Simplicam powered by Closelli provided a sample to facilitate this review; all opinions are my own.
Simplicam By Closelli: A Look at this Elegant Little Camera
Leaving home for any amount of time can be a little nerve-wracking. So many what-ifs and insecurities often pop up in those last few minutes before you walk out the door: What if the dog gets lonely and starts howling? What if someone tries to break in? Did someone just leave a package on the doorstep?
Knowing what’s going on at home even when you’re not there can alleviate a lot of fears. Having an excellent security camera can help, and Simplicam is an easy-to-use system that monitors your home and alerts you to noises or movement.
Simplicam makes connecting with your home while you’re away easier than ever before. With any easy setup, that doesn’t require messing around with your computer, this is one home monitoring solution almost anyone can connect. Simply install the free Closeli app on your compatible device, create your account, add your Wi-Fi credentials and boom, you’re done, and all setup.
The Simplicam also comes with the capability to monitor up to several rooms at once with additional cameras. Whether you need a monitor set up in your room, your living room or even your office, you can connect and bring up the feed anywhere you go, in HD, on your smartphone, computer or tablet. Your Simplicam is also customizable, meaning you can choose which alerts you want to receive. You set your schedule, personalize your notifications and detection zones, and even turn your camera on/off from the app – that’s pretty neat.
Want to communicate one-on-one with your spouse, children or pet? The Simplicam allows you to do that too! It enables you to visually and audibly monitor the room from any connected device.
Welcoming the Simplicam System into your home is affordable, easy and will bring peace of mind to you and your family. All that’s required to get started is a compatible device and a wi-fi connection, and you can set up your security camera in just minutes.
Simplicam By Closelli: What We Love and Where it Falls Short
The picture quality in bright light is fantastic. With streaming 720p HD video, it’s bright and clear. It switches automatically to night vision and provides a well-balanced picture in this mode as well. The camera design makes it easy to mount and aim in almost any situation.
The downside of Simplicam? You need to purchase a Closeli Recording Service subscription to make use of its video recording ability and advanced features like Face Recognition (in beta). Said to recognize up to ten people, it can notify who just arrived home or if a stranger has approached the house. Plans start at $49.99 a year and go up to $229.99. Each Simplicam camera requires its own subscription so multiple cameras can get pricey. Without the subscription, you can monitor the camera live, get alerts, and take live snapshots, but you won’t be able to record, store, or share video.
The cost of the subscription is too steep compared to other cameras on the market. I’d love to see them bring that price down to a more reasonable amount. Until then, it works as a supplemental camera with 2-way communication that allows me to quiet my dogs, talk to someone at the front door, and soon monitor my grandchild while he/she sleeps.
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I have a Simplicam and absolutely love it. In fact we caught our DOG taking food off the table while we were in the other room with this cool device.
That’a great reason to have a camera with 2-way communication – DOWN dog! 🙂
This looks like an awesome camera for my home. I would love to have one for my main level!
This is really cool and it would totally give me peace of mind. I just wish the subscription isn’t pricey.
This is perfect for my house, while I’m in office, I keep my eyes on my kids.
That sounds like a great product! I have been wanting a video home monitoring system, so I will check this one out!
That looks like an awesome monitoring system. The cameras themselves take up almost no space. With the subscription, the face recognition technology sounds great.
This sounds like a great security camera!! I always worry about home when we have to travel, this would give great piece of mind.
This looks pretty cool. It would be a great option for home security, and perfect for renters.
Looks like a really great product! I would love to have one of these!
I think this camera would have multi uses in my house. I do agree the subscription service would get pricey as I would want more than one camera.
This looks like a great system. It would be a great Christmas gift. I will have to add the Simplicam System to my list.
My friend has the Simplicam System and she loves it. She likes that she can check on her teenagers when she is not at home.
The Simplicam System would be perfect for me. I would love to be able to check my house with the app from my phone. I will have to look into getting this for my house.
I would love a home monitoring system. I would love to check this out, it looks like a great one.
The cost would be worth it to have peace of mind. And it seems so easy to set up.
I have thought about a home monitoring system mostly so we can check in on our dog while we are away from home for the day. This looks like a great little camera that would make that possible.
You had me until you mentioned about the pricey subscription. For that reason alone, I wouldn’t be interested.
We just moved into a new house and looking at security systems. This one looks like a good one. I will have to check into this one and maybe add it to the short list.
Even paying a subscription sounded doable for me for a system like this until I read that I have to have a subscription for EACH camera. I’m sure it would be worth it for others, but I think I’d just stick with real time monitoring.