eufy Security - Video Doorbell 2K (Wired)

Their wired 4K video doorbell is absolute trash.

My bad, 2K!

Stay away from Eufy - I've had nothing but problems with mine. It fails to pick up movement many times, even when the subject is walking straight up towards the camera, the intercom system stopped working so I can't speak to the people through the doorbell, and it throws false notifications based on my neighbor's roofline from across the street. But then sometimes it will pickup the cars driving by the house, so it's fickle.

Sorry buddy. I am happy with my P24 and E40 cams but that damned doorbell, what trash.

Looks similar. Mine is the Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera, 2K

hard-wired

Mine doesn't have a battery backup and doesn't require the HomeBase system. On paper I liked it for the local storage and access of videos, without a monthly fee. In practice, woof.

Mine is the T8200

I wanted one with good visuals for both night time and facing direct sunlight that didn’t require a monthly sub & that could be hard wired to my old doorbell’s power source (no batteries). Got the “Video Doorbell 2K (wired)” & it’s exactly what I was looking for. I had a Ring before this one and its WiFi was spotty & didn’t let you review archived clips after your trial ran out, so it wasn’t for me.

Have the Eufy 24v wired version. It won't connect to 5ghz wifi, only connect to 2.4ghz. So right now it's a brick.

Eufy only works on 2,4ghz and not 5ghz wifi. That is the version that I bought.

I ended up using the Eufy Security Video Doorbell 2K. While it still needs wifi for remote access, its wired design means no battery issues and it records continuously with local storage.

I like the eufy wired doorbell. I had one of the older more original brands of doorbell cams, and the hot afternoon sun fried it after about 6 years. The eufy seemed a good replacement, and we’ve been really happy with it for 4 years.

I’ve had a hardwired Eufy doorbell camera for four years now, and it has never given me a problem. I can view the recordings on my iPhone and iPad and save any ones I need to hold on to. I am so satisfied with it that I recently added a Eufy fingerprint-enabled door lock with a rechargeable battery, and monitor both through the same Eufy software. They’re nice products and the installation instructions are clear and straightforward.

I use the PoE version at work and other than a delay of several seconds that hasn’t improved permanently with updates (was fine at first after an update) but now it is back to ~4 seconds. Not a fan of my Eufy wired at home that won’t let me pull directly from it!

I've got a eufy and I really like it. The wired version allows you to pre-record up to 4 seconds, so you get clips that start before motion triggers the recording, which is nice. Sometimes doorbell cameras miss the start of something important. My parents have a reolink and the app kinda sucks. I can't remember all my reasons for disliking it, but the big one is that you can't set motion detection zones for the camera. My parents have a flag on their front porch so they have dozens of clips per day that just have the flag waving.

I've had the wired doorbell for 5 years now and I have 6 solar cameras around the outside of my house. I bought the homebase3 from them and bought a 2tb ssd so my stuff is stored locally. The doorbell gives me a ton a false positives because of my tree. It's basically only good for when people ring the doorbell. I love not paying a subscription though and the solar cameras have actually kept up. I don't keep them in my home because of security concerns from the company, but I'm being real here all our info is leaked anyways

I used the Eufy Video Doorbell 2K for a while and found it pretty solid. It's wired, so no battery hassle, and it delivers clear live viewing and night vision.

I tried using a wired Eufy doorbell for its live view and night vision, and while it does great in those areas and stores recordings locally, it’s not really designed for 24/7 continuous recording.

I have one and I would not buy again. It alerts on random things, such as stationary objects on the porch. It also seems to fail to note actual human movement at times. I find it almost useless.

I also am really unhappy with the Eufy wired doorbell inconsistencjes. The funny thing is, the camera we have is way more consistent.

Eufy battery does not last in our winters. The wired version is also unreliable.

I switched from Ring to a Eufy wired Doorbell several years ago. Have been much happier with the Eufy.

We've not had any sound problems with ours. Biggest issue has been the occasional unwanted detection of objects as 'human' - generally this has to do with recent software/detection updates and is usually transient. However, it's still far better than any other video doorbell I've ever used.

I have Eufy wired doorbell but am now looking for an alternative because HA integration is not that straightforward! Will look at both UniFi and Reolink as alternatives.

I just installed Eufy's wired doorbell a couple of days ago and I'm enjoying it. The package camera is a nifty little feature as well

Idk if it's too late, but mine broke after 2 years. Just randomly stopped alerting me. Stopped recording everything. Maybe it fried in the sun? The app is garbage, whenever I open it, I'm being advertised another eufy product. I'm trying to look at security footage, not shop. Sometimes I'd get an alert, and the playback wouldn't work at all until a month later.  It broke after the warranty expired. So I switched to Reolink. It has less features, but works for me. The market for non-cloud security doorbells sucks. I don't want to pay a monthly service to use a doorbell. 

I just bought mine from Costco, and I really like them. The video quality is great they integrate with Alexa and have been very reliable. My doorbell is wired, and notifications are instant. I only have 2 cameras, the doorbell one and an indoor one that I have set up in my garage. The best part is that no subscription is required. For my setup, I can not imagine a scenario where I need to see both cameras at once.

I'll second the Eufy Cam. I had one wired up to my doorbell for power (not the battery version) and it worked great, even in the very cold of winter. I think I had to upgrade my doorbell transformer to a 24V, but other then that, it performed every time.

