Aqara Video Doorbell G4 (Chime Included), 1080p FHD HomeKit Secure Video Doorbell Camera, Local Face Recognition and Automations, Wireless or Wired, Supports Apple Home, Alexa, Google, IFTTT, Gray
Original price was: $129.99.$119.99Current price is: $119.99.
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【HomeKit Secure Video Doorbell & Local Face Recognition】Connect your Aqara Video Doorbell G4 to Apple HomeKit Secure Video to keep your data safe. *To record and playback using HomeKit Secure Video, a subscription to iCloud is required. Notifications can be sent to your Apple devices. The G4 is a unique video doorbell camera which features local AI that can be used for face recognition alerts, automations and much more. HomeKit, Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT are supported.
【24/7 Recording & Multiple Storage Methods】24/7 recording helps you to check your front door – Micro SD card(not included) must be inserted. 24/7 recording is only available in wired powering mode. The event-based cloud storage of up to 7 days is included. Micro SD cards of up to 512 GB are also supported by the chime repeater and cannot be accessed from outside. The G4 also supports local NAS storage using the Samba protocol ( a supported Micro SD card and SMB-compatible software are required.)
【Long Battery Life and Wired Powering for the Doorbell Main Module】 The G4 can be powered by a 6 AA 1.5V battery pack (batteries are included) or connected to existing doorbell wiring** for constant power. (**Doorbell transformers and power supplies of 12-24V AC and 8-24V DC are supported). The doorbell’s dimensions are 5.57” x 2.56” x 1.20” and it is recommended to be installed on a porch or shaded area.
【Chime-Repeater Included & WPA3 Wi-Fi Supported】Thanks to the included Chime-Repeater with a loud 95 dB speaker, together with the Aqara hubs and child devices, the G4 can not only record what is happening on your porch, but also sound a loud siren that will alarm when a break in, vibration, water leak or other events are detected. Besides, the latest Wi-Fi security standard WPA3 is supported to further protect your data. 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi required, and 5 GHz Wi-Fi is not supported.
【Voice Changing Function & Custom Ringtones】You can speak with visitors or delivery people using two-way audio and is able to disguise the voice of you or your loved ones to one of four options such as uncle, robot etc, to protect your privacy. Also, custom ringtones can be played on both indoor and outdoor units, which makes it extremely flexible for automations.
Customers say
Customers like the video quality of the product. They mention it has great picture quality and works well with HomeKit. However, some customers have reported that the camera has constant connectivity issues. Opinions differ on functionality, ease of setup, battery life, reliability, value for money, and doorbell quality.
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10 reviews for Aqara Video Doorbell G4 (Chime Included), 1080p FHD HomeKit Secure Video Doorbell Camera, Local Face Recognition and Automations, Wireless or Wired, Supports Apple Home, Alexa, Google, IFTTT, Gray
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Original price was: $129.99.$119.99Current price is: $119.99.
Amazon Customer –
Works well with Apple
This and other Aqara products we own work very well with Apple HomeKit. Very easy to setup and this seems as reliable as the others.Found that a wired connection is the best way to go. The chime/hub already requires a wired usb power supply. The doorbell camera does not last long on batteries.Purchased an inexpensive UPS backup battery that supports 12v out to Doorbell and a 5v usb out to Chime. Provides battery backup to both. Installed in the basement. Installed the chime on the wall inside hallway where the original was and ran usb power down to basement.The camera image quality is good, but not the greatest.Sound quality is also ok.Overall if your smart home is Apple HomeKit and you are somewhat handy, I would recommend.
J. Reaves –
Works with Homekit, Mediocre Build Quality
I was looking for a doorbell with Apple HomeKit support, including secure video, and this was one of just a few available options.The device connected to my HomePod easily. (I did have to key in a 6 digit code because the QR code was not detected.) The device refused to âbindâ; this may hame something to do with my WiFi security settings and may affect use with the Aqara app, but does not seem to affect operation with HomeKit.The unit picks up power from my existing doorbell wiring but does not activate my old chime. Instead, the sound comes through the Aqara base and my HomePod.The video quality is fine. The jury is still out on the AI features, such as facial recognition and package detection. The intercom feature works as expected.My main complaint is with the build quality. It looks okay but is made of cheap plastic, and the screws donât go into the plastic easily. I was able to mount it securely, but the screws arenât as straight as I would like.Overall, Iâm reasonably pleased with the purchase, and Iâve bought another unit for my back door.
