Description
Price: $59.99 - $49.99
(as of Feb 25, 2025 05:46:26 UTC – Details)
From the brand
As a leading provider of smart home solutions, Aqara excels in delivering a wide array of award-winning, user-friendly smart home products and platform solutions tailored for your home. We proudly serve over 12 million customers in more than 170 countries and territories. Our products are designed to offer convenience, security, and energy efficiency, making your home smarter, more sustainable, and adaptive to your evolving needs.
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【Super-Crisp 2K Resolution & 360° Viewing and Night Vision】(Note: A 5V 2A USB-A power supply is required and is not included.) Experience crystal-clear surveillance with a high-resolution 2304 × 1296 pixel sensor and a wide-angle f/2.0 lens. The Pan/Tilt motor allows for a full 360° viewing angle which enhances the person tracking feature. The E1 also includes a 940 nm infrared backlight designed not to disrupt your sleep during nighttime use. (The Camera E1 uses an industry-standard USB-C port.
【HomeKit Support & Wide Compatibility】The Camera E1 provides full support for HomeKit Secure Video (An active iCloud subscription and an Apple Home hub is required), including end-to-end encryption and local recognition, which ensures protection against data theft and safeguards your privacy at home. Moreover, thanks to Aqara Home scenes, the Pan&Tilt mechanism, Privacy Mode, and other functionalities can be controlled on third-party platforms like HomeKit, Alexa and IFTTT.
【Privacy Protection and On-device Detection for Local Automation】The Camera E1 offers an automated privacy mode that can pivot the lens and deactivate the camera. Additionally, audio recording or the microphone can also be disabled, either manually in the app or through automations. Moreover, the built-in NPU supports advanced features such as filtering motion events, recording a video, or triggering an automation in case of person detection.
【Multiple Storage Methods】24-hour encrypted cloud storage is included without any fees for maximum security. Furthermore, the Camera supports microSD card storage (up to 512 GB) for recording in full quality, whether it’s continuous or triggered by events, which can also be backed up to an SMB3-compatible NAS storage. (A supported Micro SD card and SMB-compatible software are required.)
【Advanced Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3 Security】The Security Camera E1 supports Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, an advanced wireless protocol known for its improved performance, even in the most congested network environments, for smoother live views and lower latency. Moreover, the latest Wi-Fi security standard WPA3 is supported to further protect your data. (Note: Requires 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, and 5 GHz Wi-Fi is not supported.)
Customers say
Customers appreciate the security camera’s video quality, ease of setup, and value for money. They find it provides sharp video with excellent picture quality in normal, low, and no light conditions. The app is easy to use and seamlessly integrates into their homes. Many customers appreciate motion detection. However, some dislike the angle of view. There are mixed opinions on functionality, connectivity, and build quality.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
FAT_AL –
Great with Apple HomeKit!
I got this camera to replace an old canary camera, I picked it because itâs compatible with HomeKit and it was super easy to get set up. It is a million times better than the canary and it doesnât have an additional monthly cost. I really like that itâs quick to check the video feed in Apple home.
William C. –
Big fan of the brand
Works great. Clean video and audio simple setup.
Jason Mulek –
Good, not great – no control in Homekit
Really wanted a Homekit compatible camera, but unfortunatly you are unable to actually control the camera movement in Homekit. Not Aqara’s fault but a Homekit limitation.So to control the camera, you have to use the Aqara app.The camera was simple to set up and the picture is great. For a low cost and being Homekit compatible, this is a good buy. Just wish you could actually pan/tilt the camera from Homekit.
Mike –
Excellent price for HomeKit compatibility!
I’m always looking for HomeKit-compatible stuff, and this camera is really the best bang for your buck that you’re going to get. Easy to set up, has a nice mounting plate for securing the camera. I have mine secured to keep the cats from knocking it over, and it’s inside looking out the window at our driveway. Video quality is great too!
