@Wanderer001 Thanks for the very clear explanation. I have a question though and hope you have an answer to it... at night you can see 2x3 red leds under the camera and I don't know if there is a possibillity to turn them off?! It's bothering. I turned off the push button, wich is blue, but there doesn't seem to be a solution to turn off the 2x3 red lights... ?
Forgive me if I am wrong but someone can simply stole you doorbell with a simple mobile pin am i correct? Is this for real? they dont include a more secure mounting mechanism?
What a great review, I have two of these in my Amazon basket right now, it's a very good doorbell for the money, the most important part is Local storage and 2k,amazing, thanks for the unbiased review, it appears the brand with the circle has a proper competitor, thank you for your content.😊
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found the review helpful and that the Eufy 2K Battery Doorbell seems like a great option for you. It's always important to have local storage and a high resolution like 2K. Appreciate your support!
This is by far the best review I’ve found on RUclips about this doorbell a very in-depth video can’t believe it was nearly forty minutes long, but it didn’t seem it which is a good indication of quality. I was already about 80% sure I wanted to get this doorbell over others now I’m 100% sure this is the best option for me. Will be looking for any post Xmas deals on this and even if I can’t find a discount I’ll still buy it as it’s definitely worth it.
We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version ruclips.net/user/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
Brilliant review! I was so confused about all the doorbell gadgets out there but you've sold me on this one. Also I like that it doesn't share all my data. Privacy is important 👍
My doorbell camera work for only a hour then froze up and won't connect the weather drop and backyard camera won't work at all ,had three contractors try to connect sent out by the company 😢
Hi great review. Do you know if there is the options for multiple app users in the same household on different phones to access the same doorbell. Also do you know if there is an option to power the doorbell from a mains adapter? Are you aware of options for using the same app interface for more than one geographic location ie home & office? Thanks !!
Yes you can do this either by both using the same account or having two different accounts. You can only trickle charge the battery connecting this to a mains power. Your last question I am not sure about. If I understand correctly you could set up a "location" for home and work and set up cameras as part of either location and access them that way. I set up a home for myself and for the cameras I gave to my parents. Hope that helps.
For me I am just not sure if I want to give Google anymore data on me. It is why I ended up not going with the nest smoke detector when Google was getting ready to buy them.
If the battery powered doorbell has connection provision to wire it to your existing doorbell wires, what's the difference between models? 🥴🤪🙄 I was under the assumption that a 16 gig SD card could be swapped out from somewhere to a larger SD card. Also, if the doorbell itself is not wifi based but rather talks to the base station, the I'm left assuming that communication is bluetooth based. If so, what is the max distance between doorbell and base station. Thx
So big differances between wired not non wired: Wired has 3s Pre-buffer for video. Wired only have 4GB, On Doorbell storage, and can not take to home base. Wired comes with a digital chime. Wired is also only 1080p, not 2k like the battery doorbell. As for how the battery doorbell talked to the home base, it creates its own wifi network for the two to talk. So it is not directly sitting on your home wifi network.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for fast reply. So, let me get this right. For the wired version, proximity from doorbell to wifi router is important for signal because it wont talk to the base station. Do I still get a base station? Why can the wired version talk to my home wifi but not to the base wifi??? 🥴 Can the strength of my existing wifi signal accurately be determined by simply checking my wifi signal at the doorbell location with a smartphone prior to purchase of the doorbell? Will wired version offer quicker ability to respond? Does eufy offer cloud storage of video in addition to the 4gigs? Does the wired version prevent me from connecting additional cameras? I know... lots of questions, but the more I learn the more questions I end up with. Sorry, and thanks again.
There is a monthly plan for cloud storage. It just seems as a way to kind of push peiple to the battery version as it can be wired to trickl charge. The base station can now be wireless so more options for placement in proximity to the doorbell itself.
Great review!! Would it be able record sound automatically upon human detection of the person outdoor or only when conversation is on-going between one indoor versus another outdoor then sound of the stranger would be capture?
Great review! I just have one dump question.. if for some reason there is a power outage the camera will be still on by the baterry power but any video will be not recorded ¿right?
Hi, brillant review and very informative! I already bought the 2c pro cameras with the eufybase 2. All working fine! Then afterwards i bought the doorbell and it came with a chime. When i press the doorbell the eufybase 2 makes a ringing sound. Im just wondering should the separate chime that came with the device also make a sound? As of now it doesnt even though ive it plugged in and the green light is showing on the chime. It would be handy to plug in upstairs in case we didnt hear the eufybase 2 downstairs. Id love to get your advice. Thanks!
It sounds like you paird the doorbell to the home base and not the chime. I am not sure if you can pair it to both but go into your app and set up the chime with your account and when it asks you to attache a doorbell see if it will let you do the one that is already attached to the home base. I don't see why they would not let you do both. So it is worth a try.
Hi, I am replacing my existing video doorbell with this one. The existing doorbell when triggered either by motion or when the doorbell is pressed, calls me through the app and I get a live feed on my phone. It looks like a videocall, so with just a finger swipe I have live view. Is there such an option with the eufy, or you can only get notifications (similar say to a facebook notification) ? Thanks.
So you cannot swap out the battery for another whilst charging it? instead you have to remove the ring bell from the mount? That's a definite negative, however having free local storage with remote access without the need for a subscription is a positive.
I will agree having to take it down to charge and not have a doorbell for a few hours is a negative, but for the most part one you can work around. Free local storage and remote access with person detection for free is a winner in my books.
Hey mate. I bought the battery version of the eufy 2k doorbell cam that I’m looking to hardwire. I’m just not sure about my transformer as it was installed prob decades ago. It’s an Arlec Bell and Chime Transformer with 240V 50hz /5-16v 1A. Would this be sufficient to handle the doorbell or would i have to upgrade?
There are two way you can do this. Either you give them your username and password for your Eufy account and they log in on their devices, or they can create their own Eufy accounts and you just share this doorbell with them that way. For how to share this will show you the section: ruclips.net/video/ne4dyWxkZT0/видео.html.
Any idea on how to turn the doorbell on? I’ve set up the homebase and it’s asking me to press the sync button - I’ve done so and nothing happens? Left on charge for six hours and still nothing when I press the sync button 😞
When you pressed the sync button was the doorbell itself close to the base station? That is the issue I had and actually had to bring the doorbell closer before it worked.
I am obviously confused because I'm sure I have seen "words" in advertising literature that implies you can access the Eufy doorbell from the internet to see who's calling and stored video. I know that the Eufy doorbell doesn't have a subscription model and hence no internet presence/connection. Is it possible to connect to the internet to view live or stored video.
