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

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 “video dump” function, allowed only if you use xiaomi router to dump (backup) the video
SD card or cloud (paid storage, but free tier store recorded video for 24 hours)
Motion/Sound Detection
Detected motion video record lost part of the early movement
Responsive, notification is quickly send out to designated devices 
Compatibility
Can link Mi Home account with Google Home successfully, but devices never shown in Google Home app
Linked account can allow you to add and list connected devices in Google Home. Google Home can only access to the D-Link camera in local network (not remote)

D-Link DCS-8525LH
This camera can turn left/right/up/down, but the rotation will stop at one max point (you can't do a full circle tilt rotation).


Hanging holes for screws (2 choices, drill and find 2 )
Very long (around 3m) Micro USD adaptor cable

Right most small white expansible rack: for firmly fasten camera and lock position

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