Purchase the Eve Cam here: geni.us/EveCam1 (affiliate link) Also check out the chapter titles and time codes in the description to skip to different parts of the video.
I have both Circle View and the Eve Cam. I have had issues since the beginning with the Circle View dropping connection. It kept getting worse until I could not get it to connect. I moved my Eve Cam to where the Circle View was and have no connection issues. I replaced the Circle View with an Aqara E1 and also no connection issues. The Eve App is great and I use it all the time. I recommend Eve based on two years of usage.
Great idea to compare Eve with Logi. We did a Circle View on our back porch and have been considering indoor cameras. Eve appears to offer a fantastic platform and option for that! Great video as always Shane!!
Congrats on your channel and thank you for all the info on HomeKit you provide. Just a comment you mentioned the Logitech camera has a white cable, I think that’s good since even in your example on the video you put the Eve cam on your chimney, the cable can hide better because is white like your chimney and more people have white or light wall rather than black or dark walls. I think is a good idea. Thanks again.
I wish you would do a review of the Netatmo Presence Outdoor Camera and Motion Light. It is a bit on the pricey side so it may not fit into your "low cost" HomeKit system. But I really like your reviews and trust that you are NOT just trying to upsale us on a bunch of stuff sold by Amazon. I really like your style and the no BS and no rambling like I see on a lot of other channels. There are not a lot of very good HomeKit dedicated channels, much less channels that are producing weekly content (I also appreciated your video of the other HomeKit content providers and I have subscribed to all of them as well; however, you are still my favorite HomeKit content channel). Please keep up the great work and looking forward to more great reviews.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I do try to cut out as much rambling and BS as possible (believe me, I have to edit out a LOT of my rambling). I try to make every video as short as possible without sacrificing any important information. If I could make every video 5 minutes, I would. I am quite interested in the Netatmo Outdoor Camera as well. I'm not sure if I'll be doing a review on it or not. I'm actually waiting to see if it gains support for HomeKit Secure Video like they claim. If it does, then it's definitely something I may look into. Thanks again for watching and for all the support!
I’m trying to get away from my Nest products and transition everything to HomeKit. My first attempt at HSV was with the Circle View and boy was I disappointed. Comparing specifically between Nest (Aware) and HomeKit (HSV), HomeKit has a long way to go. Recordings on HSV are a pain to watch, the dates a randomly wrong, and no 24/7 recording. Then only one person at a time can view a live stream on HomeKit. I’d gladly pay Apple a premium on top of my iCloud storage plan to get these features. For now they’ve forced me to stick with Google Nest and that sucks.
@@rstr0up No I don't think it does. Only live viewing is available. Honestly unless you want to use your cameras for automations then the Nest app is far superior at this time.
Thanks for a great video Shane. I have Nest cameras but, of course you have to pay for the Nest Aware which the price isn’t bad but the privacy is much more appealing to me as it should be for anyone. So after seeing this review I believe I’m going to get the eve. I’ll keep the nest just so I can check on my kids when they are upstairs doing homework 🤔. Keep up the great work. Glad I found ur channel.
Hey Shane, Love your videos. I purchased the EveCam as it seemed solid from the review, but noticed there’s no timeframe viable on recordings… Is this a HomeKit problem or just an issue with EveCam? Thanks!
Good comparison Shane. I'm like you, if you want an outdoor cam, go for Logitech, if you want an indoor cam, go for Eve (Of course if you don't mind the prices)
Great video Shane! Loving the B-roll! I have to say I'm a little confused how the Circle View and the Eve part camera came out looking so much the same. To be honest, the Ecobee Camera seems to feel more like an Eve product than the Eve camera does. Keep up the great work!
I added my new eufy 2k cams (love these cams) to HomeKit and had to turn off notifications, without customizable detection zones my ceiling fans was causing alert after alert, can’t wait for iOS 14 to drop.
