YoLink Uno Wireless Home Security Camera Indoor,

9 reviews for YoLink Uno Wireless Home Security Camera Indoor,

1. 

   C Eaker – February 24, 2025

   Good first edition of a hopefully expanding YoLink IP camera lineup
   Camera setup was a breeze. There are two methods currently, one involves resetting the camera into setup mode where you use your smart phone to let the camera see a QR code that then allows the camera to connect using your selected WiFi network. The second method, the one I used, you simply connect to the camera’s own local WiFi once it powers up and then use the YoLink to app configure it from there. Note that the camera only supports 2.4 GHz WiFi.Once connected, the camera shows up like every other YoLink device in the app with its own widget showing the last image seen and its WiFi signal strength plus online status. Clicking on the widget opens up a live view of the camera (yes, it works remotely, you don’t need to be on the same network) with mic/audio, motion arrows for changing the camera’s view, and a lot of other settings you can configure, including video resolution, stored video recordings, video flip (for mounting upside down), snapshots, etc. You can also configure multiple “favorite” view positions so you can easily point the camera at different things while live streaming. Camera motion via the app is smooth and responsive. Camera motion is completely contained, meaning nothing swings out past the device housing during movement, which is nice if you have limited space options or have things near the camera housing.The camera comes preinstalled with a 64 GB Lexar microSD card. This can be replaced with a microSD card up to 128 GB in capacity. I replaced mine out of the box with a Samsung Pro Endurance 128 GB card because I plan on leaving it recording 24/7. Note that when formatting the card, the app is not very good at giving feedback on how long the process will take or how long it has left to complete. When I formatted the newly installed card, the whole process took about 1 minute and the only way I knew it had completed was when the app storage capacity finally updated to 119 GB total.The camera had a firmware update available immediately upon installing, which I applied. This is one thing I don’t like about YoLink – they often have updates available, but you don’t know unless you check (there’s no setting to automatically inform you of this). And when you apply them, the feedback on how long the process will take or even if it has completed is not great. The app still showed an update is available even after the camera had rebooted itself and it wasn’t until much later that the app finally synced that the camera had been updated.Stored 24/7 video is easy to access and peruse via the app even when viewed remotely. The camera can be configured to record full time (24/7) or only when triggered by motion/person/audio detection. The camera imprints a date/time stamp in the upper right corner of the video and currently this cannot be changed.Motion, person, and sound detection sensitivity settings range from off, low, moderate, medium, high, and critical. Person detection is just OK, not great and will sometimes trigger when there is no person present.The camera has adequate 2-way audio and it will announce things, such as when it first boots up and connects to WiFi. It won’t win any audio fidelity awards, but voices are clearly discernible with a slightly tinny sound due to audio stream compression. Audio volume is controlled by the app and at the highest setting has some static and clipping but is clearly heard even in a large room.Night vision is good, but not great. This isn’t a high priority for me, so I’m not deducting from the rating, but if night vision is critical to you, it may be an issue. It can be configured on, off, or automatic.Mounting options are somewhat limited – there is a plastic base plate that the camera can slot into which is supplied with 3 screws & drywall anchors. Wish they had more options and wish it had a universal 1/4″ female camera mount on the bottom like a lot of other cameras do. Note that you must be careful if you use any sort of clamp around outside of the base because the rotation of the top portion of the camera can be impacted if the sides of the camera are pressed in with any force.One last thing to note, this is a WiFi connected camera, which means it is range limited by your WiFi network, unlike most other YoLink devices which use LoRa technology for ranges up to 1/4 mile. As of this review, supposedly YoLink is working on a LoRa camera, and I’ll be interested to see what they come up with because LoRa has somewhat limited bandwidth compared to WiFi.Overall, I’m satisfied with the camera as a first installment in a hopefully expanding YoLink IP camera lineup.Things I’d like to see in the future: a camera housing rated for outside use, a universal 1/4″ female camera mount on bottom, more power options (such as PoE), better than 2 MP sensor, better night vision, higher microSD storage capacity limits (256 GB+), the ability to add the name of the camera to the video feed plus configure the embedded date/time, and possibly saving of the audio/video stream to the cloud.

