Aqara's New G410 Doorbell Camera – Not Your Typical Doorbell Cam!
Aqara's New G410 Doorbell Camera – Not Your Typical Doorbell Cam!
Aqara’s new G410 Doorbell Camera Hub is much more than just a doorbell camera. It has tons of features packed in, including support for Matter and HomeKit Secure Video. In this video we cover all the features to determine if this would be a good addition to your home.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:30 What’s New?
3:20 Unboxing & Setup
4:54 Installation Options
5:55 Video Quality
7:00 Camera Features
8:50 Hub Features (Matter, Thread, & Zigbee)
10:42 HomeKit Secure Video
12:08 Storage Options
14:08 Pros & Cons
17:40 Final Thoughts
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Man i need some help. I had a circelview doorbell but it would not connect to my main home on HomeKit. I created a second “home” and it added just fine but then i had my camera on a different “home” than all my other accessories? I thought it was a glitch and just bought the Aqara 410 and the same thing happened. I tried to add it to my main home and it said that to add this accessory, i would need to connect my iPhone to my HomeKit enabled router and then try pairing? I rebooted the router to no avail. On a hunch I tried adding it to the secondary “home” and it set up right away, so now I have the same issue with my doorbell on a different “home” than everything else. I really don’t know what to do now, any help or pointers would be amazing!!! Love your channel btw
I seriously considered this. Love the look, that it uses regular batteries, and doesn’t require a subscription. Unfortunately the vertical viewing angle isn’t great, there’s no color night vision, the doorbell isn’t weather resistant, and worst of all, there are a lot of reviews complaining about overheating in hot weather.
Quick question 🙋♂️ does the unit itself chime like the ring bell does? This is something I feel is good for those who press the bell to give them a sense that the bell is working. Thanks ☺️
The purchase link is to Amazon. Where do you enter the discount code? Amazon shows the $129.99 is 7% discount.
Mine is arriving today but after reading a bit further I am going to return it unopened. It has a very low IPX rating which isn’t suitable for the UK weather unless you position it in a shielded location, however most homes in the UK dont have a porch/deck so it will be fully exposed to the elements.
No color vision 😮😮😮😮
If I want the doorbell to integrate with Apple HomeKit in a way where I get notifications through the HomeKit app as well as on my Apple TV (model A1625 running tvOS 18,5), will I then neee anything additional the doorbell and my existing Apple TV?
sold my G4 to part fund the upgrade, that way I get this for like £50 so it’s worth it, looking forward to testing it as a hub really and I got the U200 light on Prime day so teaming it with that also. Let’s see.
Honestly how bad Aqara support is and how bad the G4 is with staying online I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone even if they “upgraded”.
Is it faster to connect / view than the previous model as that one is quite slow to connect
I hope the fastening plate is identical to the one of G4?
Thank you for the review.
I have the G4 installed. When someone presses the doorbell button, they don’t hear any sound from the device to indicate that the doorbell rang inside the house. The external panel doesn’t make any sound or change color. There’s no confirmation that the doorbell is working. It feels a bit strange.
Is it possible to configure this somehow through the menu? I couldn’t find any option.
Does the G410 work the same way?
I’m trying to decide if it’s worth switching from my Logitech Circle as it keeps going offline when it gets hot which is frequently in July- August in VA. I don’t have an Aqara hub so that adds to the cost. Would like your input.
Hi Shane – great, informative video (as usual). QQ though, I have an original G4 and can be slightly intermittent on wifi but I see the G410 works with 5ghz whereas the G4 was only 2.4Ghz. Can you comment if the G410 offered better performance on 5Ghz ? thanks in advance and best Rob
Definitely an improvement but I’m not going to out and upgrade my existing G4.
If they added some kind of wired version – Not sure how they’d do it with the external ringer being the brains of the doorbell (Maybe some kind of serial connection from the doorbell to the ringer and then the ringer is Ethernet/PoE) or a package camera maybe they could make me make the jump.
🛒Get the G410 Doorbell Camera Hub
https://amzn.to/466zKNj
US: 20% off code: G410SHANE
(valid through July 20th)
Europe: 20% OFF CODE: AQARA410
(Valid through July 13)
Got questions or thoughts about this new product? Drop them below in the comments!
I have the old version. After I changed to a new WiFi setup it became totally unstable and disconnects constantly. I wonder if the new model is better
Installed my G410 today. My G410 image is so white washed it’s horrible compared to my previous Ring and Lorex doorbell cameras. Im surprised or maybe not surprised Shane fails to mention it here? You can see it in his youtube video. Shane, if you don’t believe me compare your G410 to a G4 back to back. The G4 is MUCH better. Help us get to the bottom of this!!!