For outside applications, white colors tend to reflect heat better than black colors. However, if that were the reason why they made the cable white in color, then why didn't they also make the camera white in color? That is a real head scratcher. I don't mind the non-removable power cable (to help make it more weather proof), but having a different color cable to the color of the camera is something that would really bother me. I also don't like the button that you can push to turn off. Someone nefarious that kenos this can sneak up to the camera (when it is outside) and very easily disable it without you knowing git and then steal stuff from your property without them being seen. Of course you could always argue that they could also just cut the cord, but at least I am not making it too easy for them to defeat my security system. Does anyone know if an alert is sent if the camera is turned off via the button on the camera?
hi Shane great work you are doing I just bought one after your video hopefully comes soon and I would love to see how it works I already have eufy cam 3 of them but not so happy with them but anyway eve products very good I also personally love them using them its just they are very expensive here in Turkey I hope they consider when eve is selling to Turkey when the dollar are is so high thanks
Really awesome, Shane! I'm really liking your previous videos about Aqara / HomeKit. I started buying some of then. While waiting for my products (it takes a while for these products to be delivered in Brazil) , I'm studing the best way to cover all my house with the gateway signal. Do you have some suggestions to boost the range?
I haven't had any issues with range from my Aqara accessories. But if you have a really large house, you could get multiple hubs if that becomes an issue. I also know the Aqara wall switches (with neutral wire) act as zigbee repeaters (not sure what type of switches you have in your area). Also, the Aqara g2h cameras can be used as hubs as well if you end up getting some of those.
Your review of the Eve is encouraging, but it is counter to large number of negative reviews on Amazon, citing poor image quality. Can you comment on this?
I don't have any problem with the image quality. It might not be the best out there but it's far from "poor." in my opinion. You can see some examples in the video. Around 11:00 I show the picture quality compared to the circle view.
Just bought a house. 🎉 do you have a suggestion for the best security setup for a divided home (I’m an Apple my wife is and Android). We have Google and Apple speakers. I just want to make sure we can both see the footage. Thanks. 🙏🏾
Congrats on the new home! The only clear solution: convert your wife to an Apple user. 😆 But seriously, you'll probably want to look for cameras that at least have an app that'll work on Android and Apple devices. Eve is one of the rare ones that are HomeKit exclusive (Apple only). If you use Google and Apple speakers, maybe look for cameras that support both Google Assistant and HomeKit, then you can use either voice assistant and should work with both phones.
Shane - Nice video. Do you know if this (or any HomeKit secure compliant cam) supports real video scrub in recordings? For example, can you slide your finger over the timeline and watch the video move? This is very helpful to completely review a clip.
Since HSV recordings can only be viewed in the Home app, recordings for all cameras will playback the same here. You actually are supposed to be able to do this. If you pinch and zoom on the timeline you can go in close and are able to scrub the timeline and watch it. However, I know this doesn't always work great probably because of the connection and loading issues. The only alternative I can think of is to try your luck with cameras that also support some sort of local storage that may give you better playback options int the manufacturer's app. Cameras such as Netatmo, Onvis, and Eufy support local storage as well as HomeKit Secure Video.
Thanks for the review Shane! Quick question…when using HomeKit secure video with either of these cameras do you find that the resolution or quality of image drops when you are viewing a lifestream versus watching recordings? I have heard that some cameras, when connected to HomeKit secure video, record at 1080P but stream at 720P. Thanks.
How do I mute the microphone on a camera in the home app. I have the eve camera inside and I want to completely disable the microphone. I disabled it on the eve app, but when I view the live stream on the home app the microphone is no longer disabled. I’ve even created a scene in the eve app that disables the microphone, but every time I view the livestream in the home app the scene shuts off. Please help!
Great videos and information. But Thank God for RUclips's 1.5x speed setting. I've always needed that to watch this channel's videos and 1.25x on HomeKitAuthority 's videos.
Just wondered I have a few HomeKit smart lights in my house but no longer got the HomeKit we code and the code that’s written on the bulbs is to hard to read. Do I need those codes to use HomePods or can it pull the codes from HomeKit for devices that are already in use. Cheers Shane keep up the fab HomeKit videos:)
Thanks Alan! No, if your lights are already working in HomeKit, you will not need the codes if you add a HomePod to your setup. On another note, if you haven't already, you may want to consider looking at the HomePass app for storing and saving all your homekit codes in the future. It's great for this type of thing.
Shane Whatley sorry predictive changed my message to homepods instead of homepass. I meant can homepass pull the codes from the bulbs already in HomeKit automatically, as I have lost the codes for the bulbs and the ones that have them printed on the bulb are unreadable. Sorry for the confusing message :)
Hey Shane. One option i can't find anywhere in camera's is this: I want the camera to not record anything while my family is at home. At night when everyone goes to bed, i DO want it to record for potential burglary. Any idea on how to achieve this? My current solution is to have my old circle view on a smart socket and trigger the power on or off with automations.. which is far from ideal but it does work. The major downside to this is i can't view any footage when the camera is turned off. Thanks for your two cents.
