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EZVIZ C6N vs SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

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Key differences between EZVIZ C6N and SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

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Feature differences among your selected devices

People (alerts): EZVIZ C6N — No; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Yes (Person detection is included with the camera alone and with no monthly fee, per the SwitchBot AI Guard plan table.).
Light (features): EZVIZ C6N — No; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Yes (Four white fill lights double as an active deterrent.).
2k Video (video): EZVIZ C6N — No; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Yes (Records 3K at 5MP, above the 2K/1440p threshold; it is not a 4K camera.).
Color Night Vision (video): EZVIZ C6N — No; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Yes (Four white fill lights support full-color low-light viewing.).

Specifications to check side by side

Animals (alerts): EZVIZ C6N — No; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Subscription required (Pet detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.).
Vehicles (alerts): EZVIZ C6N — No; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Subscription required (Vehicle detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.).
Cloud (storage): EZVIZ C6N — Yes (EZVIZ CloudPlay subscription); SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Subscription required (Cloud storage is part of the paid AI Guard plans; local microSD recording needs no plan.).
Pan Tilt (video): EZVIZ C6N — 340° Pan / 55° Tilt; SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — 360° Pan / 90° Tilt.

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Option 1 · EZVIZ

EZVIZ C6N

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Option 2 · SwitchBot

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

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Cloud

EZVIZ C6NYes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3KSubscription required

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Alerts

Animals

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Subscription required
Catalog note
Pet detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.

Baby Crying Sound

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sound

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Familiar Faces

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
Local facial recognition is a feature of the separate SwitchBot AI Hub, not of this camera.

Glass Breaking Sound

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Motion

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
With smart motion tracking
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes

Packages

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

People

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Person detection is included with the camera alone and with no monthly fee, per the SwitchBot AI Guard plan table.

Smoke Alarm Sound

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Vehicles

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Subscription required
Catalog note
Vehicle detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

5 GHz Wi-Fi

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Ethernet

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The SwitchBot press release states the camera supports both Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet connections.

Features

Customizable Motion Zones

EZVIZ C6N: Not recorded
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Detection zones let users focus monitoring on a gate, driveway or backyard.

Gestures Recognition

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Gps

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Light

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Four white fill lights double as an active deterrent.

Privacy Zone

EZVIZ C6N: Not recorded
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Siren

EZVIZ C6N: Not recorded
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The press release lists manual light-and-alarm controls for active deterrence.

Talk Listen

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Two-way audio with a high-sensitivity microphone and speaker, per the press release.

Hub

Matter bridge

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Thread border router

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Zigbee coordinator

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Included Accessories

Micro Sdcard

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Integrations

Alexa

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec table lists Alexa under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Alexa.

Apple Home

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
Apple Home is not listed by SwitchBot and the camera is not a HomeKit accessory.

Google Home

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec table lists Google Home under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Google Assistant.

Home Assistant

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
Official EZVIZ integration, cloud polling plus local RTSP stream
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The Amazon listing states the camera supports Home Assistant through the RTSP protocol, and SwitchBot lists RTSP among its third-party services.

Matter

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
Matter is not listed by SwitchBot for this camera, whose third-party services are Alexa, Google Home and RTSP.

SmartThings

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
SmartThings is not listed among the SwitchBot third-party services.

Power

Battery Life

EZVIZ C6N: Not applicable / unspecified
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Not applicable / unspecified

Power over Ethernet

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Rechargeable Battery

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Solar Charging

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Wired

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
Micro USB, DC 5V/1A
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Mains powered by a DC 12V / 2A adapter, per the official spec table.

Storage

Cloud

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
EZVIZ CloudPlay subscription
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Subscription required
Catalog note
Cloud storage is part of the paid AI Guard plans; local microSD recording needs no plan.

Internal Storage

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

microSD card slot

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
up to 256 GB
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Local storage supports microSD cards up to 512GB, per the Amazon listing and the SwitchBot press release.

Video

24 7 Live Streaming

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes

24 7 Video History

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
Continuous recording to microSD
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Amazon states non-stop 24/7 continuous recording with no monthly fees for local storage.

2k Video

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Records 3K at 5MP, above the 2K/1440p threshold; it is not a 4K camera.

4k Video

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Aspect Ratio

EZVIZ C6N: 16:9
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Not recorded

Black White Night Vision

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
Smart IR, up to 10 m
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Four 850nm infrared LEDs provide black and white night vision.

Color Night Vision

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Four white fill lights support full-color low-light viewing.

Field Of View

EZVIZ C6N: 85° Diagonal / 75° Horizontal / 45° Vertical
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Not recorded

Hd Video

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
Catalog note
1920 x 1080
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes

Hdr

EZVIZ C6N: No
Catalog note
Digital WDR only
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

Offline Video Event History

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Events record to the local microSD card and the AI Hub, so clips survive an internet outage.

