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Local motion decisions
The device observes detector frames locally and decides whether motion is worth turning into an event. Detection gates the normal upload path.
Product status
The camera, as it exists today.
PanOptiCozy is a small-fleet, line-powered camera prototype. It is already useful for proving local motion detection and selected event upload; it is not a finished security product or something you can buy.
Proven prototype behavior
What has worked on real hardware.
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Encoded event context
The prototype retains encoded video around a trigger, packages selected sessions, and avoids using raw video as its event buffer.
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Cloud-visible review
Selected event fragments have reached the prototype cloud service and become playable, inspectable sessions. Device commands use a separate control path.
Intended near-term use
A careful household test, not a retail launch.
The near-term goal is an enclosed camera that a small number of invited testers can place indoors, power with its supplied adapter, and use to review motion events without developer tools.
The handoff design calls for a protected lens and cable, stable placement, one status light, a recessed reset control, a readable device label, and a generic public setup link. Each actual unit still has to pass its handoff checks before a tester receives it.
This intended use is a prototype choice. It is not evidence of commercial availability, a shipping date, a price, certification, or a weather rating.
Known limitations
The edges remain visible.
Prototype hardware
Current evidence comes primarily from development hardware, including a Raspberry Pi camera. Enclosure details and external controls are not yet uniform across boards.
Line-powered evidence
The current product-shaped event proof is line-powered. It does not establish battery life, battery operating behavior, or outdoor use.
Small-fleet service
The cloud and app surfaces are prototype-scaled. Availability, support response, security certification, and media retention are not offered as production guarantees.
Privacy indicator
The enclosure design includes visible capture states, but the current prototype has not proved a production-grade, hardware-enforced privacy indicator.
Future-compatible, not promised
Ideas the design leaves room for.
Bounded live viewing, measured battery modes, additional camera boards, and even continuous upload for special line-powered deployments can fit the architecture later.
They are not current launch capabilities, purchase promises, or a roadmap with dates. The prototype exists to measure the tradeoffs before making those claims.
Read the current privacy posture