The tennis ball size EZVIZ C3N security camera is a solid bit of kit. It has to be.

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Within the first week of it being up, and in typical British style, it was battered by hail, rain and storms, before being roasted on the hottest day of the year.

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Installation is easy enough, so long as you have a drill to fix it to your wall, and the EZVIZ app is refreshingly straightforward.

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You can toggle a full-screen live stream and hitting record will save the footage neatly to your camera roll, as well as in the app itself.

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This live view feature is ideal if you want to use the camera for other reasons, like keeping an eye on the kids while you work from home, or even as a nature-cam, and usefully

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You can also hook up multiple cameras on the one system and share devices among users.

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