I bought this camera after I watched your videos directly from eufy. I ordered it direct from eufy. The camera arrived damaged, I immediately filed a ticket, initially they sent me a bunch of emails to which I sent them all the information, pictures, serial numbers etc. The last email I got said "they have assigned my ticket to a specialist" and then I heard nothing back. I called their support number and stayed on line for hours at a time and no one picks up. My issue is still unresolved and it's been 4 days with no news from eufy's customer don't-care. Also, this makes me think if the camera is fragile enough to break apart in shipping, it is not going to withstand severe weather conditions like hail and high winds which is common in my area.
Could you Please do the License Plate in the Night Test? This will be very helpful for users to understand if a License Place is readable at Night...as Bad guys come out at night time...thus test will be VERY Helpful. Appreciate your work.
Because this is a tracking camera, it might not have a lot of glare but I will test it in my future videos. Remember be bale to read plates depends on a lot of factors...angle of the camera, distance and glare.
@4Shreks that may be true but its also true that many crimes are also committed between 3AM to 5AM...bottom line is the license plate test at night time would be very useful.
@@4Shreksdepends on your location, and crime rate in your area .in my case The dude was checking my garage around 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. looking probably for a lawn mower or tools. The same with my neighbor. After midnight they cut his car converter.
@LifeHackster thanks! This would definitely be a great idea to add in all future videos, as many users want to know if license plates can be read on the camera...I have had other 4k camers and was disappointed with the night time vehicle license plate shot.
I love how efficient you are with time. You just get right to the point as you progress through the video, stating succinctly and clearly each point about the product. Very few other presenters do this, and I appreciate this approach.
I just bought this camera the other day because of your review. I just have to say, I totally love this camera. You don't have to charge it, and you don't have to pay for service. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Salamat.
Could you please answer 3 questions for me, does the camera time out after 2 minutes when you live view Second: can you get alerts on your Alexa with it, I am being told no Third: do you need the home base to enhance the a1 tracking
Thanks for your thourough testing, we appreciate your time and effort 👍 I couldn't wait, i just ordered 2x E340 cameras and a homebase 3, my wife wont be happy 😂 Eufy have really raised the bar with these new cameras, does it detect at 40 feet in normal mode or only in dual mode with the zoom lense active ? Im wondering if the zoom lense still detects movement when not in dual mode
-Eufy listen: Nice , I was waiting for this one . Thank you so much. Eufy owes you lots of money I have spent of them because of your videos !!! Thank you again .
Nice I really appreciate your honest reviews on the Eufy lineup. Based on these reviews I've made several Eufy purchases and will be adding the SoloCam S340 to my setup.
Everything perfect about this camera, but to steal it, you just have to squeeze it and pull out. This is no good, the camera should be secured with a custom, screw or something similar that will prevent people from stealing it. Where I want to install it it’s near a public alleyway, very easy to lose such an expensive toy.
I'm now torn on what do go for. What's your overall opinion on the Eufy 4K 3 gen solar camera with homebase vs the Solocam S340 PTZ? Thanks in advance 😊
Primera vez que llego en 1 minuto😅. Estaba viendo un anuncio y decidí entrar a tu canal para ver si ya tenias el video y lo acabas de subir 😂😂. Gracias a tí soy súper fanático de eufy💪😎
I'm thinking of mounting on a wall that's facing uphill. But I see that the tilt up of the camera is limited. Can you make a video of installing this on a wall with a wedge / angle mount in between?
They've definitely improved the sweep for the motion tracking. The floodlight ptz version is choppy, but works least to say. Definitely can see the S340 as an upgrade.
Yes, it will be definitely depend on your phones connection at the time when you access it but the recordings can be downloaded to your phone to get the best possible footage.
You have my like, I liked the video and it was very useful when deciding on one brand or another. But I have a question that you don't talk about in your video, I would like to know how it behaves when you put the "black boxes" for privacy zones. Does it continue to move 360° or does it lose mobility when putting these privacy zones?
@@LifeHackster Thank you very much for responding so quickly, you have saved me a lot of money, for setting up private areas it is clear that its cheaper sister, the Eufy Solocam S220, is better.
I have eufy solocam S40 cameras but I’m not happy with the lag between the event and the notification, for this camera is the lag better? Does having it connected to the new homebase makes any difference? Both in terms of notifications and in terms of connecting to watch live, thanks!!!
