Can any camera be used for facial recognition?

Facial recognition is still a rare feature in home security cameras. And not all the cameras boasting the technology actually have it. There are a handful of smart cameras on the market with true facial recognition software — from Honeywell, Nest, Netatmo, Tend Secure, Wisenet — but more are on the horizon.

How much does a facial recognition camera cost?

Nest Cam IQ Outdoor: The IQ Outdoor camera is similar to the $229 Nest Hello and the $299 IQ Indoor when it comes to specs and performance, but it offers a worse value at a whopping $399 per camera.

What are facial recognition cameras?

A facial recognition system uses biometrics to map facial features from a photograph or video. It compares the information with a database of known faces to find a match. Facial recognition can help verify a person’s identity, but it also raises privacy issues.

Does Arlo cameras have face recognition?

But unlike the Nest camera, which offers person alerts for free, Arlo’s person, vehicle, animal and package detection capabilities are reserved for Arlo Smart subscribers. And the Arlo Ultra doesn’t offer facial recognition, even with Arlo Smart. Learn more about Arlo Smart. Arlo doesn’t offer this feature.

Does Ring cameras have facial recognition?

Ring does not use facial recognition technology in any of its devices or services, and will neither sell nor offer facial recognition technology to law enforcement.

Is facial recognition expensive?

Face recognition used to be very expensive for ordinary people. There are some services that can start at $86.40 per day or go up to $30,000 per year per camera for facial recognition from streaming video (see prices for individual solutions below).

Is there a better camera than Arlo?

We recommend the Nest Indoor as the best indoor camera and the Arlo Pro 2 as the best outdoor camera. Nest Indoor has great night vision and artificial intelligence additions while Arlo Pro 2 works well both indoors and out, offers both local and cloud storage, and comes with a very loud siren.