I had a wired version (to my doorbell wiring) and it worked perfect for years. Even in the dead of winter.

I ended up choosing the Eufy Security Video Doorbell Wired. It provides live viewing and clear night vision, plus it's wired so I never worry about batteries.

I have the hardwired version. I highly recommend Eufy for security.

I like the focal length on the first one for this use case much better. My $35 Eufy 2k cameras are on par or better than both of them.

Eufy 2k has been flawless for me. No monthly fees

Eufy user here. Video door bell with a micro sd card for storage in the pugged in base unit with doorbell chimes. Two further cameras linked to my phone via the house WiFi. Cameras’ footage is stored on my phone. Cameras are solar powered and doorbell has a rechargeable battery. All coordinated in a phone app.

Eufy. Just buy a second battery or hard wire. Software is good, connectivity is good.

I've owned a Ring, and now a Eufy. The 'out of the house' experience is almost the same. I can retrieve footage from the videos stored on the microSD card in my house. I can respond directly to people who've pressed the doorbell. The doorbell communicates to a plugged in chime, and the chime to your router. The chime holds the footage on a memory card.

I have a Eufy doorbell for €150 and it comes with ample storage and no subscription needed. Highly recommend.

No name Aldi brand doorbell? I don't think it would be anywhere close to decent. Invest in a Eufy for 70 quid or any other brand. You can get a Ring for cheap on sale, but it has a subscription.

Ecobee shows up on my Appletv, and I can view live HomeKit, but no secure video storage. Might swap out for Eufy, my other eufy cams have been pretty solid

The alarm.com platform costs Telus money, the doorbell is an alarm.com device. I have uses a eufy doorbell for the last 4 years with no issue and no subscription.

I have the doorbell camera. Every two months, it loses its audio capabilities. I have to pop it off of its mount and disconnect the power wires, the reconnect and reinstall, and it works again. I bought it to avoid another monthly fee. That is its only pro.

We use to have a nest, and have to say I did like it. But they greedy fookers upped the subscription so we recently changed to Eufy. Good. No subscription and the video is quality is really good. The other half did he due diligence on all this so he picked the Eufy.

Eufy is pretty good. 👍🏼 local storage but of course Chinese company, if you trust them.

Eufy user here. Camera quality is excellent. However, a good 5 second lag with alerts and bell ringing. Also impossible to speak via microphone as the lag is too long…. If anyone has some hints please tell me as the camera really is superb

Definitely eufy. Saves like a month's worth of data, no subscription, decent quality camera and audio

Eufy sucks. I’m switching back to Ring. Tons of false positives and a few missed package deliveries. Plus there’s no way to snooze all your units. Going one by one when the gardener shows up got old quick.

I use Eufy extensively at two homes. Quality build, good UI, easy to install, and no cloud storage if add a storage card or their HomeBase (hard drive).

Which would rid well, is not expensive, and has end-end encryption.

Same here, very happy with Eufy doorbell and cams, plus they have some with solar panels, got the door light cam as well, you can schedule it and control the light color 🎨🗓️

S380 home base +2tb Doorbell, 5 wifi solar cameras, 2 doors, 3 interior cameras. Been flawless for a year plus.

i switched from the nest doorbell to Eufy and it has been so much better

I have both. Would not bank on facial recognition working consistently.

I'll also add, if you're on Android, expect the app to be forever buggy, not working correctly, and for them to promise to fix it, only to release another version that won't actually fix anything for you. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oceanwing.battery.cam Check out the critical reviews, many are recent (from the last months and years), it's obvious that the app isn't a priority to them, which makes these increasingly unusable

We got a Eufy doorbell installed, its very good as it doesn't require subscription like some of the other brands, the one we got came with a base station (as we needed one to work with other wireless cameras) and its generally been good. The ones with internal storage seems to work faster than ones which take SD cards, but the SD card options are a bit cheaper. You can also get one with dual camera (2nd one points down) if you want to keep a view of courier packages.

i have a eufy doorbell (not e340) and it works out pretty well. easy to access videos when you have home base connected

Happened to me after 2 months. They replaced it quickly thankfully.

I have a Eufy doorbell camera, based on my previous research of Ring alternatives. But you have to scroll quite far to see any mention of them.

Here’s my take. Apologies for the length but, Eufy can be a perfect choice for some people. But not for me anymore. Their hardware is relatively affordable and easy to use and of pretty good picture quality. The app is packed with a lot of different settings to adjust and cool AI features. But I now see why people hate on Eufy so much. They really do kind of sucker you in with their marketing. I have 12 of their cameras, including the door bell. I wanted a locally stored no fee system and Eufy was seemingly the best consumer product. The customer support is hit or miss. Some of the “tech/maintenance” phone support are helpful, other times completely useless. I ordered one of the Smart Drops, a month went by with no communication of my order, for some reason since the order was made in their app, I couldn’t look it up to check the status on their website, wouldn’t come up. I contacted them requesting to cancel my order, coincidentally that same day I received a tracking number and it was shipped out that day, then said it couldn’t be cancelled because it was in transit. They refused to pay for a return shipping label after delivery, but for some reason would only offer a 50% refund. I was able to successfully dispute the charge with Amex. I wish the door bell could have the option to wire to continuously record but it doesn’t. The motion detection misses a lot, better have at least 1 back up cam watching as well. Hard drive in the base station disconnects and reconnects too many times for me to consider it as reliable. The whole system is buggy, laggy, and sometimes slow/unresponsive. The fact they have everything on a seemingly constant 50ish% off sale makes me think they must be collecting some type of data and using “you” as the product. Idk. They give me bad vibes, so I’m switching to Unifi. Honestly, if you can swing the extra costs involved, I would recommend looking into Unifi Protect.