I bought the Eufy S330 with home base and 1TB of storage, very disappointed , there is a delay in 3 to 8 seconds , If I have an intruder in my house it would be too late to react. Also it constantly gives detection error, Eufy does not do software development and app is the same as the last year no changes no firmware updates, nothing. Not buying anything else from Eufy anymore.
I concur with you both but what's a worthy alternative? It seems like most (if not all) wireless camera options aren't worthy of my money. I feel like I have to spend thousands of dollars to get a hardwired professional install
@lifehackster your reviews are so good and thorough. Thank you! What is the notification alert speed at night when you walk across from side to side and then towards it? Are the notification alert speeds faster when connected to homebase3? Can you consider adding a comparison table (like how throttle house compares lap times for cats) or comparison video section for every Eufy camera that you've tested (like how Alex on autos for example compares similar cars' size, pros, cons, value, etc) ? Or maybe have a chart on your website? Eufy doesn't seem to show notification alert speed on their website . Thanks for all the great work!
As to notifications and Eufy, battery powered ones (the ones that uses a PIR sensor) are usually in the range of 7-10 seconds on the text and 10-12 on the thumbnail. Their wired ones are usually 3-6 seconds text and 6-8 seconds thumbnail. These are the same in both daytime and at night.
Which power source would i choose battery or solar panel for my s340 and solocam C210, C220? And how will I accept the invitation of my cousin on his eufy camera, he invited me but I don’t know on how to accept it? Thanks
Hi LifeHackster, I love your videos. You explain everything so well. I have ordered the SoloCam S340. Please could you tell me where you purchased the Solar panel extended mount? I have looked on Amazon, but can't find it. Many thanks
Nice job ….I have several Eufy and two Ring. I am liking the Eufy much more and am looking to update my 2 Ring cameras. Looks like I will be getting two of these. I would have like to see the additional options when connected to the homebase as I just ordered a homebase 3. Thanks Again….as you generally assist me in making my camera decision and I often refer your video’s to people because of your honest reviews.
I have both Reolink and Eufy Wi-Fi cameras and want to at 2 auto tracking Cameras to my setup. My dilemma is do I go with the Reolink TrackMix or the new Eufy S340. Anyone tried both and have advice?
This camera looks like it’s really good. So much better than what Ring has been putting out. My complaint though, they only come in white? I would really like it in black. Ring makes a black version of their cameras- but I need a better product.
@@Brandon-jy2yl I ended up getting it despite being white- It completely doesn’t match, but it’s a really good product. I will say though, the delay getting a motion alert, to opening it and seeing the recording is way slower with euphy than with ring. But the motion tracking, PTZ, and zoom lens is really good.
@@mylegsasleep1934 I appreciate the feedback. I currently have a few Ring cameras. The one thing I really appreciate about Ring is the quick response when I need to see what’s going on.
I just don't get it with Eufy. This S340 is a pretty nice camera but then they put such a weak spotlight in these which blows it for me. Anything over about 15ft will get fuzzy pretty quick. Same with the Eufycam 3 cam which also has a really weak spotlight so what's the point? Same with the 2c and 3c models, weak spotlight. If I buy a spotlight camera why do I need to buy additional lighting. They really need to add more IR's and brighter spotlights in these and it would blow away the competition.
Wait…. Can’t this be plugged in? For continuous power? I bought this camera and Havnt installed yet. I was told I don’t have to use the solar panel and I can just plug the camera in and it records 24/7? Guessing I bought the wrong camera.. love eufy cams but their customer service is terrible.. the people you talk to for the most part don’t know their head from their ass
Not this one. If you have a place to plug it in, get their floodlight cam E340. You can add a plug in wiring on it and not needing a junction box... or get the smaller outdoor cam E220.
I was getting really to abandon eufy. I recently bought a Reolink Trackmix solar version and it's impressive I love it. Buttt this is very tempting to try out this has very compact feeling. I must say I really appreciate your reviews this is my first stop before buying a new product!! I salute you all the way from The Bahamas!!