Can you change the home settings from Detection only to record and Stream with an automation? If I install this in the Garage. I would love for a different status if the garage or external man door opens. But when everything is closed, i just want motion to trigger lights when we are in the garage from the garage-house door.
Hi Shane, Great video I'm trying my luck here, When I add someone to my homekit it always thinks that they are at home when they are not. The result is that my eve camera doesn't activate when I leave the house as intended I tried everything like resetting apple tv and every homekit devices. I tried adding the user when we are both outside the house but everytime I add her it works like for 10 min and then the camera stop working as if Homekit detect the user in my house. When I am alone in the homekit userlog (for example when I reset everything) it works perfectly fine. I don't understand ...
It sounds like it may be an issue with the user's location settings. First make sure all location settings are enabled and then make sure location is being determined by the correct device (iPhone, not iPad for example). Hopefully that helps.
Really like the options within the Eve app from what you shared. If I were to mount it on the ceiling, is there an option to invert the screen when viewing? My previous camera did not allow this option.
hi Shane I just bought this cam and im having an issue I have done almost everything but still could not fix it. my issue is when im using my wifi eve cam works well but when I trun off my wifi I connect from mobile or other wifi eve cam not responding I think you are the right person to know what the problem is thank you in advance
I'm waiting for the Netatmo Front Doorbell/camera with HomeKit support that should be coming out this fall. I am assuming it will be around the same time Apple releases SKV with iOS 14.
Frederick Falk yeah. The only problem regarding that device for me is that I live in an apartment complex. So, I don’t think my landlords would like me fiddling with their doorbell system haha much to my sadness...lol
Hey Shane, great video I love this channel I decided to pick up this eve cam and I was messing around with the settings in iOS 14 I currently have the camera to stream and record while away and off when I’m home. I’d like the camera to record at a certain time of day while I’m home (while I’m asleep) but I can’t find anything in the settings for that configuration. Do you know if that’s possible?
Thanks for watching and for the support. To answer your question, no I don't think there is any way to do this. This would be a homekit limitation. It would be awesome to be able control when to record through automations...maybe one day.
Hi Shane, I am thinking of getting this for my mum for her safety, who is an elderly, can you please advise if you: 1. Can I set this camera up if she lives in another house, or do I need to be on the same Wi-fi through the Eve app? I know Apple home would require me to be on the same Wi-fi. 2. For motion detection, is it very sensitive or can you adjust sensitivity, so for example if I’m looking at monitoring when she’s sleeping, will it detect turns etc? Many thanks 🙏🏽
You can adjust the sensitivity between Low, Medium, and High on this camera. However I can't say for sure if it will be sensitive enough to detect turns while someone is sleeping. You should be able to set this up for her, even on your phone if you wanted at her house. However, to access it outside of her network, you must have a HomeKit Hub in the same home (HomePod, Apple TV or iPad) since this camera works exclusively with HomeKit. Hope this helps.
It just means that HomeKit mode will no longer be needed. At one time, HomeKit mode was necessary in order for the security system to work properly in homekit. Now everything should still work fine in HomeKit while being signed into the Aqara app as well.
No, it won't support thread as far as I know (I don't think any cameras will - require too much power for thread). The camera needs to be within range of your wifi.
Question: we got nest cams and a doorbell a while ago and have integrated them to HomeKit with a Starling home hub. If we upgrade our iCloud storage can these still be used to record video? They not officially HomeKit compatible but did t want to buy all new cams.
Cameras must support HomeKit Secure Video in order to record and save clips to your iCloud account. So I don't think this would work with the starling hub. I'm pretty sure all that does is give you access to the live stream in HomeKit, not recording.
Unfortunately there aren't any permission settings for cameras, devices or rooms (hopefully one day 🤞🏻). So anyone with access to your homekit home can view cameras. You can set them to "stream only" for specific people in the Home app settings, so they can't view recordings, but they'll still be able to view live streams.
