs out, but providing you can see the battery usage and it's a long-lasting battery, you can ensure you charge it before going away.  Or a longer cable would make this possible, but cables all over the house are a bit unsightly!

IMOU Amazon discount code for 20% OFF

Use my exclusive IMOU discount code LYLIAROSE for 20% OFF.  This code applies to all regular price products of IMOU Direct store and is valid until 31, Dec, 2021.

Check out the IMOU Direct Amazon store at https://amzn.to/2LxkGgH or purchase the Ranger 2C 4MP directly this link: https://amzn.to/3jedKXE

 

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