Generally what this means is being able to access the camera feed and saved clips while not at home. To do this you would need a smart phone with access to data or wifi which can be considered connected to the internet. eufy does offer cloud storage of clips for a fee but it is not required to use this doorbell.
If you already have the doorbell attached to your eufy app you do not need to re add it. If you wire this doorbell it is still the same doorbell all you would be doing is keeping the battery topped on via power.
Sounds good, But is it reliable and work 100% as advertised for a long time? My Ring device was perfection when it worked but was totally unreliable. never got more than a day or 2 out of it before you had to reboot and do all kinds of adjustments. i dont want to repeat that.
I don't think anything can be 100% all the time. What I can say is that I have not had to reboot this ever and once I had it dialed in I did not need to fiddle with it any after that.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thats good enough for me.With Ring i have to reboot something every single day and it still doesnt alert at times, even that the same day. I just canceled my ring protect plan. I ordered an Eufy. Hope to have a better experience.
The first of many reviews that really got my full attention because of the in depth quality. I also watched the raw clips. It seemed to me that in some cases the human detection was a little bit "late" such that I could not see the person clearly. I missed also your comment on night video quality (burglar recognition) and a reference to other "similar" devices as potential equivalent or better alternatives for some of the lesser performing features. Last remark: I noticed (also in reviews from others) that there's quite a bit useless air-view in the top part of the video. Is there not a possibility to make more efficient use of the video field and targeting the camera a bit lower or more efficiently? The adjustability of the viewing angle for most of these products seems very limited or not existing (especially for vertical direction). Btw: great and very clear review you did. Keep going! Thanks!
The only way to have a more useful field of view would to tilt the doorbell down some. As far as a know eufy does not offer this so you would have to fashion your own.
So if it uses the ir sensor to detect motion and not pixels, I don't understand how it could make use of your detection zones. Does it even sense a car driving past your house? Or a person casing your house from the sidewalk, for example?
Doorbells like this use a PIR sensor, which is a heat base motion sensor. Think of it as a two step process the doorbell first must detect a heat signature before it wakes up and starts acting like a pixel based camera. Once it detects heat, then the detections zones will work.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks for the quick reply. What I was wondering about is, what is the range and/or field of view of the pir sensor. If you want your camera to also capture a car coming down the street will it detect it even if there's nothing close to the camera?
Hi I don't see any video showing how easily it can get stolen, what sort of anti-theft system does have in order to be easily to stop getting stolen then?
It's very common with doorbells like this that there is a little push pin they need a tool or an actual push pin to make it easily removable from your door. However anything that's not mounted down can easily be removed with enough effort.
The doorbell is not listed as being compatible with HomeKit. Is I compatible because of the Eufy Security APP and using the Homebase 2? Can the video show up on Apple TV using HomeKit? It is strange that the EufyCams are compatible.
That is odd, that was one of the big selling points that I saw listed for this when I did my review. you are right it is not listed there anymore. I wonder why. Sadly I can not test the use of HomeKit with this as I do not have any IOS devices.
I have a question - because the battery is built and not removable, if the battery over time dies out that means a whole new doorbell will have to be bought - correct? How long does the built in battery will last before it die out?
The battery in this is good for a very long time. You can charge it around 500 times before you start seeing loss of battery life. Depending on how much movement you have around it a single charge can last well over a month.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for your quick respond. Have you done a review on the Eufy hardwired, Lindo hardwired and if so can you link the video? With the Eufy hardwired is there a battery or is it completely installed hardwired, no battery. Thanks sooo much, Pam
@@pamelawalker9056 I have not tested either type of doorbell as a hardwired version. Sadly my home setup is better for battery powered versions. I had not heard of the Lindo brand before.
If purchasing this eufy wireless doorbell camera and hime base do you also need to purchase a chime or does the homebase ring when doorbell is pressed?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks very much for answering my query. I have just had my cheap camera door bell stollen from outside my flat by my neighbour so was looking to replace it with something better. You have persuaded me to get the eufy one and maybe have it wired so cannot be removed. My stollen one was battery and was easy just to slide off bracket on door.
If you wire it and it will make it more difficult to take. It also does have the little key that helps it snap into place. That doesn't make it impossible to take but more difficult.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Yes I noticed it had a key which is good. The neighbour is in the process of moving out, they stole plants and plant pots from outside my door then removed the camera and smashed it, obviously thinking no camera/no proof however videos go to a hub therefore have proof lol. To stop anything like this happening again think I would be better getting it wired!
The home base is where the clips are stored for this doorbell. The echo dot can act as a chime for it and the show 5 will let you look through the doorbell without using your phone, but your clips will have no where to go.
Current doorbell is located 90 degrees to the right of the door. Would like to use the power for Eufy doorbell but would this location be unsuitable for video surveillance?
Hard to say depends on what the 90 degree is facing in front of it. If it is something like a walk way it would be ok but if it is a wall you would only see people right at the door. I have seen plenty of other reviewers mount it like that and it works out.
It looks pretty much like this one but instead of a home base it has a digital chime box that will only connect the the doorbell. Unlike the home base which can have several differnet cameras linked to it.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews very nice. Yea i was just looking at a basic non online cloud based recording and the 2E was the one I checked out. Do you by chance know if the E have night vision too?
Great review, Thank you, the one question i have does the Eufy play automaticly the live screen / feed to your Google home screen (google hub 2e gen.) if someone rings the door?
You said in your video that the exterior doorbell attachment does not sit on the network and that it communicates with the bay station. Do they need to be within some proximity of one another?
@@joshoooway Sadly I do not. I know know they describe it as "private low-power wireless connection between the Doorbell and Homebase reduces standby power consumption by 58%.".
I was racking my brain on how to make this item work and I found your video and it help me bunches...oh thank you, thank you thank you...I thought I was going to lose my mind because the darn thing didnt want to work with me.
I still had trouble bc my cell wasn't showing what his was. But figured it out. On the camera device, he had icons across the top, especially the sprocket. Mine didn't. But on the bottom right, mine has 3 dots, which then show snooze and sprocket. I don't have all the options his does, but at least I can do some settings.
The doorbell itself connects to the base station which is hardwired during the setup process. After which you can opt to connect the base station over WiFi, but that would only be 2.4ghz.
