The best ABUS security cameras, compared.
Top pick: ABUS EasyLook PPDF17000 set – Highest star line in this set, 4.4 from 183 ratings, for a household that wants the monitor and accepts no viewing away from it. Best value: ABUS PPIC31020 indoor camera – Score of 80, shared with the £239.82 lamp, at about £96.47 with 4.0 from 168 ratings for one indoor room. Updated 16.10.2026.
An ABUS security camera, across these six amazon.co.uk listings, is a monitor set, an outdoor 4K app camera, an indoor cube with a lens flap, or a lamp-camera. You are choosing how you watch, how the camera is powered, and whether the frame stays on your own property. It is not a single star line treated as a British test. Review blocks in the saved listings are almost all labelled. None of the six is a solar camera. If the picture or the microphone can see past your boundary, the home CCTV guidance applies before you drill. How to choose between a monitor, an app camera, an indoor cube and a lamp is set out in the [ABUS security camera buying guide](/hub/electronic-surveillance/abus-security-camera/sub/abus-security-camera-buying-guide).
An ABUS security camera, across these six amazon.co.uk listings, is a monitor set, an outdoor 4K app camera, an indoor cube with a lens flap, or a lamp-camera.
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How do you want to watch?
The ABUS EasyLook BasicSet PPDF17000 puts the camera on its own 7-inch monitor once both units have power. Reviewers describe the pair as already linked, with no home Wi-Fi password to type, and they use the intercom to speak to someone at the door. On amazon.co.uk it is 4.4 out of 5 from 183 ratings, at £350.99, the highest star line in this set and the top pick when you want the monitor and will stay with that screen. Of 50 sampled review blocks, 47 are labelled Germany and none is labelled United Kingdom. Daytime picture is often called sharp, some say the night picture is sharp too, and some households say the PIR ignored moving bushes, while one reviewer found the night image soft at about 15 metres. The bullets say no internet and no WLAN, the technical table says Wi-Fi, and the reviews that chose this set say you cannot watch it away from the monitor. The camera is 12 V corded, the table prints the resolution as 3.0, the monitor battery is about two hours, and you supply a microSD of up to 128 GB. One report says a failed half meant a whole new set because no spare was offered, and a monitor left on the mains adapter was heard to whine.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A household that wants a screen in the house and accepts that the pictures stay with the monitor
Less suitable: Watching the door from another town, or treating the Wi-Fi table cell as a home-router setup
Specifications
Common questions
Does this set join your home Wi-Fi?
The bullets say no internet and no WLAN. The technical table says Wi-Fi. Reviews describe a link between the camera and the monitor.
Can you watch it away from home?
The bullets do not promise that. Reviews that chose this set say remote viewing is not available.
What is the resolution figure?
The table prints effective video resolution 3.0. It does not say 1080p or 4K.
The ABUS PPIC31020 covers one indoor room at 1080p and 15 frames per second, with a 180° view and an 8 GB card already fitted. On amazon.co.uk it is 4.0 out of 5 from 168 ratings, at £96.47. Of 50 sampled review blocks, 49 are labelled Germany and one France, so this is not a United Kingdom review sample. Reviewers often describe a sharp whole-room picture, a flap that covers the lens and, in the accounts that mention it, switches off the microphone and the Wi-Fi, and clips that stay on the card. Several call the QR setup simple and the motion alerts immediate. A support reply in the sample said 2.4 GHz only, against a bullet that claims 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, and night vision is called useless or stuck in infrared during daylight. One install took about three hours, the cube runs warm on a long session, and it needs a socket beside it. That price, for one indoor room at a score of 80, is why it is the best value listing here, beside the PPIC46520 lamp at the same score and £239.82.
Pros
Cons
Best for: One indoor room beside a socket, where you want a lens flap and a card in the box
Less suitable: Outdoor walls, wet rooms, or a network that only offers 5 GHz
Specifications
Common questions
Is this camera for outdoors?
No. The table says indoor and not water resistant.
Does a memory card come in the box?
Yes. Included components name an 8 GB microSD, pre-installed. The table’s 128 GB figure is a capacity, not the card supplied.
How do you switch it off?
The bullets describe a flap that covers the lens and switches off the microphone and the Wi-Fi connection.