Has anyone got any advice regarding number of cameras added and removed from HomeKit Secure Video.... I added my logi circle 2 cameras (x5) when the beta was first released... had huge recording issues and reverted them back to logi app.... seem was a mix of poor upload speeds my end and HomePod / Apple TV fighting for ASV which now seems fixed. As I’m getting fibre installed tomorrow, Iv started converting back to Apple secure video. But it’s only letting me record 2 cameras, when I add a 3rd it says maximum of 5 has already been reached (I’m running 2tb iCloud plan) it’s almost like the previous converted cameras are still stuck in the system somehow, but not presant. So basically I’m stuck with only 2 camera recording out of 5 and it’s saying I’ve reached my limit. Cameras were removed from home kit when converted and re added back from ASV - logi firmware. Any advice hugely welcome ✌🏼
Hey Lee, that's interesting. I haven't heard of anyone with that issue yet. If you haven't already, this is what I would try: 1) Restart all of your HomeKit hubs. If that doesn't help, 2) sign out of iCloud everywhere and sign back in. (again, you may have already tried all this) It seems like it could be a problem with the homekit hub and maybe resetting those could help. If none of that helps, I'd probably try to get back in touch with Logitech and see if that is a known problem. Maybe it's an issue on their end regarding the beta firmware.
Luck Man i have two aqara g2, they send the wrong ones, now i ordered the g2h with homekit, it should arrive in 4 weeks from china. The g2 is a great cam, but no homekit, only 37$ and because the send the wrong one i get half my mony back. The g2h cost me 53$
@@bonk841 because they send the wrong ones, i only have the G2, fot homekit i wil have to wait 4 weeks. G2 works fine but only in the xiomi home app. its really good image, and the motion sensor work good to receive notifications. only won't they work with the aqara app and homekit. there small, and easy to install and point to the direction you want.
Good video Shane but it seems like many reviews of these cameras have already been uploaded by others in the HomeKit community, so why make another one? Stick to your unique product reviews and HomeKit automation tips, this is what makes many of us subscribe to your channel!
Purchase the Eve Cam here: geni.us/EveCam1
(affiliate link)
Also check out the chapter titles and time codes in the description to skip to different parts of the video.
I have both Circle View and the Eve Cam. I have had issues since the beginning with the Circle View dropping connection. It kept getting worse until I could not get it to connect. I moved my Eve Cam to where the Circle View was and have no connection issues. I replaced the Circle View with an Aqara E1 and also no connection issues. The Eve App is great and I use it all the time. I recommend Eve based on two years of usage.
I’d also love to see you review the new eufy cameras coming out that work with HomeKit.
Great idea to compare Eve with Logi. We did a Circle View on our back porch and have been considering indoor cameras. Eve appears to offer a fantastic platform and option for that! Great video as always Shane!!
Thanks for watching!
Congrats on your channel and thank you for all the info on HomeKit you provide. Just a comment you mentioned the Logitech camera has a white cable, I think that’s good since even in your example on the video you put the Eve cam on your chimney, the cable can hide better because is white like your chimney and more people have white or light wall rather than black or dark walls. I think is a good idea. Thanks again.
Another great video. My week days start with coffee but Sundays cant start until i have had my Whatley review. Keep the great work up.
haha thanks so much Ryan!
Great video as always Shane. Its going to be interesting on how these cameras stack up again the likes of the G2H
Thanks Jon!
I wish you would do a review of the Netatmo Presence Outdoor Camera and Motion Light. It is a bit on the pricey side so it may not fit into your "low cost" HomeKit system. But I really like your reviews and trust that you are NOT just trying to upsale us on a bunch of stuff sold by Amazon. I really like your style and the no BS and no rambling like I see on a lot of other channels. There are not a lot of very good HomeKit dedicated channels, much less channels that are producing weekly content (I also appreciated your video of the other HomeKit content providers and I have subscribed to all of them as well; however, you are still my favorite HomeKit content channel). Please keep up the great work and looking forward to more great reviews.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I do try to cut out as much rambling and BS as possible (believe me, I have to edit out a LOT of my rambling). I try to make every video as short as possible without sacrificing any important information. If I could make every video 5 minutes, I would.
I am quite interested in the Netatmo Outdoor Camera as well. I'm not sure if I'll be doing a review on it or not. I'm actually waiting to see if it gains support for HomeKit Secure Video like they claim. If it does, then it's definitely something I may look into.
Thanks again for watching and for all the support!
I’d pay the extra for the privacy...plus, that button on the back of the Logitech would make my choice on which one to purchase an easy one!