My older iphone SE cant seem to really "see'" the quality 2K high res video. I now have all the settings to low compression and low video quality and it makes no difference. Which is fine with me. i only need quick notification and decent video.I got that. Do you think a phone struggling with 2k hi res videos could be slow to notify when preparing this file? Does the doorbell notify when motion is detected or when the video is complete? That i don't understand. Overall, the Eufy2K works for me.
The home base is not the only thing that can charge the door bell. If you ahve a power brick with the correct cable you could charge the doorbell right from the wall.
I have can not test that myself but in theory it would work. However, there has been an update and you can if you want attached the home base to Wifi after you first set it up.
If this was not a batery powered unit you could make it much harder for people to take it. But because it needs to come off the wall to be charged it is difficult to make it more secure.
Great review! Do you know... it's it possible to sync other smart devices with this hub? I purchased the doorbell & hub and want to buy some hub connected smart bulbs, but I'm struggling to identify if their are any brands that can connect to this one. Thoughts? Thanks!
The hub for this doorbell acts as a storage station for the video clips. This company sells other cameras that will attach to this particular Hub to save those video clips as well. This is not a hub that would talk to other smart devices like light bulbs or smart switches. The only light bulb hub that I can think of is Philips Hue. Most manufacturers have moved away from using hubs to control Smart Home devices. However if you are looking for something that would interoperate with many manufacturers you may want to look at products that support zigbee or Z-Wave.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews I know but at least its secured in some way, rather then a clip on clip off, the pin sounds promising though, it gives it that extra security if someone does try, then it might deter them. thanks for the response
@@jasonrobinson_ Yes, it is better then just clipping in. I have only tested on that screwed down and it felt just about the same as the pin option that this has.
very satisfied with device. 1 exception. lots of trouble removing doorbell for recharge. I stuck the pin in but the unit did not pop off easily. Took quite some time and many attempts including a call to Eufy. Any tips to make this process easier.?
@@13mowe I did buy one and it works well, but the distance in the actual install wound up not being very long for me. I haven't tested it to it's potential so i don't know what max range would be. I'd have to test it a bit to see
thank you for an interesting review,,🙏 one issue i have is the 2 way audio,,i can hear visitors very clearly but my audio from the app/phone inside speaking to them is very low,,ive tried all the audio settings and its still very low,,any ideas would be appreciated,,👌
@@Wanderer001_Reviews hey thankyou for replying,👍,,its just very low,,you literally have to put your ear next to the doorbell,,im assuming the volume should be the same volume both ways,,
@@stevo4649 Not the same but at least much louder then what you are describing. Was it always like that for you? Just wondering if the speaker was damaged some how.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews dam it that could be possible,when i look up through the speaker holes at the bottom theres a small hole,looks like its been pierced,i dont recall poking it there but i did take it off the mount to give it its 1st charge recently,,oh no,,,😟
I just returned my Eufy. The motion detector would not pick up people walking right up the my door but did detect every car that passed in front of the house. It may have been just a bad unit but the customer support was so poor I don’t want to deal with them again. So back to the drawing board. Any suggestions?
Right now if I had to pick of the things I have reviewed I would go with Wyze cam Pro, or the eufy dual camera as that has a raidar sensor as well as the PIR sensor.
@@Ajith-JohnD I installed it at the recommended height. Their support was very poor, almost like it was AI without the I. I bought a Lindo 2-camera door cam and after some hiccups with the server has been working well.
So after setting it up, you just unplug the ethernet cable and it will swtich to wifi automatically? Id prefer to have the homebase somewhere else (not next to the router)
There is an option that has the chime. The only think I can see is it looks like that option is the 1080 version not the 2k. It seems that the 2k only works with the home base. But here is the other doorbell you can check out. us.eufy.com/products/e8222113?ref=navimenu_3_3_5_copy&fliter_category=video-doorbell
I understand it can be wired as well, if true, how does it perform while wired? Does the battery cover it in power outrages? Does the wired power keep it charged? Do any of the features improve while wired (less dropped frames, faster detection, less lag)?
The doorbell would "work" during a power outage but because video is sent back to the base station if there is no power there the "system" will not work. As for wiring the doorbell because of the way that this is made you are not going to see to much of a performance up grade. This is because the way it detects motion is by using a PIR sensor which is different from a camera that is comparing its video feed looking for motion changes.
Most camera systems like this use a smartphone. If you're looking for something that does not that sounds more like a home monitoring system which would record directly to hard drive that you could view from a computer that was attached to them.
Best review yet but not quite as full as i need .Can you use an Alexa show to speak to a visitor or do you only have audio one way? It seems silly you may see and hear a visitor but have to use your phone to speak to them .Also does the doorbell still work while its being charged ,is there a possibility of wiring it to a usb charger so its always fully charged ?Thanks
I don't have an echo show which is why I did not test that. I have seen other reviews where they pull up the feed from the doorbell. The doorbell does continue to work while charging. So in theory what you arw discribing could work. However, if you wire the doorbell to a pre-existing doorbell wiring. It would trickle charge the battery without having to have a USB charger.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews hi ,yes i have been trying to verify if you can talk using a Show device and even asked the company but they refuse to give a definitive answer (which makes me believe not if so why not just say it does?) .I to have seen vids of the screens seeing and hearing the visitor but none so far with the onscreen microphone symbol you see when Ring devices are in use .The doorbell looks perfect but until i can see it talking to the visitor i shan't buy it .My mrs is partially blind so cannot even find the phone most of the time but she does have an 10" show device so using it in two way conversation would be great. If anyone out there can confirm either way i would be grateful thanks i have a two way audio on a camera by the door but Alexa hasnt the skills to use two way audio with it ,it instantly pops up when the camera sees motion and you can hear the visitor but in that case you cannot talk back as theres no option to do it. Many companies advertise with the "works with Alexa" but to date all in a limited fashion 🤬
There is no way to add an SD card. It is the one thing I wish this could do. The home base can be used by multiple cameras, as long as they are compatible. As for phones as long as you share the camera or account with other phones they can all use them.
@@waymor2460 At the phone level they can as long as there are two differnt acocunts. On the app level no. Changing notifications will change it for anyone using the doorbell.
Does anyone know if (after) the initial setup of the home base, does the ethernet cable need ro remain connected to the home base? Or can the home base remain connected to the router via wifi?
