I have seen issues before with specific HKSV cameras and low frame rate when viewing live video stream. How was the connectivity with the Eve flood light? What wifi system are you using now?
CircleView : if you want to illuminate a larger area that offerred by the camera itself, you can use a stand alone infrared light 12-48V which is powered on automatically in dark. Works like charm 😁
Thanks! I don’t know if I’ll be the one to compare it to Netatmo cameras but I’m sure someone will. I’m glad you enjoyed my video and your wait for this camera is coming to an end
Great review! Why does nobody make a front porch Apple HomeKit traditional light with camera? I suppose this will work on my front porch but maybe too modern of a look for my 1960’s home. Kuna would be a great option but HomeKit not supported and the home bridge plugin isn’t quite there yet either.
Great review! I agree with what you said. I ordered one the day it came out because I am trying to get off Ring. I converted it to a plug in. Took 2 trips to Home Depot and an online order for the parts but I like the way it came out and I don’t lose any existing outside lights. I agree that losing an outside light to a security camera was not acceptable.
@@beatsbyjules. If you’re talking about contact sensors for doors and windows, I use the VOCOlinc ones. They are super cheap and turns out they work really good, even though they are bluetooth. Pretty quick response and decent battery life. Also, easy to add to HomeKit. Got a few Eve contact sensors that use thread for some stuff that I thought was a bit distant for Bluetooth. The Eve ones are really big and a little difficult to attach. Thread works great! Thread works so, so much better than Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
I’ve heard this doesn’t play nicely with a standard junction box. Also, I have a huge issues that there is no lumens rating for this, seems like a huge miss for marketing a flood light. I wish the Eufy Floodlight Cam 2 Pro did HomeKit.
Agree they should list the brightness. Decently bright. Not going to light up a yard but lights up my patio nicely. Connecting the light will require a little ingenuity. Will have to adapt it to pretty much any mounting situation save for wires sticking out of the wall. Been pretty happy with it. It does have occasional lock-ups. I can overlook the minor faults to get rid of the Ring cameras. The Ring cameras (at least the plug-in ones) are pretty polished now but I am just not happy with the privacy implications. Also, the round trip thru a server really, really slows down the Ring cameras. The Eve is pretty much instantaneous.
Is Eve Outdoor Cam able to send notifications promptly or does it have the same problem as Netatmo Smart Outdoor Cam where there a lag or time delay between the object appearing in its field of view and the notification sent to the respective iPhones or Apple Watch? For Netatmo it’s a delay about 30s
I haven’t tried Netatmo (yet?) but the Eve is pretty fast in my experience. Some of that lag might be your home network for one reason or another though
@@EricWelander Thanks Eric for the reply. To be honest, I was about to purchase the Netatmo Smart Outdoor Cam until I came across a RUclipsr (Ben Vallack) who owns it and faced this lag issue with the regards to notifications. Eve Outdoor Cam appears to have resolved this issue. But you might be right, it could be a wifi issue.
Eric, where I would locate a camera such as this one from Eve, on a garage separate from our house, I am not confident my WiFi signal there would be sufficient. Have you produced a video discussing using a repeater or extender or mesh system to provide adequate WiFi for a somewhat remote location? Also, thank you for this review! I am very interested in this camera!
Ooo. I didn't realize this could replace an existing wired light. I do have one of those wired outside lights that I could maybe replace with this camera.
Hey Eric, I’ve been a fan of the channel and have been trying to find an outdoor HomeKit camera for ages now. I heard HomeKit secure video is a scam and barely detects motion, and even at that idk wether to get a battery or power cable camera. Should I just ditch HomeKit cam altogether? Please let me know your thoughts on what I should do. Thank you!
Hi Eric! Love your videos, thanks for making videos on RUclips again!! Looking to get a futureproof HomeKit Secure Video Camera for my home. Could you comment if you would recommend the Eve Outdoor Camera or the Netatmo Smart Outdoor Camera with Siren? Thanks so much!
I don't think you could go wrong with either one. The Eve Outdoor Cam has great image quality. I haven't tried the Netatmo one but given that it has a siren I think that's a practical feature if you think this camera could one day catch someone doing something wrong.
@@EricWelander Awesome, thank you! Yeah I am leaning towards purchasing the Eve camera, given their long history of supporting HomeKit products and thread. Nice to hear that the video quality is good.
Can this be mounted under an eve like where a traditional floodlight would be? Mounting it horizontally instead of vertically on a wall if that makes sense?
