I've waited a two to three months before leaving a review so that I could accurately describe the performance of the product.
Setup was easy and when 1 of the 4 cameras wouldn't sync, I contacted Eufy Support, yes they are in China and yes support times mean UK roughly 6am to 1pm, BUT the team spoke perfect English and replaced my faulty camera (that probably got damaged in transit) very quickly, in fact as soon as I emailed them a proof of posting it to their returns dept in the UK, so before they even got the actual damaged one back.
Onto the 4 cameras, purchased because our neighbours door bell camera failed to pick up a suspicious vehicle one night in our quiet close. Cameras were all partly charged to get to full charge, was no more than an hour or two.
- We're using the Ethernet cable setup to the router. We tried the "standard" working mode but this kept losing connection to the Homebase. Once we changed to "Beta" it became a lot more stable. Property is large 5 bed BT wifi with two additional discs. Homebase has performed well throughout and all cameras have reasonable wifi signal. Ideally I may consider a 5th camera to add to the Homebase.
- Positioning, follow instruction manual 8 to 10 foot high (3 to 3.5 metres) whilst you think positioning higher may prevent theft as the cameras could be removed, they wont pick up movement. I know this as I set one of our cameras too high up. Now for the good bit, we have 4 cameras, 3 at the front and one at the back.
-Recording, yes there does seem to be a slight delay before the camera picks up, perhaps quickened by hard wiring to a 240v plug, I don't know BUT there is a way around this to catch everything. Imagine the front of your house as a clock face, if you position cameras at 4 o'clock angled towards 10; 6 o'clock facing straight towards 12 and 8 o'clock angled towards 2, you'll catch everything. On a good day cameras will trigger if movement occurs 25 to 30 metres away, so handy to log any suspicious vehicles coming down the road.
- Individual cameras, we set to Motion Detection 7 (highest capacity) with all detection 24/7 so not just human and Battery in Power Manager to Optimal Surveillance though this does start to drain the battery so changed to Optimal battery power which will record for up to 20 seconds which does improve battery life. On stormy days very strong wind or rain can keep triggering the camera if exposed to the wind direction. To get around this during the stormy weather, simply lower the detection level.
-Battery Life, 3 months in I recharged the main porch camera once it dropped to 27%. The other 2 front cameras are still at 43% and 47%. The rear garden camera, least used, is still at 78%.
- Overall summary, day vision and night vision (have only tried black & white is very good) Haven't bothered integrating with Alexa and have Android phone so can't speak for Apple. Microphone is good as is facility to tell delivery driver where to leave a parcel. Lastly found no benefit in keeping "Activity Zones" as we think they affected the camera performance. Privacy Zones - we haven't set up either. Yes it does mean the cameras do pick up a proportion of neighbours comings and goings, but similarly will pick up any dodgy comings and goings.
| Indoor/Outdoor usage | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| Compatible devices | Smartphone |
| Power source | Battery Powered |
| Connectivity protocol | Wi-Fi |
| Controller type | iOS |
| Mounting type | Wall Mount |
| Video capture resolution | 2K |
| Colour | Gray+white |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Included components | eufyCam 2C Pro Camera, HomeBase 2, Screw Mount, Micro USB Charging Cable, AC Power Adapter, Ethernet Cable, User Manual, Screw Pack. |
| Number of channels | 4 |
| Wireless communication technology | Wi-Fi |
| Form factor | Dome |
| Effective video resolution | 1080 |
| Viewing angle | 135 Degrees |
| Night-vision range | 32.8 Feet |
| Frame rate | IP67 Weatherproof |
| Material | Metal |
| Voltage | 230 Volts |
| Wattage | 3.75 watts |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 8.1 x 4.8 x 5.7 centimetres |
| Water resistance level | Waterproof |
| Package Dimensions L x W x H | 30.6 x 22.5 x 10.9 centimetres |
| Package Weight | 2.04 Kilograms |
| Product Dimensions L x W x H | 8.1 x 4.8 x 5.7 centimetres |
| Item Weight | 635 g |
| Part number | T88633D1 |
| Size | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Zoom Type | Digital Zoom |
| Focus type | Auto Focus |
| Style | Four Camera Kit |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
