BEST Video Doorbell 2024 with No Subscription Required Eufy Dual Camera Doorbell Installation Memory
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In this video I'll explain why I think the Eufy video doorbells are one of the best around and why we switched from the ring doorbell. I'll also give you a full installation video on how to install your Eufy doorbell as well. We are 100% satisfied with out new doorbell and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for one or wanting to get one with great quality and no subscriptions needed to take advantage of all the great features these doorbells can offer.
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The one security weakness is that if local storage is in the doorbell it can be damaged or stolen. I also find that the delay in getting the video after an event suggests that even without a subscription there may be uploads to the cloud.
These have the option to have a Home Base which is extended memory that can be in your home in a secured location to circumvent the problem of a damaged or stolen doorbell. You can keep all the memory safely at home still and home HAVE to pay for storage in a subscription format just to be able to use the features of your doorbell camera. I found that as a negative when you buy a Ring doorbell for all the cool things it can do but you don’t get all those features unless you continue to pay for them.
Eufy does allow for local storage, and if you get a Synology NAS, you can also back that up to a cloud service of some kind (or even another Synology NAS you have stored at a relative's house that you can sync the data between) and there is a Synology app to view your video feed remotely as well.
I haven't gotten one yet but I am planning on it may be more steps than what most people want, but the important thing, is that you are in control of your won data. Ring freely gives your video feed to policy agencies when they simply ask, not even under subpoena.
@@cybernoid001 this is a big point! One of the main reasons I like having the storage in the owners control 100%. Plus you aren’t subject to rings fees and service or nothing. With their device you don’t have choices.
I don't know why, but the Eufy _wireless_ doorbells data is stored on a micro SD card in the chime.
Also, I think you're correct about the data going to the cloud, then to your phone.
Only the wired doorbell has local storage. Battery model stores on the homebase
This is the second home in which ruclips.net/user/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).
Thank you!
I stopped paying for ring and they even added a new subscription for $200 to try and scam people out of more money.
That’s pretty crazy they’d charge that much.
Thank u for this
@@Girlbenatural 💯
You skipped over the jumper cable attachment inside of the existing chime, just what I was looking for information on. You show 2 cables it appears inside of the plastic bag. Does one install only one of them between the 2 terminals, center one and the one on the right? Thank you.
Yes it should come with instructions on how to do that. It basically bypasses the chime to create a through connection. I didn’t initially install the jump cable when I first installed this chime. I later did go back and install that before upgrading my doorbell transformer.
Would be nice to see the video quality. At night is it color or B&W.
once its fully dark outside it is a black and white style image. very similar to all other cameras out there. the quality is still pretty good, but you always seem to lose some of that sharpness when working in low light conditions.
Eufy wired dual camera is good. Eufy app needs work. Experiencing random indoor chimes and doorbell notifications, not sure what causes the false rings. I never answer the door anymore without checking the app to see who is there and if a package is present. I had to upgrade my transformer to a more robust one shortly after initial install.
I agree a stronger transformer is a must for almost every video doorbell. As far as the malfunctions of the doorbell we haven’t experienced that. Other than the occasional mistaken “human” detection when it’s our trash can outside the house.
What do you recommend for outdoor security PT&Z
With a long distance view beyond 20’?
I feel like most of the main brands you find now have very good quality. Most shooting in 4K now which is way beyond what you probably red in a camera system. But as long as you have the storage available then I say why not go big. As far as a specific brand I don’t really have one. I know Eufy is coming out with their “professional” camera system for 24 hour coverage cameras. I’m going to be trying those when they come out.
@@FortKnoxCo what is your take on the light bulb security cameras.
So you say to look for 4G output?
There are solar cameras wifi & disk capabilities.
I’m on a strict budget. Going big is not possible for me.
@@mnp870 the light build security cameras can be a great option if you don’t have the power source available on the exterior of your home but do have exterior lights. This usually allows your to just connect to your WiFi and not have to run any additional cables through your roof.
4K video quality is usually a plus but something with 2K video quality is still very good. Like you said, your budget really will determine what’s best for your situation, but there are many good options out there.
I have a POE system with a NVR for cameras around the house, so I just installed a POE doorbell. I know that’s not for everyone since it required pulling the cable. But now everything records on our NVR with all the other cameras and we get notifications of motion and two way talk.
That’s awesome. I think wires cameras with some type of in home recording system is the best. Then you can choose to use cloud or internet/WiFi access at your own discretion. But you can at least choose how for you want to go with the whole thing. Running the wires can be a pain depending on how your house is built.
Which POE doorbell do you have bro?
@@FortKnoxCo The camera wires where easy since I have a large attic. Doorbell in wall not so much, I had to open the drywall a bit. All patching done.
@@justin-tyme I got the Reolink POE doorbell
@@samuelkilianjr.3694 Thank you 🙏🏼😎
The Ring is POS. I have one. Got the solar package.under the porch it will not keep it charged, so I bought the AC adapter. It won't charge the battery only trickle charge.
The App and camera is slow , I see the UPS truck coming up our driveway and I open the app. By the time it opens, UPS is. Gone.
Yeah that was the similar experience I had with them. Very slow loading and it was always too late. And that was even if it loaded. Most the time I got at error or “updating” screen. That’s what caused me to start looking elsewhere
If it wasn't as dear i would buy one.
We still have ours and have no complaints. Works super fast and clear picture.
so any body can just go to your door and rip out the cam???? only reason i hesitated to buy, all the same little pull and you take off with the parcel and the cam. am i wrong? want 1 you cant rip out the wall easy. you screw in the base and only pop in cam kinda odd. apart from that very good video.
Thank you. Yeah if someone really wanted to they could pull it off. It’s not super easy but it’s obviously not un doable. But the video is saved inside your home. Either on their home base memory bank or your plug in chime. So the data will still be yours and you could follow up on the incident. But yeah, I haven’t seen anything that’s indestructible.
NO thanks, wont be buying anything from eufy or their masters ANKER ever again, until ANKER officially apologizes/firing those responsible for its egregious violation of is own priacy policy , the unencrypted storing of customer vids not only without permission but in some cases AFTER being told not to, in writing, thats just a start. .. SFMF
That’s unfortunate to hear. Yeah luckily there is a lot of different brands out there. It’s really hard to try to find stuff that is completely 100% made in the US. Or even just having a US owned manufactured company. I wish there was more options to choose from home-based.
You back up photos on iCloud, Google drive etc you're storing your information on these providers servers.
We are all at risk of being hacked. Celebrities got their sexy pics and videos they recorded on their iPhones several years ago. If you get too deep you can lose it and get paranoid over everything like that 1985 song "SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME".
