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That being said, Lorex has a deal with the Lorex Video Doorbell (learn about it in our Lorex Video Doorbell review). As for the quality, Lorex Home was much less buggy than the Night Owl X app when we tested it, both on our iPhone and our Android. We controlled both our Lorex and Night Owl cameras through their mobile apps, but Lorex gave us more capabilities, from speaking through two-way audio to creating more smart home integrations. However, installing the hub was as easy as plugging it in, so we wouldnвЂ™t let it sway you from using Lorex. The Lorex Wireless 2K Camera comes with a hub, while the Night Owl does not (although you canвЂ™t forget about that bulky 1 TB hard drive). So, while both cameras are motion-activated, their motion detection differs a lot. With Night Owl, we got a ton of unnecessary notifications, but Lorex only let us know when it detected people. LetвЂ™s be honest: Our phone bugs us enough times a day without notifying us every time the wind blows. Person DetectionДЄnother win for Lorex is the fact that it has artificial intelligence, meaning it can differentiate people from other moving objects.

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TIP: If youвЂ™re not on your home network and you want to use your Fire TV Stick, use a VPN for the Fire TV Stick. Bottom line: If you want more local storage, go with Night Owl. However, the Lorex 2K is compatible with micro-SD cards of up to 256 GB, making the Night Owl storage only four times as large. We did the math, and thatвЂ™s 32 times more storage with the Night Owl camera. The Night Owl Wired Bullet Camera came with a 1 TB hard drive, while the Lorex 2K came with a 32 GB micro-SD card.

Although both camera packages included local storage, they came in different sizes and forms. With any security cameras, you want video recording onto both cloud and local storage, ideally. These conversations couldnвЂ™t happen with the Night Owl - a definite drawback. The 2K camera has speakers and microphones, which meant that we could speak to people through the camera and our mobile app. The wider the field of view, the more we can see out of a single camera. Lorex also has higher-quality video in terms of the field of view - 140 degrees to Night OwlвЂ™s 120 (180 degrees being the maximum). More pixels mean a clearer image, which could come in handy during a criminal investigation.

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While the Night Owl Wired Bullet Camera has 1080p HD video resolution, the current standard for the industry, the Lorex camera takes it a step further with 2K resolution. Just because you can buy Lorex and Night Owl in the same stores doesnвЂ™t mean theyвЂ™re equal itвЂ™s quite the opposite, actually. Lorex was definitely easier, being wireless all we had to do was place the camera outside and plug it in inside our home, whereas there were more cables involved with the Night Owl Wired Bullet Camera, which includes a bulky hard drive. We installed both cameras ourselves, a process known as do-it-yourself or DIY home security installation. We paid no monthly fees for our home security, making it very affordable.

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Neither Lorex nor Night Owl offers 24/7 professional monitoring for any of their cameras, so if you want self-monitored home security, either camera will work. As weвЂ™ll detail below, Lorex is a better camera for smart homes in general, with four more integrations than Night Owl.

OK Google, ask Night Owl Connect about the backyard camera.ДЄlthough both cameras work with Google Assistant, Lorex has more capabilities, like turning the camera on and off.

OK Google, ask Night Owl Connect to start.

Hey Google, is the living room camera on?.

If you use a Google Home security system, either camera will integrate nicely. Google Assistant IntegrationsД«oth cameras work with Google Assistant, so we commanded them using our voices alone. Of course, you can always upload the local storage onto a cloud server, but youвЂ™ll need to do that manually on your own time. Neither camera offers cloud storage rather, they both come with local storage devices, which weвЂ™ll detail in a bit. Cameras with infrared night vision are our favorite, because we like seeing our front steps without anyone knowing weвЂ™re watching, given weвЂ™ve hidden our outdoor cameras. Infrared and Color Night VisionД«oth cameras work at night and can show you images in black and white or in color.

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1 This is the standard we look for when we install security cameras outside and should work for most climates. What does that mean? Well, the 6 indicates that the cameras are completely dust-tight and impervious to solids, while the 5 means that they can handle water jets projected by nozzles of 6.3 mm and below. Outdoor DurabilityД«oth are outdoor cameras with IP ratings of 65.

ThereвЂ™s a bit of overlap between the two cameras, вЂњbitвЂќ being the keyword here.

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