Me, I am having problems with the eve cam connection being very unreliable. From Eve Tech support, The Eve cam needs to be less than 20 feet from the router and cannot have any walls or other obstructions between the cam and router. Me, Uh, it's an outdoor cam, how is that going to be possible? Eve Tech support, try moving the router closer to the cam and make sure there are no walls obstructing it. Me, Wow, I just got ripped off of $250.
That is Ubiquiti Unifi Protect’s concept. I’ve been testing their tech and briefly showed it at the start of this video. But running Ethernet from inside to outside can be tricky too.
Problem with the Eve Cam: You can’t blacken any areas in the picture and make us unrecognizable. Means that I film the neighboring property 24/7, which is not allowed.... I absolutely don’t understand why no one complains about it in any video and why I’m apparently the only one who bothers 🤷🏼♂️
@@EricWelander fair 😀 - thanks for being so quick to get a review out on this. I think you’re one of the first RUclipsr’s to do so. Follow up question - so indirectly you’re saying if you need an electrician to make this work there may be better options?
Great job Apple, giving exclusivity rights to 1 company and giving would-be HomeKit adopters 1 option for outdoor home security. What an awful choice. Based on the video quality from this video, I’m gonna skip Apple’s Smart Home solutions, not only are they overpriced, but freaking suck. I’m currently with Google’s Nest cameras, but even those 5 year old outdoor cameras and my vacation home’s sketchy and slow internet capture superior video quality than the crap Apple is giving us. I will look for Amazon cams and other options but definitely crossing out Apple and that sucks because I love the Apple ecosystem-system, but their smart home solutions are a huge letdown.
Eric I just wanted to let you know that there is a wifi camera system that does come in a more traditional porch light camera with two-way communication, motion sensor to activate both the lightbulb (at nighttime) and the video recording, it has a 110db alarm, plus both pre-recorded and custom greeting options. This company also has a floodlight camera with the same options but the light is on both sides of the camera, dimmable, and separately adjustable. The only problem is their lack of integration. They do integrate with both the Amazon & Google assistants. But only have the ability to turn the light(s) on/off. There’s no integration with SmartThings nor HomeKit. But otherwise, the porch lights and the dual camera doorbell work great. The company is Kuna. I have a video on my IGTV that goes over it.
They are literally giving exclusive compatibility access to these crappy companies. You’d expect Apple to have some quality control in the hardware they’re selling and promoting. Don’t hold your breath for better video quality, when there’s a monopoly, and no competition for Apple clients, the monopoly has no reason to do better.
Or you could get solar panels for your cameras and never charge your batteries again. I have three Ring cameras with solar panels and haven’t charged the batteries in two years. 🙂
How's the notification with those cameras you are using another words when motion comes into view with the camera do you see it at the beginning the middle or towards the end because I know the wired ring camera will pick up three seconds before you see motion how do your cameras work.
Why are Apple, Google, and Amazon locking us in jailcells to begin with? I have explicitly _not_ purchased smart devices because they're playing games.
I have seen issues before with specific HKSV cameras and low frame rate when viewing live video stream. How was the connectivity with the Eve flood light? What wifi system are you using now?
CircleView : if you want to illuminate a larger area that offerred by the camera itself, you can use a stand alone infrared light 12-48V which is powered on automatically in dark. Works like charm 😁
Do you have an example of one?
I’ve been waiting for this camera to finally release. Good video. I’d be interested to see a direct comparison to the Netatmo.
Same I’m excited to see all reviews popping up
Thanks! I don’t know if I’ll be the one to compare it to Netatmo cameras but I’m sure someone will. I’m glad you enjoyed my video and your wait for this camera is coming to an end
@@BrianKotoka I got my Eve today and posted some initial impressions vs Netatmo in HomeKit subreddit. Tldr Eve wins hands down imo.
@@FilipRadelic amazing job. Exciting to pick one up
Great review! Why does nobody make a front porch Apple HomeKit traditional light with camera? I suppose this will work on my front porch but maybe too modern of a look for my 1960’s home. Kuna would be a great option but HomeKit not supported and the home bridge plugin isn’t quite there yet either.
Would love to try this but the last eve cam I had had terrible picture and resolution. I found many others in forums that had the same issue.
The white wire in the junction box is most definitely a neutral wire. You have a switched hot.
Great review! I agree with what you said. I ordered one the day it came out because I am trying to get off Ring. I converted it to a plug in. Took 2 trips to Home Depot and an online order for the parts but I like the way it came out and I don’t lose any existing outside lights. I agree that losing an outside light to a security camera was not acceptable.