Honestly the Reolink Trackmix battery/solar version has been out for a while now so it's tried testing and proven but, this new eufy I'll wait for some time to pass to see more reviews from users. The only con about the reolink so far for me is, it doesn't send a thumbnail pic with the notification. Overall in general between the variety of Reolink and Eufy solar cams I own, I find that the battery in the reolink cams last much long than the Eufy cams. My Reolinks cams are usually triggered by tree branches all day essentially causing them to record all day and to my surprise the battery level rarely drops below 94%. With my Eufy cams, the batteries drains significantly faster and would end up to 60-70%. Maybe the Reolink solar panel is more efficient as it for sure charges the cams much quicker. But back to this product comparison, after seeing the video performance I would say this Eufy s340 AI tracking is much smoother no jerky panning to track subject it's much more fluid. I do notice though that the Reolink Trackmix hybrid zoom seems to have further zoom, I can read a car license plate 80- 100ft away. Maybe @LifeHackster can do a zoom comparison video to confirm. I don't think you can go wrong with this S340 though I will buy one to test it out since it's such a compact package.@@GITSSAC
Hey LH I just got my s340 solocam a few days ago and would like to share my experience. I installed it and everything seems to be working just fine. The solocam features such as Pan and Tilt, Preset Positions, Live View, Privacy Zones, Activity Zone, etc. worked to my satisfaction. The solocam recorded each and every event like it should. As I was going through the app I stumbled upon the Edge Connection and decided to bridge the solocam. This is when the solocam started to act up. I'm now getting several error messages each time I connect to the solocam. The error messages were "unable to connect to Homebase (-1), unable to connect to Homebase (-11), unable to connect to homebase (-3), failed to request (1), failed to request (-204), unable to play live video", just to name a few. It also failed to record a lot of motions that should've been captured like it did when I first installed it. Now, most of the recorded videos were incomplete, cut-off, or fast forwarded. I have not encountered any of these prior to the Edge Connection bridging. I decided to remove the solocam from the app and then re-install it. Unfortunately, it did not fix the problem. I already reported this to eufy but the CSR was not able to assist me and had elevated the issue to their engineering folks. Anyway, I thought I would share this experience to anyone considering the s340 solocam. There are obviously a few bugs that eufy need to resolve before shipping this product out. smh.
I was just wondering did you try to reset the camera and start over, you no were you scan the QR code and I probably would have rebooted my wifi as well, that kind of problem had to piss you off to the max
I been looking at getting some solar panel cameras such as these. I already have the Eufy door bell and driveway camera so this would be a good product to my already existing ecosystem. Can you just tell me if these cameras can record continuously 24 hours or does it only start to record if it picks up detection? I'm looking for something that continuously records. Thanks.
Agree on this one. I also miss the patrol/auto cruise. Actually i bought it because i thought it has it. I think it is a missed oportunity and they should make it only available when for example you connect it to an outlet
Thanks for the review and your extensive testing. Is it possible to make the camera go to a default position if it detects 2 or more people, like a central view? That may one person cant "distract" the camera.
Is there an anti-theft setting or anything that can be done to prevent theft. Looks really easy for someone to just unclip and take. I just have a single story house and the highest I can mount one of these is 2 meters.
Hi there great blog .❤ What happens to the camera if there's two people waking different directions. Does it stop rotating...or following. Thank you sir
I tried to make a choice between this and Tapo T85...... S340 with Homebase 3 its more expensive, but provides better range for tracking (40 vs 20ft) and better color vision at night (from the pictures you did). S340 needs to have Homebase to safely detection AT NIGHT only humans... would you agree with my conclusions? What is the detection range for both cameras at night for humans? thanks
Just saw both of these now I am stuck feeling the same way , but the good thing is I already have 3 eufy s330 4k camers. But need one for the front that will cover the whole area
Hi, thank you so much for the very helpful video. please a few questions for you: If I buy the camera with a home base 3 eufy system, will videos be stored on the cloud ? My concern is that if the memory is just local and somehow comes and actually steal my camera (my ceilings are not very high, then how can I see how did it if the video doesn’t go the clouds ? Also, if I only check the camera when I get notifications, say about five times a day, will the solar panel charge the camera enough to avoid me charging the battery myself ? Last question - is this the best eufy security camera (compared to other eufy cameras)? Thank you
Thanks for your video. Can you make a video about homekit? I don't understand if it's compatible. There would be interest in these cameras with homekit due to the free storage for the cameras for 10 days.
I need to install a camera for a side of my house with 90 degree angle. Can I lock down the position and disable tracking? Its the side which is shared with the neighbor. Also, does it have a privacy area? I have Ring camera's all over and am thinking of trying this one. Anyone compared this with the Ring camera?
Much of the crime in my neighborhood also has been btwn 2am n 5am...my current camera does a horrible job with license plates at night...shows completely white 😔 really wish he wld hv held the plates in night mode.