E932 –
Terrible Battery Life, Doesn’t Work Wired
I’ve never written an Amazon review before but felt compelled to warn others from making the same mistake I did. I’m coming up on 6 months of owning this thing and it’s been a frustrating mess of an experience.The doorbell “works” when on battery power, but you lose access to most of the features you’d actually want a smart doorbell for, and critically, you’ll have to budget for all the batteries you’re gonna be buying to keep this thing going. As other reviews note, this thing goes through batteries at a ridiculous pace. It’s 6 AA batteries every time you need to replace them, and even on the most restrictive power saving mode, where the thing is almost just a regular doorbell, it’ll still get nowhere near the advertised battery life.So wiring the thing would solve all problems right? You would think, considering Aqara says it’ll work with just about any transformer, almost any kind of voltage, AC, DC, no problem.Or so they say, it’ll work marvelously for about a week after you wire it, all the functions running and no more low battery spam. Then, it’ll simply just stop working. The doorbell consists of two parts: the actual doorbell, and a chime repeater you place inside the home that the doorbell wirelessly connects to. Some time after you go wired, it’ll stop connecting to the repeater, and the doorbell becomes a useless brick on your front door. The doorbell won’t ring, you won’t receive any alerts, and you can’t access the video feed.Go online and you’ll find hundreds of posts from other owners with the same issue after wiring the doorbell. Contact Aqara support and they’ll give you increasingly ridiculous suggestions to get it working again. Reset the doorbell, not working? Ok turn off night vision, no? Turn off accidental deletion protection, turn off tamper protection, and so on. One of these will magically fix it, which I suspect is merely coincidence, since you’ll get about another week before it’s broken again.Clearly something is wrong when using this thing on wired power, and Aqara either can’t figure it out or refuses to.In short, if you aren’t going to use wired power, and you’re ok with having a monthly battery budget just for your doorbell, then get this. Otherwise, look for a doorbell that actually works like it’s supposed to.
Itchy –
Easy setup
Easy to set up. Works with iphone out of the box. Does not require another app.
Trey –
Overheating & Apple Home difficulties
Pros:-Setup was reasonable,- Okay app- SD Card storage- No required subscription for most features- 24/7 video recording optionMajor Cons:- Overheating: each day (9 out of 10 days) it would overheat for ~15min and lose footage and connection. It was in direct sunlight with ambient temperatures were between 70-85 degrees F. The direct sunlight is a hard condition, but seems like a reasonable expectation for an outdoor device.- Connected with Apple Home, but the previews during a notification would not show up on my Apple Watch, with multiple setup trials. It would show a black image, but going to the app would show the snapshot.- I used it connected to power for all but 4 days. When on battery power, it only lasted about 1 day, which I didn’t expect to be so short.- Chime connection showed “fair” connection for the majority of the time, and sometimes slipped to “poor”. I had the chime (which connects the doorbell to the home WiFi network) within 7 feet from the camera with only 1 wall separating them. This doesn’t seem like too unreasonable of a barrier, but the fair/poor connection made for some spotty live playback.
Iulia –
Edit: the early reviews for this have some negative points that are totally fair (slow to start recording, miss events). There was a firmware update (v4) that fixed these issues and makes the camera more stable/faster. If you’re having issues, be sure to upgrade your firmware in the Aqara app.Original review:This doorbell is great for a few reasons that make it unique: – It’s wired. Never need to change batteries if your house has the right wires – It supports HKSV (HomeKit Secure Video) — the recordings and AI all happening with Apple devices/servers, so you don’t need to trust Aqara. And Apple uses end to end encryption, so there’s minimal need to trust Apple as well. I set it up using the HomeKit QR code, and blocked internet access at my router level, and everything works fine. I never even downloaded the Aqara app. If you care about privacy (and trust Apple), this is one of the best options. – It has battery option: the only HKSV camera with a battery option (I don’t use this, but nice it exists) – It’s cheap: by far the cheapest HKSV camera – Streaming in home app is pretty much instant in wired mode.It’s the best camera right now if you care about the above. Highly recommend for using with Apple Home/HKSV.Downsides: – Video quality is fine, but nothing special – Low waterproof rating so a bit worries about installing outside. Should be okay but time will tell. – Video is wide, which isn’t great for seeing packages on the porchStill 5 stars, given the price I think it’s a great camera. If it cost as much as the competition (twice as much), would probably be 4 stars.
C L. –
Simple à installer. Jâai remplacé mon interphone dâun autre temps.Jâai réutilisé les anciens fils en 12v pour alimenter la sonnette et elle présente bien.Le wifi est plutôt bien capté, la qualité des vidéos est bonne comme lâapplication, le tout sans payer un tribut chaque fois pour un cloud. Le son pourrait être plus fort et meilleur mais reste dans la moyenne.Attention, je déconseille de laisser lâappareil face au max éléments (pluie direct sur lâappareil). Jâai acheté une petite protection extérieure comme chapeau.Super rapport qualité /prix.
Amazon Kunde –
Goede prijs/kwaliteit. Gemakkelijk te installeren en te verbinden met de Aqua app en Home kit..