That sounds like a great new setup for this camera. Nice work and enjoy!
Curious what you use for the sensors in the house?
@@beatsbyjules. If you’re talking about contact sensors for doors and windows, I use the VOCOlinc ones. They are super cheap and turns out they work really good, even though they are bluetooth. Pretty quick response and decent battery life. Also, easy to add to HomeKit. Got a few Eve contact sensors that use thread for some stuff that I thought was a bit distant for Bluetooth. The Eve ones are really big and a little difficult to attach. Thread works great! Thread works so, so much better than Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
Can I black out a certain area of the camera, for example on the neighbor's property?
Wish u would have shown the installation process in more detail. Especially the wire connections.
Would love to know how the I face works from the iPhone to see the video footage live and from iCloud.
Nice review. Really detailed 👍🏼
I’ve heard this doesn’t play nicely with a standard junction box. Also, I have a huge issues that there is no lumens rating for this, seems like a huge miss for marketing a flood light. I wish the Eufy Floodlight Cam 2 Pro did HomeKit.
Agree they should list the brightness. Decently bright. Not going to light up a yard but lights up my patio nicely. Connecting the light will require a little ingenuity. Will have to adapt it to pretty much any mounting situation save for wires sticking out of the wall. Been pretty happy with it. It does have occasional lock-ups. I can overlook the minor faults to get rid of the Ring cameras. The Ring cameras (at least the plug-in ones) are pretty polished now but I am just not happy with the privacy implications. Also, the round trip thru a server really, really slows down the Ring cameras. The Eve is pretty much instantaneous.
Is Eve Outdoor Cam able to send notifications promptly or does it have the same problem as Netatmo Smart Outdoor Cam where there a lag or time delay between the object appearing in its field of view and the notification sent to the respective iPhones or Apple Watch? For Netatmo it’s a delay about 30s
I haven’t tried Netatmo (yet?) but the Eve is pretty fast in my experience. Some of that lag might be your home network for one reason or another though
I have the Netatmo presence and outdoor cam. There’s is a lag but 2 to 5sec max.
@@EricWelander Thanks Eric for the reply. To be honest, I was about to purchase the Netatmo Smart Outdoor Cam until I came across a RUclipsr (Ben Vallack) who owns it and faced this lag issue with the regards to notifications. Eve Outdoor Cam appears to have resolved this issue. But you might be right, it could be a wifi issue.
Hi Eric, just a suggestion; do a update video after 1 to 3 months of use of this camera. Including footage playback quality.
Great video
Can the cabling come in from the side or only from the back, I want to mount on wall with cabling coming from a spur from an outside light
Do you know ?
Eric, where I would locate a camera such as this one from Eve, on a garage separate from our house, I am not confident my WiFi signal there would be sufficient. Have you produced a video discussing using a repeater or extender or mesh system to provide adequate WiFi for a somewhat remote location?
Also, thank you for this review! I am very interested in this camera!
Eric Can you let me know where did u get that iconic Lamp? (bright yellow circle behind you! Love your vids Thanks
Ooo. I didn't realize this could replace an existing wired light. I do have one of those wired outside lights that I could maybe replace with this camera.
Hey Eric, I’ve been a fan of the channel and have been trying to find an outdoor HomeKit camera for ages now. I heard HomeKit secure video is a scam and barely detects motion, and even at that idk wether to get a battery or power cable camera. Should I just ditch HomeKit cam altogether? Please let me know your thoughts on what I should do. Thank you!
Great video! Very informative. Do you know how this compares with Netatmo outdoor camera with siren with respect to Homekit integration?
Hi Eric! Love your videos, thanks for making videos on RUclips again!! Looking to get a futureproof HomeKit Secure Video Camera for my home. Could you comment if you would recommend the Eve Outdoor Camera or the Netatmo Smart Outdoor Camera with Siren? Thanks so much!
I don't think you could go wrong with either one. The Eve Outdoor Cam has great image quality. I haven't tried the Netatmo one but given that it has a siren I think that's a practical feature if you think this camera could one day catch someone doing something wrong.
@@EricWelander Awesome, thank you! Yeah I am leaning towards purchasing the Eve camera, given their long history of supporting HomeKit products and thread. Nice to hear that the video quality is good.
Can this be mounted under an eve like where a traditional floodlight would be? Mounting it horizontally instead of vertically on a wall if that makes sense?
It can't. The bottom has to face dow to prevent water entering through the mic and speaker.