Sorry got the camara but really bad stays in one spot it takes a while 2 detect motion u really have 2 stand thear so it can detect u plus if yhear 2 or 3 people moving around it won't no what 1 do sucks not worth the money I guess wean it's free u can say u love it but wean spend money it's really bad I don't recommend
Fantastic review. Thank you. Only question I have is " can you join more than one camera" ? For example four cameras around a property? Also, is the detection 180 degrees or 360 degree sensing? Many thanks from New Zealand.
Can someone answer my question please: Is there included a cable for direct charging? instead of using the solar panel, does it have included wire for power to outlet?
I bought this camera after I watched your videos directly from eufy. I ordered it direct from eufy. The camera arrived damaged, I immediately filed a ticket, initially they sent me a bunch of emails to which I sent them all the information, pictures, serial numbers etc. The last email I got said "they have assigned my ticket to a specialist" and then I heard nothing back. I called their support number and stayed on line for hours at a time and no one picks up. My issue is still unresolved and it's been 4 days with no news from eufy's customer don't-care. Also, this makes me think if the camera is fragile enough to break apart in shipping, it is not going to withstand severe weather conditions like hail and high winds which is common in my area.
Could you Please do the License Plate in the Night Test? This will be very helpful for users to understand if a License Place is readable at Night...as Bad guys come out at night time...thus test will be VERY Helpful. Appreciate your work.
Actually, most crimes are committed during the day as that's when people aren't home.
Because this is a tracking camera, it might not have a lot of glare but I will test it in my future videos. Remember be bale to read plates depends on a lot of factors...angle of the camera, distance and glare.
@4Shreks that may be true but its also true that many crimes are also committed between 3AM to 5AM...bottom line is the license plate test at night time would be very useful.
@@4Shreksdepends on your location, and crime rate in your area .in my case The dude was checking my garage around 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. looking probably for a lawn mower or tools. The same with my neighbor. After midnight they cut his car converter.
@LifeHackster thanks! This would definitely be a great idea to add in all future videos, as many users want to know if license plates can be read on the camera...I have had other 4k camers and was disappointed with the night time vehicle license plate shot.
I love how efficient you are with time. You just get right to the point as you progress through the video, stating succinctly and clearly each point about the product. Very few other presenters do this, and I appreciate this approach.
I just bought this camera the other day because of your review. I just have to say, I totally love this camera. You don't have to charge it, and you don't have to pay for service.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Salamat.
Does it have a slot card for memory saving? Or do you have to pay for that service?
It has 8 gig internal memory you can access on your phone through an app.
no cost at all. @@Ghost-zt8ge
@@Ghost-zt8geyes it has a slot
@@robertespinoza7654it does not.
Could you please answer 3 questions for me, does the camera time out after 2 minutes when you live view
Second: can you get alerts on your Alexa with it, I am being told no
Third: do you need the home base to enhance the a1 tracking
The "I'm gonna go downstairs" part ... 😂😂😂
As a battery-powered model, its video quality is impressive and I like the combination of two different lenses.
Thanks for your thourough testing, we appreciate your time and effort 👍
I couldn't wait, i just ordered 2x E340 cameras and a homebase 3, my wife wont be happy 😂
Eufy have really raised the bar with these new cameras, does it detect at 40 feet in normal mode or only in dual mode with the zoom lense active ?
Im wondering if the zoom lense still detects movement when not in dual mode
It uses a PIR sensor for its motion detection so it is the same on both view modes.
@@LifeHackster great, thank you
Hi there. Could you tell me where you got the extension pole mount for the solar panel? And what is the length?
-Eufy listen: Nice , I was waiting for this one . Thank you so much. Eufy owes you lots of money I have spent of them because of your videos !!! Thank you again .
@robertoj8950...Thanks for watching!
Nice I really appreciate your honest reviews on the Eufy lineup. Based on these reviews I've made several Eufy purchases and will be adding the SoloCam S340 to my setup.
@fsp394...Thanks for watching!
I like the "I am going downstairs". LOL. A good laugh. thanks
Thanks for watching!
Everything perfect about this camera, but to steal it, you just have to squeeze it and pull out. This is no good, the camera should be secured with a custom, screw or something similar that will prevent people from stealing it. Where I want to install it it’s near a public alleyway, very easy to lose such an expensive toy.
