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D-Link DCS-8525LH Wifi Camera (a better XiaoMi Camera alternative)

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I'm Xiaomi Home camera user. I have been using DaFang, XiaoFang, and Mijia Aqara cameras at home. They have been serving me for a while now, but I always have the urge to replace them with something "better", until I came to D-link's DCS-8525LH , I finally realise the The user experience on DCS-8525LH is so much better than Xiaomi (mijia camera). Xiao Mi D-Link Downtime > 50% None (until now) Performance Slow (to accommodate DaFang only supported in mainland) Very responsive Setup DaFang & Aqara: Easy, XiaoFang: experience with XF is problematic (it barely detect your wifi connection) Straight forward & simple App UX Long boot up time, it takes time to refresh and list available devices (not recommend for emergency use) Audio/Broadcast Sound too much delay (render it useless) It has some delay too, but it’s still a tolerable level of delay Storage Choices DaFang & Aqara: Only SD Card, XiaoFang: has “vi