I really love our Eufy doorbells.

My Eufy doorbell camera requires an internet connection to function. Blocking it from the internet stops it working.

No such issues with mine. Like with the Eufy doorbell, it replaced, I designed and 3D printed a wall mount that lets me plug a solar panel into the back so I don't worry about battery. But even before I had that hooked up, it seemed fine. Only thing I wish it had was animal detection.

I know this is late but im having issues with my Eufy stuff. What made you change away from them?

Eufy. Had ours for a couple of months now and it seems to be good. Videos are stored on a hard drive that needs to be hardwired to a router. Edit for clarification. The camera doorbell is wireless. The homebase unit that stores the video is wired to my router and is plugged into the mains.

Very impressed with it so far.

Got the doorbell and the homebase. Pretty pleased with it so far. 🤞🤞

Weird. Our doorbell is pretty spot on when it comes to notifications.

If you don't mind clicking on a notification and getting an error, press refresh to try again and fail with another error, then close the app and open it again to finally view your camera, eufy is for you. It only takes like 30 seconds to view anything from these damn cameras.

Eufy has really good video quality. IMHO they are the best bang for your buck, plus military grade encrypted

I would second the Eufy option per your specifications:)

It’s tough that you don’t have wiring for a doorbell, because no battery-powered option is going to match a wired one for reliability. I’ve been using a Ring wired doorbell along with a few wired Ring outdoor cameras, and they’ve been rock-solid when it comes to alerts and notifications. I’m not a fan of paying a subscription, but in Ring’s case I keep it because the reliability makes it worth it. I tried the Eufy doorbell in the past and the notifications were hit or miss. Until something else can match Ring’s consistency, I think they’ll stay at the top of the doorbell game.

Yup wired to existing doorbell wiring.

I've sat on my hands with regard to posting this because I don't want this post to highlight inadequacies of some products, therefore highlighting properties where these can be seen, as an "easier" target, therefore choosing my wording carefully. Asking Officers, Investigators and other operational staff, which video doorbells and "cloud" cctv systems you've experienced, and have stood out to you as being good quality. As tempting as it may be, please DONT comment to say which ones are bad, only looking for positives here for the reasons above. I'm trying to compile a list of good ones that can be recommended as part of a community safety charity i'm involved with. I'll kick it off with the eufy series of doorbells, not tried their CCTV but the quality from the doorbells was fantastic both day and night , i was very impressed and had not heard of them prior.

So there's EUFY as an option with their Home-Base which we could put an SSD into, Concern being that needs to be tucked away as if that gets found and taken, then all footage is lost.

Oh, Eufy are Anker right? I thought they were better

What didn't you like about the Eufy? Seems good to me, tho i couldnt get it connected to my home assistant. It doesn't have POE but can be powered by the regular doorbell supply or battery. I got a home base with it so at least there no subscriptions and months worth of storage for events. Tbh I wanted to get the reolink initially and can't remember now why I didn't.

I had 2 eufy doorbells. The first one was good for a while. Then it stopped picking up motion. The battery was never really good. It would last a couple of weeks before it needed to be charged. I changed all the settings to optimise the battery power, but it did nothing. The second one was worse. It stopped picking up motion for most of the night and long periods during the day. The battery lasts a week. Eufy customer service was so bad. They were weeks promising me a new doorbell. I had enough and got a refund eventually. I should have learned after the first one.

Google would be a better choice IMO, I just sold my Google doorbell for the newest Eufy model and I semi regret it. Google you just place outside and the thing is amazing, the AI is great and I've never had any issues. The eufy... Omg the lighting has to be right or the sensitivity has to be right otherwise it'll miss picking people up and it takes a damn near 2 minutes before it realizes there is a package and then another 2 minutes to tell you it's gone. Although on the contrary when it does work good it works good but there is just to many variables you gotta play around with when Google you just set it and forget it. Just my 2 cents

I’ve been using the Eufy Security Video Doorbell—saves to NAS, great app, and AirPlay support. No subscription needed. Works like a charm for my setup.

I had eufy before, now running 8x POE reolink with NVR. Best thing ever and works really good with HA. Affordable too and no bullshit subscriptions.

I have just made this switch and, after 3 days, I'm going to return the Eufy. It seems to be plagued with connectivity and reliability issues.

Vote for eufy here too. I recently got one and it works well. Harvey Norman will price match too if you can find it online and in stock. Managed to knock 30 quid off the bell.