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Terrible HomeKit Integration
The video quality is pretty good. That is the only nice thing I can say about this camera.TLDR:- The app is bad- Homekit integration is terrible- Maximum recording time of 12 seconds, and a 3 minute delay before you can record again.- Major privacy concerns.- All of my issues were either confirmed by Aqara support or completely ignored.INITIAL REVIEW:Yes, the video quality is good. But the mic/speaker for two-way communication is as bad as a child’s walkie-talkie.Unfortunately the integration with HomeKit is very poor and the iOS app is not very intuitive. There are preset PTZ locations that can be set in the app, but you must manually to rotate to those locations. You canât use any HomeKit automations or shortcuts to trigger rotating or recording. The app has its own âautomationsâ (see screenshot) and âscenesâ, but they are completely independent of HomeKit and donât integrate with them at all.UPDATE:After using the camera for a few weeks, it gets so much worse than I initially realized.When it detects motion, it will only record for 12 seconds total, no matter what movement is still happening. AND it will not detect movement again fro another 3 minutes. I have contacted Aqara support directly and they have confirmed this is the case. The only way around it is to set recording to “continuous.” Also, it will only capture video from the moment the motion starts â there is no pre/post event recording like you get with other cameras.But wait! It gets worse. Thereâs a setting for âdetection frequencyâ that I mentioned above, which defaults to 3 minutes. So after it initially records an event it will not begin to detect and record motion again for 3 minutes. If you want to shorten that amount of timeâ¦YOU HAVE TO BUY A THEIR SUBSCRIPTION. See screenshot. Even if you subscribe, you can only reduce that time down to 15 seconds. Why have any non-recording time at all? If something is happening, record it!!Next, in order to save a recording to your phone (iPhone app anyway), they require full access to all of your personal photos. Apple offers a “Save Only” permission that allows apps to save photos and videos, but not see anything in your library, but the Aqara app does not implement this permission. When I contacted support about this, they basically pretended to not understand me and said they couldn’t see any of your photos. Then why would they ask for that level of permission? I even sent them the direct link to Apple’s developer documentation showing how easy it would be to implement this. They ignored me.In addition, there is a lot of non-local network traffic generated by this device. I am not using their cloud service, and all recordings should be saved only to the SD card. So it’s odd that there is 3.72 GB of UPLOAD traffic over the last 24 hours. There’s another 101MB of download traffic despite the lack of any firmware updates available. I still need to do more research on this and block it at the firewall, but this is just one more reason not to trust this company.CONCLUSION:Absolutely do not buy this camera. It can’t reliably do the one thing I bought it to do, which is to record all human activity. Since it’s past the return window, I’m just going to give this away to someone else and be done with the Aqara brand.
Nick Nunez –
Perfect for watching my dog!
I use it for watching my dog while Iâm at work. Works great! I needed something that works with Apple home and the set up was flawless just by scanning the barcode within the Apple home app. No issues with connectivity and I can watch my dog all day long. I also like that I can hear my dog as well as talk through the camera.
Danny Daloisio –
Love these cameras
Recently switched my whole house over to HomeKit and needed to replace my Blink devices so I went with Aqara (for indoor cameras and doorbell). This camera has been great since plugging it in a few months ago. Set up was easy in the Aqara app and adding it to HomeKit took no time at all. I do wish the light on the camera wasn’t red though (it seems all Aqara devices are red when connected) to me it makes it seem like there’s an error. Other than that the pan and tilt of the camera works great from the app (no HomeKit support yet for controls as far as I can tell). Picture is clear and the connection hasn’t dropped at all.
dw_qc –
Versatile Security Camera with Apple HomeKit Integration
Weâve been using the Aqara 2K Indoor Security Camera for a while now, and itâs been a fantastic addition to our smart home setup. After the Nest security system was discontinued, we struggled to find a fully customizable solution that worked seamlessly with Apple HomeKit, and this camera fits the bill perfectly.Not only does it function as a camera, but it also serves as an alarm system and door chime. One of my favorite features is the privacy modeâwhen activated, the camera physically closes, adding an extra layer of peace of mind.Setting up automations, like chimes for when the door opens (using Aqara magnetic door sensors), was easy initially, though it didnât consistently work. I reached out to the manufacturer, and they were quick to address and fix the issueâa big plus in my book.The integration with Apple HomeKit is seamless overall, allowing you to view secure recordings directly in the Apple Home app with no need for SD cards or third-party subscriptions. However, the scenes you set up in Apple HomeKit donât always work properly, which is why Iâm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. If Apple HomeKit integration wasnât a key feature for me, this would easily be a 5-star product.The only other improvement Iâd suggest is for the alarm systemâs built-in speaker. Itâs not quite loud enough, even at its maximum volume. I wish there were a way to turn it up louder, or that Aqara would consider upgrading it to a more powerful speaker in the future.Overall, Iâm very satisfied with its performance and especially its compatibility with Appleâs ecosystem. Bonus: we also use the Aqara deadbolt lock, and it integrates perfectly with the camera. If youâre in the Apple ecosystem and looking for a flexible, reliable security camera, this is a great option.
