Canary Pro Camera Guide

We always say that security cameras are our eyes and ears when we’re away from home, but the Canary Pro (formerly called Canary All-In-One) takes things a bit further. Equipped with climate sensors, the Canary Pro security camera can detect temperature, humidity, and air quality. It can even alert you when things start to get out of hand so you can adjust the temperature, turn your humidifier on or off, or change filters if necessary.

The Canary Pro is clearly more than just a security camera. So today, we’ll take you on a tour around its video, audio, night vision quality, smart features, integrations, and artificial intelligence, as well as its value, convenience, and app. Let’s get started.

Canary was founded in 2012 in New York City by experts in robotics, security, design, and software. They wanted to make a camera at the top of its class in terms of both technology and user experience. Previously, we’ve talked about the Canary Flex, their indoor/ outdoor camera, but today, we’re going to talk about the Canary Pro, previously called the Canary All-In-One, which is an indoor camera with environmental monitoring. Yes, you read that right. We’ll talk about the camera’s video, audio, and night vision quality, its smart platform integrations, and artificial intelligence features, as well as its value, convenience, and mobile app. Let’s get started with this Canary camera review!

Promised Features
While I’m impressed with the camera’s promise of 1080p HD video, the industry standard, what really gets me is the built-in climate monitoring. This is the first camera I’ve seen that has any environmental capabilities, so I’m pretty excited about that. I’m also not mad about the 90-decibel siren, desktop streaming, 30 days of cloud storage, and two-way audio- but we’ll see how these all work in practice.

My first thought in looking at the camera is the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Canary Pro definitely doesn’t look like your typical camera, making it a bit clandestine. I love the black matte combined with the glossy finish of the base, lens, and camera. I can also see an indicator light and microphone, speakers, and an LED light, cables for ethernet, micro-USB, and audio, along with vents at the top for measuring the home environment. Very cool so far, but let’s see if these features are up to snuff.

Necessary Features
You know I’m not just going to trust what Canary’s website says about the All-In-One! Like every other camera, I’m going to put it through the necessary features test, starting…now!

With a 1080p HD resolution, 147-degree field of view, and three times digital zoom, the Canary Pro was ahead of its time when it first launched in 2015 under the name Canary All-In-One. These days, though, those specs are now typical of home security cameras. Still, across the board, the video quality matches the industry standards. It’s nothing to write home about, but it’s still quite impressive.

I was impressed with the night vision, which is no surprise considering the camera has 12 infrared LED lights! I much prefer LED lights to bright white lights for my night vision because the person being recorded will be completely unaware of the camera. LED lights are not visible at night, unlike bright white lights which make it very clear that you are being recorded. I’ll take the inconspicuous option for my security camera’s night vision, thank you very much.

The good news? The Canary Pro offers two-way audio. The bad news? Note how I used the word “offers”. The camera is capable of two-way audio, but the feature isn’t included for free. You’ll need a monthly subscription package for $9.99 per month to use two-way audio and other features such as cloud recording. I’ll discuss the subscription package (Membership) more below, but for now, I’ll be generous and give the Canary Pro a thumbs up for audio.