Xiaomi has launched a new smart IP camera under its
crowdfunding platform. The Xiaofang Smart IP Camera is a successor to the two
previous models the company has in its kitty, talking of the cube-shaped
Xiaofang Smart IP camera and the Dafang IP camera. It looks more like the
Dafang Smart IP camera though, as it comes in a rectangular shape but with a
number of notable changes in its design.
The first thing that catches the eye is the camera’s
shape: it’s rectangular but instead of one sensor, the Xiaofang Smart IP camera
comes with two lenses, one at the front and a second one at the back. It
differs from the Dafang more when you look at the base. The base isn’t the
small rotating circular base on the Dafang camera but two anti-slip pad
arranged parallel to each other at the bottom. There is equally a screw point
for mounting it onto the ceiling or on a tripod.
The camera measures 36mm x 36mm x 101mm and it comes
with a microSD slot placed at the bottom. There is also a micro USB port for
charging the camera itself. The sensors both have an f2.0 aperture and present
with a 210 degrees field of view each. The two sensors are independent sensors
which mean you get to capture more than one scenes at the same time and the
cool thing is that the cameras are panoramic cameras capable of achieving 360
degrees video imaging.
The camera is said to support the viewing of four
real-time images or scenes at the same time which is very useful for
surveillance. Your data is kept safe by the triple encryption technology it has
such as communication verification encryption, data transmission encryption,
Xiaomi cloud services, which ensures the security of your information. The
camera also packs Wi-Fi, infra-red for night vision, two-way voice support, and
VR.
The Xiaofang Smart IP camera comes in at just 199
Yuan and s presently available via the Youpin crowdfunding platform. The
product is expected to start shipping on June 29.
