Icontrol Networks Piper Reviews

With its integrated and Z-Wave based sensors, the Icontrol Networks Piper is more than a surveillance camera. It's a full home automation hub.

Setup entirely by smartphone. Incredibly wide-angled lens sees whole room. HD video stream. Fast, decent 10x digital zoom/pan. Z-Wave support for multiple sensors. Multiple cameras supported on single Piper account. Stores up to 1,000 video clips in...

No night vision. Android app not available at launch. No Web-based view. No full buffer of recorded video in the cloud. Can't download video clips. No local video storage option.

Conclusions I had low expectations for Piper, but I've been burned by crowd-funded products in the past. This one exceeded my expectations in almost every way—the camera quality, the setup ease, the app itself, recording of clips to the cloud, and the...