They made some updates since I did this video you can go into the connections portion of the app and select Wi-Fi instead of having it connected via the ethernet cable. This way you can place the home base station a little more centrally if you needed to.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Hey "thank you" for the tip. It was super helpful and accurate. For others who may be interested about this as well, I tested this various ways and you first (need to) run the set up via ethernet. After that initial setup is successful, (while still keeping the device connected via the ethernet cable) you then go into the app> tap on homebase> general> connections> select wifi. This will then begin the process to get your homebase running off of a wifi connection. Hope this helps others as well. Credit to Wander001 for helping get this going.
👌🏼🤔🤔 I am torn. This one seems amazing!! Is the dual worth it? I like the geofencing (my yard is like yours) and i don’t get packages here lol It’s rare so I just get them delivered & pick up @ CV
I have wondered the same thing. I have picked up the dual to test but have only just started. The dual is much pricier then this one which could be a big selling point if you don't need all the extras.
@@gigi6353 If that is the case I would go with the savings of $60 you get with this one, and if you get it through Amazon right now it looks like there is an extra $30 coupon for it. Hard to say no to saving $90.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you for your response and recommendation. I’m looking into it for my home. I currently don’t have a doorbell or get to many visitors to my home but I live in a HIGH traffic area, cars and pedestrians
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Some helpful time stamps:
Intro: 0:00
Unboxing: 5:11
Setup: 9:13
Installation: 14:04
Base station: 14:55
App: 18:53
Back to review: 35:11
Audio Sample: 35:37
Wrap up: 35:52
Do you know if you can have it permanently connected via Ethernet to ensure a stable connection?
For the base station you can.
@Wanderer001 Thanks for the very clear explanation. I have a question though and hope you have an answer to it... at night you can see 2x3 red leds under the camera and I don't know if there is a possibillity to turn them off?! It's bothering. I turned off the push button, wich is blue, but there doesn't seem to be a solution to turn off the 2x3 red lights... ?
The lights that you're talking about are the IR night vision lights. Sadly with this model there is no way to turn them off.
Forgive me if I am wrong but someone can simply stole you doorbell with a simple mobile pin am i correct? Is this for real? they dont include a more secure mounting mechanism?
You have ability to explain everything more clear than others! Thanks 🙏
What a great review, I have two of these in my Amazon basket right now, it's a very good doorbell for the money, the most important part is Local storage and 2k,amazing, thanks for the unbiased review, it appears the brand with the circle has a proper competitor, thank you for your content.😊
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found the review helpful and that the Eufy 2K Battery Doorbell seems like a great option for you. It's always important to have local storage and a high resolution like 2K. Appreciate your support!
This is by far the best review I’ve found on RUclips about this doorbell a very in-depth video can’t believe it was nearly forty minutes long, but it didn’t seem it which is a good indication of quality. I was already about 80% sure I wanted to get this doorbell over others now I’m 100% sure this is the best option for me. Will be looking for any post Xmas deals on this and even if I can’t find a discount I’ll still buy it as it’s definitely worth it.
Happy I was able to help. Nice know it was time and effort well spent.
We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version ruclips.net/user/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
I like it as a easly placed battery powered smart doorbell.
This is the best and most thorough review of any gadget I've yet come across. Thanks.
Happy to hear the effort was worth the time.
Brilliant review!
I was so confused about all the doorbell gadgets out there but you've sold me on this one. Also I like that it doesn't share all my data. Privacy is important 👍
Very much so, happy I was able to help.
Tnx man! I bought this doorbell last week for 180 euro's. Very nice product. Nice and complete review too!
Happy to help.
I've read that it stops recording after the doorbell is pressed? Is that correct? I've read about the delay as well.
It keeps recording. Tested it on my way out of the house this morning.
My doorbell camera work for only a hour then froze up and won't connect the weather drop and backyard camera won't work at all ,had three contractors try to connect sent out by the company 😢
Awesome review! Very detailed and clearly presented!
Please do an in depth of the eufy camera system. Also one implementing a NAS system. Thank you
I will see what I can do.
What do you do when your UV doorbell does not pair up to your ufi station
Hi great review. Do you know if there is the options for multiple app users in the same household on different phones to access the same doorbell. Also do you know if there is an option to power the doorbell from a mains adapter? Are you aware of options for using the same app interface for more than one geographic location ie home & office? Thanks !!
Yes you can do this either by both using the same account or having two different accounts. You can only trickle charge the battery connecting this to a mains power. Your last question I am not sure about. If I understand correctly you could set up a "location" for home and work and set up cameras as part of either location and access them that way. I set up a home for myself and for the cameras I gave to my parents. Hope that helps.
great review very well presented. can more than one phone be connected to the battery powered eufy doorbell?
Yes, they would just need to have the eufy app installed.
Hey thanks for the video. The alarm however is not good enough. Is there any way we can increase the sound of the alarm?
Great review. Torn between this and the new nest doorbell battery. The battery life and 2k features are a big plus and the AI recognition.
For me I am just not sure if I want to give Google anymore data on me. It is why I ended up not going with the nest smoke detector when Google was getting ready to buy them.
And you think EUFY whom are an Anker product which is a Chinese company won’t have data on you?
It is more about who you want to gu e your data to at this point.
If the device inside the home is off.. the camera recorded or not?
If i lose internet connection the device save the data?
If the battery powered doorbell has connection provision to wire it to your existing doorbell wires, what's the difference between models? 🥴🤪🙄 I was under the assumption that a 16 gig SD card could be swapped out from somewhere to a larger SD card. Also, if the doorbell itself is not wifi based but rather talks to the base station, the I'm left assuming that communication is bluetooth based. If so, what is the max distance between doorbell and base station. Thx
So big differances between wired not non wired: Wired has 3s Pre-buffer for video. Wired only have 4GB, On Doorbell storage, and can not take to home base. Wired comes with a digital chime. Wired is also only 1080p, not 2k like the battery doorbell. As for how the battery doorbell talked to the home base, it creates its own wifi network for the two to talk. So it is not directly sitting on your home wifi network.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for fast reply. So, let me get this right. For the wired version, proximity from doorbell to wifi router is important for signal because it wont talk to the base station. Do I still get a base station? Why can the wired version talk to my home wifi but not to the base wifi??? 🥴 Can the strength of my existing wifi signal accurately be determined by simply checking my wifi signal at the doorbell location with a smartphone prior to purchase of the doorbell? Will wired version offer quicker ability to respond? Does eufy offer cloud storage of video in addition to the 4gigs? Does the wired version prevent me from connecting additional cameras? I know... lots of questions, but the more I learn the more questions I end up with. Sorry, and thanks again.
There is a monthly plan for cloud storage. It just seems as a way to kind of push peiple to the battery version as it can be wired to trickl charge. The base station can now be wireless so more options for placement in proximity to the doorbell itself.
