D-Link's cam lacks broad appeal, but might please HomeKit fans
D-Link's cam lacks broad appeal, but might please HomeKit fans
2017-03-01
de Lynx $200 aamna is a fairly standard
indoor security camera with a few key
exceptions that will either make or
break your buying decision first it has
1080p HD live streaming night vision a
motion sensor a two-way audio intercom
feature and activity zones that let you
exclude areas you don't want covered but
the aamna also has a wide angle 180
degree field of view local storage via a
microSD card slot and integration with
Apple's smart home platform home kit you
can see significantly more with a
hundred and eighty degree lens than say
with the nest cams 130 degree lens so
you will see more fish eyes style
Distortion the aamna doesn't come with a
micro SD card but you can purchase your
own up to 128 gigabytes and use a micro
SD card reader to view and download as
many motion Clips as you want this is
also the very first security camera to
work with apple homekit that's a pretty
big deal given that cameras have been
excluded from this platform for a long
time the coolest thing about this
integration is that I can ask Siri
what's the status of my security camera
and the live feed will immediately
appear you can also ask Siri for the
status of the omnes motion detector but
the automations in the home app are
limited to the motion detector acting as
a trigger for other actions to take
place such as turning on lights or
opening the window shades you can't
create a scene that includes the camera
or otherwise scheduled it to turn on or
off based on your home or away status
the Amna is a fine camera but it really
only makes sense if you're fully
invested in home kit and don't mind
waiting for more product integrations to
become available
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