We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. Georgia-based Delaney Hardware (no relation to the author) has been supplying residential and commercial entryway hardware for more than 26 years, but the Delaney Z-Wave Smartlock with Camera Bridge Hub Combo ($450) represents the company's first smart home offering. Pairing a stylish touch-screen Z-Wave lock with a Wi-Fi camera that doubles as a Z-Wave hub, this combo is easy to install and designed to smarten up your home, but its performance was inconsistent and some its features didn't work in testing. If you're looking for a connected lock that works with lots of other smart devices and is packed with features, our Editors' Choice, the August Smart Lock Pro + Connect, remains your best bet. Design and Features As the name implies, the Delaney Z-Wave Smartlock with Camera Bridge Hub Combo ZW310 consists of a touch-screen deadbolt lock (model ZW300) and a camera (model ZW100) that serves as a Z-Wave hub to control the lock and other Z-Wave devices. The lock, available in Chrome, Matte Black, Satin Nickel, or Tuscany Bronze, is a single deadbolt with a 2.5-by-2.0-inch (HW) backlit touch-screen keypad and a keyed cylinder. It will fit doors that are 1-3/8 to 2 inches in thickness with the standard 2-1/8-inch bore and 1-inch cross bore holes. The exterior escutcheon measures 5.2 by 2.6 by 0.9 inches (HWD) and the interior escutcheon measures 7.5 by 2.9 by 1.1 inches. It has a thumb turn that can be used to lock and unlock the door manually. The lock is powered by four AA batteries (not included) that reside in the battery compartment on the interior escutcheon. It comes with a User manual, two keys, and assorted mounting hardware. It has a Z-Wave radio, but unlike the August Smart Lock Pro + Connect, it doesn't support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, so you have to pair it with a Z-Wave hub. Which brings us to the second component of this combo, the ZW100 Camera Bridge Hub, an indoor security camera that captures 1080p video at 30fps and has a 120-degree field of view. The camera stands 4.7 inches high and 2 inches wide, and sits atop a round base that can be used as a desktop stand or attached to a wall or ceiling. It has an infrared LED for night vision and contains a Z-Wave radio that allows it to control the lock and scores of other Z-Wave devices including other smart locks and cameras, smart plugs, lights, and more. The hub also contains a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio that is used to wirelessly connect to your home network, but it cannot be used to control smart Wi-Fi devices. There's a microSD card slot on the top of the camera that can be used to store recorded video, but you'll have to supply your own media. You can also back up your video to a Dropbox or Google Drive account. Around back is a LAN port for wired network connectivity, a speaker, and a power jack, and the right side holds WPS and Rest buttons, as well as LED indicators for the SD slot, Ethernet activity, and hub setup status. The camera comes with a power adapter, a LAN cable, mounting hardware, and a camera ID and password card. The lock and hub combo is controlled using the Delaney Smart Home mobile app for Android and iOS devices. It opens to a Hub screen that shows the name of the camera hub and a large circle with a still image of the camera's view. Tap the circle to open a screen with buttons for the Camera, Devices, Rooms, Scenes, and Home. A bell icon at the bottom of the screen lets you enable/disable alarm notifications. At the top of the screen is a play arrow that takes you to a playback screen where you can view recorded video that has been stored locally on your phone or from as SD card if you have one installed. You can also configure the app to save videos to a NAS device or have it send videos to a Dropbox account, and if you have an SD card installed, you can create time-lapse videos. Also up top is a three-bar icon that opens the Gateway Settings screen where you can edit your password, adjust motion and sound sensitivity settings, and enable notifications. Video settings include brightness, sharpness, image quality, and low-light sensitivity. Tap the camera image to launch a live video feed with buttons for taking a snapshot, recording video, sounding the built-in siren, and initiating two-walk audio communication. Turn your phone sideways to view the video in full-screen mode. Tapping the Device button brings up the lock control where you can lock and unlock the door and set siren alerts for low battery and unlocking events. You can lock your door using Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice commands, but you can't unlock it, and that's by design. However, you can't view video from the camera on Amazon or Google smart displays like you can with