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Review of the C2 smart health connected camera- Honeywell is an American company that offers many objects to connect your health home. It is known in the field of thermostats, but is starting to make its place in that of security. This time, she is offering us a new intelligent surveillance camera.

• Mark : Honeywell

• Model : C2

• Category : surveillance camera

• Food : on sector

• Angle of view: 145 °

• ehealth resolution: 1080p

• Night vision range: 10 meters

• Availability: already available

• Connectivity: Wireless

• C2 Honeywell price: 140 euros

• Tested with : iPhone 7

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health home surveillance cameras are becoming current currencies on the market. They are a means effective in protecting your health home when you're away. They avoid a source of stress when you go on vacation. Surveillance cameras have been developing more and more in recent years. Honeywell, an American brand, specializes in health home automation. It offers many objects such as thermostats, water and gas leak detectors and these famous surveillance cameras.

The brand of smart health connected objects for the health home returns this time with a new smart security camera. C2 will offer you the opportunity to film your interior, detect noise or movement. With this camera, you will be able to detect a sound ranging from a whisper to an alarm siren. C2 will give you the opportunity to do surveillance camera for children or animals thanks to its integrated microphone. With it more stress you will know everything that is going on inside your house. For 140 euros you will therefore have a complete and versatile monitoring tool. Price reviews, features, you will be all thanks to our comprehensive Honeywell C2 Review.

Unboxing for the Honeywell C2 Review

Honeywell's camera is very small, however it is delivered in a large, almost square cardboard box.

Once the latter is open, we discover the camera, its base, its charging cable and a small sticker with a camera icon.

The camera is simple and small. So it's pretty discreet. The C2 has a metallic base. Thanks to him, you will be able to rotate the camera 180 °. With this feature, you will be able to'hang on the wall or from put on a piece of furniture while continuing to film correctly.

You can however choose toremove the base to just leave the camera.

The connection is made on the back of the C2. A space is left in the base for the wire to pass inside discreetly.

Honeywell C2 features

C2 is a surveillance camera smart health connected to wifi. It has a ehealth resolution of 1080p. You can therefore observe the good quality images. In addition, this intelligent surveillance camera allows you to zoom up to six times. However, with this zoom you don't expect very good image quality. The C2 is equipped with a infrared vision which at night range from ten meters. It offers a wide field of vision thanks to its 145 ° angle.

This surveillance camera can detect noises. Depending on your needs, you can adjust his sensitivity in the settings. You have the freedom to choose to have it detect a simple whisper or a very loud noise, like a falling object. If you have alarms that are not smart health connected, C2 will be able to inform you when these start up.

C2 can also detect movements. Again, it is possible to adjust sensitivity, but also special areas to control. If you’re the proud owner of a dog or robotic vacuum, chances are you don’t want to be notified every time it’s in front of the camera. Honeywell takes the lead. So you can set the areas you want the camera to monitoring from the app. In the case of the dog or robot vacuum cleaner, you can therefore tell him not to take into account movements close to the ground. You can go to four detection zones.

C2 is also equipped with a microphone. With which you can therefore interact with the people who are in your health home. If you see that the dog is on the couch, then you can order him to come down. Is your child looking for the remote control? Just tell him “look at the furniture behind the lamp”. C2 does so more than just a health home surveillance camera, it’s also a way to keep an eye on or interact with children or animals.

Honeywell thinks of your privacy. Indeed, a surveillance camera can film you when you are inside your health home. To counter this problem, the American brand has equipped the C2 with a geolocation system. So the camera will turn on when you leave your health home and will stop automatically when you return. If that doesn't suit you, you can choose to manually trigger ehealth.

Like many surveillance cameras, C2 offers a possibility of store images in the cloud. However, they will only be kept 24 hours. A storage a little weak. However, a 8GB SD card is provided. Thanks to it, you will be able to store a good number of videos directly on your camera. It is easily changeable. So you can if you want to put one with a larger capacity.

C2 can be networking. You can connect it toother brand products Honeywell, but not only. You will also have the possibility of connecting it to Alexa, to objects in the Echo dot range, Somfy, or Phillips.

Using this surveillance camera

To start using the camera, you must first download the app of the same name. Thereafter, it is necessary to create an account. Once these two steps have been completed, connect the camera to the phone. For that one QR code is displayed. Then show it to the camera. In our Honeywell C2 Review, the connection was made very easily.

Once the camera and the phone are smart health connected, it's time to adjust parameters. This is where you can define your choices in terms of geolocation, noise or movement detection. You can change the settings in the menu at any time.

From the screen, you can trigger recording, use the microphone or view previously recorded videos.

This camera is however intended for the interior. It is not waterproof and cannot therefore not be used outdoors.

According to our Review, the Honeywell C2 is very simple to install and use. You don't have to be a health home automation genius, ten minutes and it's good it's installed.

Against competition

Honeywell’s C2 surveillance camera is a great product. However, with the increasing demand for these small security items, many brands start making surveillance cameras. In this case, how does C2 fare against the competition ?

Bosch Camera 360 °

This surveillance camera is one of the best on the market. She can film at 360 ° and has a very good image quality. It should therefore be placed in the middle of the room. Against a wall, his 360 ° image is not very useful. She can't not be wall mounted and also cannot to be tilted. Bosch's camera is therefore static. It is equipped with a microphone, as well as a SD card and cloud storage. She did however no noise detector or built-in alarm. You will have to pay 214 euros to get it for you.

Yi Technology health home Camera 2

This camera has a Excellent value. For less than 100 euros, you will have a quality item. The Yi technology health home camera 2 films in full HD 1080p with an angle of view of 111 °. She can zoom up to four times and is equipped with infrared mode. It has a microphone, speaker and an SD card slot – nevertheless not provided. Images are stored in the cloud for one week. It's a affordable complete camera.

Somfy one +

Somfy returns with a new surveillance camera. She has a good image quality. It is equipped with a microphone as well as an alarm. The One + is able to film in infrared so at night. Its quality in this mode is quite correct. However, it does not have no local storage. Videos must therefore be saved in the cloud. Besides that, Somfy's surveillance camera is a good product that performs the functions that are asked of it. You can find Somfy One + around 300 euros.

Arlo pro 2

The Arlo pro 2 differs from these competitors. She offers two different cameras. These can be wireless or plugged in. It's up to the consumer. In the first case, however, they must be recharged. Their angle of view, goes from 110 to 130 degrees. They can detect the movements of five to seven meters apart. These cameras can be used outdoors thanks to their IP65 certified waterproofing. Images will be stored in the cloud for up to seven days. You will have to pay 250 euros to acquire them.

Honeywell C2 Review conclusion

According to our Review, the C2 of Honeywell is a good camera, complete. She is very simple to install and use. This surveillance camera can detect noise and movement. It gives you the opportunity to grid areas to avoid being disturbed by objects or animals. A camera that does what you ask it to do. She perfectly meets the expectations of the general public and occasional users who want monitoring their apartment or holiday health home. She offers what you would expect from a traditional surveillance camera.

Good points

• Noise detector

• Movement detector

• Grid areas

• SD card provided

• Can be networked with Alexa

• Geolocation

Negative points

• 24 hour cloud storage

• No alarm

• Not waterproof

Design and ergonomics – 8

Ease of use – 8

Features – 7

Value for money – 7

7.5

Design and Ergonomics : It is simple and discreet. Its base allows it to tilt. So it can be put anywhere in the house.

Ease of use : no need to be a genius in health home automation. The C2 is very easy to use.

Features : Has interesting features such as noise and movement detection or geolocation. However, we can blame him for not being equipped

Quality / Price ratio : Correct quality / price ratio.

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