The ABUS PPIC46520 is a 230 V, 17 W outdoor lamp-camera, listed as IP66, sold to go where an outdoor light already is, at £239.82. amazon.co.uk shows 4.0 out of 5 from 118 ratings, and of 46 sampled review blocks, 45 are labelled Germany and one France. Several reviewers call pairing quick, prefer card storage to a subscription, and mention a solid housing and a separate Wi-Fi antenna, with one still content after a year and a half. The bullets claim up to 1,000 lumens over 10 metres, dimmable in App2Cam Plus, yet one review says the lamp is slow to light a staircase. Wi-Fi through walls comes up often. One account reports disconnects and firmware that was never updated, and pairing failed on the wall until the unit was configured at a desk. The table does not print a pixel count, only an HD line, and the bullets include two-way audio and a siren. The score of 80 matches the indoor PPIC31020 at £96.47, while this lamp is £239.82, and the 230 V connection is mains work.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A house that already has a 230 V outdoor light and wants the lamp and the camera in one housing
Less suitable: A plug-in indoor camera, a rented wall you cannot rewire, or a spot with weak Wi-Fi
Specifications
Common questions
What supply does it need?
The table says 230 volts and 17 watts. The bullets say it can go where an existing outdoor light is.
How bright is the lamp, according to the listing?
Up to 1,000 lumens and a 10 metre lighting range, dimmable in the app.
Is a subscription named?
The bullets say free access via App2Cam Plus to the live stream, memory and the listed functions.
The ABUS PPIC36520 is an older outdoor lamp-camera listed at 1080p and IP55, with a white lamp claimed at up to 950 lumens, at £220.03. amazon.co.uk shows 3.6 out of 5 from 72 ratings. Of 17 sampled review blocks, 16 are labelled Germany and one France. One reviewer preferred the housing to a failed Netatmo lamp, and one household got the intercom and the alarm working and could open the app while away. The SD slot is described as easy to reach. The complaint that keeps returning is a dropped Wi-Fi link, with clips that load late, show no preview, or do not load, and an app called slow. The table prints 6 W and also hand-operated, and it leaves the voltage blank. The bullets never name App2Cam Plus, and reviewers say the instructions are too thin and that recordings sit only on the card in the lamp.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Replacing an outdoor lamp-camera where IP55 is enough and a thin instruction sheet is acceptable
Less suitable: A specified 230 V lighting swap, or a house that already loses Wi-Fi at the wall
Specifications
Common questions
What weather rating is printed?
IP55. The newer lamp in this set, PPIC46520, prints IP66.
What voltage does the table give?
It does not. Wattage is 6 W, and the power-source cell says hand-operated, which is left as printed.
Which app is named?
None. The bullets say you talk via an app and do not name App2Cam Plus.
The ABUS PPIC54520B is a fixed outdoor 4K camera, listed as IP66, that you aim on a wall bracket and watch in App2Cam Plus. amazon.co.uk shows 3.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, at £148.66, and all 14 sampled review blocks are labelled Germany. Reviewers who got a picture call the 4K image sharp by day and at night, and some say the person, animal and vehicle filters cut alerts they did not want. The bullets say there is no subscription and that clips sit on a microSD, but the table gives no card size, and reviews split between an 8 GB card called too small and a 32 GB card. More than one owner scanned the QR code, reset the camera, and the app still did not find it. Wi-Fi was too weak for one house, so that owner used a LAN cable, and a review says you cannot pan the head from the phone. One returned unit had no card slot and no reset button, and the table does not state voltage or wattage.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An outdoor wall with a permanent power lead, where you aim the bracket once and can fall back to LAN
Less suitable: A phone-steered pan head, a battery or solar fitting, or a buyer who wants a larger review sample
Specifications
Common questions
Is there a monthly fee in the listing?
The bullets say no subscription and free access in App2Cam Plus to the live stream, storage and the listed functions.
Can you pan it from the phone?
The bullets do not say so. A review says you aim the bracket once and cannot move it in use.
Does it record without the cloud?
The bullets say an integrated microSD and local storage. The table does not state the card’s size.
The ABUS CASA30500 is a metal outdoor bullet listed at 480p, a 60° view and IP66, drawing 5 V at 4.5 W, at £221.23. The amazon.co.uk saved listing has no Customer Reviews line, so there is no star rating and no owner report in the sample. The title on that file is garbled, while the model and part cells both say CASA30500. The bullets put the range at 8 metres and the night-vision cell at 30 metres, and the file does not say which figure to use. A special-features line claims PTZ control, and the network line says wired and wireless, but no app and no monitor are named. The country-of-origin cell says United Kingdom. At £221.23, close to the lamp-cameras in this set, the table offers 480p and a 60° view with no review text to check.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who already knows the CASA30500 and can accept 480p with no review line
Less suitable: Choosing from star ratings, a named phone app, or a 1080p or 4K picture
Specifications
Common questions
What resolution does the table print?
480p. The viewing angle cell says 60 degrees.
Which range figure should you use?
The bullets say 8 metres. The night-vision cell says 30 metres. The saved listing does not reconcile them.
Is there a star rating?
