SwitchBot Debuts Advanced Camera With AI Event Alerts, Wildlife Recognition

On Wednesday, SwitchBot released its latest outdoor security camera . The smart home company bumped the resolution to 3K and now offers AI video descriptions, a feature that most  security companies  have added in the past year.  SwitchBot's new outdoor pan/tilt camera, starting at $80, includes motion tracking and object recognition and offers you the choice between wired and wireless connections. It can also  hold up to 512GB of local video clips  or offer cloud storage as an option in its subscription plans.  The real standout is the AI recognition technology, which allows the camera to describe the events it captures. "A man in a UPS uniform walks on a porch with a package," for example. The camera can also provide daily summaries of everything it's seen, saving you even more time.  I've seen these features move into cameras from major brands including  Ring , Nest , Blink and Arlo over the past year. They usually come with a hefty subscription fee around $20, but SwitchBot's is lower than usual, starting at $5 per month. Video descriptions are now common in home security, but SwitchBot is adding an animal species focus, too.  SwitchBot The only AI identification features you can get for even less come from Eufy, which is planning to offer onboard AI descriptions for free sometime later this year.  A representative from SwitchBot didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.  SwitchBot has one trick, though, that really sets its camera apart from the pack: Its recognition features are specifically trained to identify wildlife, down to the species level. While most AI cams can tell the difference between dogs, cats and deer, this SwitchBot camera's abilities go a little deeper. That's useful if you want to get notifications like, "A coyote enters your yard," alerting you that it may not be safe for your outdoor cats or other pets. And its spotting