Tend Insights Lynx Indoor 2 Security Camera 2020 Latest Updated Review

Tend Insights Lynx Indoor 2 Security Camera  2020 Latest Updated Review

The Tend Secure Lynx Indoor is an affordable home surveillance camera that is small in stature but big in terms of features, performance, and value .The Lynx is unique in that it uses facial recognition technology to identify familiar faces

Overview

The Tend Secure Lynx Indoor 2 provides easy to use home security for you and your family. With simple Bluetooth setup, your camera is up and running within minutes.

Features like intelligent facial recognition allow you to choose who your camera recognizes

Stronger network connectivity ensures a fully robust security solution with free lifetime 7-day cloud storage, live HD video streaming and more.

The camera is installed and managed using the Tend Secure mobile app (available for Android and iOS).

Pros

• Records crisp and clear video
• Easy setup
• Low cost
• Facial recognition
• Night vision
• Competitive cloud-storage costs

Cons

• Does not work with Alexa, other smart-home systems
• Cheap construction
• No motion zones

Wonky design

While it’s great to see a budget HD DIY camera on the market, Tend Secure should’ve thrown a little more money at the Lynx’s design.

The base that’s supposed to hold the camera upright on a table or other flat surface doesn’t quite get the job done.

You could tape it down or skip a tabletop installation altogether (wall-mounting hardware comes with your purchase), but it isn’t ideal.

Design and Features

Standing 3 inches high and measuring 2 inches wide by 2 inches deep, the Lynx  replaces the Ezviz Mini HD as the smallest home security camera we’ve tested.

It has a clip-on stand you can use to rest it on a flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall using the included mounting screws.

The camera records 1080p video at 30fps, has a 125-degree field of view, and a built-in microphone and speaker for two-way audio.

The Lynx contains 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi circuitry, as well as a motion sensor and a single IR LED

A small LED status light is located near the bottom of the camera, next to the reset button and just below the mini USB power port.

Installation and Performance

Tend Secure Lynx ProInstalling the Lynx Pro is relatively easy, but if you’ll be installing it outdoors make sure you use a GFCI outlet.

I downloaded the app and created an account, then mounted the camera under a soffit in my backyard close to a GFCI outlet.

I then plugged the camera into the outlet, tapped Add New camera in the app Settings menu

Following the app instructions I used my phone’s settings to connect to the camera’s Wi-Fi SSID, returned to the app, and gave the camera a name.

Whats More

Designed to make securing the people, places and things that matter most incredibly simple with powerful and sophisticated technology

The new Tend secure lynx indoor camera offers the perfect combination of intelligent, yet effortless, video security.

Lynx indoor can easily be placed or mounted anywhere with no complicated wiring for 24-hour day- and Nighttime (infrared) monitoring.

Lynx indoors built-in, advanced facial recognition technology automatically recognizes familiar faces to maximize security and eliminate false alarms.

Features & Highlights

• Easy setup quick and easy Bluetooth setup within minutes to begin secure monitoring
• Tends facial recognition technology is not available in all states
• Network Connectivity stronger network Connectivity to ensure Ease of use for all family members
• Free cloud storage backup and review videos with our cloud storage, included with your purchase. Its free, so you can always see whats happened for the previous 7 days
• Motion detection and instant alerts get immediate notifications on your mobile device for events triggered by motion detection

Wireless Connectivity

What would a security camera be without Wi-Fi? About a dozen times less convenient. The Tend Insights Lynx Indoor 2 supports standard 802.11 Wi-Fi connections across Tend Insights 2.4Ghz band.

There’s no support for the 5Ghz band, but that shouldn’t be a concern given the fairly small amount of bandwidth involved in a 1080p video.

The Lynx 2 has roughly twice the range of its previous Wi-Fi chip.

Like any Wi-Fi device, it’s signal performance is restricted by the environment in which you install the camera.