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Piper nv: Easy to Use and Upgraded Camera Automates & Monitors Your Home (w giveaway!)

June 23, 2015 By Leticia

Piper nv: Upgraded Camera Plus Night Vision Technology Automates & Monitors Your Home with a giveaway on TechSavvyMama.com

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The new Piper nv ($279) model builds upon their success of the original Piper product ($199) and sports an upgraded camera plus night vision technology to automate and monitor your home. Piper nv sits on a shelf, table, or hangs on a wall to monitor your house. It features an HD webcam plus built-in temperature, humidity, light, and sound sensors. The unit also functions as a Z-wave hub for controlling lights and electrical appliances.

Piper nv vs Original Piper

The new Piper nv model, shown in black on their website (but available in both white and black) sports an upgraded HD camera. Both models feature a 180° viewing angle, but the new nv model has a 3.4 megapixel camera versus the original Piper’s 2 megapixel camera.

Immediately upon taking Piper nv out of the box, I realized that another improvement has been made to the camera housing. In the original model, the camera lens is protected by a clear plastic dome. The dome was susceptible to glare, reducing video quality when overhead lights reflected off the dome. In the NV model, the camera lens protrudes from the unit for maximum viewing angle and there is no plastic dome over the lens.

Original Piper and Piper nv Side by Side. A comparison on TechSavvyMama.com

Piper nv (left) and original Piper (right)

While the photos from original Piper were sufficient for monitoring our home, Piper nv appear more crisp, picking up a bit more detail.

Photo Quality of Original Piper vs Piper nv on TechSavvyMama.com

It is also far more capable of capturing a photo in a dark room.

Piper nv is better able to capture a photo of a room in the dark than original Piper. Details about the differences on TechSavvyMama.com

Setting up Piper nv

It was extremely simple to add another Piper to our home. Whether it’s your first Piper or your third, an iPhone or Android app guides you through the installation and setup process. Piper’s multi-colored light on the front of the unit provides status as well as the phone app. The app pushes your home WiFi settings down to the unit, allowing it to securely connect to your home WiFi.

How Piper nv works

Piper’s z-wave controller allows you to use the Piper as a home-automation hub for controlling lights, monitoring door or window sensors. Like a “big fancy” home security system, Piper can set off an alarm and send an alert to your phone if someone opens a door or window.

Piper’s user interface contains different modes for home, away, and vacation. Depending on what mode your Piper is set to, the device triggers different rules for monitoring door/window activity, motion, sound, or temperature changes. Lights and appliances can be controlled with rules such as “turn on at 6 PM, turn off at 10 PM.”

If something happens, such as a door opening, the Piper unit can turn on a 150dB internal siren, start recording video, send alerts to your smartphone, send email, send a text, or even place phone calls.

This compact and powerful system has no monthly fee whatsoever. It’s really a very powerful product.

Is it everything you’ve ever wished for? Pretty close.  

What doesn’t it do?

Despite it’s wealth of sensors and data collection, there is currently no way to export or access the data from the device. Piper’s original funding website talks about plans for a public API, but nothing exists currently. If you are a fan of the website “If-This-Then-That”, you will be disappointed because there is no way to integrate Piper into your IFTT automation scripts.

Piper nv and dog on smartphone

Summary

Piper nv improves picture quality and reduces glare over the original product. Whichever model you choose, Piper is a powerful self-monitored home security system and home automation hub.

Enter to win a Piper nv for your home!

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You can also visit these blogs for more chances to win a Piper nv of your own!
  • by Thien Kim of I’m Not the Nanny
  • Piper nv Home Security Camera by Michele McGraw of Scraps of My Geek Life
  • A Daily Pinch
To learn more about Piper, visit their website, follow them on Twitter or Facebook, or read my past posts:
  • How Do You Secure your Home While Away? Piper nv Automates & Monitors Your Home
  • Why Piper is More Than a Home Security System: Exciting Platform, Different Functions, Attractive Package & Affordably Priced
  • My Family’s Experiences with Piper as a Tool for Home Automation and Security

 

I was compensated for taking the time to evaluate Piper but all opinions are my own.

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  1. James Robert says

    June 23, 2015 at 8:35 am

    I am excited about the home security to keep an eye on the home. Any homeowner needs something like this

  2. latanya says

    June 23, 2015 at 10:48 am

    The home monitoring because I would like to make sure that my home is safe while I am away.

