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for as long as we've been reviewing connected security cameras we've been waiting for that moment when motion detection was a lot smarter enter net Atmos $300 presents it's that floodlight right behind me with a built-in 1080p camera with motion detection it also has audio and a lot of other functionality but the coolest thing about it is that it's supposed to tell the difference between cars people and animals not only is that cool functionality from a security standpoint but it also promises advanced automations with smart home integrations from IFFT that way you can set up advanced recipes like if the camera detects a car coming then it can open the garage door that kind of stuff pretty awesome it also has a built-in micro SD card and that makes it totally free there's no cloud storage there's no cloud fee so there's no issue with monthly fees and worrying about that storage space and you can also send that stuff over to Dropbox if you want to access it from a website I do have a couple of issues with this camera though for starters it cost 300 bucks so that's really expensive for any DIY camera when a lot of them costs $200 or less it also has kind of a wonky design I mean it's kind of contemporary and modern which is cool if it fits with your design aesthetic but it doesn't really work with the facade of this house so if you don't like the design you're kind of out of luck I do like where netatmo is going with this but I wish they dropped down the price introduce some more design options and integrate with additional smart home partners