I only just got the Eufy Base 2, and 2k Door bell recently. If I hadn't done so, I would be getting their Base 3, and cameras. I am going to get the camera's to add to the Base2, and update to the Base3 at a future date. I do love the ecosystem, and the performance it gives. Interesting review. Thanks.
So far I only have one of the 5 up. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe My son ran out of time, with motion detector etc. I have it over my garage door. It works great. Have seen a couple of cats, my dogs, when I am out front. And had a bee buzzing around right in front of it. It works very well. It even shows the neighbour's driveway, but only shows movement just past my own, which is very long. I highly recommend them.
Gotta admit, pretty impressive set of features for this system, my favourite is independent operation and local storage without subscriptions, solar power assisted cameras, extended camera compatibility and feature rich app. Yes a bit pricy but eventually will offset the cost of most mandatory subscription kits and in long term can be justified. Good job Eufy
I have had plans to add a security camera at home before, but ... before this one none of them seemed to me good enough. It's now autumn, so there are a lot of cloudy days, and the battery has now dropped to 49%, which is still very good. Image quality is impressive and I love how quickly it responds to moving objects and streams to the app. One of the best devices tested this year.
Hi, great review - thanks. Question please: if one of the cameras is out of range of the base station Wi-Fi, can it use the home wifi network instead? Thanks
Does it work if base it not connected to router? I have a QNAP NAS and I'm just looking for a wireless system like this that will let me record locally but just heard of the Eufy scandal going on.... and I'm waiting what the end result will be.
Does the Eufy 3 still have the fatal "sync button" issue where a thief can just grab a camera, press and hold the sync button which then deletes all the footage from that camera from the HomeBase without even having to go inside and even find it? Which totally defeats the purpose of a "security" system. Eufy has been aware of the issue since Jan 2021 and as of Nov 2022 still has not been willing to fix it. Though I am not sure if Eufy 3 is also affected by this. Nobody seems to have tested this.
As far as I know - it will take a while until there is compatibility with current devices. But it should be able to connect to all existing Eufy Security cameras.
@@TechMishka Will the Eufycam 3/Solocam S40 camera be compatible with HOMEBASE 1? Will there be software updates to allow the use of the latest generation solar camera with HOMEBASE 1?
Everyone should know the shortcomings of this camera system. The active area is the bottom half of what is in the camera view. This means that is will only detect things once they enter the bottom half of the view. (and this itself is very hit and miss). So if the bottom part of the view is your car, (but the top half contains the pavement and the driveway that leads to your car. You will only be notified once they are at your car. Your neighbours could have a barbecue on your drive and you would never be notified. Also the cameras have to be mounted very low on the wall to combat the previous issue. I’m talking about a height that would be reachable! Also their customer support is laughable. At least in the UK. They invariably do not understand what is being put to them. I asked them a question about a feature of the camera and they replied saying “I’m sorry you have a fault with your camera”. I asked them to advise me how to return a doorbell to them as it was no longer needed due to the whole system being returned to the retailer I bought it from and they replied saying they wanted me to return the system to them and that they would send out a replacement. This was after they had told me the camera would not work at my property, because of the initial issue I described above. They are a joke!
Thanks for sharing about your experience. Sounds annoying indeed. I didn't notice this while testing - to me it feels like it can detect movements anywhere on the FOV
The ring camera has a 2 sec delay before recording it ridiculous does the camer do the same delay? Whats the wifi rage? What wifi does it support 2.4 ? 5 ? Anyone know
Hey Gerald, good questions! Yes, the delay is around 2 seconds like most similar motion detecting cameras. The Wi-Fi range can be up to 100 meters in case there are no walls in-between. I'd recommend avoiding running the camera with weak signal, as it worsens the battery life. I managed to run it between 3 walls - was not stable at times. Wifi supports both 5G and 2.4G, I'd prefer the 2.4G because of the better wall penetration.
@@TechMishka ok thanks I head that if anyone took you cameras and just hit the rest button you lost them for ever along with the video unlike say ring there locked to you account and never lose your clips and ring replaced your camera after a police report is file. But you pay that high monthly fees
@@wbthisisprivatethanks2140bro what are u even talking about.literally any security would be deemed useless when the power goes out.just get yourself a ups.unstable wifi basically means your wifi sucks.cant blame the cameras
I am looking for a high res camera to be used in a bird house. Do you think this camera will give good images close up? (Less than 12 inches from the camera lens?) This one looks high quality, and the wireless solar charging feature should work well for that application. I just haven't seen a review that shows close up images. Thanks - jim
Just know all your footage goes to servers in China for “notifications purposes”. Including from your living room. Also, it’s possible to start a direct and unencrypted stream with VLC. Also, thieves can just delete the cam and the footage with the SYNC.
@@TEAM_MACHINE That only leaves the entire foundation of "nothing leaving your house no one having access but you" completely in ruins. The primary reason anyone bought their cameras is negated with them sending all your footage to random servers in China for... "AI/notifications purposes".
