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Logitech released its Logi Circle home monitoring camera last September, but up until now, it has offered only 24 hours of storage, leaving users with no way to store multiple days of footage.

That's set to change with the debut of the new Logitech "Circle Safe" subscription-based video storage plan that will let users keep and replay video footage beyond 24 hours.

Circle Safe will allow Logi Circle owners to store and access video footage for a full 31 days, keeping important moments available for a much longer period of time.

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Alongside Circle Safe, Logitech is debuting improvements to Day Briefs, so subscribers will be able to create time lapse videos for the past day, week, or month. It also supports the creation of Day Briefs for specific user-inputted time frames.

Pricing for Circle Safe starts at $9.99 per account per month, and Logitech is providing all Logi Circle owners with a free 31-day trial. Introductory pricing options are also available.

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Logitech's Logi Circle home camera, which includes features like night vision, activity alerts, battery support, and two-way communication, is priced at $199.99 and can be purchased from the Logitech website.

Article Link: Logitech Unveils New Subscription Video Storage Plan for Circle Camera
 
Not a big fan of the subscription pricing model and yet here it is again.

£5 here, £5 there - that really quickly adds up. I multiply everything (usually) by twelve to help see the annual cost, that very quickly helps me to decide what ones I will and won't pay for.

For instance, here it is $199.99 + ($9.99*11) = $309.88 for the first year, $119.88 ongoing.

No thanks.
 
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Not a big fan of the subscription pricing model and yet here it is again.
£5 here, £5 there - that really quickly adds up. I multiply everything (usually) by twelve to help see the annual cost, that very quickly helps me to decide what ones I will and won't pay for.
For instance, here it is $199.99 + ($9.99*11) = $309.88 for the first year, $119.88 ongoing. No thanks.

Huh? Why not local storage by USB drive? Oh yeah because your whole concept of this camera was to include a subscription service post release.
Don't yah know, first the lure, then the hook.....
 
First the lure then invasion of privacy by some criminal. It is gard to believe people would install internet connected security systems of any type. Eventually system security will be compromised and the devices use against you.
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Or they could have followed Netatmo's example and allowed 3rd party cloud storage like Dropbox.
That has worked out GREAT for 68 million people.
 
I would never spend money on such a POS. Like I want ant surveillance footage of my properties in the hands of others. Local storage or take a hike.
 
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Not a big fan of the subscription pricing model and yet here it is again.

£5 here, £5 there - that really quickly adds up. I multiply everything (usually) by twelve to help see the annual cost, that very quickly helps me to decide what ones I will and won't pay for.

For instance, here it is $199.99 + ($9.99*11) = $309.88 for the first year, $119.88 ongoing.

No thanks.

Oh sure I'll just run that right through PayPal
 
I can understand the idea for online storage of the footage for convenience sake, but at the same time, and more importantly, no. Something like this, to me, should be a closed circuit and locally stored data, or at least done on a closed WAN controlled by the owner.
 
Or they could have followed Netatmo's example and allowed 3rd party cloud storage like Dropbox.
Yeah, but the problem with Dropbox is it’s still cloud storage and you’d still end up having to pay for terabytes of storage. That, along with security and speed of access, is why I prefer local storage.
 
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Ideas is that online storage cannot be stolen by typical thieves. My camera has local storage but if they steal the camera or my computer the footage is gone.
 
No sub model for such thing could appeal to me (well, maybe 1$/yr).

Soon as a compact, HomeKit certified camera with 1080p and anything but a subscription storage program is offered for a reasonable price, I'll be in the market (doesn't even have to be beautiful.)
 
There's an app called Manything which will allow any iOS (or Android I think) device to be used as a home-monitoring device that is motion-detected at many small price points. Streams live and records to online.

Pretty handy if you have an old iPhone laying around. Sit in on a dock, powered and set it to Guided Access so it can't be turned off. Done.

That's what I've setup. Hoping the security of the website is secure though... o_O

I don't think I'd pay outright for something like this if I had a device already that could do the same job. Cheap secondhand iPhones go for cheaper.
 
I would never spend money on such a POS. Like I want ant surveillance footage of my properties in the hands of others. Local storage or take a hike.
Local storage only defeats the purpose of utilizing as a security / surveillance camera. If an intruder can just grab the camera and take it with them ... its done you no good. Offsite video in the cloud protects you from this and makes it impossible for an intruder to eliminate the video. This said - I like the idea of having both options and a longer period of free cloud storage. The Netgear Arlo, for example, provides 7 days at no charge. That is the best I've found. Others provide a 24 or 48 hours, which may be enough for many.
 
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