I've only purchased to see if I have anymore coming into my house but if you want to purchase just incase of a burglary then I wouldn't bother. The quality of face image captured in videos are extremely poor. So poor other people often wouldn't be able to identify the people on the video.

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

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

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

Good wide angle, good sharpness in the dark. Bad mamering of faces in the app, since icons are extremely small, there is webgui but there is no way to manually manage users. When playing movie sequences on SD cards, this is extremely slow. Just think about retuning this.

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

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...

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