Eufy doorbell is definitely doing this. No subscription needed and saves data locally on a hub called home base. Make sure to get at Least the homemade 2 if you anticipate adding equipment later. It takes a few seconds to connect though in my case. Probably due to wifi speed

I'm on aqara and that's what I'm recommending now. I started with ring but I needed to reset the connection regularly and there was a subscription fee. Then I went to eufy, but I needed to reset the connection all the time. I initially got it because it was supposed to link to Alexa show devices but after a year I think they dropped support. Really hated it. Next I went to aqara. Never needed to reset the connection since the install. Its wired and battery operated, so best of both worlds (battery backup). It uses a hub, which I thought would be an issue but turns out I like that better. The hub is small and right next to my router (no connection concerns), plugged into the UPS (no concern for power outage), the SD card plugs into the hub so if anything ever happened to the camera I'd still have access to my files. It works well enough with Amazon (will show the feed on Amazon devices on demand, will announce when I'm watching something on the firestick). There's also plenty of automation features (recognize faces, custom ring tones was fun for Halloween, ring tones for specific people when they are recognized). Gripes for the aqara G4 - only 5 custom ring tones, not sure why there's a limitation when it's all just stored on the SD card. Similarly there's a limit to 30 recognized faces, really dont understand why. It frequently reverts from continuous recording to event recording, which is a problem. The app is not streamlined at all. The functionality is there and easy to use for whatever you'd want to do but it's really not intelligently organized. Despite these gripes I'm taking the G4 over the eufy any day.

I use eufy and homebridge

I really want to get red of Eufy doorbell… what a bad product…

Eufy is probably what you're looking for. it stores everything locally on a little base station inside, and the video quality is solid. You can find a good breakdown of the best options [in this thread](https://www.reddit.com/user/LegitimateReveal510/comments/1oecfts/the_best_doorbell_cameras/)

Ring, Eufy and Tapo are all good. I’ve Tapo Cameras, Smart Plugs and Smart Radiator Valves - very easy setup. Recording wise you can add an SD-Card or pay a subscription to record to the cloud

just throw a wifi repeater near the doorbell. easy and cheap. fixed all my doorbell wifi issues with Eufy and now Reolink.

We have a Eufy and it's pretty terrible. It sets off on anything that moves despite all the settings in the app which all do nothing. It somewhat functions if you really have no other option, but honestly I wish I had just bought into Ring instead.

WE have Eufy and happy with same, no subscription to pay after initial purchase. Battery in doorbell/camera needs recharge via USB every 3 or 4 mths.

Go Eufy, don't go Google. Also, you contradict yourself, the best is not the least amount of money, the best is something like one of the eufy's, the least amount of money is Google.

Never used Ring but I like the Eufy. There is no anti theft screw on it like Ring has, but I suppose if someone wanted your ring that screw ain't stopping them anyway. Just thought it was odd when installing that somome could just kinda take it.

Weird must be diff models. My bracket frame screws into house yes, but the actual doorbell just clips into the frame.

Is it quick to open the streaming when you click on the notification that someone's ringing? I had a ring doorbell before and it was very quick, changed to Eufy and it is rubbishly slow and I often miss a delivery because of that

I did the same move and overall quality Eufy is better, doorbell functionality, I miss ring. When somebody rings my doorbell, I don’t get that 🔔 emoji on the notification to differ it from normal motion notifications, and this may look silly, but makes me miss people ringing for not spot right what is in the notification content. Second thing is that once I finally respond to it ringing on my phone, it takes too long to open the live view, which can be annoying sometimes. I’m using the same phone and connection I used with Ring, so I wasn’t expecting such different results.

Used to use them, but never again after their privacy issues

Thumbtack, it's his side hustle. I supply my CAT cable so that helps with the cost, I think. He's great, I've got 11 cameras now (kids with autism) and I think maybe he gives me a break. I've had him out around 5-6 times, I buy my gear as the budget allows. UniFi cameras have literally been a life saver for us. So happy to finally ditch the Eufy doorbell, it takes way too long to load.

I will vouch for Eufy as well, I love their cameras and never have issues or random fees pop up.

I use one, Eufy makes some very good products!

I have Eufy and no complaints so far, battery lasts upto six months and good build quality

I've also been thinking about changing my eufy to reolink. I would have a memory card for app usage but would also link to either hikvison NVR or frigate. Does anyone know if I use either of these for 24/7 recording will it also record audio? Also can you confirm that 2 way audio recording works well in the app? Eufy only records audio from the visitor side so you don't get a recording of any conversation.

The dual cameras in some of the eufy's are nice, but that's about the only win there. Battery life on mine has been poor (recharging almost monthly) despite that unit being the one that is somewhat secluded, so it doesn't get triggered very often. If you try to build out beyond the doorbell, the software is all over the map. The hardware is generally nice, but lots of random surprises, like some have local SD support, some support RTSP, some support the Home Base, others do none of that.

I second Eufy. Changed to them from Ring last year. Haven’t had any issues, and loving being subscription free!

Indeed. I thought it would really bother me, but the rest of the cams we have are compatible. The system itself is so good and reliable, I honestly forgot the doorbell isn’t!

Eufy has been great so far. Zero monthly cost, way more feature rich than Nest, and far more reliable. Used nest for years, convinced family to as well. Nothing but regret...

We have Eufy and it's fine - no subscriptions

As a new member of the Eufy family this subreddit does confuse me. I joined thinking I might get a few nice little tips here and there, but it's all rants about how shit Eufy is lmao. Happy to be enlightened, but as of yet it's all smooth sailing for me. I'm thoroughly impressed by the 2c camera and doorbell and also the door lock I got. The AI seems pretty good at getting events.. events seem to be saved as needed.. the app is user friendly... Wi-Fi connection is all gravy.. I could customize notifications to I only get the ones I want.. seriously it's perfect hahahaha. Loving it.

