Two Lenses and a Smart Home Hub in One Tiny Camera

Every smart home camera on the market right now forces you to pick an ecosystem first and figure out compatibility later. Aqara just changed that equation with the Aqara Camera Hub G350, the first indoor security camera to earn Matter certification, which means it can work across Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings without bridges or workarounds, though the specific features each platform exposes vary. It also packs a dual-lens system, a Zigbee hub, and a Matter bridge into one compact pan-and-tilt body, and it’s available now for $139.99.

Price: $139.99 (G350), $99.99 (G400)
Where to Buy: Aqara, Amazon

Alongside the G350, Aqara also launched the G400 Wired Doorbell at $99.99, a 2K video doorbell with a 165-degree ultra-wide field of view and PoE support. Together, the two devices represent Aqara’s push to own the Matter-native security camera space before the rest of the industry catches up.

Two lenses where every other camera offers one

The standout hardware choice on the Aqara G350 is its dual-lens system, something you simply don’t see on any other Aqara indoor camera or competitor at any price point. The wide-angle lens shoots 3840×2160 at 4K through a 2.8mm focal length covering 133 degrees, handling full-room surveillance without the warped edges that plague cheaper wide sensors. Next to it sits a 2.5K telephoto lens at 2560×1440 with an 8mm focal length and a tighter 43-degree field of view. The two work in tandem to deliver 9x hybrid zoom, which means you can pull legible detail from across a living room rather than squinting at a pixelated blob.

Both lenses share an f/1.6 aperture and 940nm infrared for night vision, so the footage stays clean after dark instead of dissolving into noise. The whole unit rotates 360 degrees with full pan-and-tilt control and can store up to 30 preset viewing angles for automated monitoring sweeps. That’s the kind of flexibility that turns a single camera into something approaching multi-camera coverage.

The camera that quietly runs your smart home

This is where the G350 separates itself from every other security camera on the shelf. Beyond its camera duties, it functions as a Zigbee 3.0 hub, a Thread border router, a Matter Controller, and a Matter bridge, four connectivity roles crammed into a device most people would glance at and just call a camera.

What that means in practice is significant. The G350 can manage Aqara’s full ecosystem of Zigbee sensors, switches, and controllers without requiring a dedicated hub plugged in somewhere else. Its Matter bridge functionality exposes those Zigbee accessories to any Matter-compatible platform, so a Zigbee door sensor that previously lived only inside the Aqara app suddenly shows up in Apple Home or Google Home.

Wi-Fi 6 with WPA3 encryption handles the networking, and dual-band support means it won’t compete for bandwidth on a congested 2.4GHz channel. There’s also a built-in 95dB siren for moments when a loud deterrent beats a push notification.

AI that doesn’t need the cloud to work

Aqara loaded the G350 with on-device AI capabilities that function without a subscription. Person detection, pet detection, face recognition, smile detection, gesture recognition, and lens obstruction alerts all process locally on the camera’s hardware. The audio side listens for crying, coughing, and barking, which turns the G350 into a monitoring tool for families with young kids or pets without adding more devices to the setup. It’s a broad feature set that runs independently of Aqara’s cloud tier, which matters for anyone who prefers to keep their data off remote servers.

Privacy gets a hardware-level solution through a physical lens shield that covers the camera when activated, which is more reassuring than any software toggle. Storage options include a microSD card slot supporting up to 512GB with NAS backup available through the SD card interface, plus optional cloud storage through Aqara’s HomeGuardian plan with end-to-end encryption. Two-way audio runs full-duplex with clear dialogue up to five meters and pickup range extending to eight meters, making it functional for real conversations instead of the choppy walkie-talkie experience that most cameras deliver.

HomeKit Secure Video is supported, though Apple Home caps the feed at 1080p regardless of the camera’s native 4K capability. Home Assistant users can access the camera via RTSP streaming for tighter local control.

The G400 handles the front door

The G400 Wired Doorbell slots in as the outdoor complement to the G350’s indoor coverage. It shoots 2K video at 1536×2048 in a 3:4 aspect ratio with a 165-degree diagonal field of view, which captures visitors from head to toe rather than the chest-up crop that standard 16:9 doorbells deliver. Power runs through either PoE (IEEE 802.3af, 48V) or existing doorbell wiring between 8 and 24 volts AC/DC, covering both fresh installations and retrofits.

The IP65 weatherproofing and an operating range from negative 20 to 50 degrees Celsius give it serious outdoor resilience. Local AI handles motion and person detection with zone intrusion alerts, while the cloud AI tier adds recognition for faces, animals, packages, and vehicles. Recording runs 24/7 to a microSD card supporting up to 512GB (not included), with NAS storage through SMB and ONVIF support for third-party NVR integration.

A quick reply feature lets you respond to visitors with preset messages when a live call isn’t practical, and an included chime unit means there’s no separate speaker to purchase. Aqara also threw in a 15-degree wedge bracket for angled installations, a tamper alarm, privacy masking zones, and a voice changer for speaking with strangers at the door.

HomeKit Secure Video carries over from the G350, and Home Assistant access is available through both RTSP and ONVIF. The G400 is available now at $99.99 in the US and £99.99 in the UK.

Price: $139.99 (G350), $99.99 (G400)
Where to Buy: Aqara, Amazon

What this means for Matter cameras going forward

The G350’s Matter certification arrives at a moment when the protocol is moving from theoretical promise into hardware you can actually buy. Most Matter-compatible devices so far have been plugs, lights, and sensors. A camera earning certification signals that the more complex device categories are finally catching up, and Aqara getting there first with a dual-lens, hub-capable unit sets a high bar for whatever follows.

Pricing reinforces the positioning. At $139.99 for the G350 and $99.99 for the G400, Aqara isn’t treating Matter certification as a premium tax. Both cameras are available now on Amazon in the US and UK. For anyone who’s been waiting for a security camera that genuinely doesn’t care which smart home platform you’re running, the wait is officially over.