@_jacksmith, thank you for hunting us! 🙏
We are happy to share our newest camera with the Product Hunt community. We have started our company 2 years ago because as fathers we wanted a reliable security infrastructure for our homes. Most of you think “yet another camera” But the cost of ownership (device and cloud subscription) for most of them is high. And cheap copycats are not reliable and vulnerable to hacks. So we decided to build our own device and this is the second generation of our camera.
As an indie team we are very much different from the corporate monster “They Who Cannot Be Named" and others:
1. SD Card: store video locally on an SD card and don’t pay for cloud storage. 128GB card will be enough for around 4 days of events. You will have remote access to your videos from anywhere with our App.
2. No monthly fees: our basic FREE cloud plan allows you to access all camera features like self-learning algorithm, two-way talk etc. Pay only for extended storage or use SD card and don’t pay at all.
3. Compact and easy to mount: take it with you on a trip (especially if you rent a random AirBnB room), use at home, office, mount it on the crib with a tripod or use Oco magnet to place it on your fridge, shelf, etc.
4. Honest: we deliver a full featured device for a fraction of cost. We don’t want anyone to overpay for something because of the brand, corporate struggles or investor’s expectations.
Check out our crowdfunding video to learn more. We also have a special 25% discount for Product Hunt community. See the link 🔝
I will be here all day to answer your questions.
@davidkram we have just received yesterday the first batch in the US and it is ready to ship. The rest for this year will be manufactured in couple of weeks from now.
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@agabisov awesome! Any special discounts available that can bring down the cost to the early bird price of $99 again? 😜 can't wait to order one
Great hunt guys, thanks! I'm thinking to buy one soon, so I have few questions:
1. is it wireless? If so, how long it works from 1 charge/battery.
2. Do I have to pay something after I purchased the camera? any subscription fee for the cloud, etc?
@paul_shuteyev Hi Paul, thanks for the questions. It is a Wi-Fi camera, however it is not battery operated. You need to plug it into the power socket. The reason we did it so is because most of our current clients use live streaming a lot. But any battery dies after several hours of live streaming. As for your second question - you don't need to pay anything. We have a free plan that together with and SD card provides you with solid storage. But we do have optional cloud plans up to 100 days.
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Cool! I have two questions.
1. Does the oco2 produces it own wifi so I can see and hear what it is filming (in real-time) without the need of external wifi (a p2p transmission)
2. Does it require an internet connection when connected to a wifi network?
@rotemthegolfer Dear Rotem, as for today you need to be connected to the internet and Oco has to be connected to a Wi-Fi router. But we are working on som new features
Ordered 2 and just received the shipping notice. Looking forward to playing with it soon. What sold me on Indiegogo was the design of the base and the camera. How did you guys come up with the design? Any sketches?
@spenceryang it was a very long process. Thanks to Etienne, our french designer, we've got what we need. The goal was to make the device as small as we can, but keeping it's functionality. We didn't want a bulky device, that is disrupts the interior. Oco2 is tiny and easy to move around.
Do you have a side-by-side comparison of the Oco 2 vs the Arlo Pro? I am comparing both devices, and they seem very similar regarding specs/features. With the Arlo Pro being wireless vs a wired connection on the Oco 2. Thank you!! (Always do your diligence before making a purchase ;)
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@davidkram I'd be interested in that as well. The Arlo seems the gold standard at the moment, and I have to admit the "no wires and waterproof" scenario is beating the Oco in a bunch of key convenience areas.
@davidkram@andreasduess First it is picture quality. Oco2 is Full HD and has 140 degrees view angle, compared to HD and 130 degree Arlo Pro. Second, we have no base station. So if you have multiple Oco cameras (even different models) you can place them really far from each other, connect to different routers, etc. - they will all connect to the same account in the cloud. It is very convenient for business security. Third, we have higher rating for our app (Ivideon App has 4.5 stars compared to Arlo 3.5), our Cloud has no limitation on amount of cameras to connect or storage capacity (both extremely important if you need many cameras). Finally the price. 249.99 Arlo against 159 Oco2. Yes, Oco2 is not weatherproof, but it is way better for indoor surveillance due to picture quality. For outdoor we have Oco Pro, that is a real outdoor camera that compared to many other "outdoor" cameras can sustain harsh winter or hot summer. Oco Pro is also Full HD, with SD card and starts at 169. You can combine different Oco cameras in one account. As for "wireless" feature. Battery is great until it is cold/hot and you need to record something long or you want to watch a live feed. In my opinion we should wait some time to get a sustainable wireless video surveillance.
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Great product, really like you video. I'm a happy user of first generation of Oco and can't wait to get my hands on second one. Question from me. Why should users trust security of this product? Could you please be more specific about this aspect? Why it can't be hacked as other IoT devices, that took part in latest attack on DNS infrastructure?
@dandaka All the data that goes from the camera to the cloud is encrypted and is stored encrypted on different servers (for example we use AWS among others). As for the second question - these IoT devices have been hacked because they can receive information from outside, they have easy to pick passwords and they simply had no protection from hacks. Oco cameras can receive data and commands only from our Cloud that has it's own security in addition to our hosting provider's security. For the last 6 years it has never been hacked.
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I ordered one and can't wait for it to arrive! Had the pleasure to see an Oco 1 in action and it's amazing, however the design of the Oco 2 made me instantly fall in love: that magnetic base is genious. Just one question, does the Oco 2 has night vision as well?
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