SKYMEE 8L WiFi Pet Feeder Automatic Food Dispenser for Cats & Dogs - 1080P Full HD Pet Camera Treat Dispenser with Night Vision and 2-Way Audio, Wi-Fi Enabled App for iPhone and Android

It seems to be the best one out there, so 5 starts, but it does have room to improve.It has a unique motion detection feature that snaps photos and send them to you when it's detected, and its sensitivity is highly configurable. It has what seems to be the largest container. Video, photo, HD, zoom, wide-angle, night vision, sound, mic, personalized recordings, highly configurable portion sizes, backup battery power, capacity window, magnetic bowl, food deodorant packs, prompt and courteous customer support. I didn't have connectivity issues with the app as others did in the app reviews. They also seem to update the app and the feeder firmware frequently. Make sure to update both of those as they roll out fixes and improvements.I did witness a few quirks others mentioned in the product reviews. Sometimes the app doesn't seem to save all the settings, but it eventually does, so make sure to double check each time that your changes persisted. It loses wifi connection and remote control when it's on batteries power only (scheduled feeding does continue), but I believe other ones do this as well. They told me that it goes offline on purpose to conserve battery power. It would be good if users had an option to turn this power save feature off or on if they want to, so that we can still have remote access if that is more important to us than less battery life. It would also be really useful if there was an indicator in the app showing how much battery life is left. It would be great if there was an option to constantly record video, on sd card and/or online like the Nest Cam does. At the very least it would be good if it recorded and sent video clips whenever it detected motion and during feedings, not just photos, and if it also sent email alerts in addition to phone notifications. It would also be good if it had an ethernet cord hookup, not just as a backup to wifi but also for faster transfer speeds and better video/audio quality. It would also be convenient if you could control it remotely from a computer, not just the phone app. Once, so far, a food piece has fallen into the chamber late after the door was already closed, this made the feeder blink red and show malfunction, but after dispensing another portion it simply returned back to normal. If too much food is dispensed, it can eventually stack up to the door and block it from clo1sing`.1```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````1SAr$WE CCCCCCCC CC\\Sorry, that was a cat typing on keyboard, but since this is his feeder, I feel like his opinion matters as well, so I'll just leave that there.You can't see the bowl in the camera so you don't know how much food is dispensed, but I don't think you can see that in any other ones either. Mine is turned towards a wall so I put a small mirror on the wall and angled it so that I can see the bowl. Which bring me to another point, I have no idea how secure the camera is or even how trustworthy the foreign company is that runs it. I'm wondering if video goes through that company's servers which could be hacked depending on how secure they are or even misused by the company itself. Also, seems like all you'd need is to acquire users account credentials to be able to get into their video streams since you can view them from anywhere, not just from home wifi. I'd also be worried if the video stream is not encrypted and the home wifi network is all it takes to get the stream, wifi guests/users shouldn't be able to access it. Just in case, I'm pointing mine into a wall and be sure to not point it into any private or sensitive areas.

Not sure what the 1 star review is about. Picture quality is top notch, portions well. Camera is high quality. Works as described

Pro:- easy to set up- product came within 4 days- not too big, perfect size- the magnetic feeder tray, easy to remove and clean- app works well with no issues- quality of image is fantastic, can also zoom into to your pet if they are within camera location- does what it is says in the description- very clear night visionCon:- more on the expensive side but worth the money

I've had this unit for about a month now and hasn't skipped a beat. Happy with the purchase.

I used this device as a treat dispenser for my cats while traveling and it worked pretty well. I was glad I was able to check in on my cats for 2 weeks on demand (I had a cat sitter visiting as well), talk to them, and give them snacks. The reason for using it as a treat dispenser instead of a feeder is because the feeder's chute and opening is too small for my cats' regular food (Stella & Chewy's).Pros:--Skymee App works well--Camera is crystal clear and wide angled--Has useful features like microphone, speakers, night vision--Food chute is gated with a motor so cats can't steal food--Motion detection works--Lid is cat proof--Portion size (for food that actually fits) is consistent--I can call my cats over and interact with them.Cons:--Food chute is too small. If your food is bigger than a large peanut kernel, the food will not fit through and the machine will get jammed--Food sensor is often wrong so some of the alerting features in the app are uselessOverall I would recommend this device since it's really useful and the camera quality is great. I would give a full 5 stars if it were bigger.