Meet Custos: Annke’s Game-Changing Compact Security Camera That Does It All
- Annke is a company specializing in democratizing home automation, but has also been providing us with surveillance products, particularly security cameras.
- We've got a pretty cool look that's a far cry from what we've seen in terms of outdoor security cameras.
- The camera is made of white plastic, and we don't really know how that will hold up over time.
Annke Custos: A Versatile and Durable Outdoor Security Camera
Annke is a company specializing in democratizing home automation, but has also been providing us with surveillance products, particularly security cameras. This new Custos is a very versatile camera with an integrated battery and excellent durability for outdoor deployment.
Design
The design of the Annke Custos is quite innovative. We’ve got a pretty cool look that’s a far cry from what we’ve seen in terms of outdoor security cameras. In this case, the surveillance function has been improved by dividing the front into an area with a camera sensor and flash and an area with a motion sensor.
- Size: 140 x 123 x 133mm
- Weight: 250 grams
The camera is made of white plastic, and we don’t really know how that will hold up over time. On the back, there’s a QR code for the configuration, hardware, and speakers. Below is a silicone membrane that protects both the card slot and the USB-C port that powers the device when the battery runs out.
In the package, you will find:
- Screw
- 1.5 meter USB-A/USB-C cable
- Rotating bracket
- Warning stickers
- Camera
- Instruction manual
Technical Features
The camera has a CMOS sensor with a focal length of only 4mm. It can provide a field of view of 100° diagonally, 88° horizontally, and 65° vertically. It has an f/2.0 aperture and captures a resolution of up to 3MP.
The recording speed is 15FPS, and the maximum resolution is 3MP. It has a white light via LED flash and supports a variety of connection protocols via WiFi on 2.4GHz networks, such as TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DHCP, etc. The video codec is H.264, which is commonly used in these types of products.
You can store videos both on your company’s cloud and on your cards. microSD up to 128GB is supported. The battery is 4,400mAh, and if you record 10 songs of 20 seconds each a day, you are guaranteed 10 months of recording.
User Experience
As with other Annke products, it is completely compatible with Amazon Alexa. You can view camera content on the screen of your Echo Show device (or any product with a screen).
Among other features, it has an intelligent people detection function, which can be adjusted directly in the application. Annke Vision is available to use on iOS and Android, and it’s completely free. You can also limit the detection area through the same application, so that you only receive alerts within a specified boundary.
There is a slot for a microSD card up to 128GB for local storage. You can also upload and store your captured content in the cloud, but there are different storage plans for this. The free version is enough to view content from about 24 hours ago.