The Netatmo smart home camera is now officially accepting HomeKit Secure Video today, as announced in a post on Netatmo's blog. The firmware update will be "gradually available" in the coming days.
This means Netatmo's existing and new smart home owners can now take advantage of the HomeKit Secure Video features, where detected motion events are recorded as clips in the user's iCloud account for later tracking.
HomeKit Secure Video for the indoor room was first seen by customers in December, but it turned out to be a closed private beta. Now, the function is officially available. HomeKit Secure Video integration can be used alongside SD card storage on board.
When HomeKit Secure Video is enabled, the camera's video materials are locally analyzed by a homeKit hub in the home - such as Apple TV or HomePod - for motion events such as cars, people and places. Users can receive alerts for one or more of those motion events, and the clips are stored in the user's iCloud account for ten days. The video is stored end-to-end encrypted.
If you have only one HomeKit Secure Video camcorder, then you will need to be on the iCloud 200 GB plan for the camera to work. Plan 1 TB iCloud supports up to 5 HomeKit Secure Video cameras. However, ten-day registrations do not really matter within the storage limits of your iCloud.
Assuming you already pay for iCloud, however, HomeKit Secure Video does not require any additional purchase beyond the initial hardware cost. You can buy Netatmo interior room right now for $ 200. Netatmo Outdoor will be adding HomeKit Secure Video integration later this year.
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