I need a battery only version. I don't have a doorbell.
They make those too. I installed a battery one at first but later switched to this wired version. I believe there’s a link for the battery one in my video description. If you click on any of those eufy links it’ll take you to Amazon and you can find the battery or wired versions
This has to be the best and most informative video I found so far, thank you. I’ve been on the fence about what model to buy and now I know. Again awesome video
I really appreciate that. We still love ours. Notifications are quick and pretty reliable…. And not paying any subscription for it is the best.
Ring is absolute junk. I purchased one and was a piece of junk and customer service was useless. I will try this unit you are disclosing in this video. Thanks.
Yeah we didn’t have good luck with ring either. And so far we have no complaints with the Eufy
We're buying a Eufy. The Ring failed for us a couple of times (had to replace it). Between that, the terrible customer service and the subscription fees we will not be going back...
@@TonyFixIt44heard that i had to put a stop payment on my card so they’d quit robbing me
@@Juggalavish Thanks for the heads up, I let the subscription lapse a couple months ago but I'll keep an eye out for them charging me. Good luck!!
Powerful, clear, concise, thorough and no stupid music in an instructional, informative video!!! What a novel idea?! Thank you, because you get what a video should be if it’s going to be effective. There are THOUSANDS OF MORONS DOING THE WRONG THING!!!! Please, keep up the great work!!!!
I really appreciate the kind words. Keeps me motivated to hear stuff like this. Thank you!
No stupid fillers no wasting time.
Thank you
I searched up "best video doorbell" and 4/10 results were AI videos. Can't believe I'm saying this but I miss the human aspect of these videos.
I had 2 eufy cams at home for 2 years and they were all amazing. No subscription. That saved me $350 from subscription of other security cams by now. This time im looking to add eufy doorbell.
That’s awesome to hear. We still love our eufy doorbell and have no complaints. Love the no subscription
I was using a Eufy 1080p wireless doorbell, which was OK, but then switched to the Blink doorbell, as I have other Blink cameras and thought it was a good idea to have it all on the same platform. I'm think now of putting the Eufy back.
With the Eufy, when the doorbell rings, I get a notification, tap it and see who's there.
With the Blink, it takes longer to view who's at the door. By the time I'm able to see who is at the door, they're usually gone.
Also one advantage to the Eufy wireless doorbells is that the data is stored _inside_ on as SD card in the _chime_ , not in the doorbell itself, which is a good feature if a perpetrator rips the doorbell off. The video is still in the house. I don't know why the wired doorbells don't do it that way.
The only thing the Blink is beter at is battery life. the lithium batteries seem to last longer than a charge on the Eufy. It seems like I've been charging the Eufy every month.
Thank you for your input! I’m this is good info because I’ve never used the blink systems. I think they all have their pros and cons but for what I need it for and experience with others I too prefer the Eufy. I’m happy with how fast they are like you said. Never had a problem with it. I used a battery powered and needed up switching to a wired version because I got tired of charging. I like being able to wire it in and not mess with it.
Glad you explained about the transformer
Yep. I felt it was something a lot of people might need to know. I did my research and learned that is a common upgrade with these video doorbells in general
We must be the only house without a pre installed doorbell
A lot of houses are coming with video door systems as and option but usually they are coming with strings attached as well. They want you to be on a subscription service to use it. So you get the equipment “for free”
I have a eufy and it works great. Also have a solar powered camera. Easy to set up and no subscription!
Love it! We still haven’t had any problems with ours either. I still recommend these for sure
I know that I love my Eufy cameras, I never have a bit of problems with them. I used Arlo and Ring cameras at one time and they were a big headache, always disconnecting along with other problems. I think that I will try the Eufy doorbell, but the battery version. Thanks for the informative video.
I have no complaints about the Eufy system still. Great experience. I had the battery option first and went with the wired after I got tired of charging periodically. But that comes with any battery powered doorbell I guess.
You do know that they are hacked easily.. right?
@@sufferedlearnedchanged I wouldn’t necessarily say easily. But if “hackers” can hack into some of these major companies we hear about on the news once in a while I’m sure there could be a breach on a video doorbell. One of the nice things without having to use the cloud and having the local in-house storage, is that the only real way to get into any of your systems would be to be at your house and hack into your IP are local Wi-Fi. But then again, you would have access to all your devices connected to your Wi-Fi at that point almost. So that’s one of the reasons I like that the Eufy system doesn’t require you to use the cloud or else. You have options.
@@sufferedlearnedchanged not any easier than anyone else
Eufy is uploading your unencrypted video to their servers, controversey???
Not any more of a controversy than Ari g giving your video data to the government or anyone who asks for it…. At the end of the day all these brands are made out of the country in some way, they all have software developed over seas.
My main controllable concern was having the choice to pay for a monthly cloud storage or not. I don’t want to be forced into a subscription if I don’t have to.
As a Ring user since they have been out this video has a lot of false information. Ring video quality could be a little better and I wish it has the package camera but otherwise it is rock solid and their customer service top notch. I do like Eufy too but I think the price of the Ring subscription is well worth it. Ring cameras on the other hand, the battery ones, terrible. LOL
I hear what you’re saying. But this is not necessarily false info, it’s just my opinion and my personal experience with them. I was excited to get the ring, finally getting a video doorbell, and I just wasn’t happy with all the problems I was having. And then after the 30 days I got a notification saying I can’t view any of my videos from events u less I now subscribed….. I didn’t like that. I felt I already paid a good penny for the device, why can’t I see any of the advertised features. Without paying more money forever I would only be able to view stuff at my door during the moment it was happening or else it was not accessible later. And what made me mad was when I got a notification that someone was there at my door and I would quickly try to open it up and view or communicate….it lagged and had delays and I lost the window to actually see who was there when they were there.
So I just felt there’s gotta be a better way. Give me the option to at least store some amount of local video storage and then give me the option to pay more if I want extra stuff like monitoring service and cloud storage.
I want my own stuff not sharing with some cloud somewhere. Glad Eufy offers local
Storage
That really was the biggest selling point for me. Plus I’ve had better experiences with how the doorbell actually works and it’s responsiveness.
Yes the ring door bells send all your stuff to the cops with out your permission. I would never get Chinese spy cameras.
Yeah that would be a deterrent. You should have control over your own data. That was one of the big things I didn’t like with them Is that they basically make you use the cloud or else
Linus Tech Tips dropped Anker as a sponsor (supposedly) because of Eufy doorbells. If I remember correctly, it’s because Eufy says they never store your videos in their personal servers, but….. ya know, They were storing personal videos on their server.
