Now, many people will put a surveillance camera at home.
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There are some to meet their security needs. Travelers who have been in the field for a long time can see the situation at home through the Internet. Some people also have pets at home, so installing a camera can also help them to see what these little animals are doing at any time, if there are any problems, and so on.
Maybe everyone will have these two needs mentioned above, but after buying the surveillance camera, will you put it there? It may be more common to put it on bookshelves, cabinets, and desktops and ceilings. Some users will find a fixed location in the corner of the room, which is convenient for monitoring the whole house.
In the face of the question “Where should the home surveillance camera be placed?”, Panasonic gave a new answer. They chose to integrate the camera into a home floor lamp to better integrate the camera into the home environment.
As early as January 2019, Panasonic went online at crowdfunding platform Indiegogo A family floor lamp series called HomeHawk Floor. The series is available in three sizes, each with its own surveillance camera that can record 1080P video. Currently, this floor lamp series has completed crowdfunding, start shipping. After that, you can also buy this product on Panasonic’s official platform.
The shape of the HomeHawk Floor is a bit of an elongated torch holder with a light bulb on top of the appliance. After the light is turned on, the light will shine directly onto the ceiling, and then reflected through the wall to other places to achieve the lighting effect.
In addition to the light bulb, Panasonic also installed the camera on the curved surface at the top of the HomeHawk Floor. The camera is slightly down, and there is not much problem in covering the living room with a 140° shooting angle.
In addition to this, the HomeHawk Floor is available in three sizes. Users can choose from three different sizes of HomeHawk Floor floor lamps according to their location and monitoring needs. One of the smallest HomeHawk Floors can be placed directly on a desk or shelf, and there is no problem with the decorative lights on the table.
As with most smart home products, the HomeHawk Floor floor lamp must be connected to the home Wi-Fi network before use, so that app control and remote monitoring can be achieved. After the network connection is completed, the user can wirelessly control through the mobile phone.Or control it with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant Smart Assistant.
In addition to manual control and wake-up, HomeHawk Floor also supports automatic wake-up.
Users can set the monitoring to automatically wake up before leaving home. After the setup is complete, HomeHawk Floor will automatically turn on the recording function after you leave. You don’t need to worry about privacy leaks, because the recordings of HomeHawk Floor are all stored locally, you need to insert a microSD card to record the monitoring clips.
In addition, the HomeHawk Floor’s monitoring module comes with a battery compartment. Users can drop 8 AA batteries, and the HomeHawk Floor can be backed up when the power is off. However, the loss of the 8 AA batteries is a bit large. If Panasonic can directly install a dedicated rechargeable battery, the user will use it.Just a little.
There is also a function after the automatic wake-up mode is turned on, that is, when you get home, HomeHawk Floor will automatically wake up the lights, no need to use voice commands or other operations to wake up, then this design is really convenient. .
In addition, the HomeHawk Floor comes with a microphone and speakers. In addition to the radio function for monitoring, the HomeHawk Floor floor lamp also enables two-way calling. Although it may be a bit strange to use a floor lamp to make a wireless call, Panasonic is still preparing this feature, perhaps to meet some of the family’s orientation needs.
In terms of selling price, the black floor version of the HomeHawk Floor is priced at $249.95, which is a contract of RMB 1754. Panasonic also launched a gray version for users to choose, the gray floor version is priced at 279.95 US dollars, the contract is 1965 yuan.
This HomeHawk Floor series has been officially launched, and Panasonic also said that it will be more linked and interactive with other HomeHawk series of smart home products in the future.