Daniel –
I was intrigued by having a camera that I can use to monitor remotely and live. This camera does just that.I tried to use it on a battery, and works great just that it won’t last as long as I wished. To be more specific, on a power bank with 2×3.7V Li-Ion batteries works for about 1.5 hours. On a noco GB40, 1000A, lasts longer, about 8 hours on a cold (-5C) night. Not bad, but also not feasible to use it this way every night.As long as the camera is registered to a network, I can use the phone to monitor from any location over the internet. I think this is the most amazing and only feature that matters. Otherwise, it does what a camera should do. It tracks people, but seems this is one of those trendy features that which will soon be forgotten.Oh, just in case you plan on using this camera to look out any glass window at night… not a great idea. The IR LEDs that you can’t see, will blow their light on the glass and the camera won’t see anything other than the reflection. Luckily, half-good street light is enough to let the camera record in regular mode decent enough. The night vision is literally for indoor use only, in extreme darkness. Other than that, regular mode is fine.I found the notifications available for automation features exciting. For example weather changes, again a novelty… I thought, imagining that they managed to get the camera to recognize snow or rain, but temperature differences… and than it was clear, it send notifications based on the weather services from their online services. Not as cool after all, but still , could be used in different scenarios. It is tempting to start buying all sorts of sensors and other devices, as not much automation can be done with a camera alone, but be realistic, do you really need all those?!?Anyways, nice product, works at -5C as tested overnight, and does what the description says it does. Plug and play type of product, works well with it’s own app, works with Apple Home too, just less features as far as I have used. It does record rather how I wanted, of course has multiple options but is a logical product, not a lot of non-sense.
Cliente Amazon –
Ottima videocamera e ottima lâassistenza!
Volkan –
Fiyatına göre oldukça iyi bi ürün. 1,5 yaÅındaki bebeÄimin odasını uzaktan izleyebilmek için aldım. Görüntü kalitesi iyi.Eksileri; Enerji kablosu daha uzun olabilirdi.Iphone cihazıma kurulum yaparken biraz zorladı. Ä°kinci bir iphone telefondan aqara home uygulamasıyla kameraya baÄlanamadım. Muhtemelen çoklu kullanım için baÄlantımı bir hub üzerinde yapmam gerekiyordu veya biz beceremedik. Bununla ilgili yeterli bilgiye ulaÅamadıÄım için eÅim apple home üzerinden izliyor fakat kamerayı hareket ettiremiyor. Ben aqara home üzerinden tam denetim saÄlayabiliyorum. Ä°kinci bir kamera daha almayı planlarken, çevremdekilere de bu cihazı önerdim.
Martijn van Westerlaak –
Een goede camera met veel mogelijkheden. O.a. draaien
Eric –
Die Aqara 2K überzeugt auf ganzer Linie durch ihre hochwertige Verarbeitung und die reibungslose Integration in Apple HomeKit. Die Bildqualität ist mit 2K-Auflösung hervorragend, und auch die Installation sowie die Einrichtung sind unkompliziert.Ein kleiner Wermutstropfen ist, dass die Drehfunktion der Kamera momentan nicht direkt über Apple HomeKit steuerbar ist. Das liegt allerdings nicht an der Kamera selbst, sondern an den derzeitigen Einschränkungen von Apple HomeKit. Mit der Aqara-App oder anderen kompatiblen Plattformen funktioniert die Drehung jedoch problemlos.Eine leistungsstarke und zuverlässige Kamera, besonders für Apple-Nutzer empfehlenswert â mit der Hoffnung, dass zukünftige Updates von Apple HomeKit die volle Funktionalität ermöglichen.