I think the company has addressed the issue, but when a company tells you they don’t do something, and then do it anyway, it raises a few red flags 🚩
That’s unfortunate. I’d like to think they are doing what they say and not be doing that. But then again I’m not a tech guru. Not sure how deep all the facts go
@@FortKnoxCo agreed. And honestly I really like the anker chargers and cables I have. I just came across the video recently so I thought it would be something you might want to look into. I’m sure y’all take security at least as serious as many of your viewers. Hope I’m not stearing ya wrong. Enjoyed the video.
As expected a cam made by Chinese company with spying capabilities, watch out for any app like TikTok, WeChat , Zoom…also because you know China.
@@JMacelicious no not at all. I appreciate the information. I like to always research and learn. I’m not loyal to one brand just because. I’m always looking to make a better informed decision
@@mikec9092 sucks that so many things are manufactured over seas
I have the Eufy doorbell, replaced my ring, mainly because of the cloud required by Ring. Second this doorbell work great, clear, catches traffic in front of my house ,AI is great, animals, vehicles and humans, even know me. One this I have a large gap between the vinyl siding Laps. I haven’t found anything to cover it. Oh, it also connected to my existing door bell chime, I got the wired one. It did come with its own chime that I put in my basement. Plus it connected to my eufy cam3 modular.
That’s amazing! I think a lot of people can relate to everything you just listed. Overall great products and I have zero complaints
And if you own a Ring Doorbell camera, you are "opted in" to "Sidewalk". Its a program where Amazon (who owns Ring since 2018) sells your videos to the police. I opted out of Sidewalk and will look into owning Eufy just so people who come to my door are not going to end up on the police's computer screens from Amazon selling data to them.
Wow. I wasn’t aware of all that. Thank you for sharing. I know a lot of people want more control of their video and options to be part of something or not.
I bought the Eufy Dual Doorbell 2K in February this year knowing that the software release was due in March 2023 so that the doorbell will then work with Homebase. 3. There's nothing worse than having two home bases and a doorbell that can't recognize familiar faces. I got an email today from Eufy stating that there will be no firmware update for this doorbell for the next 2 to 3 months. I, along with many other customers, would feel very let down with this new information.
Yeah I feel ya on that. It’s nice that they are continuing to improve and create more compatibility between devices and other products though. Overall I’m still 100% happy with the Wifey doorbell and how it works
It works now.. free technology takes time.. no fees is worth the wait. Enjoy
@@xGR1MxREAPERx Very much worth the wait! Very impressed with the update
@@xGR1MxREAPERx that’s awesome to hear! And yes free is amazing
Still waiting for RTSP on the 2k doorbell. I have had mine for years and they have promised "coming soon". Do not trust them.
So the Eufy doesn't allow me to use my existing doorbell? FAIL! My Ring does. I have a large house and need to hear the mechanical doorbell everywhere.
The ring, and the Eufy doorbells all have a plug-in remote doorbell that chimes whenever someone presses the doorbell outside. This is a benefit because you can plug that doorbell in anywhere you want and even put it in a better place than the house one is located. Some people put multiple doorbells within their house to be able to hear it in different rooms. So it’s just another option.
I don’t know much about all of this. I’ve been looking into however. I like my existing doorbell. Also to think someone could just tear it off the wall and walk away with it… I’m personally just thinking of trying to put a couple of wired cameras around, 2-3 that are Wi-Fi connected. I have whole house generator if power is lost. I’ve been looking for some cameras that notify human movement, day or night. I have outdoor lighting pretty much everywhere from dawn to dusk. So a floodlight isn’t needed. Also I would like to have an app that I could pull up all of the cameras if I heard a noise or something. I’ve read some have SD slots that roll on for a length of time, and record over after a period of time. I really don’t want to pay a monthly fee if possible…. Any suggestions from any you that are familiar with security cameras….
@@ronharrington8659 I get what your saying. As far as the doorbell these have a storage unit inside that some come with so your video is stored inside.it’s their HomeBase. Also they have their wireless door chime which I believe has the local storage too. So even if someone took the doorbell off the wall you’d have your video stored inside your house on one of those devices. As far as camera systems there are lots of choices that offer motion/human detection and notifications. They also all offer local and cloud storage. So you might just need to pick a couple brands and read what they offer, because most of them offer those features now.
Thanks for this great video. I'm thinking of trading in my Ring doorbell for this one but I'm curious...can the Eufy work with my existing door chime box mounted inside my home, Or will I have to use the plug in type that comes with it?
You’ll have to use the plug in that comes with it. Unfortunately the way these door bells work with having a constant supply of electricity they don’t activate the traditional type of door bell. The benefit though is that you can plug it in anywhere you want. It could be in your bedroom or the garage or wherever you might want the notification to be utilized best. And it can be an outlet that is not being used or somewhere out of sight if you prefer. It’s kind of cool that you can put the bell anywhere you want.
I can’t believe I just watched an 8 minute infomercial. You didn’t even show us any clips of the camera’s video quality.
I was mainly describing the features, how it compares to the other door bells I’ve used and how to install. The video quality was described and how having the 2 camera angles are a plus. I apologize for not showing actual video footage. It’s very very clean though. High res
@@FortKnoxCo I appreciate showing the features and install, but your video title proclaiming it the “BEST” seems pretty clickbaity, and deserves some justification.
@@briana6181 in my opinion it’s the BEST one. I still believe that, & there’s others that don’t agree which is perfectly fine. It’s obviously an opinion. We all have had different experiences with these products. Some claim their Ring or other brand is the best. All have their pros and cons in the end and there’s plenty of options out there for people needs and budgets.
Satisfied Eufy user since 2019.
Nice! We still love ours. No complaints at all.
They are quite expensive £179
We almost purchase ring, thinking it was the best out there. The subscription was the deterrent.
We bought several unbranded in the past..just junk.
We will try eufy. We have the eufy vacuum.
Thanks for the video. On Prime day I bought a Ring Battery Doorbell Pro because it was a pretty good price, and because we have a couple echo show’s and a bunch of echo dot’s. I have not hooked it up yet, but my understanding is that the Ring doorbell will chime on the Echo Dot’s, and show video automatically on the Echo Show’s? Is this the case? And will the Eufy offer integration with the Alexa products as a chime or a video doorbell alert? Eufy claims integration, but people online have complaints. Thank You!
I don’t know much more about the ring and how they integrate. We got rid of ours after having so much trouble with the doorbell and they fact that they REQUIRED a subscription to work they way it’s advertised. So with efuy we have all Eufy products and they integrate together. I haven’t tried integrating other brands with the Eufy myself.
@@FortKnoxCo thanks. So you don’t have the Eufy set up to chime with Alexa or Google?
