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{{ProductLineCargo|ArticleType=Product|Category=Security Cameras|Company=Canary|Description=|InProduction=Yes|Logo= |ReleaseYear= |Website=https://canary.is}} | {{ProductLineCargo|ArticleType=Product|Category=Security Cameras|Company=Canary|Description=|InProduction=Yes|Logo= |ReleaseYear= |Website=https://canary.is}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a consumer security camera line (including Pro, View, and Flex cameras) produced by '''Canary''', a dedicated home security technology company founded in 2012. Based in New York, the company focuses on smart home surveillance and operates as a subsidiary of Smartfrog & Canary. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a consumer security camera line (including Pro, View, and Flex cameras) produced by '''Canary''', a dedicated home security technology company founded in 2012. Based in New York, the company focuses on smart home surveillance and operates as a subsidiary of Smartfrog & Canary. | ||
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All video is sent to the cloud, with all the privacy implications of that. | All video is sent to the cloud, with all the privacy implications of that. | ||
== Free tier enshittification == | ==Free tier enshittification== | ||
The free-with-purchase tier: | The free-with-purchase tier: | ||
* Video History: initially 7 days, later reduced to 24 hours, then 12 hours and then to limited 30-second clips, even if motion goes on for longer.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Plan Pricing |url=http://canary.is/plans/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://archive.is/uxoOn |archive-date=10 Mar 2016 |quote=12 Hours of Video History, 3 Video Downloads, 5 Video Bookmarks, Included}}</ref> | *Video History: initially 7 days, later reduced to 24 hours, then 12 hours and then to limited 30-second clips, even if motion goes on for longer.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Plan Pricing |url=http://canary.is/plans/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://archive.is/uxoOn |archive-date=10 Mar 2016 |quote=12 Hours of Video History, 3 Video Downloads, 5 Video Bookmarks, Included}}</ref> | ||
* Night Mode, previously free, is now disabled for non-subscribers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Oct 6, 2017 |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/328624/canarys-free-tier-may-have-changed-but-it-still-offers-more-than-other-cams/ |work=How-To-Geek}}</ref> | *Night Mode, previously free, is now disabled for non-subscribers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Oct 6, 2017 |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/328624/canarys-free-tier-may-have-changed-but-it-still-offers-more-than-other-cams/ |work=How-To-Geek}}</ref> | ||
* Recording video while in Home Mode, previously free, is now disabled for non-subscribers.<ref name=":1" /> | *Recording video while in Home Mode, previously free, is now disabled for non-subscribers.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
* Video downloads, previously free, are now disabled for non-subscribers.<ref name=":1" /> | *Video downloads, previously free, are now disabled for non-subscribers.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||