We have a Eufy. It has motion sensors on it. You need an SD card (it’s stored within the bell, so yes, if your bell is stolen,so is the card) if you want to store videos. The videos also go straight to your phone though, so you’ll have access, and you can save them. It’s easy to set up but has gone offline a few times in the couple of years we’ve had it, and it’s annoying to have to figure out how to reset it. That said, it’s simple enough once you figure it out. The motion sensor doesn’t always work either. Oh, and you need to make sure the bell is plugged in somewhere where everyone can hear it, although it connects to an app too (so your phone will go off when anything exciting happens), and you can have as many people as you like linked to it. Apart from that, it’s great. Err 6 out of 10 in my book, and I’d probably get something else if I’d shopped around first, but I can’t be 100%. I’m sure they all have similar issues.

Hmm. Wasn’t sure about that, and it appears not. Stored footage is stored locally and not backed up in the cloud. This means no camera, no footage. Eek!

Their app is slow as hell. It takes forever for the camera to load on my 300/300 fiber connection.  I wouldn't purchase them again. But if you don't care about answering the door and just want to see who's there its ok. 

Reolink POE is best but Wi-Fi hardwired is still great. I have the latter and it's much better video quality, detection, integration, Wi-Fi range, app experience than the Eufy one I had before. Cheaper too.

Way better. Battery life on ring products is terrible. Battery life is better, video is better, and it's stored locally on the homebase. I'm so glad I switched.

I like Eufy, we have a few cameras and the doorbell camera. No issues in the 2.5 ish years we’ve had them and no subscription!

Went from Ring to Eufy. Ring sucked for me from day one. Eufy isn’t perfect, but it’s worked 100% better for me compared to Ring.

I switched from a nest doorbell to Eufy in August. I like the Eufy better. I bought a homebase 3 to get facial recognition and more storage which are things I had to subscribe for with Google. The dual camera system has a much better field of view. The real test IMO is going to be winter. The nest wouldn't charge in the cold and outright shutdown below -25C. It had to be removed from the wall to charge so that meant for 8 hours we had no doorbell a couple times per winter. The Eufy has a removable battery that can be charged separately. So even if it can't charge via the doorbell wiring in the cold I can have a fully charged battery ready to go and then just swap it out quickly. The only downside I've found so far is the Eufy can't ring through google speakers. It does activate our door bell chime and the homebase also rings when someone rings the doorbell so it's a minor annoyance.

I recommend Eufy for multiple reasons I have’t seen anyone else mention. First, great response time… almost no lag between detection and notification. A friend’s Ring was so slow that a person could walk 30 feet to the door, drop a package and be back out of sight before the Ring alerted. Next, the Eufy’s picture is great, even in poor lighting conditions. My porch is in shade with bright Arizona sun in the background, but every video is crystal clear. Finally, Eufy offers multiple storage options that don’t require a contract. My first Eufy had a micro SD card, my current five camera setup uses Homebase. To be fair, I’ve never even heard of Tapo, so they might be better. Ring will never be cost effective no matter how good a product it is.

Really disappointed with eufy. Ok entry point. Bought the local home base for storage. Cameras not sensitive, loading to your network and phone to get a notification is really slow. Example : person rings my doorbell with package when I’m out. I try and answer. Connection took until after they drove off to even load the camera. Sound never works to speak o someone to tell them where to store it. Example 2: bike was stolen from RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. And it never picked it up. Picked up me running after the dude with my bike. Doorbell holder also broke in year of taking it out to charge it and I’ve tried 7 attempts to work with the company but they keep recommend the wrong bracket or out of stock ones that never come back in. Totally waste of money!

Nope. Get Eufy. You don’t have any subscription fees. Ever.

I switched from ring to eufy for a few reasons and very happy with the better picture quality, home base storage, and the AI is spot on

I bought this and sent it back. It’s bloody awful. I got the eufy and it’s the best I’ve had.

I have Eufy. It technically meets your criteria (you only said that you prefer local). I wish I’d gotten reolink

Wired is MUCH better than wireless. I went eufy. It's ok at everything except it's cloud based and has lousy HA integration. I wish I'd gone Reolink. I've heard other people happy with Ubiquiti too.

I struggled with HKSV for years. Tried a bunch of cameras. I eventually gave up on HKSV and standardized on all all Eufy, but did not enable HomeKit on any of them. I have great wireless connectivity in a small (890 square foot) apartment. Outside of Apple Home the cameras load instantly and I never miss an event. I love everything else about the Home app just gave up on the cameras. I had a Circle View camera, the doorbell one and the regular round one. Both would overheat in direct sun. I live in North Carolina. Eufy cameras mounted in the same locations don’t.

All eufy can do this. I have the doorbell and the solar camera. They both store on device but you can store it in a central location inside if you want to pay more.

We have the eufy one. Very happy with it.

I have an eufy and wouldn't recommend it. The delay opening the app to the camera is often 30 seconds. The automations often stop working and need a reboot, but you only find that out after it hasn't been working for a few days. And of course the most annoying bit, Phantom doorbell rings (not often but a handful of times a year). Doing it again I'd pick a different product, I'd even consider a subscription service.

I personally use a Eufy doorbell because it does not require a monthly subscription and records to a home base inside the house. The doorbell is WiFi capable, but I chose to wire it in and it works with the existing chime. You can choose to also have a sound come from the home base, but I muted it so there isn’t overkill.