Great review!! Would it be able record sound automatically upon human detection of the person outdoor or only when conversation is on-going between one indoor versus another outdoor then sound of the stranger would be capture?
It will capture audio once movement is detected as long as you have this setting turned on.
A great video! I just bought this unit today. If I connect the wires, this means the battery is always charged. Right?
Yes it will always be topped off.
Great review! I just have one dump question.. if for some reason there is a power outage the camera will be still on by the baterry power but any video will be not recorded ¿right?
Correct because the recordings are saved to the base station which needs power and a connection to the internet to function
@@Wanderer001_Reviews got it.. thank you!
Question :
Front the camera ... how many feet left and right does it see ?
Just trying to figure out where to stub out my wire . Thanks
About 40 feet depending on mounting.
Hi, brillant review and very informative! I already bought the 2c pro cameras with the eufybase 2. All working fine! Then afterwards i bought the doorbell and it came with a chime. When i press the doorbell the eufybase 2 makes a ringing sound. Im just wondering should the separate chime that came with the device also make a sound? As of now it doesnt even though ive it plugged in and the green light is showing on the chime. It would be handy to plug in upstairs in case we didnt hear the eufybase 2 downstairs. Id love to get your advice. Thanks!
It sounds like you paird the doorbell to the home base and not the chime. I am not sure if you can pair it to both but go into your app and set up the chime with your account and when it asks you to attache a doorbell see if it will let you do the one that is already attached to the home base. I don't see why they would not let you do both. So it is worth a try.
If I have a power failure waht do I have to do. Do I have to reinstall. or will it re set itself when power returns.
It well reconnect itself once power is resorted.
My battery is low on my Eufy doorbell, how do I recharge the battery??
There is a USB port on the back. It came with a charging cable that you plug into it to charge.
So I would have to remove my Doorbell that's hanging outside?
That is correct however it will only take about 3 hours to charge.
Thanks for this review! Can you access/download the footage stored on the homebase on your phone when you're away from home/not connected to the wifi?
You can as long as your phone has data.
Hi, I am replacing my existing video doorbell with this one. The existing doorbell when triggered either by motion or when the doorbell is pressed, calls me through the app and I get a live feed on my phone. It looks like a videocall, so with just a finger swipe I have live view. Is there such an option with the eufy, or you can only get notifications (similar say to a facebook notification) ? Thanks.
On Andorid at least it comes in like your Facbook notification. You will need to click on it and the get into the app before you will see a live feed.
So you cannot swap out the battery for another whilst charging it? instead you have to remove the ring bell from the mount? That's a definite negative, however having free local storage with remote access without the need for a subscription is a positive.
I will agree having to take it down to charge and not have a doorbell for a few hours is a negative, but for the most part one you can work around. Free local storage and remote access with person detection for free is a winner in my books.
Hey mate. I bought the battery version of the eufy 2k doorbell cam that I’m looking to hardwire. I’m just not sure about my transformer as it was installed prob decades ago. It’s an Arlec Bell and Chime Transformer with 240V 50hz /5-16v 1A. Would this be sufficient to handle the doorbell or would i have to upgrade?
As you would only be trickle charging the battery of the camera that should be fine.
Simply question.Can gou connect it with few phones?
You can. Both my wife and I can access it on our phones
Hi can I add my family members on to the account to use the camera at the same time. Thanks
There are two way you can do this. Either you give them your username and password for your Eufy account and they log in on their devices, or they can create their own Eufy accounts and you just share this doorbell with them that way. For how to share this will show you the section: ruclips.net/video/ne4dyWxkZT0/видео.html.
Any idea on how to turn the doorbell on? I’ve set up the homebase and it’s asking me to press the sync button - I’ve done so and nothing happens? Left on charge for six hours and still nothing when I press the sync button 😞
When you pressed the sync button was the doorbell itself close to the base station? That is the issue I had and actually had to bring the doorbell closer before it worked.
Great video! can you please confirm which is synced to the router first? the doorbell or the base unit, regards
Home base first, then doorbell.
Absolutely fantastic review. Thank you. Tell me, is there an option to turn off base station chime, say 8 to 4 on weekdays?? Working from home.
Right now there is not. You can only snoze it for a set time the day of. No repeating schedule.
Hi, can i have this set up zo that when someone presses the doorbell it appears on my Samsung TV?
While I have not done this myself it does look like it is possible: us.eufy.com/blogs/security-camera/how-to-connect-security-camera-to-tv
Hi can this door bell camera work without the base station? Thanks
It can not.
So I just won one of the eufy doorbell cam. do I need the base station
Yes the doorbell itself does not have any storage.
@Wanderer001_Reviews thx
I am obviously confused because I'm sure I have seen "words" in advertising literature that implies you can access the Eufy doorbell from the internet to see who's calling and stored video. I know that the Eufy doorbell doesn't have a subscription model and hence no internet presence/connection. Is it possible to connect to the internet to view live or stored video.
Generally what this means is being able to access the camera feed and saved clips while not at home. To do this you would need a smart phone with access to data or wifi which can be considered connected to the internet. eufy does offer cloud storage of clips for a fee but it is not required to use this doorbell.
Thank you for the great video . Does the home kit box works as a chime also
That I am not sure of. I do not have home kit to test out.
Bruh…I was supposed to sleep 40 mins ago! Damn that was an in depth review. Thanks for that.
Lol sorry for the loss of sleep. I will consider adding a disclaimer at the start. 😊
can I make this battery powered to Wired?? do i have to re-add the doorbell under wired version?
If you already have the doorbell attached to your eufy app you do not need to re add it. If you wire this doorbell it is still the same doorbell all you would be doing is keeping the battery topped on via power.
Sounds good, But is it reliable and work 100% as advertised for a long time? My Ring device was perfection when it worked but was totally unreliable. never got more than a day or 2 out of it before you had to reboot and do all kinds of adjustments. i dont want to repeat that.
I don't think anything can be 100% all the time. What I can say is that I have not had to reboot this ever and once I had it dialed in I did not need to fiddle with it any after that.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thats good enough for me.With Ring i have to reboot something every single day and it still doesnt alert at times, even that the same day. I just canceled my ring protect plan. I ordered an Eufy. Hope to have a better experience.
