This article contains everything you need to know about how to use Ease Life cameras, the various ways to add them, setting up Ease Life camera features, and more, and will continue to be updated.
Ease Life APP Download
Ease Life supports Android and iPhone, you can download it from google play or app store.
You can also view Ease Life cameras on your computer.
Login Ease Life
New users must register an account, click “Register Account” to enter the registration interface.
Select your country and enter your account name (mobile number or email).
Follow the prompts to register using the verification code.
If you already have an account, you can enter your account name and password directly to log in to Ease Life.
Connect Ease Life Camera To Wifi
When the Ease Life camera is switched on, the gimbal will rotate and self-check during start-up.
There will be a beep when this is complete (if there is no beep, you can reset and try again).
There are two modes of connection to the Ease Life camera, we recommend the QR Code mode.
QR Code Connection
Pair with Wi-Fi by scanning QR code on the mobile phone
1. Select Device adding by scanning the code, then follow the instructions, after finishing click ‘If you have finished the above steps, click connect to the Network’, then click Connect Network to enter the next step.
- Connect the power supply, and wait for 30 seconds after the starting up, for the completion of the camera startup。
- Press and hold the ‘SET’ or ‘RESET’ button for 5 seconds to reset the Ease Life camera, then the camera will reboot, please wait 30 seconds. (If you are connecting the camera for the first time, you can skip this step)
- Place the camera as close to the router as possible, and thus reduce the obstacle between the router and the camera
2. Enter your wifi password, it is recommended to use 2.4G wifi to connect to the Ease Life camera, most cameras only support 2.4G wifi.
Make sure your wifi and wifi password are correct, then click Next to proceed to the next step.
If you see wrong wifi or no wifi, please go to your mobile phone wifi list to connect to the right wifi.
3. Please place the QR code in front of the Ease Life camera lens and let the camera scan the QR code, you can also turn your mobile phone sound up to the maximum to let the camera receive the sound wave connection.
If the camera successfully connects to the wifi information, there will be a ‘beep’ voice prompt, click I heard the beep to enter the next step.
4. Wait for the Ease Life camera to connect to your wifi, about 1-2 minutes. After successfully connecting, you will automatically go to the next step, set the notification and name to start using the camera.
AP hotspot connection
Pair with Wi-Fi by connection with AP hotspot of the camera
1. Select Addition of AP hotspot, then follow the instructions, after finishing click ‘If you have finished the above steps, click connect to the Network’, then click Connect Network to enter the next step.
- Connect the power supply, and wait for 30 seconds after the starting up, for the completion of the camera startup。
- Press and hold the ‘SET’ or ‘RESET’ button for 5 seconds to reset the Ease Life camera, then the camera will reboot, please wait 30 seconds. (If you are connecting the camera for the first time, you can skip this step)
- Place the camera as close to the router as possible, and thus reduce the obstacle between the router and the camera
2. Click Go to Phone Settings, go to your mobile phone’s wifi list and connect to Ease Life camera’s hotspot wifi, wifi name is: CAM_AP_XXX.
After connecting CAM_AP_XXXwifi, return to Ease Life APP, input your wifi name and wifi password, make sure your wifi and password are correct, then click Connect Wi-Fi network to enter the next step.
- Most Ease Life cameras only support 2.4G wifi, please connect 2.4G wifi.
- If you cannot find the camera’s hotspot wifi, please reset the camera.
3. Wait for the Ease Life camera to connect to your wifi, about 1-2 minutes. After successfully connecting, you will automatically go to the next step, set the notification and name to start using the camera.
Once you have connected your Ease Life camera, you will need to share it in order for other people to use it at the same time.
1. Click on the Share icon, Invite Family, then enter the Ease Life account and name of the person you are inviting, and click Invite when you are done.
You can choose which features the invitee can use, but only you can use all of them.
Invitees will need to register and log in to Ease Life.
Local mode (no internet)
This mode allows you to use the Ease Life camera without Internet access, and supports close range use only.