I went through this whole chain of thought and did hours of research. Leaving out Ring and Nest, here are your options: Reolink - Pretty good, but a little weak on the features. Tried one, will be returning. UniFi - Well reviewed, but if you want or need any of their best features, one camera is around $400. On top of that, you need their other hardware and to wires installed. This is for the enthusiast, wealthy, or willing to go into debt for it. Eufy - I viewed this one as the best compromise. There are AI features, an affordable Home Base where you can toss a cheap SSD, and the camera hardware is a step up from Nest and Ring. No cloud use. Your data is local. So the AI and software side isn't as good as Google, but they do well enough. I've got five wired cameras and a wired doorbell.

Not sure about open source options, but Eufy is decent with no monthly subscription. If you have a Homebase it'll record to it locally.

I like my Eufy too. I bought another battery, so I just swap them over .. each month! HA integration is not very nice, though - I haven't managed to get mine going and all I want is an alert if the battery is going dead :(

Ring is shite because of the subscription element, which puts people off, so they don’t pay it, so it’s ✨pointless✨ Eufy all day every day.

I didn’t think any eufy doorbells worked with HomeKit. I am happy with my camera from eufy too.

I have one and it works great, highly recommended. I’ve had the doorbell for about 1.5 years without issue, but I’ve been using a few wireless cameras for the last 5 and they’ve been great. I do not like paying monthly subscriptions for hardware like this so it’s a win. The cameras integrate well with Apple HomeKit, you can even view them on your Apple TV

Exactly! The quality of my 1 year old eufy doorbell is amazing, it’s so crisp and accurate. Love it!

Yeah I have the Eufy one and while it’s a decent camera overall but the top camera that looks straight out is hot garbage when it comes to quality. Like maybe 10-15 feet of clear sight and anything over that is blurry. Like I have a stop sign with the cross streets probably 30 feet from it and you can’t read the street names.

Eufy. No subscription, get clarity, wired and solar wireless options

Eufy. Using it for years. Love that I don't have to pay a subscription to have access to my videos. And... Its locally stored with expansion options.

I’ve a Eufy doorbell. Sometimes the notifications are a little slow at coming in but I’d be lost without it now

You're describing my Eufy. I assume my data is secure, but I'm naive, probably.

B on 22.5 degree angled bracket. I've got my Eufy set up to face the driveway from that same side and capture people approaching door. Cam angle is wide at about 140 degrees capture door and portico as well. Bracket deep screwed to door frame for me though (timber). If it's wireless, test the various locations. That's what I did.

I love my Eufy doorbell, no monthly fees or any fees

Look into Aqara if that's an option. If I had to chose between your 2 options, Eufy wins

Eufy ... hands down the best ... I have tested at least six manufacturers. With Eufy, I have expanded and now have doorbells and cameras at two locations, units in stock for other uses and in case I have to replace, and the phone app is the best...hands down. I use ProC2 homebase and cameras. You will need to have internet.

Eufy records locally and there is no subscription.

I believe the privacy concerns are vastly overblown. If you can wire your doorbell up so that it's powered, then this will be a good little unit. But the smart locks with cameras and doorbells not wired use battery too quick Other than that, I'm super happy with my eufy products.

Did you end up picking one? I’ve had a Eufy but sick of the false positive notifications and constant disconnects. Leaning Reolink based on other feedback

I use Eufy. This is what I found regarding them Anker owns Eufy. Anker is a company that specializes in charging technology and has been a market leader since its founding in 2011. Anker sells products in over 146 countries and regions and has more than 120 million users. Eufy is a company that creates smart technology for the home. Eufy devices store videos locally and use AES encryption to secure them. Anker’s security processes for Eufy security cameras include: End-to-end encryption for all video streams No sharing of videos, user images, or biometric details with the cloud Dynamic keys instead of fixed keys No access to user live streams or recorded videos

Eufy has end to end encryption

Reported it’s been fixed and now has end to end encryption

Eufy user here as well - The camera quality is amazing but the delay is massive (about 3-5 seconds) so hard to have a conversation with someone. Notifications are also delayed by a few seconds. Sometimes it's impossible to remotely connect to the doorbell and then when it finally connects... the person is already gone. Generally wouldn't recommend :(

We have Eufy, no subscription and you can store everything locally on a micro sd

I have the eufy. In my experience the delay makes it useless for two way communication. My set up is that it's mounted to the outside of a brick letterbox. The router/homebase have clear line of sight through the window to the letterbox about ten metres away. I guess the letterbox gives too much interference.

I had a eufy as my husband works nights and I wanted to be notified if anyone was in the house. I found the notification time to be so slow. If I’d have had any intruders they’d have had about a minute before I’d have known. I went back to Blink and got the extra part so I didn’t need a subscription and much prefer it.

Installed their doorbell camera and 2 floodlight cameras three months ago, had zero problems and installation was very simple. Love not having to pay a monthly subscription fee. Their website have sales every now and then, wait for one.