The first of many reviews that really got my full attention because of the in depth quality. I also watched the raw clips. It seemed to me that in some cases the human detection was a little bit "late" such that I could not see the person clearly. I missed also your comment on night video quality (burglar recognition) and a reference to other "similar" devices as potential equivalent or better alternatives for some of the lesser performing features. Last remark: I noticed (also in reviews from others) that there's quite a bit useless air-view in the top part of the video. Is there not a possibility to make more efficient use of the video field and targeting the camera a bit lower or more efficiently? The adjustability of the viewing angle for most of these products seems very limited or not existing (especially for vertical direction). Btw: great and very clear review you did. Keep going! Thanks!
The only way to have a more useful field of view would to tilt the doorbell down some. As far as a know eufy does not offer this so you would have to fashion your own.
How fast can you view the video recording on the home base after the motion detector sets off?
Depends on a few factors but I can general start seeing video 5-15 seconds after a motion trigger.
Hello did you make a video on defence mode on Eufy app
Not at this time. But I can add it to a list of videos.
Excellent review whilst providing comprehensive instructions for its use and operation. Well done sir.Thank you very much for your effort.
Happy to help.
brilliant video covers everything you need. new app is updated version but same features in different place. This video helps to set up what you need.
Thank you. That is the one issue with adding the app as part of the review. They change so fast you will always be playing catch up.
Hey - is this camera fine with Samsung phones? I read the google camera had issues.
Yes, you should not have any issues with a Samsung phone.
Got the doorbell and two cameras and they do a good job
So if it uses the ir sensor to detect motion and not pixels, I don't understand how it could make use of your detection zones. Does it even sense a car driving past your house? Or a person casing your house from the sidewalk, for example?
Doorbells like this use a PIR sensor, which is a heat base motion sensor. Think of it as a two step process the doorbell first must detect a heat signature before it wakes up and starts acting like a pixel based camera. Once it detects heat, then the detections zones will work.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks for the quick reply. What I was wondering about is, what is the range and/or field of view of the pir sensor. If you want your camera to also capture a car coming down the street will it detect it even if there's nothing close to the camera?
@@bergfpv6486 Rage would be about 20-30 feet.
Hi
I don't see any video showing how easily it can get stolen, what sort of anti-theft system does have in order to be easily to stop getting stolen then?
It's very common with doorbells like this that there is a little push pin they need a tool or an actual push pin to make it easily removable from your door. However anything that's not mounted down can easily be removed with enough effort.
If you are away from home do you still have access to alerts and events videos or do you have to be inside your home (wifi network)?
You can access everything from anywhere as long as you have a data connection.
The doorbell is not listed as being compatible with HomeKit. Is I compatible because of the Eufy Security APP and using the Homebase 2? Can the video show up on Apple TV using HomeKit? It is strange that the EufyCams are compatible.
That is odd, that was one of the big selling points that I saw listed for this when I did my review. you are right it is not listed there anymore. I wonder why. Sadly I can not test the use of HomeKit with this as I do not have any IOS devices.
Amazing Review! Thanks. One question, Can I trigger the base station siren through the app?
You can but only some of the cameras give you access to do that.
So you just need a 2 mm prong of some sort to remove(nick) the doorbell?
Which is an extra step that other video doorbells don't have.
I have a question - because the battery is built and not removable, if the battery over time dies out that means a whole new doorbell will have to be bought - correct? How long does the built in battery will last before it die out?
The battery in this is good for a very long time. You can charge it around 500 times before you start seeing loss of battery life. Depending on how much movement you have around it a single charge can last well over a month.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for your quick respond. Have you done a review on the Eufy hardwired, Lindo hardwired and if so can you link the video?
With the Eufy hardwired is there a battery or is it completely installed hardwired, no battery.
Thanks sooo much,
Pam
@@pamelawalker9056 I have not tested either type of doorbell as a hardwired version. Sadly my home setup is better for battery powered versions. I had not heard of the Lindo brand before.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews ohhh. Thank you again soo much for the quick respond.
If purchasing this eufy wireless doorbell camera and hime base do you also need to purchase a chime or does the homebase ring when doorbell is pressed?
The home base acts as the chime so you don't have to pick up anything extra.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks very much for answering my query. I have just had my cheap camera door bell stollen from outside my flat by my neighbour so was looking to replace it with something better. You have persuaded me to get the eufy one and maybe have it wired so cannot be removed. My stollen one was battery and was easy just to slide off bracket on door.
If you wire it and it will make it more difficult to take. It also does have the little key that helps it snap into place. That doesn't make it impossible to take but more difficult.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Yes I noticed it had a key which is good. The neighbour is in the process of moving out, they stole plants and plant pots from outside my door then removed the camera and smashed it, obviously thinking no camera/no proof however videos go to a hub therefore have proof lol. To stop anything like this happening again think I would be better getting it wired!
I understand that completely. I had neighbors like that before I moved. Wish I had an exterior video doorbell at that time.
If i have amazon alexa hub and lights connect to this hub can this device turn lights on when someone push the doorbell button?
Not natively you have to come up with an if this then that scenario to do something like that.
You can set up a routine in the Alexa App to do exactly that
@@MrCcarcher Like I said you can not do it nativly thought he eufy app.
do you need the home base? i´ve echo Dot and echo show5 , so i think i dont need the home base.!
The home base is where the clips are stored for this doorbell. The echo dot can act as a chime for it and the show 5 will let you look through the doorbell without using your phone, but your clips will have no where to go.
Current doorbell is located 90 degrees to the right of the door. Would like to use the power for Eufy doorbell but would this location be unsuitable for video surveillance?
Hard to say depends on what the 90 degree is facing in front of it. If it is something like a walk way it would be ok but if it is a wall you would only see people right at the door. I have seen plenty of other reviewers mount it like that and it works out.
Thanks@@Wanderer001_Reviews It's facing a walkway so not impeded by a wall. Will give it a try.
Do you know anything about the 2E model T8221?
It looks pretty much like this one but instead of a home base it has a digital chime box that will only connect the the doorbell. Unlike the home base which can have several differnet cameras linked to it.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews very nice. Yea i was just looking at a basic non online cloud based recording and the 2E was the one I checked out. Do you by chance know if the E have night vision too?
@@FlipSideGarage From what I can see it does.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you. Awesome video btw
Great review, Thank you, the one question i have does the Eufy play automaticly the live screen / feed to your Google home screen (google hub 2e gen.) if someone rings the door?
You would have to set up an if this then that to have that happen. Normally you just ask the Google home to show the live feed.
This doesn’t seem to have ‘“doormat area” image capture/recording ?