Tecno –
He visto muchas reseñas malas, y que gente no sabe ni lo que compra!En mi caso para conectarlo con homekit de apple y funciona muy bien!Sin perdida de senyal tanto la app official o la homekit, y la grabacion a la nube de icloud genial .La app oficial no la utilizo, solo cuando se tiene que actualizar namas.Si que de forma gratis cuando llaman el timbre te graba en la nube de ellos gratis 7 dias.Ademas de grabarse en sd si se tiene puesta o en mi caso en el icloud de apple.La conexion es instantania! Tanto desde la app o homekit, ( para visualizar la camara fuera de casa hay que tener un apple tv o un homepod )En mi caso es para fuera, asi que cuando llueva algo se va a mojar, haber lo que dura, ya que no indican nada sobre eso, pero si aguanta altas temperaturas y bajas temperaturas.
Ioannis –
Die Aqara G4-Türklingel ist bei mir ein Ersatz für die in die Jahre gekommenen Doorbird D202-Türklingel aus dem Jahr 2015 (NP 549,99â¬).Die Doorbird Türklingel hat uns in dieser Zeit gute Dienste geleistet, aber die fehlende Integration in Apple Homekit hat mich zu einem Wechsel bewogen.Folgende Kriterien waren mir beim Wechsel wichtig- Preis unter 200â¬- Apple Homekit Kompatibilität mit Homekit Secure Video- feste Verkabelung möglich- Optisch ansprechendes DesignDiese Kriterien sind meiner Meinung nach erfüllt. Die Verkabelung war relativ einfach (auch wenn ich aufgrund der mir zur Verfügung stehenden Möglichkeiten die Hilfe eines Fachmanns in Anspruch genommen habe).Aufgrund der zuvor in die Fassade eingelassenen Klingel, die zudem deutlich gröÃer war, habe ich ein eigenes passendes Gehäuse im 3D-Druckverfahren angefertigt. Dieses integriert auch ein Nuki Keypad 2.0.Ich habe die Türklingel zunächst zu Testzwecken mit den mitgelieferten Batterien in Betrieb genommen und die verfügbaren Firmware-Updates durchgeführt. Die Einbindung über die Aqara Home App und nativ in Apple Homekit war sehr einfach. In meinem Fall gibt es bereits 8 Homepod minis im Haushalt. Diese habe ich als zusätzliche Gongs in Homekit aktiviert.Nach einigen Tagen im Einsatz (fest verkabelt und ohne Batterien) bin ich einfach nur begeistert. Das Bild ist gestochen scharf und auch bei Dunkelheit super. Bisher keine Abstürze oder Ausfälle. Das Gerät ist immer erreichbar und funktioniert wie vorgesehen. Die Verzögerung bis zum Klingeln der Homepods ist minimal. Sie liegt deutlich unter einer Sekunde. Nach Aussage des Elektrofachmanns sind die meisten schlechten Bewertungen bei der Festverdrahtung wahrscheinlich auf nicht optimale Stromversorgungen zurückzuführen. Ein 8V (AC) Netzteil ist für die Stromversorgung NICHT geeignet (wird häufig bei Altanlagen für den Gong verwendet. Daher ist unter Umständen auch ein Tausch des Netzteils notwendig. Es wird mindestens ein 12-24V AC ODER ein 8-24V DC Netzteil benötigt. In meinem Fall ist ein 15V-Netzteil vorhanden.##### Pro / Contra: #####+ Sehr günstiger Preis (90⬠im Dezember 2023)+ Hochwertige Verarbeitung+ Lieferumfang (Winkelplatte, Gong, USB-Kabel)+ Gute Dokumentation+ Einfache Inbetriebnahme+ Sehr gutes Sichtfeld (besonders groÃes seitliches Sichtfenster)- bisher keineZusammenfassend bin ich einfach begeistert, was man hier für relativ wenig Geld geboten bekommt. Das ist meiner Meinung nach derzeit konkurrenzlos.Ich werde meine Bewertung im Falle von Ãnderungen anpassen. Wenn die Nutzungsdauer >3 Monate ist, wird ebenfalls eine Aktualisierung vorgenommen.===== UPDATE | 25.02.2024 =====Nach nun mehr als 2 Monaten im Dauereinsatz kann ich berichten, dass unter den korrekten Grundbedingungen keine Ausfälle aufgetreten sind. Ich habe meiner Bewertung im Prinzip nichts hinzuzufügen und bin nach wie vor begeistert.In einer recht aktuellen Rezension (3 Sterne) teilt der Bewerter einen Screenshot mit dem Gerätehinweis “Ein schlechtes Stromsignal beeinträchtigt das Ergebnis”. Dies bestätigt meine Vermutung, dass viele schlechte Bewertungen auf ein ungeeignetes Netzteil zurückzuführen sind.