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It's a nice looking piece of tech; Facial Recognition; Easy Setup

Placement issues; Sometimes would not recognize me

Initial set up involves linking the device to your wireless network before positioning it where it can easily see people as they enter your home. Unfortunately, it can't be wall mounted which means it has to be placed on a flat surface which might not suit some users and the layout of their homes.

The Netatmo Welcome camera is a reliable and easy-to-use home-security device with a convenient mobile app.

Compact; understated presence; Quick setup; User-friendly app; Useful facial recognition; Custom user profiles

Piercing alerts; Over-sensitive motion detection; Numerous false alerts initially

There's a been a glut of smart home-security cameras enter the market of late, and the Netatmo Welcome is leading the charge. Like its rivals, the Netatmo monitors your home, and records and sends you alerts when something happens.

Clever face-recognition tech; No subscription fees; IFTTT channel; Easy-to-use app; Excellent privacy controls

Can't turn off light; No cloud storage

Home security continues to be a hot topic with the next candidate offering a welcome

Home security continues to be a hot topic with the next candidate offering a welcome

Netatmo is best known for its Urban Weather Station, an elegant - albeit pricey - solution for monitoring indoor and outdoor weather conditions, so we were a bit surprised when we saw the company branching out at CES this year with the introduction of its Welcome ($200), a new home monitoring and...

Most Wi-Fi security cameras follow a simple formula: sleek pieces of hardware, motion and sound detection features, a mobile app where a live stream can be watched, and a subscription platform that lets you choose the footage you want to keep.

You'll be happy to display the Welcome anywhere in your home thanks to its sleek, understated design, Welcome detects faces like a champ and learns the ones you identify pretty quickly, No subscription fees; having all your video clips saved locally to a microSD card and available at any time is...

Image quality is significantly reduced when your mobile device and the Welcome are not connected to the same network at the same time; Removing false or unwanted faces from the detected pool is a time-consuming process; Lag time in live video stream is the longest between it; the Nest Cam; and the...

The days of hiding a home security camera away because it's an ugly intrusive box are gone. The Netatmo Welcome is something you'll not only be happy to put on display, but there's a good chance it'll blend in with the decor in many modern homes, so it'll do what most cams can only dream of - hide...

Beautiful design; Clever face recognition tech; No recurring fees; Easy to set up

Placement can be difficult; Faces aren't always recognized; Wi-Fi range is limited; No battery backup

When I installed Netatmo's Welcome at home, it was initially a tough sell to the family: "It's a security camera that recognises faces and detects movement, records video and sends clips to an app on demand -- you can watch and listen live too.

Competent HD security camera; Face recognition; Customisable notifications; No additional subscription costs

Face recognition training takes some time; No wall-mounting or battery power options