That is a different doorbell from eufy: ruclips.net/video/GHBDdLWs_xo/видео.html
What is the height from top screw to bottom screw on template?
Can't say for sure. I gave this to a buddy. I don't have measurements saved in my note.
You said in your video that the exterior doorbell attachment does not sit on the network and that it communicates with the bay station. Do they need to be within some proximity of one another?
Yes they should be within a few hundred feet of each other.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks for the reply. Do you know if they communicate via bluetooth?
@@joshoooway Sadly I do not. I know know they describe it as "private low-power wireless connection between the Doorbell and Homebase reduces standby power consumption by 58%.".
@@Wanderer001_Reviews understood. Thank you for the feedback! Really great, thorough review 👍🏼
I was racking my brain on how to make this item work and I found your video and it help me bunches...oh thank you, thank you thank you...I thought I was going to lose my mind because the darn thing didnt want to work with me.
Happy I was able to help you out.
I still had trouble bc my cell wasn't showing what his was. But figured it out. On the camera device, he had icons across the top, especially the sprocket. Mine didn't. But on the bottom right, mine has 3 dots, which then show snooze and sprocket. I don't have all the options his does, but at least I can do some settings.
Hi. Thanks for your upload. Did you find a way of being able to only be notified for motion events overnight for example? Thanks.
Sadly it does not look like there is a way to do that currently.
Hi, thanks for the all information. Is this camera only connect with 5 gigahertz or it can connect with 2.5 gigahertz also?
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The doorbell itself connects to the base station which is hardwired during the setup process. After which you can opt to connect the base station over WiFi, but that would only be 2.4ghz.
My older iphone SE cant seem to really "see'" the quality 2K high res video. I now have all the settings to low compression and low video quality and it makes no difference. Which is fine with me. i only need quick notification and decent video.I got that. Do you think a phone struggling with 2k hi res videos could be slow to notify when preparing this file? Does the doorbell notify when motion is detected or when the video is complete? That i don't understand. Overall, the Eufy2K works for me.
It could, you can try setting it to just send you a text notifications. That would speed things up.
If the battery runs flat, this device can be charged using the home base? And it can be solely power by the home base?
The home base is not the only thing that can charge the door bell. If you ahve a power brick with the correct cable you could charge the doorbell right from the wall.
Can we connect the eufys base station to a wifi hub extendeder instead of the wifi router?
I have can not test that myself but in theory it would work. However, there has been an update and you can if you want attached the home base to Wifi after you first set it up.
Do you have any idea how we could secure it not to be stolen?
If this was not a batery powered unit you could make it much harder for people to take it. But because it needs to come off the wall to be charged it is difficult to make it more secure.
Great review! Do you know... it's it possible to sync other smart devices with this hub? I purchased the doorbell & hub and want to buy some hub connected smart bulbs, but I'm struggling to identify if their are any brands that can connect to this one. Thoughts? Thanks!
The hub for this doorbell acts as a storage station for the video clips. This company sells other cameras that will attach to this particular Hub to save those video clips as well. This is not a hub that would talk to other smart devices like light bulbs or smart switches. The only light bulb hub that I can think of is Philips Hue. Most manufacturers have moved away from using hubs to control Smart Home devices. However if you are looking for something that would interoperate with many manufacturers you may want to look at products that support zigbee or Z-Wave.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you so much for the quick reply and the info! I will do my shopping bearing this info in mind! ❤️
is there no security screws? Someone could easily just take if off
There is a pin, but even with a screw most of these are not super secure. Someone that wants to could take it down.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews I know but at least its secured in some way, rather then a clip on clip off, the pin sounds promising though, it gives it that extra security if someone does try, then it might deter them.
thanks for the response
@@jasonrobinson_ Yes, it is better then just clipping in. I have only tested on that screwed down and it felt just about the same as the pin option that this has.
very satisfied with device. 1 exception. lots of trouble removing doorbell for recharge. I stuck the pin in but the unit did not pop off easily. Took quite some time and many attempts including a call to Eufy. Any tips to make this process easier.?
I have found that I need to lightly pull the doorbell from the mount as I use the key to remove it.
Do you have video on the EUFY Camera? What is your camera recommendation.
I have tested on of the Eufy indoor cameras if you are looking: ruclips.net/video/kOyVY5U7JAY/видео.html
I'd be very interested to know what the effective range of the base station to the doorbell is. How far apart can they be?
Stated 300ft with no obstructions, so figure half of that because of walls.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks very much - that's been missing from all the reviews and it's kind of important
Very true.
@@Foxer604 have you bought one ? I have the same, long distance is needed . How did you get on if you did
@@13mowe I did buy one and it works well, but the distance in the actual install wound up not being very long for me. I haven't tested it to it's potential so i don't know what max range would be. I'd have to test it a bit to see
I have questions... How far could the base station be away from the cameras?
No specific information about this is given. However, eufy does state that this will work in most 3,000 sqf homes.
thank you for an interesting review,,🙏
one issue i have is the 2 way audio,,i can hear visitors very clearly but my audio from the app/phone inside speaking to them is very low,,ive tried all the audio settings and its still very low,,any ideas would be appreciated,,👌
Is the audio just low or is a sound coming out of the doorbell choppy?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews hey thankyou for replying,👍,,its just very low,,you literally have to put your ear next to the doorbell,,im assuming the volume should be the same volume both ways,,
@@stevo4649 Not the same but at least much louder then what you are describing. Was it always like that for you? Just wondering if the speaker was damaged some how.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews dam it that could be possible,when i look up through the speaker holes at the bottom theres a small hole,looks like its been pierced,i dont recall poking it there but i did take it off the mount to give it its 1st charge recently,,oh no,,,😟
Wondering if you found a settings to rotate the video feed?
Have not, even with an update to the app.
I just returned my Eufy. The motion detector would not pick up people walking right up the my door but did detect every car that passed in front of the house. It may have been just a bad unit but the customer support was so poor I don’t want to deal with them again. So back to the drawing board. Any suggestions?
Right now if I had to pick of the things I have reviewed I would go with Wyze cam Pro, or the eufy dual camera as that has a raidar sensor as well as the PIR sensor.
Your door bell height is reason pink up car instead people
@@Ajith-JohnDThat might be the case but I did put it in at the level my other ones had been at.
@@Ajith-JohnD I installed it at the recommended height. Their support was very poor, almost like it was AI without the I. I bought a Lindo 2-camera door cam and after some hiccups with the server has been working well.