Hmm, which site do you try it at? Feel free to send me an email too - because sometimes the Youtibe notifications don't arrive and I may miss your response.
I expected to be able to view (both) cameras at the same time! I can’t! 🤬 I, also, expected to leave the screen(s) open/active 24-7, and I can’t. Not what I expected! 😡
I only just got the Eufy Base 2, and 2k Door bell recently. If I hadn't done so, I would be getting their Base 3, and cameras. I am going to get the camera's to add to the Base2, and update to the Base3 at a future date. I do love the ecosystem, and the performance it gives. Interesting review. Thanks.
So far I only have one of the 5 up. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe My son ran out of time, with motion detector etc. I have it over my garage door. It works great. Have seen a couple of cats, my dogs, when I am out front. And had a bee buzzing around right in front of it. It works very well. It even shows the neighbour's driveway, but only shows movement just past my own, which is very long. I highly recommend them.
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Gotta admit, pretty impressive set of features for this system, my favourite is independent operation and local storage without subscriptions, solar power assisted cameras, extended camera compatibility and feature rich app. Yes a bit pricy but eventually will offset the cost of most mandatory subscription kits and in long term can be justified. Good job Eufy
I have had plans to add a security camera at home before, but ... before this one none of them seemed to me good enough.
It's now autumn, so there are a lot of cloudy days, and the battery has now dropped to 49%, which is still very good. Image quality is impressive and I love how quickly it responds to moving objects and streams to the app. One of the best devices tested this year.
Can we connect the home base and the camera different networks and does the camera needs to be within certain range from the home base please?
Hi, great review - thanks. Question please: if one of the cameras is out of range of the base station Wi-Fi, can it use the home wifi network instead? Thanks
It cannot, unfortunately.
Thanks for the review!
How many camera's can be added to the Homebase 3?
16 as far as I remember
Does it work if base it not connected to router? I have a QNAP NAS and I'm just looking for a wireless system like this that will let me record locally but just heard of the Eufy scandal going on.... and I'm waiting what the end result will be.
Eufy scandal? Looks like I missed something.
Edit: just saw the article about unencrypted footage. Will dig deeper
Can the home base connect to a monitor where you can view the live footage or it can only be connected through the app
That I am not sure about. Best is to ask Eufy Security about that.
I want to know if the eufy cam solo works with homebase 3 yet, also if eufy cam doorbell 2k works fast with homebase 3 as I have homebase 2 at moment
That I cannot fully confirm. Try to get in touch with their support staff.
Does the Eufy 3 still have the fatal "sync button" issue where a thief can just grab a camera, press and hold the sync button which then deletes all the footage from that camera from the HomeBase without even having to go inside and even find it? Which totally defeats the purpose of a "security" system. Eufy has been aware of the issue since Jan 2021 and as of Nov 2022 still has not been willing to fix it. Though I am not sure if Eufy 3 is also affected by this. Nobody seems to have tested this.
No it's been fixed
Wow I didn't know this. Why in the hell would Eufy even put a sync button where it'll delete video from the base?!?
@@superduperboyxit’s a fixed problem. On top of that, if you have theft detection on, any movement to the camera will sound the alarm
One question: is Homebase 3 compatible with SOLOCAM S40 (update December 2022)? Can I connect the camera and record videos on HOMEBASE 3?
As far as I know - it will take a while until there is compatibility with current devices. But it should be able to connect to all existing Eufy Security cameras.
@@TechMishka Will the Eufycam 3/Solocam S40 camera be compatible with HOMEBASE 1? Will there be software updates to allow the use of the latest generation solar camera with HOMEBASE 1?
can you add a external solar panel because one would be in the shade
Yes..
Everyone should know the shortcomings of this camera system. The active area is the bottom half of what is in the camera view. This means that is will only detect things once they enter the bottom half of the view. (and this itself is very hit and miss). So if the bottom part of the view is your car, (but the top half contains the pavement and the driveway that leads to your car. You will only be notified once they are at your car. Your neighbours could have a barbecue on your drive and you would never be notified. Also the cameras have to be mounted very low on the wall to combat the previous issue. I’m talking about a height that would be reachable! Also their customer support is laughable. At least in the UK. They invariably do not understand what is being put to them. I asked them a question about a feature of the camera and they replied saying “I’m sorry you have a fault with your camera”. I asked them to advise me how to return a doorbell to them as it was no longer needed due to the whole system being returned to the retailer I bought it from and they replied saying they wanted me to return the system to them and that they would send out a replacement. This was after they had told me the camera would not work at my property, because of the initial issue I described above. They are a joke!
Thanks for sharing about your experience. Sounds annoying indeed. I didn't notice this while testing - to me it feels like it can detect movements anywhere on the FOV
Hello brother ,what is the the recommended distance between the base station and the cameras ?
As far as I remember - should be no more than 30 meters.