I’m trying to get away from my Nest products and transition everything to HomeKit. My first attempt at HSV was with the Circle View and boy was I disappointed. Comparing specifically between Nest (Aware) and HomeKit (HSV), HomeKit has a long way to go. Recordings on HSV are a pain to watch, the dates a randomly wrong, and no 24/7 recording. Then only one person at a time can view a live stream on HomeKit. I’d gladly pay Apple a premium on top of my iCloud storage plan to get these features. For now they’ve forced me to stick with Google Nest and that sucks.
Can HSV work with Nest as I’ve tied my Nest cams with the Starling hub. Don’t want to buy the iCloud storage plan if it won’t work.
@@rstr0up No I don't think it does. Only live viewing is available. Honestly unless you want to use your cameras for automations then the Nest app is far superior at this time.
Thanks for a great video Shane. I have Nest cameras but, of course you have to pay for the Nest Aware which the price isn’t bad but the privacy is much more appealing to me as it should be for anyone. So after seeing this review I believe I’m going to get the eve. I’ll keep the nest just so I can check on my kids when they are upstairs doing homework 🤔. Keep up the great work. Glad I found ur channel.
Love these product reviews, Shane! Keep ‘em coming.
Thank you!
Hey Shane,
Love your videos.
I purchased the EveCam as it seemed solid from the review, but noticed there’s no timeframe viable on recordings…
Is this a HomeKit problem or just an issue with EveCam?
Thanks!
Good comparison Shane. I'm like you, if you want an outdoor cam, go for Logitech, if you want an indoor cam, go for Eve (Of course if you don't mind the prices)
Thanks Eric!
Always well done Shane. Straight up!
Thanks Doug!
Great video Shane! Loving the B-roll! I have to say I'm a little confused how the Circle View and the Eve part camera came out looking so much the same. To be honest, the Ecobee Camera seems to feel more like an Eve product than the Eve camera does. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Chris!
Been looking for great cameras for homekit. Another great video bro. Thanks a bunch for making these vids
Thank you for watching!!
The deal breaker for me on both - wires. Looking forward to seeing more reviews on HK compatible wire-free cameras.
so like ones that you have to take down and charge every night...?
or get better hiding the wires because we’ll probably not see that this decade and maybe not on the next one either
I added my new eufy 2k cams (love these cams) to HomeKit and had to turn off notifications, without customizable detection zones my ceiling fans was causing alert after alert, can’t wait for iOS 14 to drop.
Yes, we'll have some great new updates for HSV in iOS 14. Looking forward to that also!
Thank’s Shane! So far, the Circle View gets my vote, mainly for its outdoor capability. The button is weird, but guessing I could live with it.
It’s definitely a great camera to place outdoors. Thanks for watching!
The cable on the Circle View is not removable so it can be waterproof. Though why white is a valid question.
Good point.
For outside applications, white colors tend to reflect heat better than black colors. However, if that were the reason why they made the cable white in color, then why didn't they also make the camera white in color? That is a real head scratcher. I don't mind the non-removable power cable (to help make it more weather proof), but having a different color cable to the color of the camera is something that would really bother me. I also don't like the button that you can push to turn off. Someone nefarious that kenos this can sneak up to the camera (when it is outside) and very easily disable it without you knowing git and then steal stuff from your property without them being seen. Of course you could always argue that they could also just cut the cord, but at least I am not making it too easy for them to defeat my security system. Does anyone know if an alert is sent if the camera is turned off via the button on the camera?
hi Shane great work you are doing I just bought one after your video hopefully comes soon and I would love to see how it works I already have eufy cam 3 of them but not so happy with them but anyway eve products very good I also personally love them using them its just they are very expensive here in Turkey I hope they consider when eve is selling to Turkey when the dollar are is so high thanks
Thanks for watching!
Really awesome, Shane!
I'm really liking your previous videos about Aqara / HomeKit. I started buying some of then. While waiting for my products (it takes a while for these products to be delivered in Brazil) , I'm studing the best way to cover all my house with the gateway signal. Do you have some suggestions to boost the range?
I haven't had any issues with range from my Aqara accessories. But if you have a really large house, you could get multiple hubs if that becomes an issue. I also know the Aqara wall switches (with neutral wire) act as zigbee repeaters (not sure what type of switches you have in your area). Also, the Aqara g2h cameras can be used as hubs as well if you end up getting some of those.
