Eufy home security thread

jonneymendoza

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Hiya.

I am looking at using eufy products for security home network and the first port of call is to get a video doorbell.

I am confused as there seems to be 4 different variants of these and was wondering what the differences were?

Below are the ones i saw:

  1. VIdeo doorbell 2k with chime
  2. VIdeo doorbell 2k with Homebase(how does the chime work if any? and does it come with homebase 1 or 2?)
  3. Video doorbell 2k dual camera with chime(dual camera? better?)
  4. Video doorbell 2k dual camera with Homebase(1 or 2?)
I will later add some outdoor camera's on the side and rear of my property . Are there any POE camera's?
 
2k with chime will record to an SD card in the chime unit.
2k dual has extra parcel camera features and radar motion detection as well.
Homebase 2 brings extra AI features.

Jim, any reason you didn't get the homebase 3, if you splashed out ok the 4k solars?
 
rodders said:
2k with chime will record to an SD card in the chime unit.
2k dual has extra parcel camera features and radar motion detection as well.
Homebase 2 brings extra AI features.

Jim, any reason you didn't get the homebase 3, if you splashed out ok the 4k solars?
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There's a homebase 3?
 
Yes, it's their lastest. But it's not compatible with the dual doorbell yet, they say Jan 2023.

I have the 2c pro cameras, HB2 and dual doorbell.
When they sell the HB3 separately, it might be a worthy upgrade.

You can get the 2k doorbell and that will work on the HB3 now.

So you'd have to splash out on the 3c 4k cameras if you want the HB3 now.
 
rodders said:
2k with chime will record to an SD card in the chime unit.
2k dual has extra parcel camera features and radar motion detection as well.
Homebase 2 brings extra AI features.

Jim, any reason you didn't get the homebase 3, if you splashed out ok the 4k solars?
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Good catch Rodders, I meant Homebase 3. Sorry Jonney, definitely Homebase 3 you want.

I blame Friday and a long week :p
 
I have the eufycam 2 pack and doorbell with homebase.

Picked it up around 2 years ago(?) and to be fair its been a rock solid system. The alerts can be a little too sensitive at times but it is difficult to get that just right.
The thing for me that really sealed the deal was the homebase, and therefore no monthly subscription. All data is available to stream etc.

Things to note:

Sometimes the doorbell does not connect immediately, can be a pain when you're rushing to catch a delivery driver. However, I have not missed a delivery yet despite the panic.

The geo-fencing cannot quite set up the profile I want. For eg, the system will come on automatically if I am not home, but you cannot also make a timed schedule to override this. At bedtime for example. I tend to just leave the system running all the time which has worked great.

Cameras need charging about every 2-3 months I'd say

As for the chime, I have mine set to come through our phones and I also have a dual Amazon Echo system set up in stereo for the kitchen TV, Alexa plays a nice chime really loud.
 
dazzlaa said:
I have the eufycam 2 pack and doorbell with homebase.

Picked it up around 2 years ago(?) and to be fair its been a rock solid system. The alerts can be a little too sensitive at times but it is difficult to get that just right.
The thing for me that really sealed the deal was the homebase, and therefore no monthly subscription. All data is available to stream etc.

Things to note:

Sometimes the doorbell does not connect immediately, can be a pain when you're rushing to catch a delivery driver. However, I have not missed a delivery yet despite the panic.

The geo-fencing cannot quite set up the profile I want. For eg, the system will come on automatically if I am not home, but you cannot also make a timed schedule to override this. At bedtime for example. I tend to just leave the system running all the time which has worked great.

Cameras need charging about every 2-3 months I'd say

As for the chime, I have mine set to come through our phones and I also have a dual Amazon Echo system set up in stereo for the kitchen TV, Alexa plays a nice chime really loud.
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Do you have any outdoor cameras from eufy as well?
 
Just a heads up that Eufy cameras are exposing data unencrypted and with no authentication


Oops sorry, pasted the wrong link, that one is still an issue though!

 
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I just saw the news about Eufy, that’s not just a flaw, that it outright deception and almost certainly illegal in more than one way in the EU.
 
I feel like I dodged a bullet with my over priced Ubiquiti door bell at this point but I guess if you want a non-cloud option that isn’t sending un-encrypted video back home, that’s the price.
 
The video above explains it.

9to5google.com

Eufy caught lying about local-only security cameras with footage sent to cloud, accessible in unencrypted streams [U]

Eufy has been caught uploading video footage from its cameras promised to stay local to the cloud, with security holes to make matters worse.
9to5google.com 9to5google.com

www.androidheadlines.com

Eufy secretly sends your data to the cloud, claims it doesn't

Anker's Eufy security cameras have been found to actually upload your private pictures to the cloud.
www.androidheadlines.com www.androidheadlines.com

They upload your images to the cloud and store it in an open server un-encrypted without your permission.

That data can be accessed using VNC media player without authentication.

That data is tagged to you as an individual using facial recognition.

They do this even with cloud stage turned off.

If you delete the data from your account, it’s not deleted from the cloud.
 
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