I'm now torn on what do go for. What's your overall opinion on the Eufy 4K 3 gen solar camera with homebase vs the Solocam S340 PTZ?
Thanks in advance 😊
I think it is good if you can make a comparison video between Reolink Trackmix and Eufy S340?
Primera vez que llego en 1 minuto😅. Estaba viendo un anuncio y decidí entrar a tu canal para ver si ya tenias el video y lo acabas de subir 😂😂. Gracias a tí soy súper fanático de eufy💪😎
Where are the solar panel extension mounts from, do you have a link?
I cant to upgrade and get away from arlo!
Will you be doing a review for the new Eufy E340 floodlight tracking cam? I'm looking forward to seeing that one.
Can you compare Eufy E340 Floodlight cam vs Reolink Trackmix wifi cam
In my future videos.
Would you recommend the Eufy Solocam S340 or the Reolink Trackmix Wifi?
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Not bad. The detection range was actually good for a battery powered camera
Kinda got lucky with it, and he cut it short. they cam wouldn't track him at that 40 range. it is not working properly
I'm thinking of mounting on a wall that's facing uphill. But I see that the tilt up of the camera is limited.
Can you make a video of installing this on a wall with a wedge / angle mount in between?
The wedge / angle mount is to see if the camera can be installed so it faces upwards more due to limited up tilt.
Can you do a comparison or vs reolink trackmix vs eyfy s340 please
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Dammit no HomeKit!!!!!
They've definitely improved the sweep for the motion tracking. The floodlight ptz version is choppy, but works least to say. Definitely can see the S340 as an upgrade.
I'm getting ready to drop $K on a cam package with Homebase 3. I travel a lot, will the video quality be good, when I watch on my phone remotely?
Yes, it will be definitely depend on your phones connection at the time when you access it but the recordings can be downloaded to your phone to get the best possible footage.
Can I use two of this and connect them simultaneusly? One to the backyard and one to the front of the house?
Definitely but you can only view the stream of the camera one at a time in the app.
You have my like, I liked the video and it was very useful when deciding on one brand or another. But I have a question that you don't talk about in your video, I would like to know how it behaves when you put the "black boxes" for privacy zones.
Does it continue to move 360° or does it lose mobility when putting these privacy zones?
If you put in privacy zones, the camera's pan and tilt function and tracking are disabled.
@@LifeHackster Thank you very much for responding so quickly, you have saved me a lot of money, for setting up private areas it is clear that its cheaper sister, the Eufy Solocam S220, is better.
I have eufy solocam S40 cameras but I’m not happy with the lag between the event and the notification, for this camera is the lag better? Does having it connected to the new homebase makes any difference? Both in terms of notifications and in terms of connecting to watch live, thanks!!!
I'm also been wondering the same thing. I have 4 of them and only 2 of them catch motion regularly. Wanna know if the homebase helps catch more motion
I bought the Eufy S330 with home base and 1TB of storage, very disappointed , there is a delay in 3 to 8 seconds , If I have an intruder in my house it would be too late to react. Also it constantly gives detection error, Eufy does not do software development and app is the same as the last year no changes no firmware updates, nothing. Not buying anything else from Eufy anymore.
I agree I had a few of their products and Blink products, both products are trash and I junked them. Many many issues complete garbage.
I concur with you both but what's a worthy alternative? It seems like most (if not all) wireless camera options aren't worthy of my money. I feel like I have to spend thousands of dollars to get a hardwired professional install
From saudi 👍
Will this camera record 24/7 when connected to the home base?
Unfortunately, No.
@lifehackster your reviews are so good and thorough. Thank you! What is the notification alert speed at night when you walk across from side to side and then towards it? Are the notification alert speeds faster when connected to homebase3?
Can you consider adding a comparison table (like how throttle house compares lap times for cats) or comparison video section for every Eufy camera that you've tested (like how Alex on autos for example compares similar cars' size, pros, cons, value, etc) ?
Or maybe have a chart on your website? Eufy doesn't seem to show notification alert speed on their website .
Thanks for all the great work!
As to notifications and Eufy, battery powered ones (the ones that uses a PIR sensor) are usually in the range of 7-10 seconds on the text and 10-12 on the thumbnail. Their wired ones are usually 3-6 seconds text and 6-8 seconds thumbnail. These are the same in both daytime and at night.
@@LifeHackster thank you sir!
@@LifeHackster so no difference between solocams without homebase vs eufycams with homebase?