Great video Shane. As a long time Apple Home kit user, the only part that disturbs me is the subject fumbling for his keys, lets get them set up with keyless entry.
I’m probably being stupid here, but trying to install G410 doorbell to existing, old wired doorbell. Do I need to remove/bypass old mechanical chime or can I keep it in the circuit? I can’t find anything about this in the Aqara installation instructions. Thanks a ton to any that can help!!
Hi Shane thanks a lot for your great videos! I am using the switchbot lock and think about adding a smart doorbell.
Is this the doorbell ypu would go to or do you have another one that you prefer?
Thanks a lot!
Keep up the amazing videos ❤
my biggest issue with G4 is the distance between doorbell and repeater, so looking forward to see if G410 works better
So if Id do not have any homepod or mini but I have this. can I add all my matter thread to homekit"?
@ShaneCreates would you upgrade to the G410 if you already have the G4 ?
What’s the battery life like? Because G4 struggled to get me more than a month.
can you use HomeKit secure video as well as NAS/RTSP at the same time?
Eh…gonna stick with the old trusty Logitech
I want to know how it holds up in rain or does it still have to be put under a porch?
Sent mine back as it wouldn’t pair with HomeKit. Not even their technician could make it work , don’t waste your money!
I just installed this doorbell and have a question. In the Home app I see the doorbell video feed, but I also see another device called System. When I open it, it I see toggle option for Home, Away, Night, and Off. What does this do?
Great video Shane. I think this will fit my needs for a video door bell. But thing one if using wired install option there no mention of rewiring door chime if you still have button and chime. Nothing on Aqara install video or anywhere else the existing door chime mentioned.
That is such a shame that the quality goes down to 1080p when used through the Apple home app, I wonder why they don’t update that? I am so torn between this and the Eufy e340. I am starting to build a smart home and want to purchase a smart doorbell, which would you pick out of the Eufy e340 and this aqara G410?
Hi. Have you tried reading the video files recorded on the NAS server using a computer? I had a huge problem with this on my G4, but I’d like to switch to the G410 if the problem persists. Thanks in advance for your reply. Best regards.
Having the G410 a couple of days in use now and there is only one feature I’m really missing: disable the bell sound coming from the outdoor unit when pressed. Even when disabling the indoor chime or activating DND mode. There is absolutely no way of disabling this. One would think this is a simple setting in the Aqara app. I once had a neighbor who had an outdoor bell sound and it was so penetrating that every time he had visitors, we knew about it inside our own house. The G410 is not SO loud, but I’d like to disable it anyways.
I dont understand why they dont add a 2nd camera on the bottom facing down. my eufy doorbell has it but it integrates terribly with homekit.
Any tricks to getting it setup to record to your NAS?
Why is that person at nite using a physical key?
Let’s hope the new version doesn’t have connection issues like my current G4. I’m so frustrated!!!! Why am I having these issues??
Looks good.
Hi, can I check if it’s compatible to use SD card with HomeKit instead of Aqara app?
Aqara used to be awesome, they are junk now. They used to connect no issues at all and remain connected. I bought the G3 camera hub, I bought the new doorbell, both have sketchy connections, fail in HomeKit constantly, I never had this with the old doorbell. It’s like they are using cheaper components or something.
Thank you. The field of view improvement was enough for me to order 2 (with your discount code) to replace my existing 2 Aqara G4s.
Does this improve the battery usage on this new device?
Any updated codes?
Great video, Shane! Super informative as always. I really like what Aqara is doing with this doorbell, but for now I’ll be sticking with my Logitech Circle View because it still works with my old-school mechanical chime. Fingers crossed that Aqara adds support for mechanical chimes in the future.
Hello. Have a friend who bought so, so i went there to see what it was. We are both depp into apple home, so the 2K is worthless to us. What DID bother us was the change of 16:9 to 4:3. Very much so. WHile with 16:9 you can change your hotspot from left tp right with the spare part, you can NOT correct the hight/depth. In 4:3 you get a LOT of sky/clouds in your video’s but miss the broad picture. What my friend had a couple of times already was gerting the sound of a very loud police sirene. With the "error" maximum heat of your doorbell". He checked the temperature right beside the aqara and it was 29.5 C. With the summers these days it can easaly go up to 35-39 and that means the whole day a police siren on your phone. Those are the reasons i will stick to the 400 and my friend will return his set.
Is this the same size as the g4
Just picked one up. Anyone else not getting 100% notifications? I find it bizarre now that my old Ring doorbell was letting me know when someone came to the door. So far it’s been about 60% of the time.
How quick do notifications happen? For me the G4 (in a busy city), sends the notifications after the delivery guy has left 8/10 times
if you have the old one can you keep the base and just pop this on. Looks the same size?