Wansview Q5 Customer Review: Simple to Set Up, Best Kept Indoors

I'm actually pretty impressed with this camera. I've owned (and still use) older wansview cameras and they seem to continually improve. I recently bought two of these Q5s to replace a very old foscam and an Wansview Q3. The Q3 was re-purposed to a different location. As you can see by the photo, I have one of the cameras mounted under my eves where is it protected from most of the elements. So the following is kind of my basic run-down on the Q5 (and the app). Setup: This was really easy. Just follow the directions. You will need to get the Wansview App and sign-up. I'm ok with this. I've set-up older cameras and port forwarding which can be a pain. So the apps used to set-up and control these newer cams should make it easier for a wider user base. One of the cams hit a glitch during set-up so I just rest it and tried again and didn't have any issues. I did install SD cards in each camera and had a little trouble getting the cameras to realize they were there but after a restart on each the SD cards were recognized and I could format them. Operation: This was the thing I was most worried about. My past cameras had an external WiFi antenna, so I was worried these would fall short in the same locations. However, to my surprise they both keep good connection at the same range my past cameras were at. They respond well using the app and seem to have really good motion detection. As for the app, all I can say is practice using it. Once you get familiar with it and used to where things are at then it really is what brings the whole thing together. There is a ton of details I could get into on the app itself but how someone will use it is really based on their comfort level with settings and features. General thoughts: For the price and the quality of the camera, it's a great product. I think the important thing is to be realistic. I have one setup outside and I realize it's not weather or water proof so when we had a powerful storm roll through the next few days the motion detection seemed to be very spotty. I don't know the details of exactly how the camera detects motion and then triggers the circuits inside to send an alert and record to the SD card but it seems like after a couple days of dry weather it was back to working flawlessly, making me think it was related to a moisture issue. But like I said, that's on me for putting it outside and not the camera's fault. The other one inside has been solid from day one. Basically, if you can use an app on your phone you can setup and use this camera. I even talked my brother-in-law into getting a couple and told him I'd help him set them up. About a week later he was happy to show me his phone and that he got them and set them up himself. If I run into any issues with the cams I'll update my review but even my really old wansviews still work so I'm hoping these will be the same.