eufy Security - Video Doorbell C31

1. It connects to a home base 3 for video storage are you wanting to store videos elsewhere? 2. Color night vision won't be available for this camera, you typically need a light of some sort built in to the camera since the C31 doesn't it will be a good black and white infrared night vision video but certainly not the clarity of other full color night vision options 3. Yes it will record 24/7 if you have the proper powered transformer but it will not work off battery.

I have one of these, with a Homebase for storage, a chime in my kitchen and a screen on my desk. Its great. Works perfectly. (Its unfortunate that some people feel the need to downvote without commenting every time their favourite Google/Amazon products aren't being promoted)

I would not get it. The recording quality on the c31 I just got is terrible. It will only record locally at whatever quality it is streaming to you at, even if you set recording quality to “2k”. I can’t get anything over 1600x1200, and even then there are often blurry “artifacts“ in the video, like a low quality streaming service. If that only affected the live view that would be ok, but for some reason it affects the recorded clips too. My wifi strength at the doorbell location is excellent too, so the inability to stream at decent quality is odd too.

I reckon I'll go with the eufy c31 but I'll add a small security screw in the release opening.

I recently installed a C31 and am quite happy with the quality and performance. Something to note is that the micro SD it comes with is 32gb but can be expanded to 128. I also got the 2C-Pro camera and Homebase 3 kit and they work well together. It gets quite cold where I am and no issues so far. Only thing that I was not aware of is that it does not work with my digital doorbell and I had to get the doorbell kit from Eufy. All in all great quality and value!

I don't know what these folks are talking about. The e340 package detection is useless. I've had packages sitting directly in the second camera frame and not send notifications. Additionally a huge problem with this camera is that it only records events (which it misses most of the time). Do yourself a favor and get the much cheaper c31 instead which is capable of 24/7 recording via HB3 and also sends a video call directly to your phone when the doorbell is rung. Either way you should definitely get the E10 display as well, as it's fairly useful.

I have the C31 with chime, I’m UK based and I hardwired it in via a bell transformer and CAT3. I just use the chime as a chime, not as Homebase. It works very well for me so far, 2 weeks in with no issues - 24/7 recording working well with good quality video and clear audio, the motion detection works well to avoid cars but still pick up humans within my motion zone. All good so far here

Nope, just the chime. Works great for me

I will say you need the eufy e340 floodlight camera will be the best choice. As for doorbell there are a couple of options E340 doorbell (has dual cameras and works of battery or wired and home base compatible), C31 (single camera, wired) and S330 (dual camera, wired only). The main difference between e340 and s330 doorbell is how they detect motion, capability in detection and preroll. I will suggest looking at "lifehackster" YouTube channel to see this comparison. Dude is the best resource when it comes to explaining and learning about eufy products. Vast majority are just selling you the product without good analysis. Here is a link of his comparison between the two https://youtu.be/hDK6uZE3ltc?si=oCrvO_kLFBBwuPfk His comparison is the reason I am holding off from switching my ring doorbell because I don't want to compromise on features between the current options and hoping Eufy will release a wired version with all the features similar to what I have on my ring doorbell 2. I do have a lot of Eufy cameras, doorlocks and the homebase 3. Homebase give you an added bonus of AI features from improved recognition to storage options (16gb standalone, and can be increased with a hard drive). I didn't talk too much about the floodlight because the E340 is the best they have, you can also watch a review on the YouTube channel. One thing about Eufy is you need to monitor it routinely, it's not something you get set and forget like ring. There are issues that arise and you have to be patient with them and work through them. I don't recommend Eufy to people who like to set and forget and hope the video will be there when they need it especially if you add the homebase. But if you are tech savvy and check your cameras routinely you will catch issue and be able to address them.

That's better than a whole network for sure! I'm actually pretty happy with the continuous Eufy system I have in place, but the detection settings I saw on a recent YouTube review were wildly better than what I have, so I'm tempted to at least test the waters.

I had the same concern when I was looking for a peephole-style doorbell cam — most of them are either tied to subscriptions or feel way too easy to steal. From what I tested, **Eufy** is still one of the better options for local storage, but yeah, the C31’s mount isn’t exactly theft-proof. You might want to check the **Brinno Duo** or **Remo+ Peephole Cam** — both are designed specifically for apartment-style doors and have replaceable batteries with microSD. If you’re mainly after **no subscription + local storage**, look for “RTSP support” or “local NAS recording” in the specs — that’s usually the hint you need.