Note:
- This model cannot be used remotely, you can use all the functions that do not require the Internet.
- The default password for the camera is 123456, if you forget the password please reset the camera.
- Only the local mode requires a password.
- After using this mode, if you want to connect to the Internet, please reset the camera and log in to Ease Life to connect.
1. At the bottom right of the login page, there is a Local direct connection, click on it, and then click on the +.
2. Follow the instructions, after finishing click ‘If you have finished the above steps, click connect to the Network’, then click next.
Click Go to Phone Settings to connect to the camera’s hotspot wifi.
3. After connecting to the wifi of CAM_AP_XXX, return to Ease Life APP, click Next, then enter the password of Ease Life camera, the default password is: 123456.
If you want to use this mode for a long time, please change the default password, otherwise anyone can connect to your camera, you can change the password in the settings.
4. Now that you can start using the Ease Life camera, you can use all functions that do not require the Internet.
When you want to use it next time, connect to the camera’s CAM_AP_XXX wifi, and then enter the Local direct connection interface.
Setup Recording
Ease Life camera supports cloud storage and memory card recording, cloud storage is a separate subscription, this guide only uses memory card recording.
1. Insert the memory card, it is recommended to insert the memory card when the camera is switched off, the memory card is usually located next to the reset button or next to the power supply.
After the camera reads the memory card, it will start recording by default, Event recording mode.
Enter the camera settings, Storage interface, check whether the camera reads the memory card normally.
Ease Life cameras support 4-128GB memory cards, we recommend using the following memory cards：
- Top pick : Samsung Pro Endurance（64GB ）
- Budget pick: Sandisk High Endurance U3（64GB ）
- High Capacity Pick: Sandisk Ultra A1(128GB)
2. You can set up two recording modes, Event recording mode will only record when a moving object is detected, All day recording mode will record continuously 7×24 hours.
When the memory card is full, the earliest video files will be deleted automatically, so that the camera can always save recordings.
View Recorded Video
Enter the live interface, the default display is cloud storage, click the cloud icon in the upper right corner to switch to memory card mode.
The grey time means there is recording at the current time.
You can go to Video viewing ways in Storage interface, select SD card, then you can view the video saved in memory card directly, no need to switch every time.
Setting Motion detection
Motion detection is enabled by default, you can set it in Notifications > Motion detection.
If you need to be notified by the camera in time, you can set the Notification frequency, which by default will only send an alarm notification once in 10 minutes.
If your Ease Life camera has frequent false alarms, you can try setting the Sensitivity and Activity zones.
Sensitivity : Adjusts the sensitivity of the detection.
Activity zones: Allow the camera to detect only the positions you need.
View Alarm Information
Ease Life cameras require a subscription to view alarms, if not, you cannot view them in the app.
Light or sound alarms
When the Ease Life camera detects a moving object, you can have the camera flash its lights or sound an alarm to scare off suspicious objects.
1. Go to the Anomaly Detection screen to set it up, Anomaly Detection will flash the lights and Sound alert will sound an alarm.
Blinking Lights This feature is only available for cameras that support white lights.
Automatic tracking
When Motion tracking is turned on, the camera will automatically follow the movement of objects.
The camera can only track one object, so if your camera is constantly rotating, it is recommended to disable this feature.
Night vision settings
You can change the operating mode of the camera in Night vision.
Turn off night vision: Turn off the night vision mode forcibly, it may affect the clarity of the video in a dim place.
IR Night Vision: When the device enters night vision mode, the video will be shifted to black-white, so you can view a longer distance.
Intelligent Night Vision：When the device enters night vision mode, if no motion is detected, the video is black-white, but when the device detects a motion, the video will be shifted to full color mode to get a more natural video, white lights will turn off with a delay after motion stops.
（This mode is only supported by cameras with white lights.）
Forced night vision: Forcibly turn on black and white night vision mode without being affected by the light environment around the device.
Update log
- August 13, 2023 : Simple quick guide to use.
- August 20, 2023 : A complete and detailed user’s guide with most of the camera’s functions.
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