My son helped me put this camera up and set up the app, but he said I could have easily done it myself. It was pretty easy to go on the app and there were many videos online that had information for questions I might have had, sometimes I like to be shown how to do something or see how someone else is doing it instead of reading a manual. Well, my son still would have had to climb up and mount it on that tree. There was direct mounting hardware to screw the camera and solar panel into the tree, but we opted for using the strap so I can move it later. The straps were long enough to go around that pretty big tree. We used a sim card from our cellular provider and it connected easily. The app is pretty straight forward too. I'm still piddling with it, but it doesn't take long to get the basics down pat. I can get notifications on my phone when anything or anybody comes in range - about 30 feet. I can also scan on live view, but there seems to be a bit of a lag in using the controls to scan up or down or the full side to side view. That could be because of my signal. I like being in the house and going to live view to see what is out there. My son said it will be great when they can come out with a camera that actually follows movement, but I'm satisfied with what it can do now. The pictures it takes are pretty clear, even in low light, like the truck picture. The night video is ok, not as crisp as I would like, but it is better in close up.

Typically, I am very hesitant getting non familiar brands when it comes to this sort of equipment. However, this is now the second safe I have gotten from SOOWAY due to their products being pretty darn good. As always impressed upon opening that they included the batteries and all the hardware I would need. I also got two physical keys for this type of safe which is always appreciated when everything I need is in the box and then some. This safe has a very rugged tough feel to it with the exterior being almost a bumpy black finish definitely a hardened steel safe. I love that it has multiple ways of entry. You could either use biometrics which I admittedly use the most, then you could use a key code if you prefer as that, or you have your physical keys which you could use as well just as fast, and all methods are great. Whatever method you use the bottom piece drops down immediately to reveal whatever your choice of home protection is. I will say, one bit of critique on this safe versus the first one as that was a little bit of a bigger one that opened from left to right to whereas this would open from top to down, I would have loved to see some sort of hydraulics or some sort of bungee system to where it doesn't drop down as hard. When I say that, what I mean is the weight of the safe itself where it drops it drops heavily but then when you have a firearm in there you have that added weight. I would like to see that improved in maybe a future redesign. however, for a single firearm safe which is what this is designed for, it's a slick safe it's very well done. Another bonus I have to say is the size of this safe. I do like its slim form factor cause not only are you able to fit a home protection firearm in here, but you could also have a box of ammo as well or an extra mag, if need be, but more importantly is the way it mounts and the options you have for mounting. The safe could be side mounted or top mounted and that's just the two basic ways, there's also a center screw (you can see in the picture) that can be manipulated to where you could even have it angled in particular ways so it doesn't have to necessarily be the up to down application but you can set it up to what is most convenient for you. An example would be if you'd rather pull back on the opening tray, you can you have that option. Options are super important to me especially when you're handling something so serious. In any case, once again this company passed with flying colors making a very discreet home protection safe that is convenient it can be mounted multiple ways to your preference and it will hold a small(compact), medium, or large firearm or sidearm. Adding three ways to open this safe you have the advantage of not only knowing that you can access your gear easily if something were ever to happen and you needed it but more importantly it's protected from others who do not need to be near something like that, whether children or people that are not familiar in using this type of gear. This safe has dual purposes in that regard. My bottom line is I obviously am impressed and like this safe. Again, it's the second one from this brand (SOOWAY) and it's a great rugged safe that has a great purpose and multiple ways to set up. I personally am impressed with the quality of the mechanism, the finish on the safe and aside from it being a very rugged hardened steel safe, it is heavy but not as heavy as I thought it would be. That said, I will give this 4 out of 5 stars as this product deserves it. This is a good product and if you are into EDC or home protection, this is an absolute must-have not only for safety first and then protection next. This is a product I would highly recommend.