Monday, December 15, 2014

Piper HD Security Camera, Video Monitoring Wireless Surveillance System and Home Automation Hub, White

Piper HD Security Camera, Video Monitoring Wireless Surveillance System and Home Automation Hub, White

 

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  • WIFI SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM: Wireless surveillance camera with built-in 105 dB siren, two-way audio functionality as well as motion, sound, and other environmental sensors that protect your home or office at all times
  • HD SECURITY CAMERA: Watch live or recorded video in HD, with a leading 180-degree field of view camera, from your smartphone or tablet. You can even pan, tilt and zoom to explore your entire room
  • HOME AUTOMATION HUB: Automate, schedule and remotely control lights and appliances directly from the Piper app with a smart switch and expand your security perimeter with a door/window sensor
  • RECEIVE REAL TIE ALERTS: Piper will notify you when events are detected through push messages, texts, emails, phone calls or any combination of the four
  • NO MONTHLY FEES: Store up to 1000 videos with Piper's free cloud storage.  Piper can also be set up in minutes via the free and easy to use Piper mobile app
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Product Description

Color: White

Product Description

Piper is the first all-in-one home security and home automation device. It combines an HD camera, panoramic video, Z-Wave home automation and environmental sensors into a single, elegant product that you interact with on your Android/iOS device. Piper transcends traditional security with no monthly contracts or fees, and there is no installation required; it is ready out of the box. One of Piper's main features includes fully customizable security through its wide-angle camera that lets you watch over what matters most. 

From the Manufacturer

Piper is the first all-in-one home security and home automation device. It combines an HD camera, panoramic video, Z-Wave home automation and environmental sensors into a single, elegant product that you interact with on your Android/iOS device. Piper transcends traditional security with no monthly contracts or fees, and there is no installation required; it is ready out of the box. One of Piper's main features includes fully customizable security through its wide-angle camera that lets you watch over what matters most. Set up rules for what Piper does when you're at home, away or on vacation -- "If motion is detected while I'm on vacation, sound the siren, record a video, and send me a text message."-- and know immediately what's going on. Piper also features alerts so you can get notified when things happen at home with a phone call, text message, or email and watch a video of what got Piper's attention. Within the camera view, watch live video and talk directly to occupants in the room. Piper is ideal for communicating with kids after school, pets while at work, house sitters while away and for checking in on elderly parents or grandparents. Lastly, Piper features smart hardware and comes equipped with a motion detector, microphone, piercing siren, and battery backup for constant protection. Its built-in Z-Wave controller enables you to control, automate and schedule lights and small appliances, so your home can manage itself. 

From the Manufacturer

 

Piper HD Security Camera

Piper is the first all-in-one home security and home automation device. It combines an HD camera, panoramic video, Z-Wave home automation, two-way audio and environmental sensors into a single, elegant product that you interact with on your Android/iOS device.
Piper transcends traditional security measures with free cloud storage, and there's no installation required; it's ready out of the box. Up to 5 Pipers can be linked together to create a security network.​​​​​
Set up rules for what Piper does when you're at home, away or on vacation. For example, "If motion is detected while I'm on vacation, sound the siren, record a video, and send me a text message." Piper allows you to get the whole story, immediately. Z-Wave accessories are required in order to enable Z-Wave functionality.​
All-In-One System: Serves as a baby monitor, pet monitor, nanny cam, home security system, small business security system and more.
Surveillance: Piper is a smart monitor equipped with a motion detector, microphone, piercing siren, and battery backup for your peace of mind and constant protection.
Notifications: Receive real time phone call, text, push message, or email alerts on your iOS or Android device when motion or loud sound is detected as well as when doors or windows are opened.
Home Automation: Control, automate and manage lights, small appliances, temperature, and humidity while away from your home or business. Piper works with hundreds of Z-Wave home automation accessories, such as wall switches, light dimmers and door/window sensors.

See Your Home in HD

Use Piper’s 180-degree live video to take a look around when you’re away. Check on the dog from the office, or have captured video sent to your phone when doors are opened or rooms are entered. It’s not just about security. It’s about being connected to what’s important to you.​



Worry-free Security

Piper easily connects to your smartphone or tablet. Now, you can fit your entire home in your pocket. Set Piper to monitor activity while you’re away and choose which notifications to receive, so you can enjoy peace of mind when you’re not there.

Painless Home Automation

Just like your home, Piper is completely customizable. Add home automation accessories to Piper to control lights and appliances remotely, or set up an automated schedule to save yourself that extra trip home. ​

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

I like the four settings Off

This is well designed unit and IOS App. I have high hopes for this unit. I installed my second one today. I like the four settings Off, Home, Away and Vacation that allow for different rules. I just wish you could disable the camera in home mode.

There is room for improvement.

I received a few alerts for loud sound, but when I investigated it was only a single engine airplane flying over. I now record video when there is a loud sound but i dont trigger an alert.

The first couple days i got alerts for temp change but when i investigated the room was cooler then the upper threshold. I am guessing it was cold air from the air vent cooler then the lower temp setting. I adjusted the lower temp theshold and have not received any more alerts.

The unit did correctly notify me to both power failure and a internet connection outages.

I have not received any false alerts for motion but it does trigger an alert within 30 seconds when I intentionally trigger motion. I have it turn on lights when there is motion in away mode and that works great.

I did notice that the unit switches to battery when the siren sounds and it is hard to turn the siren off once triggered.
I recomend not triggering the siren until you test for a couple weeks to avoid false alerts.

The IOS app is slow to load or reconnect. Setting bandwidth to max seemed to help, but I hope they keep working on the app performance.

I have added both a zwave light switch and a door sensor. both work well but there is a lag turning a light on manually.

I look forward to additional improvments and would recomend buying one. 

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Great all-in-one solution! Works well with other z-wave components.
Just received the Piper HD Security Camera from Amazon several days ago. I spent a good deal of time researching different home security and home automation systems. My primary goal was to reduce or eliminate my reoccurring monthly costs with my current monitored security company and the potential inclusion of home automation was just a bonus. I investigated the Canary, Smartthings systems, Nest, and using some combination of Foscam or Dropcams. I also considered doing more of a grassroots solution with the AEON USB Z-Wave controller and additional z-wave accessories. Since iControl purchased Piper(BlackSumac) and Samsung purchased Smartthings, and Google purchased Nest and most recently Dropcam it is confusing and also obvious that there is a lot of turmoil in this market, but also a lot of great things to come. In any case, I finally decided on the Piper as I was impressed with the wide selection of included features for the price. I was not able to find another solution currently available in this price segment that included a 180-degree camera with sensors for temperature, humidity, motion and noise plus free cloud storage and no need to monkey around with your router settings. I have worked in IT for over 20 years so I'm no stranger to these types of configurations, but I still appreciate the ease of use of this solution. I was concerned about some of the negative comments in the Piper forums and other sites regarding the mobile app and support for other non-piper z-wave accessories. Fortunately, these reviews were from earlier in the year and it appears the iControl was able to work these issues out.



The Good There are a ton of useful home security and home automation features squeezed into Piper's compact frame. It looks great, too, which doesn't hurt.

The Bad The app design is a little busy, and I wish it had night vision. If you don't like Z-Wave, you're kind of out of luck in the accessories department.

The Bottom Line Don't expect Piper's slight build to mean that it's short on performance. This all-in-one security system offers a great value for smaller homes and budding DIYers.