@@extendedp1 no I have it set up with the chime that it came with. I don’t use Alexa or any other home integrated systems right now. Just the Eufy plug in chime
@@FortKnoxCo 👍🏻
Thank you so much, Great Video and very informative and to the point. "AWESOME"
Your very welcome!
Had the Eufy ultra 2k hd. Doorbell ring stopped working when pressed about 3 months out of warranty period. Tried everything to get it working but to no avail. The support from Eufy was terrible. 🇬🇧
Sorry to hear that. We’ve had pretty good luck with Eufy so far. Going on just over two years now.
I got this doorbel for a while now. Few points: it only lasts 3 months instead of a year. Has a proven security flaw that video files are stored out of the country. Which can be accessed by Eufy. The doorbell is so slow establishing a connection that the package guy is already gone 9/10. Although i do have 1000mb internet. So that is a couple of things from a longterm user. What is also funny is that if you also take the camera's with the base station.. you can steal it, and reset it. It will delete remotely all the content from the basestation. Leaving you with an empty basestation. It is the perfect scenario for burglars.
Sucks to hear that. I haven’t experienced any of those problems. The notifications come in quick, usually within 1-3 seconds of the motion my watch and phone are vibrating. And I’ve been able to catch people at my door before they leave and speak to them through the doorbell very well.
As far as a base station storage and if your not storing anything in cloud, you’d want obviously want that in a secure location. Not out in the open or easily grabbed. That would be the same case with any security system that’s stored on property. You don’t want anyone grabbing the storage device.
Everyone should read this entire comment .
@@AM-mr8or I agree. Everyone should do their research and see what works best for them and their budget.
I hate to say it but WYZE is by far the best bang for your buck. It comes with the chime and battery pack or wire doorbell. Plus, you can use micro SD cards as well as all those cloud options and you only have to pay $1.99 per month. And it’s also only $89 as opposed to. 250 with Eufy.
Very good information. I may look into Wyze and see how their products work. I’m Always looking for new and improved tech out there.
Eufy uses SD card and is on sale for $89.99 right now with no monthly fee. About to buy one, just wanted to let everyone know that sees this as it's their labor day sale.
@@texasbtc thank you for the great info!!
Have had nothing but problems with my Wyze doorbell. They've replaced it thrice due to hardware issues, currently the outgoing speaker only produces static and I can't connect to the app, so I'm looking for a new brand.
it looks like this peoson has not done his research as ring have a plugin door bell that can be used in any room & the ring model he showed was 1 of the first doorbells from ring thats 3-4 yrs ago not the lasest doorbell from ring
Just speaking about my experience and what I found since the last door bell I purchased. The ring doorbell I originally got was from Costco and came at a good discount with an interior camera. The fact that it was an older model may have been why Costco was selling with a discount. There are a lot of options these days. Each have their pros & cons I believe. It’s always good to do your research across what information is out there and decide what your budget fits.
Thanks Dude, you talked me into the Ufy !
Haha. Well happy I could be of help. I just wanted to share my experiences and show what other options I’ve found out there. We still have no complaints with our Eufy doorbell. Works perfectly
Great, what if I don't want to run thermostat wire to my fucking doorbell??! Does this model have a battery version or no??
ALSO! How much were you paid for this review, or what items were you compensated with???? That's the million dollar question??
No need to get all emotional. Obviously they have batter power versions and hard wired versions. If you would take a second to read the descriptions you’d see I have links for both options. Pretty much every manufacturer now a days has a wired and battery version for that exact reason. If possible I’d try to do the wired version because they seem to be more reliable overall with constant power and not having to change/charge the battery is a huge plus.
As far as compensation, I wish. I did this video just out of the kindness of my heart. Wasn’t happy with Ring, found Eufy and wanted to share the Info. It’s the cool thing about having a RUclips channel, it’s just like a co-worker sharing a brand or item with you that they purchased and loved and think other people will love too. Either way it’s all information to digest and take as you will. No one’s opinion or RUclips video should be taken as gospel. Always do you research and try out things. See what works best for you.
Either way thank you for watching and the comment. 🤙🏼 hope you find a video doorbell that works for you and within your budget.
I've had every camera doorbell the eufy dual camera is the best hands down.
Nice to hear that! I’ve only tried a few of the big brands but still came to the same conclusion
Not to be stupid but do I just just need to buy the bell with the chime c210 kit I see it on Amazon for $65? That’s all I need right? (Sorry I am bad with technology)
I would get the video door bell that is the combo with the plug in chime. The chime is super helpful and nice that you can plug it in anywhere. Plus it has internal memory, so the indoor plug in chime technically is your storage of data/video, protected inside your home incase something ever happens to the outdoor doorbell itself. Some of the newer chimes or larger combo packs have the option to add your own memory card in increase its storage too.
Cool and helpful video. Did you end up ever getting the homebase station for recording video? I like the idea of self-recording with self-monitoring for privacy reasons.
Do you have a pretty good memory with the plug-in chime. But I believe the new ones now have the ability to be added with the home base storage. So then you can have one or 2 TB of memory. Just kind of pens on how you want to set it up. We still use the regular set up with the plug-in chime and that is all the memory that we’ve been using. Haven’t had any problems with being able to go back and review footage from weeks ago but I haven’t looked to see how far back it goes.
I have a Eufy battery doorbell 2k it’s ok…the notification is very slow, by the time my phone notifies me whom ever was at the door is already gone. It is clear though.
Sorry to hear that. Possibly a WiFi issue? I prefer the wired version if possible with proper power source it can be pretty quick
And strong signal so no lag time
Just one more thing to buy! I don’t know how you linked up your RING but not one thing you said about it was true for me, I have 5 of their cameras that link together seamlessly. I’ve had them for 3 years now, yes RING does have you pay a fee but its under $10 dollars for the whole year!!
My cameras are crystal clear, the sound is good and the communication speakers with well.
I’m not saying this camera you’re showing isn’t good, but it has its faults as well. The added, required part, if you needed it for the doorbell to work then why didn’t they send it in the box?? That’s their way to make extra money.
So I’ll stick with my RING, it’s tried and true.
I appreciate the feed back. I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about the ring and other door bells. I just wanted to describe my experience and what I found. I’ve also upgraded the transformer for the doorbell, which ring did not let me know needed to be done. Could have been why it wasn’t running too well. But the eufy self diagnosed and let me know the power coming into wasn’t good enough and how to upgrade. Wish ring would have done that
It’s nice there’s so many options out there to give people options though. Whatever works for people and their budget.
