Following some research and like many others, I purchased on the basis of not requiring ongoing cloud storage.
I made some enquiries to Wuuk on the base unit storage capacity before purchase and enquiries were responded to expediently and incredibly helpful. I choose the Smart Doorbell Pro Kit over the hard wired version (although this version can be hardwired too), on my thinking that having the base unit inside my property, as opposed to the hardwired version where a SD card is inserted in the doorbell would give extra protection of storage of footage if the doorbell was damaged or stolen. Also having the base unit provided me with option of further expansion of wireless cameras at a later date.
First impressions are that the doorbell and base unit are well designed, and the app provides good functionality for my needs. I managed to set up very easily and have operational within 10 minutes. Having been supplied with two mounting plates (and template) is good and I used the 15 degree mount as better for viewing my driveway access.
The system has been operational for approx. 2 weeks now, firstly as non-hardwired and then hardwired with appropriate din rail transformer and cabling. Again I raised a minor query regarding direct power supply and again answered swiftly and helpful. Battery life was around 5 days, but I assume dependent on number of events and remote viewings etc. Hardwiring, for me was a useful and better option. Clarity of daytime and night time imagery is good. I am only utilising 1080p not 2K, to gain more storage , although the device seems to have plenty of capacity and may change back to 2K.
Over the weeks, I have been playing with the app to determine the best settings, motion detection etc for my environment and needs, applying learning from this to make tweaks to maximise the best operational use.
My only comments so far is that, on occasion motion detection alerts can have a slight fluctuating time lag (but this could be latency in the system as a whole), battery life if not hardwired was below my assumed expectation, but again dependent on usage and hardwiring has overcome this. Also, for any future models ,if not hardwired then perhaps the back plate latching mechanism could be further developed, especially if frequently dismounting the doorbell to charge from the rear of device, e.g. by means of a security screw.
All in all from my experience so far a fantastic product with exceptional ongoing support.
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