Pan Tilt

EZVIZ C6N: 340° Pan / 55° Tilt
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: 360° Pan / 90° Tilt

Powerless Video Event History

EZVIZ C6N: No
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No

RTSP

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
RTSP is listed by SwitchBot and is how the camera reaches Home Assistant, NVR and NAS systems.

Video Event History

EZVIZ C6N: Yes
SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes

Specifications for EZVIZ C6N versus SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K
Specification	EZVIZ C6N	SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K
Alerts
Animals	No	Subscription required Catalog note Pet detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.
Baby Crying Sound	No	No
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sound	No	No
Familiar Faces	No	No Catalog note Local facial recognition is a feature of the separate SwitchBot AI Hub, not of this camera.
Glass Breaking Sound	No	No
Motion	Yes Catalog note With smart motion tracking	Yes
Packages	No	No
People	No	Yes Catalog note Person detection is included with the camera alone and with no monthly fee, per the SwitchBot AI Guard plan table.
Smoke Alarm Sound	No	No
Vehicles	No	Subscription required Catalog note Vehicle detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	Yes Catalog note IEEE 802.11 b/g/n	Yes
4g	No	No
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet	Yes Catalog note RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive	Yes Catalog note The SwitchBot press release states the camera supports both Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet connections.
Features
Customizable Motion Zones	Not recorded	Yes Catalog note Detection zones let users focus monitoring on a gate, driveway or backyard.
Gestures Recognition	No	No
Gps	No	No
Light	No	Yes Catalog note Four white fill lights double as an active deterrent.
Privacy Zone	Not recorded	No
Siren	Not recorded	Yes Catalog note The press release lists manual light-and-alarm controls for active deterrence.
Talk Listen	Yes	Yes Catalog note Two-way audio with a high-sensitivity microphone and speaker, per the press release.
Hub
Matter bridge	No	No
Thread border router	No	No
Zigbee coordinator	No	No
Included Accessories
Micro Sdcard	No	No
Integrations
Alexa	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec table lists Alexa under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Alexa.
Apple Home	No	No Catalog note Apple Home is not listed by SwitchBot and the camera is not a HomeKit accessory.
Google Home	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec table lists Google Home under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Google Assistant.
Home Assistant	Yes Catalog note Official EZVIZ integration, cloud polling plus local RTSP stream	Yes Catalog note The Amazon listing states the camera supports Home Assistant through the RTSP protocol, and SwitchBot lists RTSP among its third-party services.
Matter	No	No Catalog note Matter is not listed by SwitchBot for this camera, whose third-party services are Alexa, Google Home and RTSP.
SmartThings	No	No Catalog note SmartThings is not listed among the SwitchBot third-party services.
Power
Battery Life	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Power over Ethernet	No	No
Rechargeable Battery	No	No
Solar Charging	No	No
Wired	Yes Catalog note Micro USB, DC 5V/1A	Yes Catalog note Mains powered by a DC 12V / 2A adapter, per the official spec table.
Storage
Cloud	Yes Catalog note EZVIZ CloudPlay subscription	Subscription required Catalog note Cloud storage is part of the paid AI Guard plans; local microSD recording needs no plan.
Internal Storage	No	No
microSD card slot	Yes Catalog note up to 256 GB	Yes Catalog note Local storage supports microSD cards up to 512GB, per the Amazon listing and the SwitchBot press release.
Video
24 7 Live Streaming	Yes	Yes
24 7 Video History	Yes Catalog note Continuous recording to microSD	Yes Catalog note Amazon states non-stop 24/7 continuous recording with no monthly fees for local storage.
2k Video	No	Yes Catalog note Records 3K at 5MP, above the 2K/1440p threshold; it is not a 4K camera.
4k Video	No	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9	Not recorded
Black White Night Vision	Yes Catalog note Smart IR, up to 10 m	Yes Catalog note Four 850nm infrared LEDs provide black and white night vision.
Color Night Vision	No	Yes Catalog note Four white fill lights support full-color low-light viewing.
Field Of View	85° Diagonal / 75° Horizontal / 45° Vertical	Not recorded
Hd Video	Yes Catalog note 1920 x 1080	Yes
Hdr	No Catalog note Digital WDR only	No
Offline Video Event History	Yes	Yes Catalog note Events record to the local microSD card and the AI Hub, so clips survive an internet outage.
Pan Tilt	340° Pan / 55° Tilt	360° Pan / 90° Tilt
Powerless Video Event History	No	No
RTSP	Yes	Yes Catalog note RTSP is listed by SwitchBot and is how the camera reaches Home Assistant, NVR and NAS systems.
Video Event History	Yes	Yes

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