So after setting it up, you just unplug the ethernet cable and it will swtich to wifi automatically? Id prefer to have the homebase somewhere else (not next to the router)
Not exactly, you first need to click on the settings for the home base then for the connection type change it from ethernet to wifi.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks! In the app I assume. Also does it work on 5G? Or only 2.4
@@acetran1572 Yes using the app. Also, only supports 2.4. Longer range but not as fast speeds, but is good enough to look through the doorbell.
literally you explained everything. Big thanks 🙏. But I would like to ask you is that possible to connect it with Google hub with big screen?
I am not sure. I do not have one that I can test out to know for sure.
I have Google Nest Mesh and only have 1 ethernet port, can i still use eufy door bell ?
As long as you don't have anything else plugged into that port. If not you are going to need a splitter: ruclips.net/video/uSRRk4nxo70/видео.html.
Instead of a home base, can I buy a chime which has a feature to fix a 128 GB SD card? Clarify me, please? Thank you in advance
There is an option that has the chime. The only think I can see is it looks like that option is the 1080 version not the 2k. It seems that the 2k only works with the home base. But here is the other doorbell you can check out. us.eufy.com/products/e8222113?ref=navimenu_3_3_5_copy&fliter_category=video-doorbell
I need a battery-powered Wi-Fi outdoor security camera and video doorbell without paid monthly subscription. What do you recommend?
This one will give you the most options that I have seen without having to pay for them.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks for the reply. Can I connect it to my existing doorbell wire chime?
You can but it will not set it off. It only will ring from the base station.
Can you tell me please why my app menu is not same like your app menu?
Wich one are you use? Thanks.
I am using the Android version of the app. If you have an apple device the menus might look a little different.
I'm on android as well... But still different...
@@miriamcatrina7392 Perhaps different version of Android then what I have.
Were you able to connect the base station to your 5ghz router?
2.4ghz only.
I understand it can be wired as well, if true, how does it perform while wired? Does the battery cover it in power outrages? Does the wired power keep it charged? Do any of the features improve while wired (less dropped frames, faster detection, less lag)?
The doorbell would "work" during a power outage but because video is sent back to the base station if there is no power there the "system" will not work. As for wiring the doorbell because of the way that this is made you are not going to see to much of a performance up grade. This is because the way it detects motion is by using a PIR sensor which is different from a camera that is comparing its video feed looking for motion changes.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews how to access doorbell from another city ?
As long as you have the eufy app on a smart phone you can access the doorbell from anywhere.
do you have one that works without the use of a cell phone for my home?
Most camera systems like this use a smartphone. If you're looking for something that does not that sounds more like a home monitoring system which would record directly to hard drive that you could view from a computer that was attached to them.
how do you add an extra phone to this unit please without deleting the original one
If you use the same account info on other phones you can share that way, or they can create their own account and the camera can be shared.
Best review yet but not quite as full as i need .Can you use an Alexa show to speak to a visitor or do you only have audio one way? It seems silly you may see and hear a visitor but have to use your phone to speak to them .Also does the doorbell still work while its being charged ,is there a possibility of wiring it to a usb charger so its always fully charged ?Thanks
I don't have an echo show which is why I did not test that. I have seen other reviews where they pull up the feed from the doorbell. The doorbell does continue to work while charging. So in theory what you arw discribing could work. However, if you wire the doorbell to a pre-existing doorbell wiring. It would trickle charge the battery without having to have a USB charger.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews hi ,yes i have been trying to verify if you can talk using a Show device and even asked the company but they refuse to give a definitive answer (which makes me believe not if so why not just say it does?) .I to have seen vids of the screens seeing and hearing the visitor but none so far with the onscreen microphone symbol you see when Ring devices are in use .The doorbell looks perfect but until i can see it talking to the visitor i shan't buy it .My mrs is partially blind so cannot even find the phone most of the time but she does have an 10" show device so using it in two way conversation would be great. If anyone out there can confirm either way i would be grateful thanks i have a two way audio on a camera by the door but Alexa hasnt the skills to use two way audio with it ,it instantly pops up when the camera sees motion and you can hear the visitor but in that case you cannot talk back as theres no option to do it. Many companies advertise with the "works with Alexa" but to date all in a limited fashion 🤬
great review, thanks. Is there any way to add an SD card for storage? And can it be used on multiple phones/devices? Thanks!
There is no way to add an SD card. It is the one thing I wish this could do. The home base can be used by multiple cameras, as long as they are compatible. As for phones as long as you share the camera or account with other phones they can all use them.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews If 2 phones share can each customize notifications?
@@waymor2460 At the phone level they can as long as there are two differnt acocunts. On the app level no. Changing notifications will change it for anyone using the doorbell.
Does it notify you on your phone when you are away etc
As long as you have a data connection with your phone.
What a fantastic review!!!
Does anyone know if (after) the initial setup of the home base, does the ethernet cable need ro remain connected to the home base? Or can the home base remain connected to the router via wifi?
They made some updates since I did this video you can go into the connections portion of the app and select Wi-Fi instead of having it connected via the ethernet cable. This way you can place the home base station a little more centrally if you needed to.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Hey "thank you" for the tip. It was super helpful and accurate. For others who may be interested about this as well, I tested this various ways and you first (need to) run the set up via ethernet. After that initial setup is successful, (while still keeping the device connected via the ethernet cable) you then go into the app> tap on homebase> general> connections> select wifi. This will then begin the process to get your homebase running off of a wifi connection. Hope this helps others as well. Credit to Wander001 for helping get this going.
👌🏼🤔🤔 I am torn. This one seems amazing!! Is the dual worth it? I like the geofencing (my yard is like yours) and i don’t get packages here lol
It’s rare so I just get them delivered & pick up @ CV
I have wondered the same thing. I have picked up the dual to test but have only just started. The dual is much pricier then this one which could be a big selling point if you don't need all the extras.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews yes. That’s why I’m stuck. This ones view seems like it would be perfect enough
@@gigi6353 If that is the case I would go with the savings of $60 you get with this one, and if you get it through Amazon right now it looks like there is an extra $30 coupon for it. Hard to say no to saving $90.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you for your response and recommendation. I’m looking into it for my home. I currently don’t have a doorbell or get to many visitors to my home but I live in a HIGH traffic area, cars and pedestrians
Can it also store the data on a NAS (Synology)?
Saves to the Home Base only. I went back to check did not see any NAS related options in the app.
Hello guys I already have the base I bought with 4 cameras already but do I need another base plus the video door bell or not thank you
You should not need another base station they can all be set to the same one.