Good review! I’ve just ordered one. It made my decision
Thank you!
Nice video! Do you have problems with audio volume when streaming? Mine is super low volume?
Great Video.
I do think construction quality looks nicer on the Circle View. But the Eve products are amazing.
The Eve app makes the difference here
Thanks Charles!
Your review of the Eve is encouraging, but it is counter to large number of negative reviews on Amazon, citing poor image quality. Can you comment on this?
I don't have any problem with the image quality. It might not be the best out there but it's far from "poor." in my opinion. You can see some examples in the video. Around 11:00 I show the picture quality compared to the circle view.
Great info
Thanks for the hard work, im interested in the eufy cam kit.
Thank you! I made a video on the EufyCam 2 pro cameras. But those are the only ones from Eufy I've used personally.
realy nice review. thank you Shane
Thanks for watching!
Just bought a house. 🎉 do you have a suggestion for the best security setup for a divided home (I’m an Apple my wife is and Android). We have Google and Apple speakers. I just want to make sure we can both see the footage. Thanks. 🙏🏾
Congrats on the new home! The only clear solution: convert your wife to an Apple user. 😆
But seriously, you'll probably want to look for cameras that at least have an app that'll work on Android and Apple devices. Eve is one of the rare ones that are HomeKit exclusive (Apple only). If you use Google and Apple speakers, maybe look for cameras that support both Google Assistant and HomeKit, then you can use either voice assistant and should work with both phones.
@@ShaneCreates believe me I’ve tried to convert…no luck. It’s been 8 years. 😆
Shane - Nice video. Do you know if this (or any HomeKit secure compliant cam) supports real video scrub in recordings? For example, can you slide your finger over the timeline and watch the video move? This is very helpful to completely review a clip.
Since HSV recordings can only be viewed in the Home app, recordings for all cameras will playback the same here. You actually are supposed to be able to do this. If you pinch and zoom on the timeline you can go in close and are able to scrub the timeline and watch it. However, I know this doesn't always work great probably because of the connection and loading issues.
The only alternative I can think of is to try your luck with cameras that also support some sort of local storage that may give you better playback options int the manufacturer's app. Cameras such as Netatmo, Onvis, and Eufy support local storage as well as HomeKit Secure Video.
Can the ecobee camera compete with these?
The Eve Cam seems like a rock solid Homekit addition. With Homekit Secure Video and their app this thing is solid for your home. Dope review!
Thanks Ben!
Thanks for the review Shane! Quick question…when using HomeKit secure video with either of these cameras do you find that the resolution or quality of image drops when you are viewing a lifestream versus watching recordings? I have heard that some cameras, when connected to HomeKit secure video, record at 1080P but stream at 720P. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! I have not heard that. It should be 1080P streaming and recording. I haven't noticed any lower quality when streaming.
@@ShaneCreates Thanks Shane. Keep making the great videos!
Thanks Shane great show
Thanks for watching!
How do I mute the microphone on a camera in the home app. I have the eve camera inside and I want to completely disable the microphone. I disabled it on the eve app, but when I view the live stream on the home app the microphone is no longer disabled. I’ve even created a scene in the eve app that disables the microphone, but every time I view the livestream in the home app the scene shuts off. Please help!
Great videos and information. But Thank God for RUclips's 1.5x speed setting. I've always needed that to watch this channel's videos and 1.25x on HomeKitAuthority 's videos.
Just wondered I have a few HomeKit smart lights in my house but no longer got the HomeKit we code and the code that’s written on the bulbs is to hard to read. Do I need those codes to use HomePods or can it pull the codes from HomeKit for devices that are already in use. Cheers Shane keep up the fab HomeKit videos:)
Thanks Alan! No, if your lights are already working in HomeKit, you will not need the codes if you add a HomePod to your setup.
On another note, if you haven't already, you may want to consider looking at the HomePass app for storing and saving all your homekit codes in the future. It's great for this type of thing.
Shane Whatley sorry predictive changed my message to homepods instead of homepass. I meant can homepass pull the codes from the bulbs already in HomeKit automatically, as I have lost the codes for the bulbs and the ones that have them printed on the bulb are unreadable. Sorry for the confusing message :)
Hey Shane. One option i can't find anywhere in camera's is this: I want the camera to not record anything while my family is at home. At night when everyone goes to bed, i DO want it to record for potential burglary. Any idea on how to achieve this?
