Reliability: I define reliability as follows: If I am on the road and my wife and kids are alone at home and I want to quickly check up on the yard and movement around the house by opening up the app on my phone then the footage needs to load quickly and in real time, everytime. Needless to say, none of the Xiaomi Mijia cameras allows rtsp access, which is more than enough reason to not buy this camera. Having access to an rtsp stream for the camera allows you to add the camera (independent of brand) to your NVR of choice, be that a Hikvision NVR, Uniview NVR, Blue Iris, Zoneminder or even a Synology NAS the point is with rtsp access you are in control of how you want to access and store the security footage instead of being tied in to a specific App or Brand. RTSP: This is a standard feature on almost any camera since 2013, not providing rtsp access tells me you are doing something funny and this being a full on Chinese brand, I have no doubt in my mind they are doing something funny. This Xiaomi Mijia 1080P 170° Smart IP Camera has none of those things (except the picture quality), yet it costs double what other security cameras in this tier costs. The other three functional abilities I expect from a security camera is cloud recording / SD card recording, over and above the RTSP / Dedicated NVR as well as the ability to move the camera around using PTZ controls and lastly ONVIF support. I expect from a security camera to have RTSP access, be reliable, have clear picture quality and to be accessible from the internet for remote viewing, these are my non-negotiable needs when it comes to security cameras. When I buy a home security camera, there are 7 things I expect from it and 4 of those things are non-negotiable. Honestly, you don’t even have to read this review any further, this is by far the worst security camera I have ever tested (and I have tested the lot.). Review: Xiaomi Mijia 1080P 170° Smart IP Camera with AI Human Detection* Xiaomi Mijia 1080P 170 Degree Smart IP Camera With AI Human Detection
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