Video Doorbell C30 (Battery)

I bought the Eufy C30 but couldn't get it into HA. Maybe I needed the bridge too, so I sent it back. I also have Reolink cameras so it felt good to have the same videosystem.

I'm using the Eufy ecosystem, which connects to the Homebase hub, a physical harddrive in my house. The wired cameras also can have a SD card option. I also have the wireless outdoor ones that came with solar panels so technically they will run for ages. I had gotten the newer E340 doorbell, which had two cameras, one eye-level and one point downwards so that it can track packages left on the doorstep. Personally, I think that doorbell is not very good and the battery drains very quickly. My old C30 worked much better and the battery lasted way longer. I can access the videos via the app, but there isn't anything stored on the Cloud so there is no subscriptions.

I have one and it’s been pretty decent battery life. I think where you place it and how many often it records will impact battery life. Have you considered setting up exclusion zones?

good question! I had a look and I purchased it in january 25th this year and I have charged it twice since installing it. It is not the 6months but it is a lot longer than your 2 weeks! I am not doing 24/7 recording and my driveway is not facing the road or have people walking past frequently.

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

The c30 doorbell camera batteries are atrocious. 2 weeks charge when they advertise 6 months

So how long does your c30 doorbell last? They advertise 6 months so my 2 weeks is pathetic

Other people have had trouble with the battery and it's not constant recording. They lie about the 6 months

Yeah but they advertised an average of 6 months. I'd be happy with 3. But 2 weeks is pathetic.

You don't have the c30 battery doorbell.

Have to charge mine every two weeks. Really I charge it weekly and it's down to 50%.

If you're connecting to a home base then the Eufy cameras don't use the SD card anyway (they record straight to the internal storage on the home base). At least that's the case with my home base 2 and C30.

I'm using the Eufy C30 (the cheapest one) it does have a micro SD card slot but that only works when you're using it stand-alone - if you have it connected to a homebase then it'll use the storage on that. Works well except battery life isn't great - I have to charge it every four weeks or so while the other Eufy cameras we have will last a couple of months between recharges (capturing a similar number of events)