The $200 (£160 and AU$260 converted) 1080p HD D-Link Omna is a fine security camera, delivering prompt motion alerts and storing activity locally on a microSD card. It’s also the first camera to work with Apple’s smart home platform, HomeKit.
Yes, this integration is a milestone for the iOS 10 software, but HomeKit still has far fewer integrations than competitors like Amazon Alexa. You can still set up automations within Apple’s Home app that link the motion sensor inside the Omna to select HomeKit devices, but there just isn’t much feature depth here (yet). Because of that limitation, the ability to view your Omna camera’s live feed from Apple’s Home app isn’t hugely appealing today.
The Omna is very much a niche product, one that only makes sense for early HomeKit adopters who don’t mind waiting for broader, better integrations.
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