Which power source would i choose battery or solar panel for my s340 and solocam C210, C220? And how will I accept the invitation of my cousin on his eufy camera, he invited me but I don’t know on how to accept it? Thanks
Battery unless you have a separate external panel. As to the invitation, you need to have the app also.
Thanks again
Will a power supply instead of the solar panel work with it?
Yes. USB-C.
I am sold. Buying this exact camera RIGHT NOW! Thank you!
Hope you enjoy it!
Hi LifeHackster, I love your videos. You explain everything so well. I have ordered the SoloCam S340. Please could you tell me where you purchased the Solar panel extended mount? I have looked on Amazon, but can't find it. Many thanks
I thought he said in his video that he used that extinction piece from something else
Can't wait for your review on the new eufy dual cam floodlight.
Nice job ….I have several Eufy and two Ring. I am liking the Eufy much more and am looking to update my 2 Ring cameras. Looks like I will be getting two of these. I would have like to see the additional options when connected to the homebase as I just ordered a homebase 3. Thanks Again….as you generally assist me in making my camera decision and I often refer your video’s to people because of your honest reviews.
Thanks for watching!
Could this be used for continuous streaming if it was connected to an outlet via usb-c? Thus not needing the solar panel
Does this still do motion tracking if not connected to homebase 3 and just uses Wi-Fi?
Yes.
I have both Reolink and Eufy Wi-Fi cameras and want to at 2 auto tracking Cameras to my setup. My dilemma is do I go with the Reolink TrackMix or the new Eufy S340. Anyone tried both and have advice?
This camera looks like it’s really good. So much better than what Ring has been putting out. My complaint though, they only come in white? I would really like it in black. Ring makes a black version of their cameras- but I need a better product.
I agree100%. I will not buy this in white.
@@Brandon-jy2yl I ended up getting it despite being white- It completely doesn’t match, but it’s a really good product. I will say though, the delay getting a motion alert, to opening it and seeing the recording is way slower with euphy than with ring. But the motion tracking, PTZ, and zoom lens is really good.
@@mylegsasleep1934 I appreciate the feedback. I currently have a few Ring cameras. The one thing I really appreciate about Ring is the quick response when I need to see what’s going on.
I just don't get it with Eufy. This S340 is a pretty nice camera but then they put such a weak spotlight in these which blows it for me. Anything over about 15ft will get fuzzy pretty quick. Same with the Eufycam 3 cam which also has a really weak spotlight so what's the point? Same with the 2c and 3c models, weak spotlight. If I buy a spotlight camera why do I need to buy additional lighting. They really need to add more IR's and brighter spotlights in these and it would blow away the competition.
Wait…. Can’t this be plugged in? For continuous power? I bought this camera and Havnt installed yet. I was told I don’t have to use the solar panel and I can just plug the camera in and it records 24/7? Guessing I bought the wrong camera.. love eufy cams but their customer service is terrible.. the people you talk to for the most part don’t know their head from their ass
Not this one. If you have a place to plug it in, get their floodlight cam E340. You can add a plug in wiring on it and not needing a junction box... or get the smaller outdoor cam E220.
Very thorough demonstration. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Can you schedule the AI tracking feature? I only want to follow people at night.
As always, Epic video!
Currently, there is no tracking scheduling option. That's a good setting to have. Thanks for watching!
@@LifeHackster i had a lot of conversation with Eufy on this... so for night AI detection (Human only) you need to have HomeBase 3
Another helpful review. I hope all these companies make it worth your time. MY QUESTION, how big is the blind spot under the camera?
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Where did you get the solar panel extender from? I need one.
same here! Google Lens brought me to a reddit post asking for the same thing lol
New to Eufy products, seriously considering buying one of these. Is a homebase recommended? Thanks 🙏
Question, so can you charge the battery using the USB cable to an electric outlet if you wish to not use the solar panel?
I was wondering the same thing. Did you ever figure that out?
Please answer the question ❓
Yesss
Great video and review. Thank you very much. What did you use to extend the solar panel mount, please?
If you search for extended solar panel mount you'll see results online. It seems to make more sense to just buy a gutter mount though.
I was getting really to abandon eufy. I recently bought a Reolink Trackmix solar version and it's impressive I love it. Buttt this is very tempting to try out this has very compact feeling. I must say I really appreciate your reviews this is my first stop before buying a new product!! I salute you all the way from The Bahamas!!