@@FortKnoxCo I hear you brother, I came off a little strong there and I apologize. Thanks for putting the info out there on the other product and above all, thanks for taking the time to respond to me.
Alan
@@alanrobisonPD1960 it’s all good man. I like just getting information out there so people can do their own and have more to hear from. It’s always good to have different sides of stuff to hear from. We can all learn from it all in the end
Well really liked Eufy/Anker, but after the privacything not going to use that brand. Especialy how Eufy/Anker responded to this. The company should be in the grave....
Companies like this are horrendous
Thank you for the information
this guy is trusted ....thx sir for the video
I appreciate that.
Can you view the video live and speak to the caller when you are not at home?
I am torn between buying a doorbell or making my own using an ESP32 or a micro single board computer and camera sensor and 3D printing the enclosure
Yes. You can view live and speak to the person while they are standing there.
I have the double camera Eufy in a home and the ring HD wired in another. The Eufy is the superior one (by far), however it is not supported by the Samsung Family Hub and that's a bummer... Ring is... Actually Ring is the only one which is supported... So I have to live with a compromise, but this is how the planet works, you give something up and you gain something else... If we were to live in a perfect world, we wouldn't watch YT videos about products, would we?
Haha. Very good point indeed. Yeah I think they all have their pros and cons. It’s just whatever works for your situation. I’ve heard the same about supporting systems. Eufy is supposed to be working with other platforms to be supported on other devices in the future. Or have better compatibility than they currently do. For now I still love the Eufy overall.
@@FortKnoxCo Samsung is the only refrigerator with a screen (LG used to make one and I don't really if they stopped doing it, but it was a multiple in price). "Other platforms"??? What exactly do you mean by that? Also, waiting for something which is not even in perspective is not good enough... Like I said, there is always a compromise...
@@A.Dude. I was mainly referring to how Eufy works with apple devices, android etc. I guess it has better access to photos and video on your watch or phone depending on which device platform you have. But Eufy is supposed to be working on that
@@FortKnoxCo Mate, all devices of similar kind on the market work with iOS and Android,; this is not something which would differentiate between brands. Also, why would my security camera access the photos on my phone; makes no sense...
Cheers!
@@A.Dude. yes, they work on all devices, but for example, if you have a ring doorbell or some other ones when using your Apple Watch, you can view video or photos from your front doorbell instantaneously on your wrist watch. With the Eufy it doesn’t necessarily work the same way. I believe they’re trying to improve that so that you can have as much function with your Apple Watch. For example because of their integration. It’s not a major difference. It’s just minor stuff like that. Mainly speaking about the doorbell and when you get notifications and what you can view on your watch verses on your phone.
My door isn't connected to electricity and at the moment I've Ring with rechargeable builtin I'm looking for the same features as Ring doorbell that I've and No subscription. do you have any suggestion for me? thanks
This Eufy door bell comes with wireless/battery operated and wired versions. So you may want the battery operated one. Its works great and has no subscription. You aren’t forced to pay for anything else after you buy the doorbell
That’s exactly why I have been using eufy I also recommend the door bell. 😎🇺🇸👍
That’s Awesome ! We love the system. No complaints
Did you have to upgrade your power source?
@@sean.g4516 yep. I upgraded the transformer. I did a video on how to do that too.
Really? I’ve got ring and never had that problem and I don’t mind paying 30 bucks a year and I love the ring
That’s awesome that you haven’t had any problems. Wish I could say our experience was the same. I tried a couple things and just couldn’t seem to get it to work as smooth as I expected it to. Plus the biggest downside for me was having to pay any type of subscription to get it to Use or have the features that it advertised. I feel like for the price you pay you should get those features accessible with home storage. And then the upgrade for cloud storage should just be an option. I felt like they were kind of holding all their cool features hostage for a few bucks a month in addition to the original cost. Either way luckily, there’s a lot of options out there for people and their different budgets and needs.
Thank you, I am purchasing the same doorbell and this was very informative.
You’re very welcome. That’s awesome to hear. We still have ours and we love it.
Why Uufy getting bad reviews on AMAZON? & My transformer can't be found, so the battery one good?
Not sure about the bad reviews. Seems everyone has different experiences with different brands. I’ve had zero problems with eufy.
Battery powered is a good option if you can’t do the wired.
Great video and easy to follow would you know if there supposed to be a blue ring light on the push button outside?
I believe so. Either when it detects motion it illuminates or when it’s pushed the ring lights up
@@FortKnoxCo thank you
@@medicmark9683 no prob
Ring is junk,
Can't wait to replace it and never look back.
Just not this one...paid review
I agree, was not happy with ring. Haven’t had any complaints about the Eufy so far.
I wish it was a paid review. But I honestly just was looking for anything that didn’t force me to have to pay a subscription fee to use my doorbell. And Eufy was one of the options. Luckily there’s a couple other brands out there to fit whatever your needs and budget are. Like I said before, we have no complaints about the Eufy and I’d still recommend it.
you just saved me from purchasing the other. Thanks! 😅
No problem at all. Luckily there’s many options out there. Each with their pros n cons.
The only thing i missed or you forgot was to disconnect power turn breaker off🤷🏿♀️
Yeah you should turn the breaker off when working on any electrical. In the video where I show how to upgrade your doorbell transformer I mention that for sure. But when working on the doorbell itself it’s low voltage so even if you didn’t the risk factor is minimal. Just don’t want those two wires touching either way when the power is on. Could pop the breaker if you arc the wires
My eufy videos were stored on the chime that came with the doorbell
That’s great! Keeps them safe inside incase someone tries to damage the doorbell outside.
Eufy china company with backdoor, that's why I always avoid chinese company product
Most all the brands are made over seas. So it’s hard to find a truly “secure” system. Even ring by their own policies I’ve heard will govern your data/video over to the government when requested. I wish there was some more US made options with personal data security promised.
They also steel your data and allow anyone with a computer to easily get a live unencrypted video feed.
I don’t know if I’d go that far but I do understand peoples concern with tech companies and their security and stay sharing policies. I’ve heard Ring isn’t squeaky clean either. Seems to be hard to get something that’s just perfect across the board
Ring themselves got hacked a a few times already so anyone who has their security cameras connected to the internet needs to be prepared to be hacked at one point
My ring doorbell also has a problem notifying me. The delay is like 10 minutes, it's ridiculous. And now I have no option to get the services to get my videos and all that.
I feel ya on that one. Same experience. I felt like I already paid a good amount for the doorbell itself and then to actually get my video I had to pay a monthly fee? And it was not notifying me fast enough to get my videos? I was disappointed
The reason I went with Lorex is because it supports RTSP for 24/7 recording on my NVR, and I can use my existing doorbells on all three floors- as of this post, neither are available with the Eufy.
