We paid a lot of attention to a Hikvision consumer brand Ezviz in past and it’s finally the time for us to widen the list with more consumer-focused divisions of a big companies, like Dahua’s Imou. This time we have IMOU Ranger Pro indoor home security camera. We’ll tell you what is it and the specifications, we’ll compare it to the brands standing in line, like Ezviz, and show you a video recording quality, shot on this cam.
We’re also going to connect it and show you how that is done, and answer the most required question – is it worth your money? And about the “buying part”, by the way – we have all this stuff best priced available on the Pipl Systems Store officially within a worldwide delivery for you – so really, go check that out.
Box Contents
- IMOU Ranger Pro Camera x1
- Quick Start Guide x1
- Regulatory Information x1
- Micro-usb power cable x1
- Power Adapter x1
- Mounting Kit x1
- Mounting Plate x1
- Positioning Sticker x1
IMOU Ranger Pro Camera has a microphone hole on the body, and the LED-indicator on the bottom, below the exact camera module. Has a speaker on the back, LAN-cable input, reset button, micro-SD card slot, micro-usb cable input.
Installation
Due to the body consctruction and a featured functions set, the best spot to mount this camera is on a ceiling, and this is exactly that type of mounting that we would advise you to use with this camera. Yet, you still can just put it on the table, but if we talk about the use effeciency, well… you’ve seen what we said.
Comparison Table
Characteristic |
IMOU Ranger Pro |
Ezviz EZ360 |
Dahua A35 |
Resolution / FPS |
2 mp.1920x1080p / 30 fps. |
1 mp. 1280×720 / 30 fps. 2 mp.1920×1080 / 30 fps. |
3 mp. 2304×1296 / 20 fps. |
Lens |
3.6 mm. fixed lens |
4mm. Fixed lens |
3.6 mm. fixed lens |
View Angle |
89° |
90° |
90° |
Pan Rate |
355° |
340° |
355° |
Tilt Rate |
90° |
120° |
90° |
MicroSD Capacity |
up to 128GB |
up to 256GB |
up to 128GB |
Two-way Talk |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Infrared View Rate |
10 m. / 33 ft. |
10 m. / 33 ft. |
10 m. / 33 ft. |
Infrared Motion Detection |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Connection Type |
Wi-fi + Wired LAN |
Wi-fi |
Wi-fi + Wired LAN |
Video Encoding / Compression |
H.265 |
H.264 |
H.264 |
Smart Tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
– |
Phone App |
Yes, IMOU |
Yes, EZVIZ |
Yes, iDMSS |
Cloud Service |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Privacy Mask |
Yes |
Yes |
– |
Additional Features |
25 PT Pre-sets |
25 PT Pre-sets |
|
Google Assistant / Amazon Alexa Support |
Specifications
The recording resolution of an IMOU Ranger Pro camera is 1080p, being recorded via 2 mp. 3.6 mm. fixed lens within 89° view angle, in 30 fps. maximum. What really makes this one stand out from other home PT cams is H.265 codec compression rate support, that saves a singificant amount of storage space on the microSD that can inputed in here.
Also what’s awesome, is up to a 128GB. microSD card support, and it is highlighted here because we all hate the manufacturer’s cloud drive subscription fee (And we got a lifehacks video how to get rid of that fee here). Common for this Pan Tilt type home cams, there is 355° body pan due to a circling body, and a 90° up and down tilt. A built-in infrared sensor allows us to see legibly within a distance of 10 meters or a 33 feet at night, and we are always awared about things happening thanks to motion detection. Thanks to a microphone and a speaker built-in, we are always able to speak to our visitors or the kids through the cam.
The wi-fi module is built in here, and we also have LAN-input on body for the fans of wired connection. The privacy mask function – lets you hide the camera lens inside of body. Else, we have here a smart tracking technology, allowing the camera to automatically track moving objects in sight. Along with that, we have 25 Pan Tilt moving pre-sets, and the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa support. Here we have an IMOU Ranger Pro video-review and also an image shot on the camera in 1080p so you can estimate image quality with your eyes.
Conclusion
IMOU Ranger Pro is good regarding it’s feature set, it’s type, market segment and a price. Comparing to many other cameras, we can highlight a microSD support up to a 128GB, along with the H.265 codec compression rate, that saves us some memory on that microSD.
And there also is a smart tracking technology, and we like the app, we like the service, so it’s a yes to us. Anyways, we got a lot of videos adn articles featuring home security cameras, so you can select any. And we got a lot of stuff to compare on a Pipl Systems Store within a special offers and worldwide delivery for our subscribers.