other cameras such as the D-Link Full HD Pan & Tilt Wi-Fi camera (DCS-8525LH) and the Wyze Cam Pan. The combo doesn't support Apple HomeKit, but it does support IFTTT applets. However, you can't create an applet that simply has the lock or camera trigger an action: instead, you must first create a scene using the app and have that scene trigger other IFTTT devices. Installation and Performance Installing the camera/bridge and lock is relatively easy thanks to the illustrated instructions. I started by removing my existing lock and installing the Delaney lock. Once the old lock was removed, I installed the deadbolt latch, attached the outer escutcheon to the mounting plate, connected the data cable to the interior escutcheon, and attached it to the mounting plate. I used the included mounting hardware to secure the mounting plate to the door, checked to make sure the keyed cylinder locked and unlocked smoothly, and installed four AA batteries in the compartment of the interior escutcheon. Next, I downloaded the mobile app, created an account, and tapped the big plus button on the home screen. I selected Setup A New Gateway, chose the Fixed Camera Gateway from the list, and selected the Wi-Fi connection option (you can also connect to your network using the included LAN cable). I followed the illustrated instructions to power up the camera and waited around 30 seconds for the red LED to begin blinking before clicking Continue. I selected my WI-Fi SSID, entered my Wi-Fi password, and pressed the WPS button to generate a QR code. I held my phone up to the camera to scan the QR code, heard a beep, and within 10 seconds or so the camera was connected. I entered the camera ID (from the ID card) and the camera installation was complete. Pairing the lock with the hub was fast and easy. I tapped the Device button in the app and then tapped the plus button. I selected Delaney from the long list of brands and selected the lock, which triggered a beep from the gateway. Following the app's instructions, I tapped a sequence on the lock's keypad and the lock was immediately paired with the gateway. I gave the lock a name and it was added as a device in the app. The ZW300 worked well when using it as a standalone lock. The touch screen was very responsive and the auto-lock feature worked perfectly. Additionally, the mechanical locking mechanism is relatively quiet. The ZW100 Camera Bridge Hub is another story. The camera itself delivered sharp 1080p video with vivid colors during the day and good contrast in black-and-white night vision mode in testing. Motion and sound detection always triggered a recording, but in our tests, motion and sound push and email alerts didn't work at all. More importantly, the Z-Wave radio showed very limited range: It worked well up to 10 feet, but beyond that I was unable to consistently open and close the lock using the app and would receive an Operation Failed notice more often than not. The same goes for a GoControl Z-Wave smart plug that I paired with the hub: I was able to turn it on and off using the app as long as the plug was within 10 feet of the hub, but once I plugged it into an outlet in another room, it failed to connect. I was able to lock the door using Alexa voice commands, but again, the hub had to be within 10 feet of the lock for this to work. I created an IFTTT applet to have a Yeelight bulb turn off when a scene was run, but this also only worked when the hub was close to the lock. Conclusions Despite some promise, the Delaney Z-Wave Smartlock with Camera Bridge Hub Combo (ZW310) is hard to recommend as a home automation solution. There's nothing wrong with the lock itself, but the Camera Bridge Hub showed very short range in testing, which resulted in failed locking and unlocking commands using the app and voice commands. It was also unable to control other Z-Wave devices that were more than 10 feet away from the hub. Moreover, motion and sound push and email alerts didn't work, and the camera lacks the ability to stream video to Alexa and Google smart displays. If you're looking for a smart lock that works with a variety of platforms, consider the $280 August Smart Lock Pro + Connect. It's easy to install, equipped with three wireless radios (including Z-Wave), works with the SmartThings and Wink 2 hubs, and supports all three of the major voice services, as well as IFTTT. And you can pair it with a security camera, like the $90 D-Link DCS-8300LH, and still save yourself a considerable amount of money. Delaney Z-Wave Smartlock with Camera Bridge Hub (ZW310) Bottom Line: The Delaney Z-Wave Smartlock with Camera Bridge Hub Combo is a smart home solution that combines a touch-screen Z-Wave door lock with an indoor camera that doubles as a hub, but it needs some work.

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