Keep the whole room in sight with one camera. . Monitor everything at once. No corner is hidden, no spot unseen. The ez360 delivers 360 degrees of sight with a resolution of 3 megapixels. The EZ360 Pano will watch diligently over your entire room. Equipped with 25’ of awesome vision at night, 2 way audio, and many other features. The EZVIZ ez360 Pano can provide many security and monitoring solutions around the house.
Security cameras can be a great tool both inside and outside of a residence. Perhaps you want to watch over your garage? Or are looking for a different type of baby / child monitor? Cameras can provide a safety net. In the event something should happen, you have it recorded for playback and verification.
If you are thinking about using cameras in your house or place of business, there are many options on the market. One of the worst things you may do, is to put up a fake camera. Thinking it will be a deterrent and you will never need the recorded video. Unfortunately if you are thinking about cameras, then do it. If the time comes and you do need video from that dummy camera, there is no going back in time.
Solutions are popping up from many companies in the security and surveillance industry. One name that is quickly becoming popular is EZVIZ. While EZVIZ is a new name to some of us, they come from a long standing history of security products.
EZVIZ is a laser focused subsidiary of Hikvision. They are bringing many consumer and residential solutions to market. They have a great product offering, with security cameras for all you needs. Outdoor weatherproof cameras , small wire-free cameras and everything in between. I had the opportunity to review their EzGuard 1080 and I am excited to put the ez360 Pano through its paces.
The Ez360 Pano is a compact solution with many features. At about 3” round it can be placed in so many places. Taking into account its gigantic field of view, there is a lot of value in such a small package. The Ez360 Pano from EZVIZ is available through all the usual online outlets. You can even get it direct from the EZVIZ website for $179.99.The stand out features of the EZ360 Pano is of course its field of view. Having such a clear fish eye lens and being able to monitor the whole room with one camera is great. I will get into the overall performance later in the review.
The Ez360 Pano has some other great features as well:
- 360 panoramic view
- Dual band WIFI, 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz.
- Night Vision up to 25 feet with infrared illumination
- Two-way audio, built in Mic and Speaker.
- Multiple viewing options, Panorama, expanded view, split screen and Quad view
- Local SDHC recording
- Cloud storage via Cloudplay subscription
I spent a few years working with CCTV equipment. I was the lead surveillance engineer for a California casino. There is a lot planning and setup that goes into managing those poker rooms and aisles of video poker machines. In a casino, every jackpot is reviewed to makes sure its authentic. Every corner is monitored to keep track of the house assets. This makes performance and availability key to anything you deploy.
The same should hold true for you home. You need your security products to work when you need them. When the time comes and you need to pull some important video from you camera, that is a horrible time to find out it wasn’t working as you expected.
Having experience with lots of cameras and recording equipment, I was excited to review the Ez360. In this review, I plan on covering whats in the box, the setup experience and what you can expect, the EZVIZ application and the performance of the Ez360 Pano as a security camera.
The Award Preview
The ez360 Pano is a great camera. I was a little skeptical about the claims of vision and use of such a fish eye lens, but in practice its very useful. This is one camera that is loaded full of features. Make sure and read the next couple of pages of this review to get the whole story. In taking into account the features, performance, application and costs of the ez360 Pano, it is definitely a winner.
The ez360 Pano has earned the Smarter Home Automation Awesome Award! It is a fantastic solution for a SMB looking to monitor a room or entry way.
As well as provide an all seeing eye for a living room or basement in the home. There are many places this camera could provide a great view and allow you to monitor four points of interest closely. Make sure and read the rest of the review to get the low down on exactly how well the ezviz360 Pano performed and some things you may want to be aware of before you purchase.
ezviz360 Pano is a nice camera for indoor use. How about as an integral part of your home automation? When configuring your smart home, its great to have your devices work together. For example, when I open my front door, I love when my living room lights turn on at night. A system that works together provides much more functionality than a group of stand alone devices.
The ezviz360 Pano uses Ifttt ( pronounced like gift) to provide some smart home compatibility. I do hope 
they expand on this aspect in the future. right now its pretty lacking. Some of the EZVIZ camera models support all three items to control, but others only support the center item. This allows you to turn the alarm notification off and on. You can do this with Google Home and the Amazon Echo personal assistants. You can trigger other actions off of the alarm event in all their cameras as well. This does allow you to turn on lights and control others actions. Although you have to use Ifttt.
Review Summary
Security is a big part of the home automation market. The use of sensors and cameras to monitor you home or office is extremely valuable. With todays products you can do all of this without a large monthly fee. The ez360 Pano is a great addition to this market. It delivers a great HD image, and a huge 360 degree viewing area.
The easy to review videos and the ability to store all your videos locally on an SD card are very nice features. There are a lot of video products on the market, doorbells and cameras alike that require a subscription to their cloud service. I really like this stand along recording feature. Especially as I can still view all the videos from the mobile app.
We are at the final section of this review. The summary. I like to group up the pro’s and con’s of the product to help you make an informed decision on the product. Is it right for your home? Is it compatible with your current products? Those are all important.
Pro’s
- Fantastic night vision. Very bright and detailed image.
- Huge 1344 x 1344 image, 180 degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle.
- The ability to focus on 4 points of interest is nice to organize such a huge image.
- Local storage, up to 128GB SD card supported. Keeping all of your videos on site.
- Easy to use mobile application. Simple to see your videos and navigate to recorded events
- Simple mounting and setup.
- Motion detection with alerts
- Supports both 2g and 5 g networks.
Con’s
- The power cord could be longer. I am not sure how one would mount it to the center of the ceiling with out some custom power or having an AC outlet close.
- Mouting bracket, I would like to see EZVIZ add the standard CCTV mounting screws that are very common on cameras and tri-pods. The standard 1.4″ x 20. mount would allow easier placement of the camera
- When you open the EZVIZ app, the ez360 pano is always in Fisheye mode. I would like to see the mode I have it set for represented here. I am not a fan of the Fisheye view.
- Home automation – I would love to see better support for smart hubs, even if it is just enabling other events with IFTTT. I would like to be able to trigger the camera to record from other devices and alarms for example.
Award Time!
The ez360 Pano is very deserving of the Smarter Home Automation Awesome Award! It is a great security
camera at an affordable price. It offers a great set of features. The two way audio allows you to use it in so many entry way monitoring applications.
The quad view allows you to focus the image on 4 points of interest in one room. All from one camera.
The live lan view allows you to use the ez360 Pano just as you would a conventional wired CCTV camera.
The ability to use the camera without an additional cloud service is huge. There are many options to choose from when it comes to security cameras. As these products will have a life span of years in your residence, a nominal monthly fee can add up. There are also privacy concerns, being able to have all of your footage local, keeps it safe and at home.
The ez360 Pano is a great addition to any system. It performs as a camera fantastically. The nightvision and motion detection work very well. I believe our readers will be very happy with this product in their home. If you are looking for an out door weather proof solution. make sure and check out our review on the EZVIZ ezguard 1080 . Another great product from EZVIZ.
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