Canary All-in-One Home Security System Review

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The Canary All-in-One Home Security System is more than your basic home security camera.  It’s also somewhat less than a home security camera. Funny how I stumbled upon the Canary.  I was looking for a home security camera that combined remote monitoring of temperature, humidity and basic home security camera features.  I’m always worried about the furnace breaking when I’m not home or air conditioning going south.  I suppose I could get a Nest thermostat but decided I wanted to it as part of my security camera since I know there are a few that have this capability.  The Canary monitors … Read more

Cooking Etouffee Made My Canary Air Quality Abnormal

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The Canary All-in-One Home Security System has a few unique features not found in other home security cameras.  Especially in the way of environmental monitoring.  The Canary measures room temperature, humidity and air quality.  Temperate and humidity definitions are fairly clear cut.  Air quality not so much.  This article probes the meaning of an abnormal Canary air quality reading. So what does this have to with Etouffee? A Home Cooked Meal and Canary Air Quality This topic came up just last night at about 10:00.  My wife got an alert on her phone about abnormal air quality in the living room. … Read more

Lorex LNC226X Wireless HD Indoor/Outdoor Network Camera Review

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The Lorex LNC226X Wireless HD Indoor/Outdoor Network Camera is the first outdoor bullet type we have reviewed on HomeCamCafe.  Bullet style cameras aren’t for everyone.  They are larger and heavier than many of the home security cameras made over the past few years.  However, if you want a camera that screams “I see you” then a bullet camera is what you want.  Nothing stealth about a bullet camera. You can use this camera as wired or wireless.  This article will concentrate on the wireless operation.  If needing a wired bullet camera, we recommend a less expensive option.  Don’t pay for wireless … Read more

How to Setup Canary Modes for Automated Alarms

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The Canary All-in-One Home Security Camera offers a few features that aren’t available in other home security cameras.  One of those features is called Modes.  Canary Modes allow your camera to set scenarios when you are home, away or asleep.  Mostly, Canary Modes are used to tell the camera if it should send an alert to your phone or not but it can also be used to set your camera into private mode. Related Reading:  Canary All-in-One Home Security System Review Before diving into Canary Modes, there are a few things to be sure are setup properly.  Most important is to … Read more

How to Turn a Flir FX into a Car Dash Cam

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We have written about the FLIR FX HD Security Camera before.  It’s one of the most versatile home security cameras on the market.  One of the few that can be used for virtually any purpose that a video camera can be deployed.  Today, we are going to show you how to turn a Flir FX into a car dash cam. Turning your Flir FX into a car dash cam is easy.  Simply add the FLIR Systems FXAD01 Dash Mount Accessory.  This accessory will turn the FLIR FX into a car dash cam.  Plug the USB cable directly into your car’s USB port … Read more

Why Install a Video Doorbell at Home?

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The idea of the video doorbell came into the mainstream a few years ago.  It’s not like what you saw on television ten or more years back where a closed circuit camera was located in the corner of the front patio and was viewed from a dedicated display in the kitchen. No a video doorbell is much different today.  In its basic form, a video doorbell is a one piece solution that combines a traditional doorbell with an integrated camera that features a microphone and speaker.  Unlike a decade ago, a video doorbell can be installed by the homeowner and … Read more

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