There are many reasons to upgrade your home with the installation of Smart Home devices. From the extra security they provide to the multiple quality of life functionalities they bring, it’s undeniable that Smart Home devices help to make our lives at home much easier. Take smart video doorbells for example, which can help to enhance our home’s overall security while also making it much easier and more efficient for homeowners to organize package deliveries to their doorstep. In terms of home security, smart video doorbells empower homeowners with a full-remote visitor identification method for anyone at their doorstep, all while also allowing for package delivery confirmations, which consequently, also makes their doorsteps much better protected against potential porch pirates that might try to steal said packages. Moreover, smart video doorbells also boast Night Vision capabilities, which allow for a 24/7 video-feed of your front-door. Last but not least, unlike the standard and “now-outdated” doorbell systems, smart video doorbells also send homeowners Smartphone Notifications automatically and in real-time, thus providing them with a live video feed of whoever is waiting at their front-door. So, if you’re looking for a smart video doorbell to upgrade your home, consider going with the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell.
The IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell boasts a IP66 Weather-Resistance construction, while also featuring a 4MP Camera with Ultra Clear Night Vision functionalities that’s capable of recording at 2.5K Video Resolution in a 150º Ultra-Wide FOV, a Full Duplex 2-Way Audio System with Noise Cancellation, Wi-Fi Connectivity, Voice Assistant support for both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, and up to 6 months of battery life.
In addition, this smart video doorbell also comes with a Wi-Fi HUB Station that boasts a built-in Local Storage via the use of a MicroSD Card (up to 256GB), which provides homeowners with a local-storage option for storing the system’s recorded video-footage, along with an optional 3-Months (i.e. 90 days trial) AWS Could Storage option that allows homeowners to store up to 30 days of recorded video-footage.
Now, let’s have a more detailed look at the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell and check out everything that this smart video doorbell has to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the device’s size, note that the dedicated camera unit for this smart video doorbell system comes at a fairly compact size, measuring just 2.32 inches long by 1.29 inches wide by 5.59 inches tall (60 x 33 x 142 mm).
Not only does this smart video doorbell comes at a relatively compact size, but the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell also features a fairly minimalist and ultra-modern design, which gives it a fairly discrete look when installed at the side of your front-door.
In addition to discrete look, the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell also packs a very durable construction. Furthermore, the system’s dedicated video-camera unit is also rated to have a IP66 Weather-Resistance rating, which makes the whole unit extremely resistant to any sort of weather-conditions, no matter if that’s dust carried by heavy winds, intense rain, or even snow.
Moving on to the smart video doorbell’s different components. Starting with its main component, the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell integrates a built-in high-quality 4MP Camera Lens (with a large camera aperture of F1.6) at the top-side of the unit.
This 4MP Camera Lens comes equipped with a powerful and high-end 1/3 image sensor that makes the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell capable of recording 2.5K HD Video with a 2560 x 1440 video-resolution, or alternatively, at a 720p Video Resolution (whether if their devices don’t support the higher resolution option, or if they’re looking to save battery either for the camera and their mobile devices).
More importantly, this smart video doorbell’s 4MP Camera Lens can even record video in a 150º Ultra-Wide Viewing-Angle, which ultimately gives users a fairly wide Field of View for the IMILAB Video Doorbell’s recorded 2.5K HD Video.
On top of that, this smart video doorbell also integrates a high-performance self-driven PIR (Passive Infra-Red) Motion Sensor that gives it Ultra Clear Night Vision technology, for which its IR Sensor will turn on automatically at night or whenever low-light conditions are detected (i.e. at the end of each day) to bring users a very clear image for the system’s video-feed at night-time.
More importantly, it’s also worth noting that the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell’s PIR Motion Sensor is also powered by built-in AI Technology, which basically makes the videos doorbell’s image sensor capable of accurately detecting and recognizing humans, as well as filtering out animals or any other objects (like passing cars or bikes) on the background in order to avoid any potential false-alerts.
This basically ensures that homeowners always get a precise detection of people at their doorstep. In fact, the system’s AI-algorithm technology ultimately allows this smart video doorbell’s PIR Motion Sensor to intelligently detect people’s movement in just 0.01 second.
That AI Human Detection Technology ultimately allows this smart video doorbell system to provide homeowners with instant and super-precise Alerts (in the form of Smartphone Notifications via the system’s dedicated App) as soon as the person at their doorstep presses the system’s Doorbell Button, ultimately allowing homeowners to be able to hear talk to their visitors (or couriers) in real-time.
On top of all of that, the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell also comes equipped with a Full Duplex 2-Way Audio System with a Noise Cancellation functionality that ultimately provides homeowners and their visitors with a reliable way of communicating with each other without requiring the homeowners to open the door (this is a great thing to have in a video doorbell, not only in terms of security, but also in terms of convenience, as you might not be able to immediately answer a courier with a package for you, for example).
Last but not least, and as said before, this smart video doorbell also comes with a Wi-Fi HUB Station that boasts a built-in Local Storage via the use of a MicroSD Card (up to 256GB), which provides homeowners with a local-storage option for storing the system’s recorded video-footage.
For those interested in knowing, note that this smart video doorbell system utilizes Video Compression H.265/H.264 for storing all of its recorded video-footage.