So you recommend reolink? I'm trying to decide between them and eufy
Honestly the Reolink Trackmix battery/solar version has been out for a while now so it's tried testing and proven but, this new eufy I'll wait for some time to pass to see more reviews from users. The only con about the reolink so far for me is, it doesn't send a thumbnail pic with the notification. Overall in general between the variety of Reolink and Eufy solar cams I own, I find that the battery in the reolink cams last much long than the Eufy cams. My Reolinks cams are usually triggered by tree branches all day essentially causing them to record all day and to my surprise the battery level rarely drops below 94%. With my Eufy cams, the batteries drains significantly faster and would end up to 60-70%. Maybe the Reolink solar panel is more efficient as it for sure charges the cams much quicker. But back to this product comparison, after seeing the video performance I would say this Eufy s340 AI tracking is much smoother no jerky panning to track subject it's much more fluid. I do notice though that the Reolink Trackmix hybrid zoom seems to have further zoom, I can read a car license plate 80- 100ft away. Maybe @LifeHackster can do a zoom comparison video to confirm. I don't think you can go wrong with this S340 though I will buy one to test it out since it's such a compact package.@@GITSSAC
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Reolink new cameras available in US.
Hey LH I just got my s340 solocam a few days ago and would like to share my experience. I installed it and everything seems to be working just fine. The solocam features such as Pan and Tilt, Preset Positions, Live View, Privacy Zones, Activity Zone, etc. worked to my satisfaction. The solocam recorded each and every event like it should.
As I was going through the app I stumbled upon the Edge Connection and decided to bridge the solocam. This is when the solocam started to act up. I'm now getting several error messages each time I connect to the solocam. The error messages were "unable to connect to Homebase (-1), unable to connect to Homebase (-11), unable to connect to homebase (-3), failed to request (1), failed to request (-204), unable to play live video", just to name a few. It also failed to record a lot of motions that should've been captured like it did when I first installed it. Now, most of the recorded videos were incomplete, cut-off, or fast forwarded.
I have not encountered any of these prior to the Edge Connection bridging. I decided to remove the solocam from the app and then re-install it. Unfortunately, it did not fix the problem. I already reported this to eufy but the CSR was not able to assist me and had elevated the issue to their engineering folks.
Anyway, I thought I would share this experience to anyone considering the s340 solocam. There are obviously a few bugs that eufy need to resolve before shipping this product out. smh.
Call the number and they will go over the new firmware for the bridge
It happen to me too
I was just wondering did you try to reset the camera and start over, you no were you scan the QR code and I probably would have rebooted my wifi as well, that kind of problem had to piss you off to the max
this is an amazing review. really helps me understand new security camera
Does anyone know the distance from the router it will work?
Where did you get the extension for the eufy solar panel ? link please ?
The extension cable comes with it but if you are asking about the extended mount, I am using the mount that came in with Reolink's solar panel.
I been looking at getting some solar panel cameras such as these. I already have the Eufy door bell and driveway camera so this would be a good product to my already existing ecosystem. Can you just tell me if these cameras can record continuously 24 hours or does it only start to record if it picks up detection? I'm looking for something that continuously records. Thanks.
No this does not have continuous recording at the moment only motion detection .
If this had auto patrol, it'd be awesome. In my case it's exposed to sunlight almost the entire day, but I guess it just doesn't charge fast enough.
Agree on this one. I also miss the patrol/auto cruise. Actually i bought it because i thought it has it. I think it is a missed oportunity and they should make it only available when for example you connect it to an outlet
Thanks for the review and your extensive testing. Is it possible to make the camera go to a default position if it detects 2 or more people, like a central view? That may one person cant "distract" the camera.
Is there an anti-theft setting or anything that can be done to prevent theft. Looks really easy for someone to just unclip and take. I just have a single story house and the highest I can mount one of these is 2 meters.
Hi there great blog .❤
What happens to the camera if there's two people waking different directions. Does it stop rotating...or following.
Thank you sir
It will follow that one that was detected first.
@LifeHackster perfect thank you so much 💓 my new Christmas present 🎁 thanks for your time and support 😀
Can it be always plugged in?
Most likely you can.
Does it have sensors to rotate for out of camera motion like the floodlight versions?
I tried to make a choice between this and Tapo T85...... S340 with Homebase 3 its more expensive, but provides better range for tracking (40 vs 20ft) and better color vision at night (from the pictures you did). S340 needs to have Homebase to safely detection AT NIGHT only humans... would you agree with my conclusions? What is the detection range for both cameras at night for humans? thanks
I have some Eufy cameras and they work amazingly well. Higly recommended.
