After checking out the Solo X2K 4G Plus, Uniden has kindly sent across another 4G camera to check out – the  SOLO X2K 4G Pro Kit Motion Tracking Security Camera + Solar Panel. 

Priced at $449, the SOLO X2K 4G Pro Kit Motion Tracking Security Camera comes with full Pan and Tilt (Up to 350 Degrees), a Weatherproof Design (IP65)

and a 2K Super HD resolution sensor with AI tracking capabilities.

It also includes all the features you want from a camera, two-way communication (with siren), a spotlight with motion sensing and Colour Night Vision as well as Infra-Red night vision for when it gets dark – and it all operates on a 4G signal so you can put it anywhere.

The camera includes a massive 10400mAh battery – but also comes with an 8W Solar Panel so you’ll never have to charge it. 

My rural block is perfect for testing this. There’s no Wi-Fi, and while there is a Wi-Fi model, we’re concentrating on their 4G camera this time around. I installed it a couple of weeks back and here’s how it went.

What’s in the box?

In a word, everything except a SIM card. 

You get the camera and solar panel, as well as a cables and a mount for each, and screws and plugs to mount them – and of course a user manual.

Setup and Installation

You’ll need to fully charge the camera before you start the setup. The 10,400mAh battery on-board can take a while to charge – so plug it in overnight and let it go.

Once the battery is charged, you’ll need to install the SIM card, which goes into the slot on the bottom of the camera. 

With the battery charged and SIM card inserted, you’ll need the My Uniden+ app installed, which is available for iOS and Android. 

Setup is as simple as following the bouncing ball. Click the Add (+) button and go. There is a QR code on the base of the camera which makes it a lot easier to start the setup – but it’s a simple process.

Once you’ve added the camera to the app, you’ll need to screw in the two mounts – one for the camera, the other for the solar panel. Uniden recommends you install the camera 2-3 meters above the ground for best positioning.

Once the mounts are screwed in, the solar panel slides onto its mount before clicking into place, and the camera goes onto a circular mount – twisting to lock (and you can take it off by reversing).

There’s a USB port on the back of the camera housing where you charge it – and when you’re mounting it, just plug in the cable from the solar panel and it’s ready to go. It’s been up and running for several weeks now and it’s had no issues even with cloudy days.

Storage

The camera includes a 32GB microSD card – already inserted into the camera. The camera supports up to 256GB cards to expand the amount of video you can store. 

The local storage is easily accessible, just pop the card out and you can read it from anything with a microSD card reader. 

You can subscribe to the Uniden Cloud service at $29.99 per year, or $2.99 per month.

Using it

Once it’s installed and ready to go, accessing and using the camera is easy.

The MyUniden+ app has a brief on-boarding experience to show you the layout of the app – if this is the first camera you’ve added. If you’re adding a camera to an existing setup, you’ll be able to jump straight in and access the new one.

The layout to control the camera is likewise simple. It has a three tab layout showing controls for the Live View, as well as for History and Cloud. 

I manually check my cameras, as well as receive alerts from the Uniden AI – some of which are not quite suited to the Australian bush, but it’s pretty decent of at least alerting you when there’s something on-screen. 

There’s been a few ‘Human Detected’ alerts, mostly triggered by the Wallabies and Kangaroos on the property, and the ‘Fire Detected’ notification was a concern until checking the camera it was the neighbours car arriving home with headlights on at dusk – that said, the camera and AI are usually pretty good at recognising cars. 

Controls are easy to use. The main view is divided into three sections: Live, History and Cloud.

The Live section gives you access to all the controls. Pan-Tilt-Zoom, as well as the Intercom and Siren, and the option to take screenshots. 



The pan-tilt-zoom controls can be used in Portrait using the app, or you can switch to a full-screen view in Landscape where the controls are overlaid on the screen. If you want to zoom, the old Pinch to Zoom works, and then just swipe around the display until you find what you need. 

You can also store pre-set camera positions so you can quickly check the periphery or check something specific.

The History and Cloud tabs give access to your video – the Cloud tab obviously only works if you sign up for the Cloud Storage (above), but if you’re staying local, the History tab has all the info you need. 

Under the History tab you can find your footage, stored by date in the Calendar, or under the Album. You can also scrub back through the timeline to find events that way. 

The Cloud tab lets you see all the videos you’ve uploaded, and gives you the option to download them to your device – or delete them. You can sort by video or image which is neat. 

There’s a calendar with a scrubber that you can zoom in and out on to easily scroll back to find footage. 

Quality of the video is good, with options for up to 2K resolution. The camera can record in low-light, with IR Black and White night vision, or Full Colour Night Vision with the spotlight. 

The full colour night vision is good, with the spotlight built-in offering a decent amount of light within the camera area. If you switch to black and white using the IR LEDs you get a similar field of view – but without a bright spotlight going all night. 

Final Thoughts

Yeah, this is great. 

The camera includes an excellent 4G radio and I have to give kudos to the combination of Uniden, and the TPG network here with the camera picking up on the 4G signal up in the middle of nowhere. 

The camera has full Pan & Tilt up to 350 Degrees giving you an excellent view of your property, leaving almost nothing to chance. 

The solar panel takes away any concern about power, and even with the odd cloudy day, the battery has remained fairly full – or charges quickly when the sun returns. 

You also get the 2K video saved directly to the microSD card on-board, with 7-days of rolling cloud backup with no monthly fee. 

If you’re trying to add a camera in a remote place without a Wifi network, or access to power, this is what you need.