eufy Security Video Doorbell Wireless S220 2K (Battery-Powered) with Chime, No Monthly Fee, On-Device AI for Human Detection, 32GB Local Storage, Simple Self-Installation, 2-Way Audio Doorbell Camera

Got this same day delivery on the Prime Day deal at half price (£74.99). At first I didn’t read the reviews before purchasing and after purchasing I read some and it made me feel like I may regret purchasing it as people have had numerous issues I was about to cancel but then thought I’d just take the chance, and I don’t regret it! Easy to set up, size is great, the look is good and is of a good quality, had it up and running in minutes so I would grab this whilst it’s half price no subscription service which is a bonus too!

Based on my experience, you'll need to have a little bit of patience with this. Out of the box, in my living room, it worked straight away. I was charging the doorbell camera and getting notifications every time I walked past it, so I screwed the unit to the wall and sure enough it went off when the neighbours came out of their front door and walked past.The problems started when they came home. Walking up our path is very hit and miss. Anyway, to cut a long story short so as not to bore anyone, I got in touch with the makers and it turns out that (in common with a lot of these security devices it seems) anyone walking directly towards the camera might not be detected. Unfortunately our path is pretty much perfectly aligned so that it may or may not record. Don't screw it to the wall until you've found the best position, and try it with and without the angle mount.The bell works, the motion detector works if I change it to pick up all motion and not just humans, but of course then it goes off every time a car goes by and it still might not pick up people walking up our path. You can probably set an activity zone to cover your own circumstances, and I'm just unlucky. It's a really good picture, and it's a really good doorbell (which records when it's pressed). I don't think many people will be as unlucky as me, and I have another Eufy camera (a solar powered one) which is absolutely brilliant and picks up everything as it should. So it's definitely our front path that's at fault.In other news, the chime records the video onto its memory card so no subscription is involved. We have an Eero 6 Pro router which broadcasts on both 2.4 and 5GHz bands, and it picked up the two units immediately even though they only operate on 2.4GHz.It's a good bell, it's our front garden that's to blame.

EDIT:I have changed my 3 Star rating to 4 because of ANKER's good customer service.Since writing my original review, our eufy doorbell battery deteriorated within the first week of ownership and after charging, barely made it through the night even on the most conservative of settings. After reviewing the product, eufy ANKER reached out to us. I can't fault their customer service and after they looked into the issues that we reported to them, they gave us a replacement doorbell which is so much better (so far after 17 working days the battery still shows it has 93%).So, I urge you, if you are experiencing the same battery life issues or any other issues for that matter, then contact them via the Amazon messaging service and tell them.I know there are other people who have had battery issues with their device, but there is also a lot of happy customers too. Contact the seller.ORIGINAL REVIEW:In the past we have had basic wireless doorbells with a plug in chime and a push doorbell with no camera. We saw this eufy video doorbell was on offer and so we thought we would give it a try. I'll start with the Pros: a nice, solid doorbell with pretty good video quality, quite classy looking, the chime base has an SD card for storage of any recorded events so there's no need for a Cloud Subscription (although you can opt for this if you wish). Storage is 16GB and so holds quite a bit. We wipe any recorded events after each day, which you can easily do from the eufy App. Night vision isn't bad, although obviously not as clear as day time. You can set sensitivity levels on the Motion Detection so it doesn't activate at every little thing and record someone over the road walking their dog etc.Cons: Setting the devices up is relatively easy, but definitely do as other reviewers have said and register the Chime Base FIRST. This is done via the eufy App from Google Play Store or the Apple Store. Be aware you need to then Register the actual Video Doorbell as if it is a separate device. Instructions are via the App and you follow the onscreen prompts. This is where it went a little awry! The instruction prompted us to 'Name Your Device'. It rejected every single name we put in! We even tried a name with no punctuation and no spaces, but NO! It wasn't having any of it. It just came up with an error message 'Set Failed!' It was so frustrating! A little Googling brought me to a site that came up with a tip of how to get around it. It seems many people with Android devices have had the same problem. You can't Skip that stage and so it just has you running around in circles, but if you 'CANCEL' the registration process at that point, it then takes you into the App and there you can see your devices. It seems to put in the Serial Numbers under the 'Name' section. It's then at this stage you can rename the devices with no problem. Because I had to cancel the registration process, I was a little concerned that Set Up hadn't been completed, but all seems good so no harm done! People were reporting this problem back in 2021 though and it STILL HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED!Also, the App is quite flaky! You change settings on it and 'Confirm' them but then when you go back into that section again the settings have reverted back to the original ones. It seems to keep chosen settings if you quit out of the App straight afterwards.Don't assume the battery usage symbol is correct. I was checking it and it said I had only got 28% battery power but when I went in later in the day, it had jumped up to 43%! How does that even happen?Eufy claim that the battery lasts about 6 months on a full charge with normal usage. It doesn't. Our battery charge lasted about a week, so nowhere near 6 months. To be fair, we were playing around with it to begin with, trying to get the Motion Detection sensitivity set up to suit our needs and so it may last a bit longer than a week but I really can't see it lasting 6 months.We also had an issue with the supplied USB Cable. The first time we charged the doorbell, it wouldn't charge past 60% (which is what it had been factory set to). Good old Google - yes, you guessed it! Other people have had the same issue. The suggestion was to try another USB Cable. Bingo! It worked and it charged up in no time. I was going to contact eufy about the supplied cable as I thought it was faulty but I tried it in my wife's kindle and it charges that up fine (so we've just swapped the cables). Not really good enough though is it? If the cable is supplied with the Doorbell it should WORK with the Doorbell. Teething problems aside, it's not a bad little device and it is working. Would I buy another Video Doorbell if this one packs up? No, I wouldn't. I'd stick to my basic, run of the mill wireless doorbell.

I recently decided to switch from my Ring Doorbell to an Eufy doorbell. The reason? Their subscription prices went up again, and without a subscription, the Ring Doorbell is just a camera. The Eufy cost a bit more than a year’s Ring subscription, and since I already have an Eufy Home Hub, it was an easy choice.My phone and Alexa Dot get notifications almost instantly, and guess what? The Eufy Home Hub chimes in with the bell push, so you can hear it both inside and outside the house.Setting it up was a breeze. The video clips are saved to the Eufy hub, so you can watch them on your phone, tablet, or PC. The phone notifications show a clip of the person at the door, and it’s easy to chat with them.Oh, and here’s the best part: the notifications with video clips also show up on my Apple Watch if you already have an Eufy Home Hub 2. If you’re thinking about getting a Ring doorbell, why not just get an Eufy 220 doorbell? It doesn’t require a subscription, and it’s way better.