The Netatmo Welcome is a great addition to your home security. It's not as hardcore as a full CCTV system, but it's more comprehensive than a simple webcam setup. Facial recognition, mobile access, a simple setup and a great design make this a fantastic all round product.

Easy to set up; User friendly design; Great mobile app; Aesthetically pleasing design; Competitive price; 8GB memory card included; Excellent camera performance

Limited availability outside of the manufacturer's website

If a smart home is truly smart, it should know who's inside it. That's the argument Netatmo makes with its new Welcome camera, promising Dropcam-style streaming video but combined with facial-recognition.

A smart camera with facial recognition, the Netatmo Welcome is more useful than you'd think

During a recent vacation, I had no fewer than three webcams watching my home. I can't tell you how comforting it is to be able to open an app, access my Nest Cam (formerly Dropcam) to see my great room or open another app to see compressed versions of the activity in front of my house thanks to Flir...

The Netatmo Welcome feels like a rushed security camera in order to compete with the refresh of the Nest Cam, marketing the local storage aspect and no monthly fees, two of the small cons of its Nest competitor.

The Netatmo Welcome is a connected camera that features facial recognition, adding another level of safety and security to the home. The Welcome notifies users through their app so that the homeowner knows who is home and when.

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

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

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

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...