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ieGeek ZY-C2 review

A fully wireless solar pan-and-tilt camera with a 130° lens, 2K capture and color night vision stated to 15 m (49 ft). ieGeek supplies warning stickers with it, which is a small detail that says something about how it expects to be used.

The conclusion A competent solar camera whose most useful accessory is a sheet of stickers. The published night-vision distance is a mark of honesty.

This is the second ieGeek in the hub and the one built around solar. Fully wireless, 2K, a 130° lens on a pan-and-tilt head, and color night vision that the manufacturer is prepared to put a distance on: 15 m (49 ft), beyond which the listing says nothing more.

The stickers in the box

ieGeek supplies warning stickers, and they are worth more than they look. A camera on a wall records; a sticker at the gate is what changes behavior before anything happens. Deterrence is a function of visibility, which is also why the dummy cameras in this catalog exist at all.

There is a second reason to use them. In several states, filming an area that other people pass through carries obligations, and making the camera plain is usually part of them. What those obligations are is a question for your state’s law, and its own pages are where to read the answer.

The specification, plainly

2K on a 130° lens is enough to see who is in a garden and not enough to identify a stranger at the far fence. The card tops out at 128 GB. IP65 is the lower of the two weather ratings in this hub, and in practice it is not the housing that fails but the cable gland.

Who it suits

A garden with sun and a gate worth marking. The stickers are part of the product, not packaging.

Availability

Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

What reassures, and what does not

Strengths

  • Solar panel with a fully wireless installation
  • Color night vision stated to 15 m (49 ft) — a published distance, not a vague claim
  • Three alarm modes with person detection and scheduling
  • Warning stickers supplied, which is what actually deters

Compromises

  • Card ceiling of 128 GB
  • IP65 rather than IP66 — the lower of the two ratings in this hub
  • Color at night stated to 15 m (49 ft) only; beyond that the listing says nothing
  • A second ieGeek in the same hub, so brand risk is concentrated

Specifications

Resolution2K, 3 MP (2304 × 1296), stated by ieGeek
Lens130° wide angle, 355° pan, 120° tilt, 4× digital zoom
PowerBattery with solar panel, fully wireless
Night visionColor, stated to 15 m (49 ft)
StorageCard to 128 GB, or cloud
Weather ratingIP65, stated by the manufacturer
AudioTwo-way
Wi-Fi2.4 GHz only, external antenna
Temperature−20 °C to 60 °C, stated by ieGeek
Amazon referenceB0CN6T3SQG
EAN0734931729197

The questions we are asked

Why do the supplied stickers matter?

Because a camera nobody can see only records. Deterrence comes from being visible, and a sticker at the gate does more of that work than the camera on the wall does. It is also, in several countries, part of what the law expects of anyone filming an area others pass through — check what your own authority publishes.

Is IP65 enough outdoors?

It covers dust and low-pressure water jets, which describes rain. IP66 adds stronger jets. In practice both survive weather and both fail the same way: water entering at the cable gland, not through the housing. Mount it so nothing can sit on the joint.

What does 15 m (49 ft) of color night vision mean?

That color is stated to 15 m (49 ft); beyond that the listing does not say what the image shows. It is a published distance rather than the usual unqualified claim, and it is a realistic one — color at night needs light, and the camera only carries so much of it.

Our score

7.8/ 10

A competent solar camera whose most useful accessory is a sheet of stickers. The published night-vision distance is a mark of honesty.

What this one costs among battery security cameras

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 2, 2026.

The buyer this one serves, among security devices

A garden or driveway with sun, where the camera should also be seen to be there.

The security devices guides it appears in

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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