Yeah Lorex is really good also. The technology is there now for all these doorbells to perform very similar. It’s just comes down to things like you pointed out why someone may need one over the other. I like that there’s multiple options.
I also use lorex good products can be pricey but a good product. It just works
@@Smiley-zm1rp that’s what matters most, having it work the way you want and expect. Happy you are liking them. They make good stuff
I have a full range of Lorex cameras and was using their NVR. Their NVR was dog slow so changed it out to a Blue-Iris machine. Blue Iris works quite well with Lorex cameras. Still have a Ring doorbell button, though - two more months on my subscription before it goes. Wanted a doorbell camera that uses existing doorbell so I have a Lorex doorbell camera. But the mounts on Lorex doorbell cameras suck. Very wimpy plastic mounts. Plus, they don't provide a base big enough to cover existing holes from previous doorbells. Not sure what to do for mounting this one.
my ring stick up camera that is like 3 months old has now stopped working. I have the solar panel powering and charging the battery but apparently it died one day due to a lot of activity, now the battery is i guess so dead it wont even turn on anymore.
I’m not a big fan of Ring. Always gave me trouble.
Мне понравился этот продукт из-за его множества красивых особенностей, в том числе простой установки без проводов и сделан в соответствии с ТЗ плз. Я рекомендую это всем
Thank you!
What is the field of view (FOV) for the Eufy? 180? I have to mount mine to the side not directly in front of visitors
I believe their website says it has a 160 degree view. But they do come with angled bases to help turn the doorbell to achieve a better angle as well. Also if you use the battery powered model you could mount it anywhere you want. Could even mount it on the door itself to look directly at people. Just an option.
Finally an honest and simple opinion about a video doorbell. Thank you so much for this!
Thank you for that. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I just wanted to get my personal opinion out there based off my own experiences. It’s always good to have more information out there so people can make their own informed decisions. I believe everything has its pros and cons. But for me, the biggest thing was not having to pay for subscription, if I didn’t want to.
@@FortKnoxCo CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY OWNS THIS COMPANY
I'm so frustrated with My Ring I've tried eveything and still misses events and no ita not my wifi so thank you so much cause I'm gonna throw my Einf in the garbage
Yeah. We didn’t have any good luck with ours either. Thats what caused me to go looking for other products. And I really didn’t like that the ring wouldn’t do anything you wanted unless you paid a monthly fee. I don’t like forced subscriptions
As a Ring user of 3-4 years, i have never had the issues you were having, the cons and pros are: EUFY pros: no yearly cost, package cam, 2k videos Cons: max 90 days recording local only storage, no removable battery and the worse one: Someone steals your door bell and the video goes with them
I get what your saying but they do tend to hold their charges longer and the storage you saying will be lost isn’t true, the data is stored in your home , either in the plug in door bell chime or your home base memory. Also if you choose the home base extended storage you will have way more than 90 days of storage.
With ring I just never had the quick responses or notifications. I also didn’t like that you had no other choice but to sign up for a subscription. They have the ability to have some local storage in the device if they wanted too. But they force you to pay too dollar for the device and then sign up for a monthly payment on top of that.
Luckily there’s many options out there to fit peoples need and budgets.
@@FortKnoxCo i hope this one works good for you. take care
@@ruddyteck so far so good. We have no complaints. But with technology always improving I’m always keeping my eye out for the next improvement
Ring is not 4k.
@@MrBALEful great information!
As a postmen...i dont ring these. I dont want my pic all over some chinese data base. Do they have anti virus software?...not to mention they dont work.
Pretty much all brands are owned by other countries at some level not one that I know of is truly US based and operated. But either way whether you push the button or not it captures your image and video of you approaching and leaving. It notifies the owner of motion, person detection and package detection and captures that and has it saved no matter what. Pushing then button sends A different notification and allows the person to speak through the camera doorbell. Pushing the button tags the video different in The saved memory.
This is the best video I have watched regarding this subject. Excellent job and presentation.
Thank you! I really appreciate that
I am against continues paid subscription that is why came across your clip anyway you have been extremely unfair to Amazon ring door bell. I have had it for 2 years and never had those issues you talked about.
Be neutral please in the future .
Thank you
It’s not being unfair. I’m just describing my experience. I’m not saying anything against ring or any other brand. I’m just trying to share my experience so other people can either relate or take it into consideration.
The great thing about RUclips and other online forums is that you can do lots of research and put together your own consensus. I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of people out there who love their ring doorbell and I believe that it’s true. But unfortunately, my experience was not that. That’s what made me go out and look for other brands and then also the subscription part. I really didn’t like having to pay for added features that I wanted to get out of my doorbell. Luckily, there’s many brands out there for everybody’s budget and needs.
So this is only wired? Or does this company have a wireless battery operated option?
They have both wired and battery versions. If you look in the video description I have links for both
Another main feature is that anyone can rip that off your house and the footage is gone forever.
Great point! That is another advantage! These systems come with the options to do cloud storage and in home memory banks. But end of the day they give you options to not have to pay subscription fees which is nice. We have a memory block in home so we don’t have to worry about that.
@@FortKnoxCo by memory block, are you referring to their new Homebase 3? I like the no-fees approach and leading-resolution provided by Eufy but I’ve been hesitant to go all-in because of a few things most overlook. I hate that the Homebase 3 still hasn’t integrated with most of the Eufy offerings, some aren’t slated to until around April 2023! None of their wired doorbells are integrating… ever possibly. Also, I think their decision not to integrate with HomeKit is an unfavorable one. Pre-roll is also a huge feature that I wish Eufy would incorporate into their recordings.
@@victorvek5227 I agree. I wish they would further integrate with stuff like that. I enjoyed being able to look at my Apple Watch and see the picture or footage on there. I hope they have those plans in the near future. As far as what we got it for it’s serving it’s purpose. We have a full security system built with the house. This was mainly to have an eye out at our front gate for notifications when someone walks up.
Valid point, though in comparisons to other battery operated doorbells, this has proven to be more challenging to pry off with bare hands. Agree on HB3 compatibility, it makes little sense from a consumers perspective how none of the wired doorbells are compatible with it... I still bought it knowing this though, given the no-subscription model.
@@333KINGPIN33 great info. I really like this one after using a few. It’s been very reliable and that scores big for me.
The Ring, The Ring 2, The Ring 3. I've seen all those movies. The first one was good, the others sucked.
Lol. I agree ! Wasn’t impressed at all.
I already had a few Eufy/Anker devices and cameras. Had to order a new transformer (and then find the old one). The video and system quality of this one is hands down better than the Ring it replaced. I'm planning on getting rid of the last 2 Ring cams and go Eufy all around.