Great review, like always!
I cant decide Reolink Trackmix or this Eufy Solocam s340
Which one is better?
Just saw both of these now I am stuck feeling the same way , but the good thing is I already have 3 eufy s330 4k camers. But need one for the front that will cover the whole area
Please test the Eufy E340 Floodlight Camera next 🙏🙏
what is the fps of this model camara please?
15 FPS
Can i use it for my car? 😬🤔
Hi, thank you so much for the very helpful video. please a few questions for you:
If I buy the camera with a home base 3 eufy system, will videos be stored on the cloud ? My concern is that if the memory is just local and somehow comes and actually steal my camera (my ceilings are not very high, then how can I see how did it if the video doesn’t go the clouds ? Also, if I only check the camera when I get notifications, say about five times a day, will the solar panel charge the camera enough to avoid me charging the battery myself ?
Last question - is this the best eufy security camera (compared to other eufy cameras)? Thank you
Thanks for your video. Can you make a video about homekit? I don't understand if it's compatible. There would be interest in these cameras with homekit due to the free storage for the cameras for 10 days.
Does the Eufy S340 have geofencing? If it doesn't have geofencing on it's own, would it have geofencing with HomeBase 3?
Wow! Another upgrade to my driveway camera! Thanks for the preview!
@adamfranklin6904...Thanks for watching!
Is this camera able to be power by wall power via the extension cable? Currently using the Wize V3 pan cameras.
You can.
Hi, is it possible to view from outside the local wifi via smart phone?
Yes.
@@LifeHackster how is it working? Via Mobile APP? If so, which one?
what are the dimensions of the camera mount in cm?????? Plzzzz
much less pan and tilt motor noise with this outdoor camera than the indoor camera was.
Great review just found your channel
Anyway to bring this into HomeKit?
I just got this camera. It’s having with motion alert and auto tracking.
Does the camera position reset to default once the motion tracker doesn't see anyone anymore?
Which connection mode is more energy effecient? WiFi or direct to Base?
Is it able to differentiate human and pets when connected just to WiFi at NIGHT? (So I get notifications just for humans). Thanks
I need to install a camera for a side of my house with 90 degree angle. Can I lock down the position and disable tracking? Its the side which is shared with the neighbor. Also, does it have a privacy area? I have Ring camera's all over and am thinking of trying this one. Anyone compared this with the Ring camera?
Easily the best guide online! Managed to do 80m2 at our own home and it turned out amazing! Thanks guys!
Much of the crime in my neighborhood also has been btwn 2am n 5am...my current camera does a horrible job with license plates at night...shows completely white 😔 really wish he wld hv held the plates in night mode.
Not available in Australia. We're not worthy. ☹
But will they work in canadian winters
Sorry got the camara but really bad stays in one spot it takes a while 2 detect motion u really have 2 stand thear so it can detect u plus if yhear 2 or 3 people moving around it won't no what 1 do sucks not worth the money I guess wean it's free u can say u love it but wean spend money it's really bad I don't recommend
Any easy way to amount it on vinyl siding without drilling into it?
I was looking to purchase this camera and based on your honest review I’ve done this. Thank you 👍🏻
Is the set up quick? I’m not really a guy to have a lot of tools
Very quick,minutes. just need to drill the holes once that’s done it’s a case of clicking the camera to the support bracket.
Fantastic review. Thank you. Only question I have is " can you join more than one camera" ? For example four cameras around a property? Also, is the detection 180 degrees or 360 degree sensing? Many thanks from New Zealand.
Yes, you can have multiple cameras. The detection is only around the same FOV of the camera though not 180 or 360.
I have this camera. It's been pretty good. Do you know if you can add a better solar charger? Maybe one that charges faster?
What’s the WiFi range on this camera?
Can someone answer my question please: Is there included a cable for direct charging? instead of using the solar panel, does it have included wire for power to outlet?
This is all well and great, but it should have detected you as soon as you entered frame walking towards it not towards the end
This seems better than their 4K cameras just released. Not sure why all Eufy cams are capped at 15FPS though
30 / 60 FPS + EIS / OIS = Perfect 😁
@@ciparaycctv which brands/models have this?
@@GITSSAC Hikvis10n and D4hua PTZ model.
An excellent review as always. How high did you install the camera?