4MP Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi, True Color Night Vision Security Camera Outdoor, 2.4/5Ghz WiFi, HomeKit Secure Video, Thread Border Router, Local Detection, Thread/Zigbee, Supports Alexa,Google Home

I have every camera known to work in the Apple HomeKit environment. I must say that these Aqara cameras, all models including this one, are rarely offline in HomeKit. Eufy, Logitech, Omna, Arlo, etc are offline constantly. Set it to automatic and the “fluent” setting kicks in and keeps your camera online. The picture remains perfectly clear and kicks it down a notch instead of it going offline completely. Other cameras just go offline. Yes you’ll need a hub but even their smart plugs have a built in hub. I use their pan scan cameras indoors and they track my ratties so I know when they’re being bad. They either sync up directly into the HomeKit environment seamlessly or you can go through aqara’s app and it’ll put it in your home environment with a flick of a switch. I opt to go into the app first as it has additional functions that you set up and they run in your apples home environment. Like calibration, animal detection, zero return set, etc. One camera liked to return home in an area that was redundant. I had as able to adjust where the lens returns to home in an area I need camera coverage. Of course if a dog or person walks by, it tracks your movements and sends a notification to your phone if you choose. I very happy with all Aqara products and most impressed with their outdoor security camera. So cool it connected right into the Aqara app then I sent it to Apple home through the Aqara portal. I can highly recommend ALL Aqara products including my new outdoor camera. Their products just work. And I have over 50 smart devices controlled by Apple home with Aqara leading the pack for reliability. Even native Nanoleaf products don’t compare and they’re exclusively made for the apple environment.

This is a surprisingly high quality and reliable camera. Value for money is tremendous and this is the best image quality I have seen compared to several other security cameras from Ring, Logitech, Eufy, etc. low light performance is exceptional, showing a color image. Several times I have gone out to my garage to turn off the lights, thinking they were on, however it was completely dark on there, with just the ceiling night-light and Tesla charger LEDs - the camera made it look fully bright! (Picture) Responsiveness to faces and motion is instant and reliable, and the audio is great. Looking forward to more of these for the house.

Great camera overall when there is an appropriate amount of light Works with Apple HomeKit without issues. If mounted to the ceiling and you wish to flip the image, you’ll need to use Aqara app. If there is no light at night (such as a street lamp), the image is very poor

Love Aqara HomeKit camera's so far. They are full featured, great quality video, reasonably priced and matter compatible. I got tired of sending Arlo $20 a month for features I find free using Apple's HomeKit. So many companies are turning to monthly charges for features that used to be free and I am paying for far too many subscriptions.

I bought six of these for our birds hutches. They are very impressive cameras. We had some trouble pairing with the Aquara app, and need to contact support to fix the binding on two of them. Regardless, they all show in Apple Home and work great! We really love the ability to turn on a low level of light to check the chicks in the brooder.

Further update Aqara contacted me after my update about the burned cord and offered me a refund. I replied accepting their refund, and a day or so later they contacted me back claiming they had no record of the conversation. At this point, it has been about a month since the offered refund, but I am yet to receive it. To be clear, I did not contact them, and I did not expect a refund, but their false offer was a little confusing. I own a lot of Aqara gear, but I'm not sure what to make of this whole situation. One month update: I mounted this camera outside on my back patio about a month ago, a couple days ago I noticed it went offline and never came back. I checked on it, and realized the USB-C port must have caught fire or something, because it is charred and swollen. Oddly enough, the power brick seems to be completely unaffected, it is only the USB-C plug on the Aqara cable. The plug was extremely hot when I pulled it out. I let it cool down and used a dry cloth to clean it up, then tried plugging it in to a different power brick, but the camera won’t turn on. The camera was mounted on the outside wall of my back patio door under a small roof, and the power cord and plug was inside a weatherproof outlet cover (standard outdoor outlet cover for US homes). I have contacted Aqara, but have not heard back. I’m not sure what to make of the situation, but I’m hoping they respond and help figure out what went wrong. For now, dropping to one star since the camera only survived a few weeks outdoors on a covered patio before attempting to catch fire. Super disappointed since I have a LOT of Aqara products. Original review: I’m a huge Aqara fan—I’ve got a ton of their gear—so it’s no surprise I had high expectations for this camera, and it largely delivered. The build quality is solid, as I’ve come to expect from the brand, and the image sharpness is exceptional, both day and night, with motion capture that’s impressively reliable. That said, the Wi-Fi signal strength could use a boost; I noticed it struggles a bit compared to my iPhone in the same spot. To be fair, the signal isn’t great for either device there, but the phone holds up better, while the camera occasionally disconnects. It’s worth keeping in mind if you’re planning to place it on the fringes of your Wi-Fi range. Other nitpicks: the included USB cable is shorter than I’d like, and it’s a bummer they didn’t toss in a power brick. Still, those are minor gripes for an otherwise stellar product that fits right into my Aqara / Apple HomeKit ecosystem