2. 

   G. Higuera – February 24, 2025

   Good Cam
   This camera is installed in my garage which is a weak WiFi area but the Yolink hub delivers a strong signal. Pan and tilt move easy with little latency.The price is very reasonable. Looking forward to new outdoor cameras. The expanded range makes Yolink worth consideration. There are many useful sensors available that add value to this system.

3. 

   kevin martin – February 24, 2025

   Great for the price
   Very easy to install, great picture and mounts securely.Yolink is great.Put this in the shop and linked it to a motion sensor. it records for 10 minutes if motion is detected. Perfect!

4. 

   Jeff M. – February 24, 2025

   Very Good but Needs work to be great
   This product needs work as it is close to being great. The set up was a hassle and time consuming as it tells you to reset the device by pushing the button that is on the bottom of the cam. To access this you have to turn it by hand which you arent supposed to do. Then the camera would not identify the QR code. It also goes into wifi connect mode by simply plugging it in and then have it read the QR code. It worked after attempting this for over an hour. So the directions arent the greatest. The worst part about this camera that instead of connecting to the hub (which I dont think you need as far as I can tell once again poor directions to the customer on Yolink’s behalf, so the camera is super Laggy, like a full minute sometimes to register live video, a lot can happen in a minute. I purchased another camera and found out that it was just my slow internet at home. The other camera is at a different location in a shop and it works a lot quicker not as much lag but still takes a while to connect sometimes. I like their other products and their app it just that this camera needs some work or come out with something with LORA so you can connect to the hub easily like their other products. Also, I think this would fix the terrible lag issue. Also, as another reviewer commented on, make a video on install.

5. 

   Robert – February 24, 2025

   Perfect Intro to a Crowded Market
   This works better than a $350 baby monitor and it adds PTZ functions with great low light resolution with only minor smearing (shutter speed). For the price you’d be hard pressed to find a better option imo.That said. I’d like to see a (slightly) heated environmental enclosure for outdoor use, just a small AR coated dome- maybe a $29 option?? Yolink is making a real name for itself, they just need to keep applying pressure to the market with new designs and features. I’ve already purged my home of cancerous Netgear “Arlo” products and went with Yolink to supplement my POE CCTV and hardwired alarm. Why on earth would you pay a subscription? – c’mon people, don’t be so eager to waste money!To the reviewer that had issues. This is legit super easy. If you had issues you need a monthly service like ADT or similar for a turn key (hands off) system. It really cannot get easier than scanning a QR and hitting an “add” button lol.

6. 

   Dorn Hetzel – February 24, 2025

   I really want to love this camera
   The product web pages will say this camera supports some sort of cloud storage, but at least so far, that is not true. Only storage is local sdcard. Also, while I totally understand that the video stream needs to flow over the wifi connection because LoRa is not intended to have that sort of bandwidth, I really expected the configuration and control of the camera to use LoRa for both security and convenience. If yolink/yosmart can get the cloud storage fixed/added and provide for control such as changing the wifi setup to be done over the LoRa network, I’d buy a ton more of them and I expect others would as well.

7. 

   MBF – February 24, 2025

   Glad to have
   We used this along with the YoLink security system and you can read that review. This was added protection and it worked flawlessly! You could move the camera’s focus remotely and the picture quality via the app was outstanding in my opinion–it was a low light are and I could see everything perfectly. I would not hesitate to suggest this to someone to purchase or buy again. It was affordable and gave me piece of mind as I cared for a loved one with dementia.

8. 

   Unknown – February 24, 2025

   Works great, love the Yolink group, camera was easy to set up and its very clear and operates great.

9. 

   Franck – February 24, 2025

   You can pre-define video recording zones. And put a zone in neutral (at the bottom) to be sure that it does not film when the family is in the house.You can enlarge zones. Integrates well with the Yolink Hub and other products. Super easy to install.