Yi home camera comes with a 112° wide-angle lens and this is a full HD camera. This camera works 24/7 seamlessly. Also comes with a double-tap feature which helps to zoom in and capture the smallest things in your home. You can view the live view by zooming it up to 4 times. The Yi cameras have built-in 8 individual 940nm infrared LEDs which will easily capture shots taken at night. It provides an HD videos resolution of 1920X1080 with 20fps. This camera only supports single-band 2.4Ghz network frequency, you can’t connect it with a 5Ghz network. It is compatible to work outside or inside the home. This camera is weatherproof and can easily work in -10° to 45°C.
The Yi 1080 Home Camera comes with a sound detector and motion detection. Can set an alarm notification in this camera according to your need. Whenever the camera detects any unusual activities it will directly send an alarm notification in your connected phone with an image. So, don’t worry if any stranger is moving outside or doing any unusual activities, it will directly notify you by sending an alarm notification. The Yi home camera has a Yi home app to manage settings and control via smartphone. You can see live visuals of your home from everywhere through the mobile app, whenever any sound or unusual movement is detected it will notify you. This camera is compatible with an Alexa.
So, you can easily control the Yi camera using voice commands, watch live videos, communicate, etc. The YI camera comes with ONIF Protocol. For any help contact to official Yi home camera official site.
Yi home camera setup
To know how to connect yi home camera to wifi follow these steps:
- Open the play store and install the Yi home app.
- Connect your camera to power and turn it on.
- Bring the camera near to the router.
- Insert the given Micro USB cable x 1 into the USB port of the camera.
- Note front of the camera, the yellow light starts to blink. If not blinking, please press the reset button for 8 seconds. The yellow LED starts to blink.
- Now, launch the Yi home app on your mobile and follow the given instructions on the app.
- Connect the camera to your home WI-FI network.
- The Yi home camera installation is done.
How to Yi home camera login via Yi home app?
- Launch the Yi home app on your smartphone.
- To add Yi home camera tap on the “(+)” icon. If you didn’t add this camera before.
- On the next screen, a list of camera devices will appear. Select your camera or directly scan the “QR” code to connect.
- While connecting, you will hear a voice prompt from the camera “waiting to connect”. If you heard that voice prompt click on I heard.
- It’s time to connect Yi’s home camera to wifi.
- Select home Wi-Fi network and enter password to connect. Then, click on next.
- Create a new name for your camera, if you want.
- Click next, your camera will ask you to activate the Yi cloud service.
- Use the Yi Home app and watch live videos of your home anytime, anywhere.
How to login into Yi Home camera through a web browser using yitechnology.com login
You can easily access the Yi home camera using a PC or MAC via Yi Home Portal. You can easily watch live from the camera using https://yitechnology.com or download the software. It supports 9 cameras in In one stream. Use the same email ID or password which you used to sign up in Yi mobile app for the Yi home portal for pc login. After login, a list of cameras will appear in the interface. Select the camera which you want to access and wanna see live video. You can add up to 4 cameras in the grid and enjoy live monitoring.
How to Yi home camera firmware update?
Using Yi camera app
- Ensure that the Yi camera app is updated and has the latest version to update Yi camera firmware using an app.
- Now connect your camera to the app after inserting a micro SD card.
- If the updates are available the Yi Home app will automatically detect and download the firmware updates and update the camera.
Update using PC or MAC
- At first, you need to download Yi camera firmware and store it in your SD card root directory.
- After downloaded, rename the file as firmware.bin.
- Insert this SD card into your camera.
- Wait for some time, and a pop-up of firmware update will be shown on your computer screen. Simply press the power button and update the settings.
- Updating process is going on wait about 5 minutes until it’s done properly.
Troubleshooting
Why is the Yi home camera not connecting to wifi?
Check if the Yi home camera offline, ensure the camera is getting enough range from your home router. Check the WI-Fi connection and ensure the camera app is connected to your home Wi-Fi network. Restart your camera and disconnect the app from WI-Fi and again try to connect. It may solve your Yi home camera not connecting to wifi issue.
Is the Yi home app not working?
- Delete the app and install it again
- Check for app updates.
- Restart your smartphone.
- Ensure the internet is working.
- Check mobile compatibility, maybe mobile not supported app version.
- Clear the mobile storage if not have enough storage to download the app.
- Use correct login credentials for Yi home app login.
Yi home camera not resetting
To reset the Yi camera, find the reset button at the backside and use a straightforward pin. Then, press the reset button for 5 seconds and reset the camera. If Yi camera is not resetting ensure the camera is turn “ON”. The yellow light will turn on means reset is ‘DONE’
Yi home camera night vision not working?
Ensure the night vision is enabled in your wireless security camera, to enable follow these given steps:
- Launch the Yi home app.
- Access the camera settings by tapping on the gear “icon”.
- Select Night IR vision IR light, enable it.
What SD cards are best for YI Camera?
An sd card with class 10, FAT32 file format is recommended in the YI statement. SD card must have a storage capacity of 8-64GB. For the best quality of recording videos or better experience. You can use some popular brands’ SD cards such as Samsung, SanDisk, etc.