I bought this same bundle, the doorbell is amazing. That indoor camera was terrible from the start. We ended up throwing the indoor camera in the trash after just a few months because I couldn’t get any tech support and I didn’t want to remove the doorbell to return everything to Costco. The doorbell alone in my opinion is worth it. We switched from google nest cams and are extremely happy with Eufy

Eufy. Free rich notifications, 24x7 recording if you wire it, no subscription, can record to a hub

Eufy or tap. Reolink isn't as good as everyone claims. Ubiquiti but buy in is high

After about 8 years of the Ring, I replaced it with the Eufy. The thing that got me to switch was Ring's ever-increasing subscription fees, until I decided that $50/year for a doorbell wasn't worth it. Not only is the video quality better on the Eufy, but having local storage and no fees to access it was what sold me on it. I have a bunch of their cameras as well and have been happy with them.

No. Google doorbell is going to give you the full experience of showing you the doorbell view when someone rings the doorbell. Yes there are cameras that can technically work with Google devices like my Eufy cams and doorbell but they don't have the announcement and immediate streaming of the doorbell. It's the same story with Amazon Echo devices and Ring doorbells. You get more features when you use devices that have tight Integration. Just keep in mind that because a device might say it "Works With Google" doesn't mean it is full featured like Google Nest devices.

I enjoy my Eufy since it will record locally for no fee. Got rid of the Ring due to aging and hated paying the monthly fees.

Pending the router you have, you may be able to pause or turn off the 5ghz for Eufy to connect. Had to do that for mine.

I have two Eufys. Be aware, I see different models. Make sure the one you chose has the functions desired.

Tried Eufy this past spring to eliminate subscriptions and get away from Amazon, but had issues and their customer service sucked. Basic set up customer service is US based and you can talk to them on the phone. They were great. But anything beyond that had to go to techs in China and only via email. Since they worked during the day in China it would take two days to get a response and then they kept asking me for the same information I had already sent them...AND was in the email chain that had their requests. They finally decided that the cameras needed replaced but claimed they did not have any to send me and would not offer any other models at a discount. So I just sent them back and still stuck with Ring.

I’m wouldn’t get a Eufy doorbell. Mine won’t take power from the wires anymore (used to) so I have to charge it manually about every 6 weeks. 

I switched my floodlight and doorbell from ring to eufy it’s much better glad I did

YES! I did, and I love it! I got mine for practically nothing off their eBay sight. It said it was refurbished, but looked and was packaged like it was new! The app is great and it’s all free! Don’t keep making Ring (Amazon and Jeff Bezos) richer and do yourself a favor and go with Eufy. I actually have the Eufy smart deadbolt and it works flawlessly! I can open lock and unlock my front door from anywhere in the world!

We like ours. We have the doorbell, floodlight, and 1 indoor (to check on the furbabies).

I have Ring and it sucks. Unless you have a subscription, it doesn't save any video so unless you catch the person right as they ring the door, you'll have no idea who was there. If I could do it again, I'd do Eufy. Ring sucks

I have Eufy as well and works really well. Im in Canada and we get -40C here and no problem. The only thing is that the integration with Google home is a bit leggy. Takes time to load the stream on Google home app. I always answer using eufy app directly and have no issues. Great company.

I have a cheap Eufy that largely functions as a deterrent above all else - anything cheap that might make a thief think twice about trying my property feels worth it to me.

I’ve tried several now and switched to all Eufy this year. By far the most reliable.

Eufy plain and simple. Stores all the data locally.

Oh the ring was terrible. It worked good initially and then got really delayed on its notifications. Changed to eufy worked great, local video storage and using the hub I connected up 4 additional cameras around the house, simply a fantastic product.

Oops, sorry don't see your question. Yes eufy can access everything remotely, can connect door bells, house cameras (internal and external) No monthly fee, just buy and use. Remote access is totally fine. Can also get nice solar cameras so no needs to remove and charge.

Yep, I've got eufy, I did have ring, but it was just thoroughly meh

I’ve got a eufy one. It’s good and ties in well with the other cameras. Has two views - straight ahead and straight down (for package delivery/detection) Notifications are spot on and live and recorded clips are of good quality. Has picked up a few weirdos coming up to the front door so good to have a better awareness of what’s going on in the neighbourhood.

We've just paid a leccy to hardwire our Eufy doorbell for 24/7 recording. No subscription fees. Great quality. Highly recommended.

We have the Eufy one and it seems to fit your parameters well!

My Eufy doorbell has an SD card in the indoor chime, so I can look back as much as it can hold

You can watch live and access files via the app

I’m confused by this? I never had Ring and just got Eufy. My doorbell base screws to the house and the doorbell piece clips into the base securely and you need a little tool to remove it. I don’t think it would be too easy to take without really trying to pull the whole setup off the house

Eufy don't have to be hard wired to the router it can be done with WiFi as well. I have eufy cameras and door bell and are great highly recommend.

Think you could be right there . Have a nest thermostat and got an email from them to say that it’s not being supported anymore and the mail included a link to buy a tado brand at a discount. Surprised it didn’t suggest buying a new nest model so maybe google have plans to ditch this stuff. For that reason I bought a eufy doorbell and cameras

I haven’t had much of an issue. I charge it a bit more often but nothing unreasonable

Eufy or Wyze are my two go-tos

I'm pretty satisfied with the Eufy doorbell camera. No monthly fees and pretty decent clarity. The drawback is the battery life isn't the greatest, but it's easy to charge.

Yes it can.

Another Eufy fan.  My cameras have been flawless for 6+ years. My Homebase failed out of warranty but they gave me half-off a new one which I thought was fair. 

