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title: Canary All-in-One Home Security Device Review
date: "2015-03-25 17:30:00"
review:
  name: Canary Home Security Device
  rating: 4
  comments: Packed with features. Not perfect but improving.
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- smart
---

Canary is an all-in-one home security device that’ll watch your home and make sure everything is OK. It’s packed with features like motion detection and video recording, temperature and air-quality sensors, and remote access to control it, see recorded videos, and watch live.

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After using Canary for several weeks, I’m ready to write a review about my experience with it thus far. It’s still a relatively new device and has its quirks and issues, but it’s promising.

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## Setup

To set up and use Canary, you need a compatible device. Canary is compatible with both iOS and Android—it supports:

- iPhone 4S or later running iOS 7 or 8
- Android devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later

Setting up Canary was a piece of cake. Once you’ve downloaded the Canary app from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canary-smart-home-security/id939760559?mt=8" target="_blank">App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.yranac.canary" target="_blank">Google Play Store</a> and set up an account, follow the on-screen instructions. The app and process is extremely well designed and simple.

## Features

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Canary packs a lot of features into its tiny body—it stands 6” high and 3” wide—and is available in 3 colors: black, white, and silver. It’s powered by a micro-USB power adapter and connects to your network via ethernet or wireless.

### Camera and Motion Detection

It has a 1080p HD camera equipped with a 147° wide-angle lens so it can see and record a large area of your home and night vision so it can see in the dark. The wide-angle lens allows it to view multiple rooms when positioned at certain spots of your home.

Motion detection allows Canary to record activity when it detects motion when motion-activated recording is enabled, and a built-in microphone also records sound. Both the video and audio are stored in Canary’s cloud storage for up to 90 days (based on your subscription plan). When it detects motion, you’ll get a push notification on your device.

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Canary has an intuitive indicator light at the bottom, which glows yellow when it’s functioning properly and red when there’s an issue, such as connectivity.

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layout: post
title: Canary All-in-One Home Security Device Review
date: "2015-03-25 17:30:00"
review:
  name: Canary Home Security Device
  rating: 4
  comments: Packed with features. Not perfect but improving.
share_image: "https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8629/16277701766_ffb6d14c7a_c.jpg"
comments: false
tags:
- review
- canary
- home
- security
- smart
---

Canary is an all-in-one home security device that’ll watch your home and make sure everything is OK. It’s packed with features like motion detection and video recording, temperature and air-quality sensors, and remote access to control it, see recorded videos, and watch live.

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After using Canary for several weeks, I’m ready to write a review about my experience with it thus far. It’s still a relatively new device and has its quirks and issues, but it’s promising.

{% include image.html src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8629/16277701766_ffb6d14c7a_c.jpg" alt="Canary packaging" async="1" %}

{% include image.html src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8670/15681218044_e3e1d8fce4_c.jpg" alt="Canary unboxed" async="1" %}

## Setup

To set up and use Canary, you need a compatible device. Canary is compatible with both iOS and Android—it supports:

- iPhone 4S or later running iOS 7 or 8
- Android devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later

Setting up Canary was a piece of cake. Once you’ve downloaded the Canary app from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canary-smart-home-security/id939760559?mt=8" target="_blank">App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.yranac.canary" target="_blank">Google Play Store</a> and set up an account, follow the on-screen instructions. The app and process is extremely well designed and simple.

## Features

<p style="margin-left: 5%"><img data-aload="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/1295/products/slider-2.jpg" style="width: 43.3%; margin-left: -10%"><img data-aload="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/1295/products/slider-3.jpg" style="width: 43.3%; margin-left: -10%"><img data-aload="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/1295/products/slider-3.jpg" style="width: 43.3%; margin-left: -10%"><noscript><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/1295/products/slider-2.jpg" style="width: 43.3%; margin-left: -10%"><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/1295/products/slider-3.jpg" style="width: 43.3%; margin-left: -10%"><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/1295/products/slider-3.jpg" style="width: 43.3%; margin-left: -10%"></noscript></p>

Canary packs a lot of features into its tiny body—it stands 6” high and 3” wide—and is available in 3 colors: black, white, and silver. It’s powered by a micro-USB power adapter and connects to your network via ethernet or wireless.

### Camera and Motion Detection

It has a 1080p HD camera equipped with a 147° wide-angle lens so it can see and record a large area of your home and night vision so it can see in the dark. The wide-angle lens allows it to view multiple rooms when positioned at certain spots of your home.

Motion detection allows Canary to record activity when it detects motion when motion-activated recording is enabled, and a built-in microphone also records sound. Both the video and audio are stored in Canary’s cloud storage for up to 90 days (based on your subscription plan). When it detects motion, you’ll get a push notification on your device.

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Canary has an intuitive indicator light at the bottom, which glows yellow when it’s functioning properly and red when there’s an issue, such as connectivity.

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