The ring camera has a 2 sec delay before recording it ridiculous does the camer do the same delay? Whats the wifi rage? What wifi does it support 2.4 ? 5 ? Anyone know
Hey Gerald, good questions!
Yes, the delay is around 2 seconds like most similar motion detecting cameras.
The Wi-Fi range can be up to 100 meters in case there are no walls in-between. I'd recommend avoiding running the camera with weak signal, as it worsens the battery life. I managed to run it between 3 walls - was not stable at times.
Wifi supports both 5G and 2.4G, I'd prefer the 2.4G because of the better wall penetration.
@@TechMishka ok thanks I head that if anyone took you cameras and just hit the rest button you lost them for ever along with the video unlike say ring there locked to you account and never lose your clips and ring replaced your camera after a police report is file. But you pay that high monthly fees
Hi. If ur WiFi at home drops, will the camera still be able to be viewed whilst at home? Does the hub and camera establish a local network connection?
No. I asked Eufy. Because we have some time unstable Wi-Fi.
@@grillben thanks
So its useless camera system that use wifi is one of the worst systems pure for fun but real protect no
It will record to base different signal from cameras
@@wbthisisprivatethanks2140bro what are u even talking about.literally any security would be deemed useless when the power goes out.just get yourself a ups.unstable wifi basically means your wifi sucks.cant blame the cameras
dose it have to be connected to the WI-FI hub all of the time
Yes, if you need the information to be stored - it has to be.
thanks
Hello excellent review I wanted to ask you in addition to the two cameras if you can add more cameras?
Sure! If I remember correctly - up to 12.
@@TechMishka how much does each additional camera cost?
Nice camera! Does/Can it support 24/7 recording?
Yes it does.
@@TechMishkathis model doesn’t but the new E330 professional can
does the system require wifi to operate or can it operate without wifi
You will need the Wi-fi for getting connection to it.
How many camera can we add additional y
Up to 15 if I remember correctly.
I am looking for a high res camera to be used in a bird house. Do you think this camera will give good images close up? (Less than 12 inches from the camera lens?)
This one looks high quality, and the wireless solar charging feature should work well for that application. I just haven't seen a review that shows close up images.
Thanks - jim
If you want to use the images for social media and as a "camera" - no, not really...
How many users (family members) can access the cameras?
As many as you want
Is it possible to hook it up to regular power?
You can connect a type-c power source.
Just know all your footage goes to servers in China for “notifications purposes”. Including from your living room.
Also, it’s possible to start a direct and unencrypted stream with VLC.
Also, thieves can just delete the cam and the footage with the SYNC.
Thanks Mikkel for the comment. Hmm, can you point to the source?
I heard the delete issue is fixed
@@TEAM_MACHINE That only leaves the entire foundation of "nothing leaving your house no one having access but you" completely in ruins. The primary reason anyone bought their cameras is negated with them sending all your footage to random servers in China for... "AI/notifications purposes".
@@Mikkel111 Source please.
@@BeckVMH Have you been living under a rock?
Just Google Eufy scandal and you’ll have plenty to read.
Can we turn off the alert for familiar faces?
I didn't find such an option.
Bonjour peut t on se connecter à distance ?
Yes. You can conenct to the cameras via the app.
Does it record 24/7 footage?
It can, but this will drain the battery very quickly
@@TechMishka does it last 24 hours with proper sunlight and 24/7 recording on?
What if all power and internet goes out
It runs it's own network. But if no power - the main unit will go down. So better connect it to a UPS
Anyone got a good recipe for pancakes?
Me, me!
solar power no good for UK in autumn/winter
😂
Discount code does not work!
Hmm, which site do you try it at? Feel free to send me an email too - because sometimes the Youtibe notifications don't arrive and I may miss your response.
I sent email. I tried it on amazon. It work when I tried it but did not use it. I was waiting to buy.
I expected to be able to view (both) cameras at the same time! I can’t! 🤬 I, also, expected to leave the screen(s) open/active 24-7, and I can’t. Not what I expected! 😡
Sounds like you need a normal DVR
"If" "if" "if"
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But wifi jammers are so easy to create/buy a little smart thief knows this so whats the point of a wifi camera outside lol
This will for sure disrupt a lot of services where I live and won't remain unnoticed.
These cameras can also be hard wired, if that is a concern
@@3nealweber3 with poe or other way?
@@3nealweber3no they can't.stop spilling nonsense.
Useless in fog..
DO NOT BUY THIS: If someone steals your camera they can erase your whole homebase data by holding the reset button
LOOK IT UP TRUST ME
How does that work? What's the specific procedure?
If your dumb enough to make the camera reachable
They fixed this issue
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NEVER EVER BUY IT, IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY 🔏 GOOGLE TECH SUPPORT HAVE ALWAYS ACCESS TO IT 🤬
I want Google to see me taking a shower
I want Google to hear me singing while showering!!!
This is not a Nest cam... Google has nothing to do with Eufy. Christ.
These are the same bastards running around with ladders pressing the sync button!