Would be great if you conducted a review of the newest Eufy s40 solar outdoor 2k camera
Thanks for the suggestion. Over time I’ve become less of a fan of Eufy’s software and software quality but I try to keep an open mind.
Me, I am having problems with the eve cam connection being very unreliable. From Eve Tech support, The Eve cam needs to be less than 20 feet from the router and cannot have any walls or other obstructions between the cam and router. Me, Uh, it's an outdoor cam, how is that going to be possible? Eve Tech support, try moving the router closer to the cam and make sure there are no walls obstructing it. Me, Wow, I just got ripped off of $250.
Wow , that's a huge disappointment
It does have Thread? If so, must be just the motion sensor
It does not have Thread. It operates on 2.4GHz Wi-Fi
@@EricWelander on your screenshot at 4:11 of it in the eve app it had Transport - thread with the motion sensor status
It's better than paying a monthly subscription fee.
The video footage from the eve cam looks pretty terrible to me
what is the MacBook stand do you have in the background?
By the way, camera powered via an ethernet cable would be awesome - fast and furious !
That is Ubiquiti Unifi Protect’s concept. I’ve been testing their tech and briefly showed it at the start of this video. But running Ethernet from inside to outside can be tricky too.
Yes - involves drilling holes thru your outer walls. Pity Ubiquiti are not homekit compatible.
Problem with the Eve Cam: You can’t blacken any areas in the picture and make us unrecognizable. Means that I film the neighboring property 24/7, which is not allowed.... I absolutely don’t understand why no one complains about it in any video and why I’m apparently the only one who bothers 🤷🏼♂️
So is it the best? You left a very middle of the road answer.
If you want a flood light and if you have a spot for it and if you use HomeKit Secure Video, it’s a VERY good camera
He said he cannot recommend it enough pending your outside wiring.
@@EricWelander fair 😀 - thanks for being so quick to get a review out on this. I think you’re one of the first RUclipsr’s to do so.
Follow up question - so indirectly you’re saying if you need an electrician to make this work there may be better options?
Great job Apple, giving exclusivity rights to 1 company and giving would-be HomeKit adopters 1 option for outdoor home security. What an awful choice. Based on the video quality from this video, I’m gonna skip Apple’s Smart Home solutions, not only are they overpriced, but freaking suck.
I’m currently with Google’s Nest cameras, but even those 5 year old outdoor cameras and my vacation home’s sketchy and slow internet capture superior video quality than the crap Apple is giving us.
I will look for Amazon cams and other options but definitely crossing out Apple and that sucks because I love the Apple ecosystem-system, but their smart home solutions are a huge letdown.
Eric
I just wanted to let you know that there is a wifi camera system that does come in a more traditional porch light camera with two-way communication, motion sensor to activate both the lightbulb (at nighttime) and the video recording, it has a 110db alarm, plus both pre-recorded and custom greeting options. This company also has a floodlight camera with the same options but the light is on both sides of the camera, dimmable, and separately adjustable. The only problem is their lack of integration. They do integrate with both the Amazon & Google assistants. But only have the ability to turn the light(s) on/off. There’s no integration with SmartThings nor HomeKit. But otherwise, the porch lights and the dual camera doorbell work great. The company is Kuna. I have a video on my IGTV that goes over it.
the camera only 1080p and the quality is shit man , i will buy 4k system or wait till homekit support 4k cameras , WTF is this shit in 2022
They are literally giving exclusive compatibility access to these crappy companies. You’d expect Apple to have some quality control in the hardware they’re selling and promoting. Don’t hold your breath for better video quality, when there’s a monopoly, and no competition for Apple clients, the monopoly has no reason to do better.
Or you could get solar panels for your cameras and never charge your batteries again. I have three Ring cameras with solar panels and haven’t charged the batteries in two years. 🙂
How's the notification with those cameras you are using another words when motion comes into view with the camera do you see it at the beginning the middle or towards the end because I know the wired ring camera will pick up three seconds before you see motion how do your cameras work.
@@pizzadave9812 I have them set up to only detect people and they work great.
@@BreakTime10101 thank you
Go away!
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Kinda not very “secure” if mounted within easy reach. My eufy E40 cams are mounted out of reach and with solar panels.
They should have made it poe
Why are Apple, Google, and Amazon locking us in jailcells to begin with? I have explicitly _not_ purchased smart devices because they're playing games.
You are crying about charging a battery ONCE A MONTH!!??? 😂😂😂😂