My current solution is to have my old circle view on a smart socket and trigger the power on or off with automations.. which is far from ideal but it does work. The major downside to this is i can't view any footage when the camera is turned off.
Thanks for your two cents.
Can you change the home settings from Detection only to record and Stream with an automation? If I install this in the Garage. I would love for a different status if the garage or external man door opens. But when everything is closed, i just want motion to trigger lights when we are in the garage from the garage-house door.
Unfortunately at this point, we are not able to change the recording modes through automations. Only based on location.
Hi Shane, Great video I'm trying my luck here,
When I add someone to my homekit it always thinks that they are at home when they are not.
The result is that my eve camera doesn't activate when I leave the house as intended
I tried everything like resetting apple tv and every homekit devices.
I tried adding the user when we are both outside the house but everytime I add her it works like for 10 min and then the camera stop working as if Homekit detect the user in my house.
When I am alone in the homekit userlog (for example when I reset everything) it works perfectly fine.
I don't understand ...
It sounds like it may be an issue with the user's location settings. First make sure all location settings are enabled and then make sure location is being determined by the correct device (iPhone, not iPad for example). Hopefully that helps.
@@ShaneCreates sadly I’ve already checked it and it says « this iPhone »
Shane what do you think the best doorbell is going to be when it will show on the Apple TV when the bell is rung thanks
Not sure since there aren't any good homekit doorbells available yet. I'll have to try them out once they hit the market.
Really like the options within the Eve app from what you shared. If I were to mount it on the ceiling, is there an option to invert the screen when viewing? My previous camera did not allow this option.
Unfortunately no, that doesn't appear to be an option within the Eve app.
Shane Whatley, not a deal breaker. It’s small in comparison to the security they offer. Seems to be much, much better than the competition.
Great video Shane! Could you do a video on Aqara’s new G2H homekit camera? Thanks
Yes, I plan to review the Aqara G2H as well. Thanks for watching!
hi Shane I just bought this cam and im having an issue I have done almost everything but still could not fix it. my issue is when im using my wifi eve cam works well but when I trun off my wifi I connect from mobile or other wifi eve cam not responding I think you are the right person to know what the problem is thank you in advance
Hey, it sounds like a HomeKit Hub issue. Try restarting your HomeKit Hub(s). Hopefully that will help the issue.
Temping. I’m really trying to find another camera to use as a front door camera from our kitchen window that’s HomeKit compatible. Thanks for sharing!
I'm waiting for the Netatmo Front Doorbell/camera with HomeKit support that should be coming out this fall. I am assuming it will be around the same time Apple releases SKV with iOS 14.
Frederick Falk yeah. The only problem regarding that device for me is that I live in an apartment complex. So, I don’t think my landlords would like me fiddling with their doorbell system haha much to my sadness...lol
The netatmo wil not support secure video
Thanks for watching!
Hey Shane, great video I love this channel
I decided to pick up this eve cam and I was messing around with the settings in iOS 14 I currently have the camera to stream and record while away and off when I’m home. I’d like the camera to record at a certain time of day while I’m home (while I’m asleep) but I can’t find anything in the settings for that configuration. Do you know if that’s possible?
Thanks for watching and for the support. To answer your question, no I don't think there is any way to do this. This would be a homekit limitation. It would be awesome to be able control when to record through automations...maybe one day.
Del, Shane, are you both saying you cannot turn recording on and off as needed?
Well done 👍🏽
Thank you!
Hi Shane,
I am thinking of getting this for my mum for her safety, who is an elderly, can you please advise if you:
1. Can I set this camera up if she lives in another house, or do I need to be on the same Wi-fi through the Eve app? I know Apple home would require me to be on the same Wi-fi.
2. For motion detection, is it very sensitive or can you adjust sensitivity, so for example if I’m looking at monitoring when she’s sleeping, will it detect turns etc?
Many thanks 🙏🏽
You can adjust the sensitivity between Low, Medium, and High on this camera. However I can't say for sure if it will be sensitive enough to detect turns while someone is sleeping.
You should be able to set this up for her, even on your phone if you wanted at her house. However, to access it outside of her network, you must have a HomeKit Hub in the same home (HomePod, Apple TV or iPad) since this camera works exclusively with HomeKit. Hope this helps.