Camera sets up easily, integrates easily with Apple’s HomeKit. Plays nicely with Logitech CircleView outdoor cameras and Logitech hardwired doorbells. Night vision is excellent.

J’utilise beaucoup d’objets connectés avec Apple Home, et cette Aqara Camera G5 est une excellente surprise. L’installation est rapide et sans prise de tête, la qualité d’image est très bonne, et la vision nocturne en couleurs est franchement bluffante. J’avais auparavant une caméra Eve Outdoor Cam, incapable de garder une connexion Wi-Fi malgré toutes les configurations possibles. Ici, c’est le jour et la nuit : la caméra répond constamment, et le signal Wi-Fi est stable (merci le 5 GHz). Elle est bien intégrée à HomeKit Secure Video, et une fois ajoutée dans l’app Maison, elle propose aussi un système de sécurité avec quatre modes (Absent, Nuit, Maison, Désactivé) qui se synchronise parfaitement avec celui de mon hub Aqara M3 (pas de doublon donc, les états se synchronisent). Cerise sur le gâteau : la caméra agit également comme un hub Matter et un routeur de bordure Thread, ce qui permet non seulement de centraliser mais aussi d’améliorer la stabilité de mon réseau domotique. Le seul point un peu décevant reste la puissance du projecteur intégré, moins performante que celui de l’Eve Outdoor Cam — mais c’est bien le seul défaut que je lui trouve. Points positifs : • Installation simple et rapide • Image de bonne qualité avec vision nocturne en couleurs impressionnante • Connexion Wi-Fi stable en 5 GHz (fiable, contrairement à l’Eve Outdoor Cam) • Compatible HomeKit Secure Video • Système de sécurité intégré (Absent, Nuit, Maison, Désactivé) synchronisé avec le hub M3 • Fonctionne aussi comme hub Matter et routeur de bordure Thread Points négatifs : • Puissance du projecteur un peu décevante par rapport à la concurrence Globalement, une caméra très complète et polyvalente, parfaitement adaptée à un environnement Apple Home. Je recommande sans hésiter.

Camera has been great. Easy to install and setup and links to the home app seamlessly. Great picture with lots of features on camera app. Considering another one for back yard.