No Customer Reviews line is in the saved listing.
We read six amazon.co.uk listings for this ABUS set. The score on each card is that listing’s star rating multiplied by 20, shown here on a scale of about 1 to 10. A page with no Customer Reviews line scores 0. We did not laboratory-test any camera. Review count, the box and the price do not change the score. They decide the top pick and the best value badge. The weights below follow the buying-criteria order. They are not a laboratory formula.
How you watch
30%Monitor set, App2Cam Plus, an unnamed app, or no named app. EasyLook’s bullets and its Wi-Fi table cell are both kept.
Weather rating
20%Indoor and not water resistant, IP55, or IP66, taken from the listing and not checked in a laboratory.
Power at the spot
20%A 230 volt lamp swap versus a low-voltage plug or a 12 volt set. None of the six is a solar camera.
Storage and fees
15%App2Cam Plus listings say there is no subscription. Card sizes conflict inside some files. EasyLook asks you to add a microSD.
What the frame can see
15%If the picture or the microphone leaves your property, ICO home CCTV rules apply. A compliance line in a bullet does not decide that.
These six amazon.co.uk listings are the whole set on this page. Start with how you will watch, then whether the housing is allowed to get wet, then the power at the exact spot. The number on each card is the star rating multiplied by 20. Price and the review count choose the top pick and the best value badge. They do not change that number. If a bullet and a table disagree, both figures stay on the page.
In these six amazon.co.uk listings, an ABUS security camera is a monitor set, an outdoor 4K app camera, an indoor cube with a lens flap, or a lamp-camera. EasyLook BasicSet PPDF17000 is a camera and a 7-inch monitor. The bullets say no internet or WLAN, the table says Wi-Fi, and reviews say you cannot watch it away from the monitor. The resolution cell prints 3.0. PPIC54520B is outdoor 4K and IP66, with Wi-Fi or LAN and no remote pan in the bullets.
The bullets say no internet and no WLAN. The technical table says Wi-Fi. Reviews describe a link to the monitor, not a login to your router, and they say you cannot watch the set away from that screen.
The indoor PPIC31020 bullets claim 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. A support reply in the review sample said 2.4 GHz only. If your router offers only 5 GHz at that socket, do not assume the cube will join it.
The table prints 480p and a 60 degree view, at about £221.23, close to the lamp-cameras. There is no Customer Reviews line. The bullets say 8 metres and the night-vision cell says 30 metres, and the file does not reconcile them.
How you watch is the first split in this set. The EasyLook BasicSet PPDF17000, at about £350.99, is a camera and a portable 7-inch monitor. Its bullets say no extra device and no internet or WLAN. Its technical table says Wi-Fi. Reviews describe a private link between the camera and the monitor, and the people who chose this set say remote viewing is not available. Do not read wireless as a home-router login, and do not expect the pictures while you are away.
The next checks are the weather line and the power at the exact spot. PPIC31020 is indoor and not water resistant, and it needs a socket beside the cube. EasyLook, PPIC54520B, PPIC46520 and CASA30500 print IP66. PPIC36520 prints IP55. Treat the code as the listing’s claim. It was not checked in a laboratory for this comparison. PPIC46520 is 230 volts and 17 watts, and it is sold to replace an existing outdoor light. That is mains work.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a picture on a monitor in the kitchen or the hall, and you do not want to type a home Wi-Fi password. Reviewers of the EasyLook set say the pictures stay with that screen, so this is the wrong set if you need to watch the door from another town.
You want a card in the box, a flap over the lens, and App2Cam Plus for one room beside a socket. The indoor cube is the best value listing here. It is not water resistant, and a support reply said 2.4 GHz only.
You already have an outdoor light and you want the lamp and the camera in one housing. The PPIC46520 is listed at 230 volts and 17 watts. That swap is mains work. Skip it on a rented wall you cannot rewire, or where the Wi-Fi already fails at the wall.
The top pick in this set is the EasyLook BasicSet PPDF17000, at 4.4 from 183 ratings and about £350.99, if you want the monitor and will stay with that screen. The best value is the indoor PPIC31020 at about £96.47, 4.0 from 168 ratings, for one room with a lens flap and a card in the box. The PPIC46520 lamp matches that score of 80 and costs about £239.82, and it needs a 230 volt outdoor light. Check the live amazon.co.uk price, the power at the spot, and the ICO guidance if the frame can see past your boundary.
ABUS EasyLook PPDF17000 set
Highest star line in this set, 4.4 from 183 ratings, for a household that wants the monitor and accepts no viewing away from it.
ABUS PPIC31020 indoor camera
Score of 80, shared with the £239.82 lamp, at about £96.47 with 4.0 from 168 ratings for one indoor room.
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