INTRODUCTION

   Safety for ourselves, the people we care about and even our possesions is a much discussed issue nowadays and the way i see it things are probably only going to get worse as time goes by. This is why i always recommend that people secure their homes and offices with alarm systems complete with IP cameras and lately compared to even just even 5 years ago people seem to be far more open to something like that. Still, what not many are aware is that you can easily "strengthen" security at home or at the office by using other, simpler standalone solutions like video doorbells. Now, video doorbells may have been around for quite some time now but only recently have we seen models with video resolutions surpassing FullHD (1080p) and the VBELL 1 by Arenti is among them.

   Arenti Technology is a leading AIoT group focusing on bringing safer, easier, smarter home security products to global users. Born in the Netherlands, Arenti is founded by a group of experts from different fields including the world's biggest security company, the fortune global 500 companies, and the world’s leading smart home platform. Arenti core team has over 30 years of experience in AIoT, security & the smart home industry.

   The VBELL 1 Smart Wi-Fi Video Doorbell by Arenti (only available in black color) sports an IP65 certified aluminum and plastic housing inside which we find a 145 degrees wide-angle lens with a 3MP CMOS sensor capable of capturing 2Κ video (2304x1296p with - up to 2Mbps bitrate), mono speaker, unidirectional microphone, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi chipset, microSD card slot (supports cards up to 256GB in capacity) and an 6700mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack which can provide power to the device for up to 10 months (standby). Other features of the VBELL 1 video doorbell include a single IR LED for night vision (5 meter range - color or black & white picture/video), PIR motion and human detection sensors (7 meter range with 100 degrees detection angle), DWDR support (digital wide dynamic range), tamper detection functionality, encrypted cloud storage (optional, trial available) and a wireless chime (Wi-Fi connectivity) which can be used either with three AA batteries or with a micro USB cable. The Arenti VBELL 1 seems to be among the best video doorbells you can get your hands on today so let's see if that's indeed the case.