Eufy Video Doorbell (Battery-Powered)

This was my second Eufy purchase, joining our Eufy door lock. It amazes me how great the packaging of their devices is. It speaks "quality' right from the start. Both devices are substantial and solidly built. Nothing feels cheap or cheesy. The Home Base unit fired up without issue and everything meshed almost by itself! Very intuitive and simple to get running although I'm still exploring all the features that are offered.Picture quality is very good, as is night vision. The motion detection function is completely adjustable and with a little fiddling, can be adjusted to be just right. We've had no problems with false activations or missed pickups. Sometimes the notifications can be a bit delayed, but the event is still recorded and can be watched with a single ... MoreThis was my second Eufy purchase, joining our Eufy door lock. It amazes me how great the packaging of their devices is. It speaks "quality' right from the start. Both devices are substantial and solidly built. Nothing feels cheap or cheesy. The Home Base unit fired up without issue and everything meshed almost by itself! Very intuitive and simple to get running although I'm still exploring all the features that are offered.Picture quality is very good, as is night vision. The motion detection function is completely adjustable and with a little fiddling, can be adjusted to be just right. We've had no problems with false activations or missed pickups. Sometimes the notifications can be a bit delayed, but the event is still recorded and can be watched with a single tap. Doorbell function is equally fine. It's connected to our existing doorbell wiring so it rings our existing doorbell unit as well as sending notifications to our phones and our Echo Show. It can also 'ring' via the Home Base as well if desired. Again, lots of options to customize it to your needs. Having it connected to the existing wiring also charges the internal batteries, so, win-win!Through the online portal I can have the camera on my work computer and so am able to watch whats going on in real time. Very helpful when you're expecting someone or just to be a nosy neighborhood snoop. lol!A few, 'it would be nice if's' - It would be nice if it was available in all white so it would blend better with the door trim; It would be nice - and this is probably too much to hope for - if it could learn our faces and so not announce motion detected at the doorbell every time we leave or return. Deleting all the notifications gets a little cumbersome, but still a small inconvenience compared to what it can do.Overall, very pleased with our latest Eufy addition. There will be more which will all integrate and be managed through their 'Tether' app. Good job Eufy/Anker!!

I'm trying this again since Eufy took down my honest 1* rating.I'm a long time Eufy and Anker supporter. Most of my smart home tech (and a lot of my not smart tech) are a combination of Eufy and Anker. I've told countless people about them, and many friends have purchased Eufy security products based off of my recommendations. Unfortunately, I can no longer stand behind this company, since they refuse to stand behind their own products.Just after the warranty expired, the glass piece that covers the camera lens started falling off. Eufy refuses to do anything about this other than asking me to spend more money on a new doorbell. Sorry, but that's unacceptable. Why would I spend more money on a product that fails just outside of the warranty? The video quality ... MoreI'm trying this again since Eufy took down my honest 1* rating.I'm a long time Eufy and Anker supporter. Most of my smart home tech (and a lot of my not smart tech) are a combination of Eufy and Anker. I've told countless people about them, and many friends have purchased Eufy security products based off of my recommendations. Unfortunately, I can no longer stand behind this company, since they refuse to stand behind their own products.Just after the warranty expired, the glass piece that covers the camera lens started falling off. Eufy refuses to do anything about this other than asking me to spend more money on a new doorbell. Sorry, but that's unacceptable. Why would I spend more money on a product that fails just outside of the warranty? The video quality already wasn't the best, and now the camera lens will be exposed to the elements. I guess I'll need to find a new brand for all my future smart home tech products.

I would have rated the Eufy 2k Doorbell with homebase 2 5/5 if it also had optional cloud storage, but it does not.The marketing and details don't seem to point this out and it completely missed my comprehension. It talks about being able to cut cloud fees, but it would still be nice to be able to.The big gotcha is this and that if the homebase goes offline, this camera also goes offline, despite even having built in battery that could otherwise have powered it to function without the homebase.I purchased this specifically to enable the option of recording locally when I'm home but on the cloud when I'm away for security data redundancy. Without it, this can't be taken too seriously as a security device. Had it had this feature, it would have easily been the best ... MoreI would have rated the Eufy 2k Doorbell with homebase 2 5/5 if it also had optional cloud storage, but it does not.The marketing and details don't seem to point this out and it completely missed my comprehension. It talks about being able to cut cloud fees, but it would still be nice to be able to.The big gotcha is this and that if the homebase goes offline, this camera also goes offline, despite even having built in battery that could otherwise have powered it to function without the homebase.I purchased this specifically to enable the option of recording locally when I'm home but on the cloud when I'm away for security data redundancy. Without it, this can't be taken too seriously as a security device. Had it had this feature, it would have easily been the best option out there.It doesn't have as much AI detail, but it has enough to make it useful without stealing data and analytics to be part of the mega tech companies databases.I love the finite control I have over my data and to know it's not being used feed a machine learning algorithm.It captures very good video and sound. It does struggle with bright backgrounds in contrast with my shaded porch. It picks up every movement if I want and records it. The notifications are quick and on time. The responsiveness of the camera controls and recordings are great.