That’s awesome ! We have no complaints. I might try the new eufy exterior house light with camera. Looks pretty cool that you can change the colors of you home lights and have it hard wired in too
It's not wireless....it's a wired doorbell. It's not better than RING and it's double the price of it.
They have a wired and a wireless(battery) model. They usually cost less than Ring and don’t make you pay anything for you to be able to enjoy all the advertised features of the doorbell. Unfortunately Ring makes you pay monthly if you want the door bell to do
All the cool things they say it can offer. Either way there’s a door bell for everyone’s budget it seems. Luckily there’s many brands out there.
Great video. Very thorough explanation .Thank you a lot.
Your very welcome. Just trying to get the information out there so people can make options
For the indoor cameras, do you know if it comes with the parts to mount it to the wall/celling?
If it is an indoor camera system, they should come with some types of options to mount. Usually, if you’re looking at the product online, it will show you what it comes with and the mounting options.
Well, damn.
Its been a while I commented on a RUclips video. But its a must this time.
Mi RING doorbell camera service expired after 30 days and now they want money, so Im looking at alternatives to RING.
This video was straight to the point, at all times.
I have now the Eufy kit in my shopping cart and will be replacing the other greedy product...
Thank you very much!!
That is literally my exact scenario. After 30 days of messing around with the Ring it then asked me for more money and it still haven’t even worked to my expectations. So I thought there must be another way. So I went on the search for “no subscription” video doorbells. And we still love our Eufy. No complaints
Eufy is not good buddy it’s a Chinese company and they have privacy issues! I sold my Eufy already
That’s awesome you were able to sell it. Eufy might not be for everyone. Luckily there’s many options out. My biggest selling point is the No subscription part. I feel like pretty much anything can be tied back to China or some type of security risk at the end of the day. Pretty much is someone wants some type of privacy data on you they can get it. So just being a China owned company isn’t going to deter me necessarily. I’d like to see a 100% US made and owned product. I could get behind something like that for sure.
I had been a Eufy 2k Doorbell user for 2 years. It sounds nice that no subscription, etc.. However after going through two wireless doorbells, they have two significant flaws they couldn't fix.
It has two powering options. a, Battery that could be charged via USB, b, direct wiring via 12~24vAC
1. IT WILL NOT WORK CONTINUALY OVER A MONTH WHEN IT IS HARDWIRED, the battery need to be fully charged and reset, this requires pulling the bell wire out reinstalling
(personally went thru 3 or them and two software updates.
2. SHORTAGE OF STORAGE NOT EXPENDABLE, I have a high number of the visitor in installation and local storage in EUFY HOME has 16GB of storage, and it has a USB that doesn't extend the storage via USB Sticks, they never implemented via firmware upgrade.
DO NOT BUY, I am installing RING DOORBELL PRO 2.
That sucks you’ve had a bad experience with it. I know the battery option is less preferred because of the hassle of having to pull the batter or unit and recharge and then stick back out there. I had a battery one at first and hated having to do this.
The wired version has been perfect though. I installed it , connected it to my WiFi and have never had to mess with it. It’s been connected ever since. It’s also stores a pretty good amount from what I can tell. I can look back a couple months on my events and still see them.
I believe with the newer ones you might be able to incorporate the Home Base they use for their camera systems and that has a lot more memory. But for just the doorbell portion the Eufy hasn’t let us down yet.
Luckily there’s plenty of options out there for everyone to choose what works best for them.
I have just installed the video doorbell. The dual one and that one works with homebase. I also got the homebase 3 which you can add an HD or SSD up to 16TB in (it has 16GB internally). Plenty of storage options there.
@@skyjack8884 that’s awesome to hear. I had heard the newer versions would be compatible with the home base 3’s. I may need to get one now.
We had a Ring, and it did not work out for us. It had a 2-second lag time from when it senses movement and actually starts recording. By then, the person that set it off is no longer in the field of view. How fast does the Eufy start recording?
Good video. I subbed and rang that bell. Does Eufy have a battery powered model?
Awesome thank you! Yes they have a battery operated and wired in model. There should be links for both in my description to see them on Amazon so you can compare. The video and notification timing is spot on. We haven’t had any problems with the video recording and the notifications coming through while they are still there as well. I walk past it when I’m my front yard and my watch starts vibrating with a notification before I’m done passing usually. We have no complaints with this Eufy doorbell
Memory storage should also be in the inside door ringer (Protected from outside theft or sabotage)
Yep, I believe the bell inside has the internal storage and if you get a home base with the Eufy systems they store data too obviously. Great options
Hey! You stole my comment!!! 😁🤔 Agree!
I have an apartment in another state in which I installed 2 indoor Eufy cameras. They work perfectly and have never been offline. I don't pay for a subscription but can see all the activity (if any).
Before those, I have 4 Arlo cameras on the outside and they work fine and store all the videos locally, can see them from anywhere in the world, but the lag between activity, being triggered, and starting recording is so long that I most often get nothing on film. Useless unless the person stays in frame for more than 10 seconds. I wouldn't recommend the Arlo system. So far the Eufy seems the best. I had the Samsung in the past but were so bad I gave them to my elderly mom so I can watch her from across the country should she need help. They are ALWAYS disconnecting and have to be manually restarted. So out of the three, so far Eufy is the winner (for me).
@@spocksvulcanbrain man that’s awesome to hear. It’s cool to hear another success story about eufy. Funny how we all have different experiences with different systems though. I say Whatever works for you needs and budget.
These video doorbells are nothing but, JUNK! The intellation is terrible!
I would have to disagree. For this price and no subscription it’s amazing. Been great for us. No problems. Pretty easy install and set up. And still to this day working 100%
Thanks for the great review! I'm considering purchasing this but I'm a little confused as to whether it will work with the Homebase 3 that I just purchased? Does it work with yours? Do you have the Homebase 2 or Homebase 3?
Both homebase 2 and 3 are supposed to work with their cameras and doorbells. I have a homebase 2 which works. But the homebase 3 says on its description that it will work with all eufy security devices by Dec 2023. So I’m not sure if that means it works with some but not all right now or what their plan is. I’d assume it works with the doorbell because it’s not a super new product from them.
@@FortKnoxCo i read that this does not work with homebase 3
@@johnnylawrence7232 yeah from what I’m readying is looks like the Home base 3c is built for the new 4K camera systems. Doesn’t look like that home base is able to add on the current door bells.
I have homemade three, it works, update software right away
@@teaglet1 that’s awesome!