  3. Erika C. says

    June 23, 2015 at 10:51 am

    Love the 3.4 megapixel camera, the alerts you can receive, and the wifi capablity to your home’s wifi internet.

  4. Heidi K. says

    June 23, 2015 at 10:54 am

    Home security is the most appealing part to me. I would appreciate getting a text when I’m not home alerting me to something wrong.

  5. rust says

    June 23, 2015 at 10:58 am

    Most excited about home security. Peace of mind knowing I have an extra layer of protection is valuable to me.

  6. Jeanna says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I’m most excited about the home security! I am constantly worrying about intruders. I love that you can receive alerts when something happens!

  7. ginette4 says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:03 am

    For me it’s home security..one less thing that I have to worry about

  8. Heather! says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:23 am

    In general, I’m pretty carefree when it comes to security and personal safety, especially in my home. However, I am disabled and my husband travels a lot, which means I am on my own quite a bit. I don’t often worry, but sometimes I do, and I probably ought to be more concerned about home security. That’s why I’m excited about that function of this camera! I love that it could give me a heads-up when there’s a potential problem so that I can be prepared for whatever is coming next.

  9. susan says

    June 23, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Definitely home security because we travel frequently.

  10. Linda Manns Linneman says

    June 23, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    I am really excited about the home security. There is always so much going on in ths world lately. It would be nice to have this extra security. Thank you for sharing

  11. Linda Manns Linneman says

    June 23, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    I am excited about the security. There have been so many break ins and shootings on the news that it makes me a little nervous. This would be great

  12. Linda Manns Linneman says

    June 23, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    I read the article you wrote on monster vehicles. My grandkids would love playing with these. I have never seen these before. Thank you for sharing

  13. Tabathia B says

    June 23, 2015 at 5:42 pm

    Home security because we plan on traveling this summer and also with both of my youngest kids home, I want to feel secure when home alone with them at night.

  14. steve weber says

    June 23, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    Home Security – you want to know that everything is taken care of.. especially with all the hackers.

  15. Patricia c says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    I am most excited about the home security while I’m at home and away. I want to know who’s at the door or in my yard

  16. Katja of Skimbaco says

    June 24, 2015 at 8:22 am

    Home security and video monitoring. I have never heard of this product before, but you really got me interested. The only security systems we’ve ever had was one of those monthly-payment types.

  17. Kelly says

    June 24, 2015 at 8:48 am

    I like automation because it means I don’t have to do much! 😉

  18. Brianne says

    June 25, 2015 at 9:01 am

    This is fantastic! Never saw this before!

  19. Colleen Boudreau says

    June 25, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Home security, because it will give me ease of mind,

  20. amy tolley says

    June 27, 2015 at 12:14 am

    i am excited about the monitoring of my house the the video feed and this would be a great way to feel a bit more at ease while home or away

  21. sara says

    June 28, 2015 at 7:39 am

    I am in the market for a home security system and this one is top of my list!

  22. Leigh Anne Borders says

    June 28, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    I really am looking forward to the home security. Having that as added protection allows me to rest somewhat assured that everything is okay while I am gone.

  23. carol clark says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    home security because when we leave i would like to feel a little safer this would be so stressfree

  24. Angela says

    June 28, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    I think the video monitoring is best

  25. JESSICA says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:26 am

    I like that you can see in the dark. If I hear a sound down stairs I would like to see what it might be. I also like that you can see the whole room 180 degrees. I would like to get one for my mom. She lives alone and it would be nice for her to have to she feels safe.

  26. Lesley F says

    June 29, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I’m excited about the video monitoring. Would love to see what my dogs are up to when I am not home

  27. Amanda Sakovitz says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    I’m most excited about home security because I don’t want my family or belongings harmed.

  28. Bridgett Wilbur says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    I would feel a lot better having this security system for my family.

  29. Elena says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    Home security because I would like to have peace of mind every time I leave my house

  30. Thomas Murphy says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    I am most excited about home security because it would make me feel more safe.

  31. Laura J says

    June 30, 2015 at 12:49 am

    I am so excited about the Home Security! I always worry about that, and this would bring our family great peace of mind.

  32. Sarah says

    June 30, 2015 at 5:52 am

    Home security! It would be awesome to feel more safe in my home.

  33. Becky says

    July 1, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    This would be great to monitor our property.

  34. Melanie Montgomery says

    July 2, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    The home security, we have a baby coming so homeprotection is very important to us.

  35. CR Williams says

    July 2, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    I am excited about video monitoring so I can always know where my baby is.

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