Aqara Camera Hub G350

The second lens needs a room to work in

G350 makes sense when you want to watch the whole room, then look more closely at something across it. Its 4K wide-angle camera and 2.5K telephoto camera give that job two different lenses, while the motorized head can turn toward a person or pet. Watching a pet move between the sofa and the far side of a living room is a more convincing use than leaving the camera pointed at one doorway.

The limitation is distance. Aqara's manual recommends placing it at least 10 feet, or three meters, from the area you want to examine through the telephoto lens. A close-up of something on the same desk is therefore a poor reason to buy it. The advertised 9× zoom is hybrid; it should not be read as a 9× optical zoom that preserves every detail.

We have not tested sharpness, tracking accuracy or motion blur. The two-lens design offers useful framing choices, but the specification cannot establish whether a distant moving face will be identifiable in your room.

Turning toward one thing means looking away from another

Automatic tracking can follow people or pets, and close-up tracking adds zoom. Preset positions and scheduled cruises are useful when different parts of a room matter at different times. Aqara Home provides the full controls.

A rotating camera still faces one direction at a time. “360° coverage” describes where it can turn, not a simultaneous recording of every entrance. For two doorways that must always remain visible, compare two inexpensive fixed cameras before paying for a camera that moves between them.

The physical privacy mode is a stronger everyday feature: the lenses retract out of view. That is easier for someone in the room to understand than a software toggle. It is a visual lens cover, not evidence that the entire hub has been electrically disconnected. The friendly rounded body remains a conspicuous indoor camera, measuring 124 × 85 × 65 mm.

Local recording is useful, but the box is incomplete

A microSD card up to 512 GB can provide continuous recording without paying for Aqara cloud storage. NAS backup transfers recordings from that card, so buying a NAS does not remove the card requirement. HomeGuardian cloud storage is optional and paid beyond any applicable trial.

The card is not included. Neither is a power adapter or a wall/ceiling bracket. The supplied USB cable needs a suitable 5 V/2 A adapter, and a mounting bracket must fit the quarter-inch thread. On September 10, 2026, the US camera price was $139.99, qualifying for free standard contiguous-US/DC delivery before tax; those accessories can raise the actual cost.

Local face, pet, gesture and sound detection can add useful Aqara automations. More detection categories do not guarantee fewer false alerts.

The hub is a bonus when its location helps

G350 also connects supported Aqara Zigbee accessories, provides a Thread border router and can control Matter devices through Aqara Home. The camera position has to be useful for those devices too. It cannot accept arbitrary Zigbee products, and even Aqara's P100 currently excludes this camera hub for its Zigbee mode.

For video, SmartThings supports Matter cameras. Apple Home uses G350's HomeKit connection; Aqara's current product documentation quotes 1080p there, so do not justify the purchase solely by assuming Apple recordings will use its full 4K sensor. Recording in HomeKit Secure Video also needs an Apple home hub and an iCloud+ plan. RTSP is Aqara's documented streaming route for Home Assistant.

For a simple fixed view, Aqara's non-hub Camera G100 was $39.99 US on the same date, with a card and power adapter extra. G350's $100 hardware premium buys a different camera design and hub functions. Pay it when the room benefits from zoom, tracking and the lens cover; keep a working camera when the view and recordings already do the job.