The feeder was easy to set up, and has worked consistently since I purchased it about a month ago. The camera quality is a lot higher than expected, and there is a light that can be turned on if you need to peek in at night. It is designed well, and very sturdy overall. In the app, you can set automatic times, or press a manual feed button at any point. It will tell you how many portions your pet has been given for the current day, and you can look back at feeding logs. Recording video snippets on the camera is easy, however there tends to be a 2-3 second lag between pressing "record" and the video start, which can be a bit annoying when trying to capture pet moments.