🔹 Introduzione Ho acquistato la telecamera Aqara per l’esterno, già conoscendo il marchio grazie ad altri dispositivi IoT con cui mi sono sempre trovato bene. Cercavo un prodotto affidabile, compatibile con HomeKit, e che avesse una buona qualità video senza spendere una fortuna. Dopo aver confrontato diversi modelli, questa si è rivelata una scelta azzeccata. 🔹 Caratteristiche tecniche principali • Risoluzione: Buona, nitida, più che sufficiente per la videosorveglianza (non è una fotocamera professionale, ma fa il suo lavoro). • Visione notturna: Eccezionale, al punto da sembrare giorno in alcune riprese. • Angolo di visuale: Molto ampio, copre bene l’area esterna. • Audio: Bidirezionale, ma soprattutto sorprendente nella ricezione: capta chiaramente conversazioni anche a distanza. • Costruzione: Robusta e ben fatta, non dà affatto l’impressione di essere un giocattolo economico. • Connessioni: Supporta Thread, HomeKit, Alexa e Samsung SmartThings. • App: Si può gestire sia tramite l’app Casa di Apple che tramite l’app proprietaria di Aqara, con opzioni avanzate per il riconoscimento di persone, animali, oggetti e suoni. 🔹 Prestazioni nell’uso quotidiano L’installazione è piuttosto semplice, anche se io ho preferito affidarmi a un tecnico per avere un risultato più pulito. La uso principalmente con Apple Home e iCloud (avendo l’abbonamento), quindi ho anche la registrazione video illimitata. La sua app proprietaria offre ancora più opzioni e una gestione più fine del rilevamento. Inizialmente mi capitava che si disconnettesse una volta a settimana per circa un’ora, ma ho poi scoperto che avveniva sempre in corrispondenza degli aggiornamenti automatici programmati in quell’orario. Negli ultimi tempi questo problema si è ridotto notevolmente e ora accade raramente. 🔹 Pro e contro Tra i principali aspetti positivi, sicuramente c’è la visione notturna, che è davvero eccezionale: in alcune riprese sembra quasi giorno. Anche l’audio bidirezionale funziona molto bene e riesce a captare chiaramente le conversazioni anche a una certa distanza. Molto apprezzata anche la grande compatibilità con HomeKit, Thread, Alexa e Samsung SmartThings, che la rende perfetta in qualunque ecosistema smart. La costruzione è robusta e di qualità, non sembra affatto un giocattolo. Infine, l’installazione è semplice, anche se io ho preferito affidarla a un tecnico per ottenere un risultato più pulito. Tra i lati negativi, segnalo che inizialmente si verificavano disconnessioni temporanee circa una volta a settimana, ma ho scoperto che erano legate agli aggiornamenti automatici. Fortunatamente, negli ultimi tempi il problema si è ridotto e ora accade molto raramente. Un altro punto da considerare è che senza sconti il prezzo può risultare un po’ alto, ma è comunque giustificato dalla qualità e dalle funzioni offerte. 🔹 Prezzo e rapporto qualità/prezzo Io l’ho acquistata in sconto a circa 150€, e secondo me vale tutti i soldi spesi. Per quello che offre – sia a livello di qualità che di compatibilità – è difficile trovare alternative migliori nella stessa fascia di prezzo. 🔹 Conclusione La consiglio a chi cerca una telecamera affidabile, versatile e ben integrata con i principali ecosistemi smart. Ideale sia per utenti Apple che per chi vuole sfruttare funzionalità avanzate di intelligenza artificiale e rilevamento. Voto: 9/10

Good addition to my Aqara setup. These are very easy to install the Apple HomeKit integration works well and the video quality and clarity are excellent.

Die Aqara 4MP Kamera-Hub G5 Pro hat mich auf ganzer Linie überzeugt. Ich nutze sie seit einigen Wochen zur Innenraumüberwachung – sowohl als Kamera als auch als Smart-Home-Hub – und sie läuft absolut stabil. ⸻ 📷 Sehr gute Bildqualität & großer Blickwinkel Die Kamera liefert ein scharfes 4MP-Bild mit weiter Abdeckung – ideal für Wohnräume oder Flure. Auch bei schlechterem Licht ist das Bild noch gut erkennbar. Der breite Blickwinkel deckt deutlich mehr ab als viele andere Modelle. ⸻ 🧠 Viele Funktionen & als Hub nutzbar Besonders praktisch: Die G5 Pro ist nicht nur Kamera, sondern auch Zigbee-Hub, über den ich weitere Aqara-Geräte einbinden kann. Bewegungsmeldung, Zwei-Wege-Audio, Szenensteuerung – alles mit dabei. Die App ist übersichtlich und lässt sich gut bedienen. ⸻ 📡 Stabile Verbindung & einfache Einrichtung Die Verbindung über WLAN ist zuverlässig – keine Aussetzer oder Verbindungsabbrüche. Die Einrichtung lief schnell und problemlos. Auch Updates laufen reibungslos. ⸻ Fazit: Die Aqara G5 Pro ist eine leistungsstarke Kamera mit vielen Smart-Home-Funktionen. Sie bietet sehr gute Bildqualität, läuft stabil und ist durch die Hub-Funktion doppelt praktisch. ✅ Volle Empfehlung – wer eine vielseitige Überwachungskamera mit Smart-Home-Anbindung sucht, liegt hier genau richtig.