Shane Whatley that is great! Thank you for your help. Very informative. 😊
Hey did you see that Aqara will stop updating the HomeKit mode? If so what do you think that means
It just means that HomeKit mode will no longer be needed. At one time, HomeKit mode was necessary in order for the security system to work properly in homekit. Now everything should still work fine in HomeKit while being signed into the Aqara app as well.
Will this camera have THREAD and how far away can the camera be from the hub (ATV or Pod)?
Thx
No, it won't support thread as far as I know (I don't think any cameras will - require too much power for thread). The camera needs to be within range of your wifi.
Why is both camera’s in black, not very discreet, and think white will fitt mutch better to the white walls inside the house.
Can I use this just for live stream Shane ?
Yes you can stream only if you want.
Do you know if Eve gonna make a outdoor cam aswell??
Mikael Kristiansen Not as far as I know. I haven’t heard one.
Question: we got nest cams and a doorbell a while ago and have integrated them to HomeKit with a Starling home hub.
If we upgrade our iCloud storage can these still be used to record video? They not officially HomeKit compatible but did t want to buy all new cams.
Cameras must support HomeKit Secure Video in order to record and save clips to your iCloud account. So I don't think this would work with the starling hub. I'm pretty sure all that does is give you access to the live stream in HomeKit, not recording.
How can i make it so my kids cant view the cameras?? In the Home app.
Unfortunately there aren't any permission settings for cameras, devices or rooms (hopefully one day 🤞🏻). So anyone with access to your homekit home can view cameras. You can set them to "stream only" for specific people in the Home app settings, so they can't view recordings, but they'll still be able to view live streams.
Anyone know if the older Logi Circle 2 is compatible with the home kit secure video detection zones on iOS 14? Or just the new logi circle view
Yes, you can create activity zones on the Circle 2 cameras in iOS 14.
Shane Whatley cheers fella 👍🏼
Has anyone got any advice regarding number of cameras added and removed from HomeKit Secure Video.... I added my logi circle 2 cameras (x5) when the beta was first released... had huge recording issues and reverted them back to logi app.... seem was a mix of poor upload speeds my end and HomePod / Apple TV fighting for ASV which now seems fixed. As I’m getting fibre installed tomorrow, Iv started converting back to Apple secure video. But it’s only letting me record 2 cameras, when I add a 3rd it says maximum of 5 has already been reached (I’m running 2tb iCloud plan) it’s almost like the previous converted cameras are still stuck in the system somehow, but not presant.
So basically I’m stuck with only 2 camera recording out of 5 and it’s saying I’ve reached my limit. Cameras were removed from home kit when converted and re added back from ASV - logi firmware.
Any advice hugely welcome ✌🏼
Hey Lee, that's interesting. I haven't heard of anyone with that issue yet. If you haven't already, this is what I would try: 1) Restart all of your HomeKit hubs. If that doesn't help, 2) sign out of iCloud everywhere and sign back in. (again, you may have already tried all this)
It seems like it could be a problem with the homekit hub and maybe resetting those could help. If none of that helps, I'd probably try to get back in touch with Logitech and see if that is a known problem. Maybe it's an issue on their end regarding the beta firmware.
Shane Whatley cheers buddy, I tryed the iCloud resign in everywhere. Didn’t try the restart home hubs tho! I’ll give that a whirl too 👍🏼
review aqara g2h please
Luck Man i have two aqara g2, they send the wrong ones, now i ordered the g2h with homekit, it should arrive in 4 weeks from china. The g2 is a great cam, but no homekit, only 37$ and because the send the wrong one i get half my mony back. The g2h cost me 53$
cgheeraert how g2h working for you?
@@bonk841 because they send the wrong ones, i only have the G2, fot homekit i wil have to wait 4 weeks. G2 works fine but only in the xiomi home app. its really good image, and the motion sensor work good to receive notifications. only won't they work with the aqara app and homekit. there small, and easy to install and point to the direction you want.
cgheeraert thanks man
That's coming.
Whoever read this, remember there is always someone who loves you.
Good video Shane but it seems like many reviews of these cameras have already been uploaded by others in the HomeKit community, so why make another one? Stick to your unique product reviews and HomeKit automation tips, this is what makes many of us subscribe to your channel!
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching.
Couldn’t disagree more. Always interested in Shane’s product reviews
Eufy 2K homekit camera is a much better option than this.