• Reviews around alarm (2.16 of 5)

    Maximus Video Security Camera and Outdoor Light - Craftsman Black - Compatible with Alexa

    • Also takes time to get it dialed in for false alarms
    • It sends false alarm every 1-2 minutes.
    • It may take some trial and error before you find a setting which doesn't false-alarm yet doesn't miss the motion of real people
    • The set-up time wasn't difficult, and it also didn't take long to tweak the sensitivity on the alerts so that we didn't get too many false alarms
    • I figure I would control with their app, but that gave me numerous false alarms, despite my adjusting sensitivity.
    • Same thing, 30 false alarms on the new unit every night
    • (of course, it sends false alarms (sun/shade, wind/bushes and etc)2
    • First I was getting a whole bunch of false alarms
    • I would keep getting false alarms
    • Then, and only then, you may not experience all those false alarms.
    • Now we're very happy - rarely ever false positives or missed alarms
    • Aside from being very temperamental (frequent false alarms and disconnecting from the network), the support service is practically non-existent.
    • I have this for over a year, ever since I installed it i have had countless false alarms
    • The camera took several setups to actually start to work, but once it started working its a very clear picture, however the motion sensing will give you a lot of false alarms, especially if you have it near a tree or a road where cars go by.
    • Now we're very happy - rarely ever false positives or missed alarms
    • This in return causes you headaches each morning erasing false alarms
    • Have had a few false alarms probably from car passing.
    • Not one false alarm, but turns on for all visitors and package deliveries
    • Five units, one that doesnt work at all, one that gives 30 false alarms every night no matter what i do to the settings, and a companion unit that stopped working as well
    • The Alarm is very loud and obnoxious as designed, it certainly will get attention.
    • However, my issue isn't the false alarms, it's with the actual light
    • It may take some trial and error before you find a setting which doesn't false-alarm yet doesn't miss the motion of real people
    • camera constantly goes offline. too many false alarm from the wind and bugs but then when I am infant of the camera there's time it will not detect me.
    • Sometimes so many false alarms I've had to turn off notification
    • You have to teach the system false alarms but for the most part this system is flawless.
    • Even the extras are great- live intercom, live alarm that can be activated remotely
    • If someone is hanging around your house unwanted you can set off an alarm that will surely run them off.
    • Ive had multiple kunas now (actually five units) the oldest unit for about half a year, and i am quite dissapointed, Im lowering the recommendation to two stars (originally 4/5).One of my units kept giving false alarms no matter how i set it
    • That is to say that the nighttime functionality is nonexistent (no passive IR) and the daytime detections that aren't false alarms are notified too late to be of any real use.
    • I get false alarms all
    • The alarm is loud and obnoxious, which I was hoping for
    • When it's functioning properly, meaning responding properly, and not sending false alarms, it is perfect and awesome
    • The light works fine, the alarms work well and the ability to see who's at the front door is great
    • Lots of false alarms when there is no motion
    • (Not to mention she can trigger an audible alarm and call 911 from the app.
    • Took some adjustment within the app to get it to work as we wanted
    • It doesn't really work well as an on the spot communication device, but it does work as a history of who/what came to your door, and a timer for your porch light
    • It works exactly as I had hoped
    • Install is not as clean as it could be.
    • I wanted the safety of knowing who was there, as well as, being able to see who came while I wasn't home
    • It doesn't really work well as an on the spot communication device, but it does work as a history of who/what came to your door, and a timer for your porch light
    • The light works as it should only 55-60% of the time.
    • Not as good as during the day but clear enough to get a good image of someone
    • I love that it alerts me on my phone with notifications, as well as in the house, when someone comes to the door
    • Took some adjustment within the app to get it to work as we wanted
    • It doesn't really work well as an on the spot communication device, but it does work as a history of who/what came to your door, and a timer for your porch light
    • It works exactly as I had hoped
    • Install is not as clean as it could be.
    • I wanted the safety of knowing who was there, as well as, being able to see who came while I wasn't home
    • It doesn't really work well as an on the spot communication device, but it does work as a history of who/what came to your door, and a timer for your porch light
    • The light works as it should only 55-60% of the time.
    • Not as good as during the day but clear enough to get a good image of someone
    • I love that it alerts me on my phone with notifications, as well as in the house, when someone comes to the door