Additionally, users can also opt to subscribe for a optional AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud Storage method (for $1.99 / month), for which they get a Free 90-Days Trial with their IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell that allows homeowners to store up to 30 days of recorded video-footage.
SET UP / INSTALLATION
Now, in terms of the system’s set up / installation process, know that this smart video doorbell system can be installed fairly easily without the need of professional help. All you really need is a screwdriver, and the whole process should take you no more than just a few minutes.
Since both the system’s main unit as well as its dedicated Wi-Fi HUB Station feature Wi-Fi Connectivity, the system features a completely wire-free installation, which makes it suitable for any door.
On a side note, we’d also like to point out that the company (IMILAB) also has EU, US and UK Adaptors available for their kits in order to ensure that homeowners all over the world can easily install the system as a whole, and they also provide conversion plugs with other specifications if that’s necessary.
Best of all, each set also comes with a Wall-Mounting Corner Kit that allows homeowners to conveniently angle the system’s main video doorbell unit up to a 15º Viewing-Angle.
CONNECTIVITY
For the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell’s connectivity method, note the system’s main video doorbell unit features Wi-Fi Connectivity (with support to the some of most common Wireless Standards (802.11 b/g/n), operating at a frequency band of 2.4 GHz/5GHz.
However, the system’s dedicated Wireless HUB can also work as a Wi-Fi Amplifier (on top of its already-mentioned built-in Local Storage function) that can release a 984ft frequency to ultimately enhance the Wi-Fi signal and coverage for the IMILAB Video Doorbell’s main unit.
This ultimately helps to ensures that this smart video doorbell’s system 2-Way Talk and Video functionalities end up being perfectly smooth and never get their wireless connectivity jammed.
BATTERY & BATTERY LIFE
For its power, the system’s dedicated smart video doorbell unit comes equipped with a built-in 5200mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery that can offer homeowners an average of 6 months of battery life on a full charge.
Whenever the main video doorbell unit’s internal battery is running low on power and users require to recharge it, all that they have to do is to unmount the main unit from its Wall-Mounting Bracket, and then connect the device’s included Micro-USB Charging Cable to its Micro-USB Charging port (found at the back-side of the unit).
THE SMARTPHONE COMPANION APP – The IMILAB Home App
For controlling all of the system’s different smart functionalities, all that users have to do is to download the IMILAB Home App, which is available to download for free for both iOS and Android devices.
First and foremost, via the IMILAB Home App, homeowners can monitor their front door in real-time.
Furthermore, the App also allows homeowners to configure different Key-Area Detection Sensitivity Settings with specific detection-distances for their IMILAB Video Doorbell in order to be able to accurately monitor specific areas. For that functionality, users can set the system’s Video-Trigger Alerts when a visitor appears within 6.56 ft. (2 m), 13.1 ft. (4 m), 19.58 ft. (6 m), or 26,24 ft. (8 m) from the doorbell.
Homeowners can also set a specific Video Record Time (up to 60 minutes) as well as set a Record Immediate function or a Trigger Time function (of either 5- or 10-seconds) after an expected (or even unwanted) visitor appears in those pre-configured Detection Zones, for which that said Trigger Time starts counting down before the system sends the homeowner an Alert to their Smartphone, which further helps to avoid false trigger alerts.
In addition to monitoring their front door in real-time, homeowners can also go back to the IMILAB Home App’s History-Feed, where they can check a full-event history and see what happened while they were away.
Moreover, homeowners can also check leaving messages from their visitors if they happen to miss a Smartphone Notification.
Last of all, the IMILAB Home App also allows homeowners to configure an Alert Ringtone for their Alert-Notifications for the possibility of strange activity and/or suspicious people at their doorstep, for which they can then send an Alarm to warn those said suspicious people that they’re being watched, which can ultimately help to discourage potential intruders.
OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES
Voice Assistant Support
Finally, and as said before, the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell also features Voice Assistant support for both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, which allows homeowners to control this smart video doorbell system with simple and easy-to-use Voice Commands from anywhere in their household.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell boasts a IP66 Weather-Resistance construction, while also featuring a 4MP Camera with Ultra Clear Night Vision functionalities that’s capable of recording at 2.5K Video Resolution in a 150º Ultra-Wide FOV, a Full Duplex 2-Way Audio System with Noise Cancellation, Wi-Fi Connectivity, Voice Assistant support for both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, and up to 6 months of battery life.
In addition, this smart video doorbell also comes with a Wi-Fi HUB Station that boasts a built-in Local Storage via the use of a MicroSD Card (up to 256GB) to provide homeowners with a local-storage option for storing the system’s recorded video-footage, along with an optional 3-Months (i.e. 90 days trial) Could Storage method that allows homeowners to store up to 30 days of recorded video-footage.
All in all, the IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell makes for a great all-in-one smart video doorbell system, as it integrates all the home-security and quality-of-life functionalities that you’d want to have on a modern video doorbell.
If you’re interested in getting this smart video doorbell system, all you have to do is to pledge a minimum of $99 to IMILAB’s Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign for their IMILAB Smart Video Doorbell Full-Kit. Best of all, the company also covers all shipping fees, as it also includes free global shipping for each kit that’s pledged.
