eufy Security - Video Doorbell S4

The not playing with other platforms is my only gripe. Other than that, very happy with my setup. The S4 in particular, is outstanding.

I have to be battery only and went from the Dual battery wRadar capability to the E340 battery w my Homebase3. All I can say is the E340 may be great for the battery swaps BUT the prior is 1000 % better for true detection. The swappable batteries run out so fast (month +. Without the radar the E340 get so any false motions it’s unbelievable they left it out of the newest model and I have no wires to keep charged. I set my E340 to lowest motion and set privacy+ zones to no avail. If any of your doorbells are near a street do not get the E340 get the prior w Radar…. longtime Eufy battery doorbell user here.

You’ll want a battery powered doorbell camera. Eufy, Wyze, Blink, etc. nearly all of them either the manufacturer or a third party make mounts for renters. IMHO stay away from ring (I just ditched mine after 5 years), they recently announced that they no longer require law enforcement to obtain a warrant for video from your doorbell.

I have a Eufy battery doorbell. Stores on an SD card that's on the chime inside the house.

\+1 for the Eufy, I've had mine for years and it's never failed me. The ONLY issue I've had with it is since updating the home base it gets announced as "Someone pressed the A750294BNH063490" for some reason instead of saying "front door" :-)

If you want *no fees + battery power*, you’re kinda limited, most battery doorbells don’t do true 24/7 recording without a subscription. **Eufy battery doorbells** are one of the closest matches: no monthly fees, local storage, and human detection. **Reolink** is also solid if you want local SD recording. Just know battery models usually do **event recording**, not nonstop 24/7. If you end up wanting real continuous footage, wired with local storage is almost always the way to go.

I have a Eufy battery doorbell cam and another cam over my driveway with a solar panel charger. They connect to a hub that also chimes. I have no complaints. Vastly better than Ring, in my experience.

This is my second Aqara battery doorbell because I want something that supports HomeKit natively, since Eufy does not offer this for their doorbell. I previously had the G4 for a few days but returned it due to battery drain. I'm trying again with the Aqara doorbell and am looking for the right linger detection setting. I already own Aqara sensors, which have been reliable, so I expected the cameras to perform similarly, but it has proven to be a bit more complicated. In addition to HomeKit, I have it connected to Alexa and Google Home. In Google Home, the only option available is voice notification, which Eufy doesn’t have. The model number is CH-C09E/CH-C09D, and it cannot be viewed as a camera. I’ve seen another user report this issue, and I would like to receive notifications when the doorbell is pressed, but voice notification is currently the only option available. In Alexa, it appears correctly as a doorbell with all the proper options. In HomeKit, it shows up, but the timeline feature is not available. In the Aqara app, it is displayed correctly with all the doorbell options, but I dislike that they are pushing their AI and cloud subscription on me. My Homebridge Eufy plugin stopped working, which is why I chose this option, but I’m not 100% satisfied. The pros of the Aqara doorbell include native HomeKit support and the battery option. However, my cons include its large design, the screw position, non-rechargeable battery, lack of true motion detection, the layout of the Aqara app, absence of a timeline in HomeKit, and needing the chime. The Eufy battery doorbell was almost perfect, except for the lack of full Google Home and HomeKit support. I will give the Aqara doorbell a shot over the weekend to decide whether I will keep it.

Thanks for the feedback! I feel the same way and I'm thinking about returning it. I mainly got it for the Homekit video feature, which kinda works but isn’t as reliable as the Aqara app. Eufy gives a heads-up that if you use Homekit, you can’t also use Google or Alexa, but Aqara doesn’t mention that. Maybe that’s why Alexa videos are hit or miss, but I’m not sure since I’ve seen other reviews for Aqara. The video did load for me in Alexa, but it was pretty inconsistent, sometimes it took forever or just wouldn’t work at all. Like I said before, I might just switch back to my battery-powered Eufy doorbell and see if I can get Homebridge going. Really wanted a solid experience like their sensors, but it just didn't live up to my hopes.

I agree. Most users without issues using this camera are https://preview.redd.it/hy2itv7svwof1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b71914b3eee9b5f283a512dbd3369a6a9038487a Apple users, like myself, who may not even use the Aqara app and prefer the Apple Home app instead, which is much better designed. If I relied solely on that app, I wouldn’t have a problem either. In my home, I use multiple ecosystems, so I appreciate when my devices work with all three smart home platforms, something this device was advertised to do but didn't. As a result, I am returning it today and going back to my Eufy battery doorbell, which works properly. Yesterday, my Aqara doorbell went offline, but it didn’t provide a reason why. I only noticed the issue on my way to work. When I got home, I discovered that the chime was unplugged. The Aqara app should be smart enough to identify such issues. All the points you made about the app are valid, and I really want to like the device, but I doubt we’ll see significant improvements. They are more likely to release another doorbell rather than make the necessary software updates to enhance this one and deliver the experience we expect.

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

Reolink, hands down. No subscription fee, well supported and comes in POE, WiFi (powered) or WiFi (battery) versions. Also, has platinum home assistant integration if you're a nerd. I love mine. Have had it 2 years. Video quality is also brilliant. Had a Eufy battery WiFi doorbell before that and I found it awful. The wired versions of the doorbell (WiFi and POE) have pre-record so will show you footage before an event acually happens. No battery doorbells have this feature as it would kill the battery

I found the video quality from the doorbell to be quite poor. I bought the very first Eufy doorbell that came out so it's possible that there's a better one on the market now. I was impressed by the connection time from the app to the doorbell video stream though. It was far quicker than any other doorbell I've seen from ring, reolink etc.