Test Report

Surveillance camera test - protection for indoors and outdoors

Keeping an eye on the home - for 45 or almost 300 euros? What distinguishes the surveillance cameras in the test are price and features. They all send alarms and videos to mobile phones. Stiftung Warentest tested 18 IP cameras from 9 suppliers. The purchase prices range from 45 to almost 300 euros. Subscription costs for cloud services are often added. All of them can connect to the internet wirelessly via WLan, some also via Lan cable. In this way, they can transmit alarms and live images to a mobile phone.

TesterStiftung Warentest
Edition06/2022

8 Products in test

180/100
Arlo Arlo Essential Indoor Camera, black (1920 x 1080 Pixels)
Network camera

Arlo Arlo Essential Indoor Camera, black

1920 x 1080 Pixels

279/100
377/100
Bosch Smart Home Smart Home 360° Indoor Camera (1920 x 1080 Pixels)
Network camera

Bosch Smart Home Smart Home 360° Indoor Camera

1920 x 1080 Pixels

377/100
576/100
673/100
673/100
EZVIZ ULTRA HD4MP I SSCAM MOTION+DENT+PRIV (2560 x 1440 Pixels)
Network camera

EZVIZ ULTRA HD4MP I SSCAM MOTION+DENT+PRIV

2560 x 1440 Pixels

868/100