eufy SecurityeufyCam 2C 2-Cam Kit Security Camera Outdoor Wireless Home Security System with 180-Day Battery Life, HomeKit Compatibility, 1080p HD, IP67, Night Vision, No Monthly Fee

We have been using this now for about a month. So here is our thoughts on this product.setup: Setup is pretty easy took about 30 minutes. Maybe the odd question was worded a bit weird, even rebooted for a firmware update -- but top marks on this. installing the cameras is super simple, except they dont have an angled or ceiling mount for some reason. Again didnt bother us but you might need to jerryrig a solution there.Cameras: in the pack is 2 cameras. The charge is supposed to last i believe 6 months. that i think is pretty wishful thinking on the part of Eufy. we fully charged the cameras (as requested in the installation) and it has dropped 1 pip on the battery bar in one month. Keep in mind our cameras are in the most heavily trafficked areas (front and back door) so they are pretty much pinging all day. i would guess charge every 3 months ( i will post here on first mandated recharge). only other possible concern might be the distance the camera could be from the base station. if you had a house with a lot of thick walls and long distances you might have an issue with camera connecting, but thats me guessing.Motion Detection: we have set the person setting on, ie only record when a person was moving. Well maybe where we live cats look like people because we have one cat in particular, religiously setting this off at 4am every night. Could i reduce a star for that, well yeah, but does anyone seriously believe all that, i certainly didnt. i am sure it does work, just not in the way i thought. it can pick up faces which is very interesting, that does work surprisingly well. It is also good on identifying motion, that particular cat is on the extreme side of the motion area and it always catches the movement. One other small quirk i noticed, in night vision mode it doesnt sense a motion activated light that goes on and technically should switch off the night vision, not a big issue but perhaps an update will fix small issues like this.Performance (movement to phone alert): this is where i have to say the system is pretty impressive. it takes around 5-6ish seconds to receive a notification. we have a pretty bog standard driveway ( 2 cars almost fit) and from the time i am in the catchment area of the camera to hitting the front step -- i receive a notification. we did try the press to talk function. it works fairly well, voice is a bit tinny sounding but it definitely workable if you were reluctant to open your door and the camera microphone is very good. in this live interaction camera session its about half a second delay for us- definitely usable. They also have geo fencing which is pretty cool when we both leave it activates.Reliability: this was replacing an older onvir based system of ip cameras which was buggy on its best day. the Eufy system has been flawless in this regard, 100% reliable. we even had a extremely rare power cut, the base unit just reconnected to everything automatically. Also because it stores the files locally there is none of the hidden monthly cloud charges involved . also if there was activity you need to record you can pull that to your phone.Overall: have to say, we are super impressed. their app works and looks good also btw, the interface to apple phones is also pretty easy (you can use apple own home setup to take camera feeds). The mark i try to use on products like this is 'would i buy it again?' the answer to this is a resounding yes, hence the 5 stars. Sure its got the odd white lie in the marketing (dont they all?) but i am willing to ignore that for the many many other benefits. So if you were on the fence on this, i would say if you were to jump to this, you are very unlikely to regret it.Jan 4th EDIT2nd attempt, last edit bombed out and it was worded way way better than this edit ;)So happy New Year all. Firstly the cameras are still on one pip on the battery icon. That is pretty darn impressive to me. I will let them run out or at least red line before charging and if there is any further info i will add here. It is worth noting that the front and rear cameras are both on one pip even though the front would be used more. There is some educated guesses you could make here on how the backend system works but it would be speculation. I suspect the batteries will age in a bit as they cycle through their lifespan but at the moment -- way way better than i expected originally.Motion detection: this is still tripped by the cat (system configured to people recognition). she had changed her schedule a bit so there is that.Notification time: one thing i thought i should add. i mentioned about it took the length of an average driveway before my phone pinged. I had a think about this and my phone is going through a whole series of 'things' as i walk towards the door, not least of which is trying to connect to wifi. Im sure that is delaying the notifications by a small amount.Final Thoughts: you know whats best about this? it just works. its now just part of our house, like a tv or fridge or your mobile device. it just works. i have not had to login to reboot, tweak, update, modify, or worst of all (and we have all done this) had to explain to family members how whats happening is a feature not a bug (onvir wifi cameras im looking at you). This system just works and honestly much and all as i love fidgeting with IT stuff, there is something really refreshing about software and hardware like this that just does what it says on the tin. Could it be better, yes but its the ole 80/20 rule now for Eufy i suspect where they have all of the basics done right now comes all the bells and whistles and trinkets...nice to have but not critical. So we would still buy this again. Very impressed with it resilience (no reboots, no resets etc). Its what we wanted here, something that is 'set and forget'. Pretty sure we all want that or if not all, then the vast majority of people want. of you are a bit of a security camera expert and love doing the latest mods, then this is probably not for you. of you want something that just works; well all we can say is (as per the first review of this), would we rebuy?-- yep we definitely would.

These are brilliant little cameras. The quality is great and they're easy to set up.The night vision is brilliant, too. Especially for the price!The battery life lasts quite a while and they charge fairly quickly.I would definitely recommend these.

Easy to set up, rechargeable cameras, clear images and audio. Footage can be saved and best of all no fees. Can read number plates easily and night recording is good too.Latest app update (Mar 25) has caused numerous issues with lack of notifications, slow loading footage etc. If they can fix these issues it will be back 5 stars.

I love these cameras. I set the whole thing up myself with ease and I even drilled the holes and mounted them too with no problem. And I don’t do DIY as a rule. The instructions are easy to follow. Only need to drill two holes for each camera and they work at the front and the back of the house with no issues with connection to the WiFi. The quality is brilliant and I found no delay at all in detecting motion and the app is faultless. The night vision is excellent as well. It makes me feel safer and I know who knocks on my door when I’m out now. Even the window cleaner gets spotted now. You can speak through them if you wish and switch the spotlight on all from the app. Great buy and great product. No subscription and battery seem fine even though I’ve been using it more to set up initially and try out. You don’t need a subscription, clips are stored for 30 days but you can share the clips and save them to your phone or tablet via the app if you want to keep them. Would recommend.

good value works very well clear images and easy to set up Well Worth the money

This system is fantastic! Setup is easy as is mounting the cameras.Pros: wireless cameras, good wifi reach, long battery life, great quality footage, searching for previous footage, camera has a light you can turn on and off from your phone, you can also set that when motion occurs that that camera gives out an alert, phone notification works well and you even get a little thumb nail of the motion on your Home Screen.Cons: non from me

Honestly no issues in the one month owning it, it was quick & easy to use and set up. The feature to set your own area of activity on each camera is definitely a winner. The quality of the images and videos are crystal clear, much better than other product on the market. The alerts through to the phone are a piece of mind.The system is run through local storage, so no need to purchase cloud storage every month.I will be purchasing another camera to add to the system. 100% happy to have gone with this product.