Second vote for eufy only negative is charging battery

Yes.  Long time ring user at multi locations.  Just migrating everything to eufy this season.  Only nice things to say about fleet accuracy. Ring would constantly alert on our porch flag....but not the mailman. 

They were uploading footage to the cloud despite the users specifically disabling this, and the streams were (still are?) unencrypted, so could be viewed by anyone fairly easily. https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/30/23486753/anker-eufy-security-camera-cloud-private-encryption-authentication-storage

I have had a Eufy doorbell camera for 4 years, no issue at all. I charge it usually 3 times a year and it has worked great through the winters.

Eufy. You can get the doorbell and Homebase 2 for €130 in Harvey Norman. No monthly subscription and you have the option of having it wireless or wired.

If you don't want the Homebase you can get the camera with an sd card as far as I know but you'd need to buy a doorbell chime thingy that you plug in so you can hear if someone rings the bell. If you don't care for the chime and just want the camera you go for that option too. It's about 120 quid.

I have the camera about 6 months with no issues like the ones you're having. If you don't like the app use the home app on the iPhone.

I've had a eufy doorbell for 4 years connected to a homebase. Only glitched once with a missed doorbell in that time. Also used to report a crime with a successful conviction. So overall very positive experiences. Floodlight cam is a different story. That needs resetting at least every 3 months and because it's mains wired, I have to cut the breaker to reset it. Never liked the horror stories of Ring staff talking to children or ringing women to ask for their number. Would never own any cloud based cameras where creepy employees abuse access. Only issue with Eufy is their prices are starting to climb and there are cheaper alternatives with exactly the same feature set.

I moved from Google to the eufy, this one's much better in terms of quality

Eufy doorbell, no subscription needed and the image is quite sharp

Yep. This is the price you pay for the convenience. I won’t put Eufy cameras inside my house, but I do have some outside. They’re decent

I totally get why someone wouldn’t buy a Eufy camera after what they did, but yeah currently I don’t have a problem with them. And I’m not really concerned with the view looking from my front door out to the street being the most secure stream ever. If the data is the highest priority, probably can’t use any off the shelf product.

Works for me, small issues with app but have to turn off 5g for a while cos this work just on 2.4 but overall 10 on10, battery last 3-4 months, charging like 4 hrs max 6 and no subscription:) now waiting for Black Friday for cameras 24/7 :)

6 months maybe when not in use :) it’s not complicated you have quite a lot settings in app, set up catch zones, persons animals cars, for me the hardest was to get to sync with app, now all working, it’s just 2.4g WiFi so you have to turn off 5g for a while in your router and then they will sync and after that all working I’m happy with eufy.

I have Eufy. No cloud, everything stored on an SD card

I have eufy too… it’s alright. But it’s free so it’s for me

The problem I have is Eufy is all the ads the app has. No, I don't care about your sale.. I want to see my doorbell video because you said I had a notification. Unfortunately, a lot of the video apps are like this

I’m pretty satisfied with mine as well. I bought the spare battery so there’s always one on the charger and I just swap it out. But I didn’t realize the batter is as poor as it is (1-2 weeks depending on temps) and I literally exchanged the first one I got as broken because “the battery wouldn’t hold a charge”. 😅 next one was exactly the same. And yeah, since then I now have 4 cameras outside and two inside (I foster animals sometimes and have cameras in the animals areas). I’ve thought about getting their roomba…

Second this, we got it specifically cause you don't need a subscription. Works great 

Eufy is what I have works great. No fees and great notifications. Make sure you set your perimeters at certain times of the year I get a lot of false notifications. Snow flakes, leaves and so on.

Eufy. No monthly fees. Best bang for the buck

Eufy is probably the best for this. it can store footage locally and their models are pretty affordable. You can find a helpful breakdown of the best doorbell cameras [in this thread](https://www.reddit.com/user/LegitimateReveal510/comments/1oecfts/the_best_doorbell_cameras/)

Yes benefits outweigh your partner's fears. Have a look at Eufy ones

The benefits we have found have been, being able to answer the door when we're away and ask deliveries to be left. Getting notifications when the door bell is ringing, tbh it's more just peace of mind than anything. companies having access to videos of your doorstep isn't really an issue, you can set it to record only when the door bell is pressed or motion activated at certain times.  The Eufy one we have has a hub where the footage is stored locally and not in the cloud.

I have been using EUFY for 3 years. works really well. Ring brand before that. Ring never worked right. I think some phones and wireless systems work better with certain brands.

We have an eufy and like it.

Get rid of the trash and get a eufy one, no subscriptions.

I have one - works great, better than my old Ring camera and no sub fee.

I’ve had a few problems with it. Also hksv in general. I have it hardwired but sometimes it goes offline. My network is pretty solid, about 100 devices, the Logitech cameras go offline often and Aqara rarely but when it does it takes a hard reset to get it going. Eufy even more rarely but they have had their security issues. I think it’s mostly Apple’s fault with hksv that most of these products are so buggy. Wirecutter did an article on it a while back.

I had a eufy doorbell and the wifi stopped working after about a year. When i googled it, tons of people had the exact same problem after the same amount of time. Eufy was also in the news for a security flaw in their devices. I switched to Reolink after that and haven't had any issues. Just had to set up email notifications with human detection pics, since there's no OOTB push notification with pics.