Xthings has announced the Ulticam IQ V2, the latest evolution in its AI-bolstered security camera product line, designed for both residential and professional installations.

According to the company, Ulticam IQ V2 is a 4K UHD Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) camera that merges Gemini AI intelligence, Matter 1.5 readiness and broad compatibility with smart-home ecosystems, alongside ONVIF support, lifetime free rolling seven-day cloud storage and local SD card backup.

“Ulticam IQ V2 represents the next step in open, intelligent security,” said Raj Sundar, Senior Director of Product Management at Xthings.

“With the release of Matter 1.5, cameras can now speak the universal smart home language, and we’re proud to bring that breakthrough to life through Ulticam IQ V2.

“The camera performs object detection at the edge for real-time awareness, while Gemini AI delivers rich scene analysis and event summaries in the cloud.

“Together, they give users pro-level capability, ecosystem freedom and a truly connected experience, without subscriptions or lock-in.”

Camera intelligence

Ulticam IQ V2 integrates Google Gemini on Google Cloud for advanced scene understanding and proactive alerts:

• Edge AI capabilities: person, vehicle, pet (cat/dog), package detection, fire and smoke alerts, crying-sound detection; vehicle type/classification
• Natural-language history search: e.g., “Show me when the delivery driver came yesterday” or “Find clips of a red car at the driveway”
• Cross-camera search across all property-cameras at once
• Incident-playback that automatically stitches related clips into one narrative sequence
• Daily event summaries and presence timelines, showing activity by zone and time of day
• Risk analytics that classify and prioritize events, reducing false alarms by up to 99%
• Behavioral and vehicle attribute analysis coming in future updates

Compatibility

The company says that Ulticam IQ V2 brings together wired and wireless network options alongside edge AI + Gemini cloud intelligence and full open-ecosystem support.

With Matter 1.5, and ONVIF Profile T support, it works in smart-home setups or advanced security networks without ecosystem lock-in.