Thanks for the video. Is it compatible to 220V ? Also can I use the original Chime in 220V ?
Most all doorbells have a transformer that’s installed which reduces the power down before running out to the device. I have a video showing how this is wired in and if you need to upgrade transformers how to do that. But I’ve never seen one wired in on a 220v outlet. That’s a little overkill. Usually it’s on a standard 110-120V outlet and has a transformer installed.
Eufy come with free data backup to China also.
That’s always something to consider when making a purchase ! Thank you for mentioning that.
So what? you pay Amazon to sell your info anyways, might as well do it for free 😂
And apples make same for America 😅
Cool want to get the eufy 340 whats the quality and range for the audio???????
The audio when standing outside and talking to the doorbell? Pretty good with my experience. I’d say you average standing and talking distance/volume. I believe you can adjust some of the sensitivity metrics on the device to help suit your needs too
The information at the beginning of the video claiming that ring/blink cannot store video locally or has no access after the FREE trial subscription ends is just FALSE. If you buy it with the Sync Module you have the ability to locally store and remotely view any and all motion alerts and videos from all of your cameras on that system. As stated by another user at least that is inside the house so you don't have to lose everything when someone just rips the camera off the house. Also to buy the blink/ring system with that backup option is still less expensive that what you're proposing here. In addition you can use your existing Alexa or blink mini camera's as chimes in addition to your mobile devices and tablets by just installing an app and setting up which ones you want to ring. Just tell people the truth rather than a paid marketing scheme. Otherwise a well made video, and no beef with using an alternate product that has the same or maybe better features.. but don't lie about a competitor to make a quick buck.
I appreciate the feed back. I make videos on all the stuff I buy or use to just give insight or instructions on installing/problem solving. But was not paid by Eufy to do this. I was making a video about my ring doorbell and then learned about how I’d have to have a subscription or buy more equipment to store my data/alerts n such. I then researched, found eufy and liked that with just the doorbell it had internal storage and the ability to expand, but didn’t have to buy anything else other than the door bell if I didn’t want to. I was mainly focusing on using the door bell as a stand alone and having the ability to access all the creatures these door bell talk about. With ring I lost most those great features after the trail unless I wanted to pay for something in addition. With the Eufy i was able to install and have full access to the features as advertised and didn’t have to pay for them down the road. I also had a lot of connection issues with my ring doorbell. Not saying this is a problem for everyone but something I experienced. With the Eufy I’ve had a way better experience with opening the app and I’m the video feed popping right up. The ring lagged or didn’t connect. And when it did half the time it would notify me that it was doing a software update and would be back online shortly. Super annoying.
But again I appreciate the feedback. Never intentionally hiding any info from people. I may be pumping up what I’m doing or expanding more on what I have in my hand vs the other options, but that’s only because it’s what I may have more experience with or actually have experience using. I usually just make videos about stuff I find or have used. There’s plenty of other options out there. Im not testing and doing break downs on all systems like a tech channel, just trying to help people with getting more info out there.
David…. Have a Snickers! You’re not quite yourself when you’re hangry!
@@beri232 Snickers are delicious.
Totally agree brother, my RING works flawlessly, got is the first RUclips er’ that I’ve argued with and things didn’t match up to what he was claiming.
@@alanrobisonPD1960 a lot of people really like the Ring and have had great experiences. It just wasn’t mine unfortunately. I think maybe if ring had some type of self diagnosing feature and would have told me earlier that I needed to upgrade my transformer to a bigger power source I could have avoided the ring not working so well. But either way I like that there’s all these different options. Lots of video out there explaining things.
On board storage ? so it can just be pulled off the door and everything is gone ? I have seen video of cops pulling the camera off the door as the first thing they do !
Nope, it’s stored inside your home on your plug in chime or inside your home on your homebase storage unit. Whichever set up you get.
This is the best unbiased comparison between the Ring and Eufy. I never understand why one would want to pay to get your video recorded on the cloud. And I agree it is by far a much better camera.
I've had the original 2K for a little over two years now. I had to get the battery version because the location of the original doorbell button is not at the best location to put the Eufy. Interestingly enough I've only had to charge the battery twice; I get notified when it's time to charge it so that's a nice feature. This model came with a homebase that serves as the doorbell and video storage. It has a really good object (person) detection system. I get notified long before a person gets within 10 feet of the door. I decided to install an commercial grade day and night color camera with a wide lens that covers the ground floor as well as the walkway to the house.
I completely agree! I personally love the doorbell. After having a couple others I still prefer the Eufy. I think the cameras detection system is great. I’m impressed how it has the facial recognition and sends you a snap shot of the persons face as they are walking up. And you are right with how fast it is. I hated getting a notification about someone at my door and by time I get it open to view they are gone or walking away. Not with this Eufy.
i agree, very good information. im happy someone is just putting good videos out there with a lot of the same questions we all might have.
PROBLEM WITH IT IS THAT IT ONLY USES 2.4 GH WIFI. I USE 5 GH AND NOT GOING BACKWARDS. SO I WILL WAIT TILL DOOR BELLS GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER !!!
Did not know this was a factor. I hope they all step it up and become more competitive
Can it automatically display on my Samsung tv? No. Not interested.
Not sure if it displays on a tv. You may be able to download the same app on your phone onto your tv and see if it allows you to connect to your doorbell.
I’ve owned eufy for years and I’ve gone through several devices and their biggest fault is the protection lense keeps falling out of their door bells
I haven’t had that problem. Seems to work and stay true. The only thing I notice on my door lock doorbell camera is when the sun is hitting it directly and it’s over 100 degrees it give some type of heat warning chime. It’s weird but only happens once in a while
What if you don’t have a doorbell? Can you still use it for the camera?
Yep 100%. They make a wireless battery operated model, that can be mounted anywhere you want basically. And it can come with a plug in chime if you want the door bell to ring inside too. That plugs in anywhere in your home that you want and it goes off when the button is hit. Otherwise your phone/smart watch gets notifications from the door bell too
EUFY is rubbish - There is a delay in the recording so I choose RING
I felt like Ring was rubbish. Had delays on notifications and it was always updating when I went to go look at my camera feed. So I found Eufy and haven’t had any of those problems. Seems like everyone’s situation is different. I think it all might be with how well the doorbells work with each persons WiFi signals and strengths.
If you have two camera's one front door and one back door. Can the doorbell be used for both camera's
The doorbell camera itself has two cameras on it. One facing forward, and one facing down they cannot be removed or positioned elsewhere. If that’s what you’re asking. You can easily mount another doorbell video camera on the back door and within the app you’ll be able to view both doorbell cameras. But you cannot separate the two cameras on the one doorbell.