This collaborative space allows users to contribute additional information, tips, and insights to enhance the original deal post. Feel free to share your knowledge and help fellow shoppers make informed decisions.
Bought E340 about a month ago - so for so good coming from Nest Hello 1st gen. Subscription is definitely not needed, base is not required. Video quality is better, AI/object detection is better on Nest but requires subscription. E340 is battery powered, but if you connect it to wire, it will charge itself, so you don't have to.
Honestly, I would pass on any of the Eufy security devices, security aside. Here's why:
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
Honestly, I would pass on any of the Eufy security devices, security aside. Here's why:
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
It's a wireless or wired storage hub for eufy cameras and doorbells. It also is a chime for the doorbell.
If you don't use the homebase all your footage is stored locally on the doorbell itself. If the doorbell gets taken or destroyed so does all your footage. If you have a home base the footage would still be accessible since it's not stored on the doorbell but on the homebase.
If they destroy ur cam and I'm pretty sure the intruder will destroy ur router and homebase tooπ
I just installed the E340 and it was easy to use the existing doorbell wiring to charge the battery and also trigger the mechanical doorbell. So far it's a big upgrade from the older battery powered Eufy doorbell, and the only downside is that it's slightly larger. Pro tip, don't work on this when your partner is asleep because if you short the circuit the doorbell rings and it'll rile up the dogs.
Also, if you're trying to get these to integrate with HomeKit all you have to do is spin up HomeBridge on a Raspberry Pi and install a Eufy plugin that will make almost all Eufy devices work with HomeKit. This is the easier route if you're only doing automation via HomeKit, if you want more in-depth control of your home you'd probably want to use Home Assistant.
Last edited by shaqweek November 19, 2023 at 08:54 AM.
They had a kerfuffle about their data being encrypted when it was being sent unencrypted. In addition, when they said you were running completely local, they uploaded thumbnails to the cloud.
Honestly, I would pass on any of the Eufy security devices, security aside. Here's why:
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
unfortunately Blink, Arlo, Google , Ring are not much better either
Planning to get the wired doorbell cam without homebase and get Ring 13 piece kit for the new home
Limited-time deal: Certified Refurbished Ring Alarm 13-piece kit (2nd Gen) β home security system with optional 24/7 professional monitoring β Works with Alexa https://a.co/d/emOOB3N
No subscriptions overall. Thoughts?
Like
Helpful
Funny
Not helpful
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Honestly, I would pass on any of the Eufy security devices, security aside. Here's why:
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
I got their Eufy Home Base 3 with Eufy E340 Floodlight, E330, S350, outdoor camera, indoor camera. AI and tracking is very impressive. It able to recognize human from other object. False alarm still happen but once in a while. Old camera tend to get more false positive.
Ads can be turn off if you go to setting and turn off subscribed to product update. It's turn on by default. I see banner in main app but nothing intrusive.
Cross Tracking with multiple camera is very impressive. It's able to recognize someone in the front yard and track them throughout the perimeter and stitch them together.
Home Kit: I don't use it but I can see how alot of promised compatability is unfilled. HomeBase3 for example.
For anyone concern about thumbnail upload through AWS, you can turn it off but you won't be able to get thumbnail preview.
My biggest gripe with Eufy is slow loading time with live preview but they finally got it fixed with the latest update.
I got 10+ device with Eufy and buying my parents too. It has quirks but it's not a deal breaker. I don't know any brand with 4K camera with no subscription.
If they destroy ur cam and I'm pretty sure the intruder will destroy ur router and homebase tooπ
I've seen alot of thieves break in and they don't even bother to hide their face or let alone break the camera.
If they do decided to break the camera, they would have to break and enter the house, locate the HomeBase and destroy it. The HomeBase can be hidden. Mine is hidden away from plain view. Thieves are too busy trying to find valuable than to find small device that is used to backup footage. It looks like external hard drive.
Planning to get the wired doorbell cam without homebase and get Ring 13 piece kit for the new home
Limited-time deal: Certified Refurbished Ring Alarm 13-piece kit (2nd Gen) β home security system with optional 24/7 professional monitoring β Works with Alexa https://a.co/d/emOOB3N
Honestly, I would pass on any of the Eufy security devices, security aside. Here's why:
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
You are exaggerating, I have 7 cameras around the house, the wired doorbell and cameras do not miss a single thing. The system works good but it's not perfect. Changing the sensitivity can help with false notifications. As for the ads on the app I have not seen any.
I just installed the E340 and it was easy to use the existing doorbell wiring to charge the battery and also trigger the mechanical doorbell. So far it's a big upgrade from the older battery powered Eufy doorbell, and the only downside is that it's slightly larger. Pro tip, don't work on this when your partner is asleep because if you short the circuit the doorbell rings and it'll rile up the dogs.
Also, if you're trying to get these to integrate with HomeKit all you have to do is spin up HomeBridge on a Raspberry Pi and install a Eufy plugin that will make almost all Eufy devices work with HomeKit. This is the easier route if you're only doing automation via HomeKit, if you want more in-depth control of your home you'd probably want to use Home Assistant.
Will e340 fit in the older battery mount? Does it work with homebase 2? Is there an angled wedge included?
Like
Helpful
Funny
Not helpful
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!
Top Comments
Edit: Here is the link for it.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8UyMC7h/
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!
83 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank 3zmac
Is this good deal or wait for BF?
Looking security system for new home? Any suggestions for outdoor and indoor cameras?
Not sure should I go for subscription or non subscription?
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
If you don't use the homebase all your footage is stored locally on the doorbell itself. If the doorbell gets taken or destroyed so does all your footage. If you have a home base the footage would still be accessible since it's not stored on the doorbell but on the homebase.
Edit: Here is the link for it.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8UyMC7h/
Also, if you're trying to get these to integrate with HomeKit all you have to do is spin up HomeBridge on a Raspberry Pi and install a Eufy plugin that will make almost all Eufy devices work with HomeKit. This is the easier route if you're only doing automation via HomeKit, if you want more in-depth control of your home you'd probably want to use Home Assistant.
They had a kerfuffle about their data being encrypted when it was being sent unencrypted. In addition, when they said you were running completely local, they uploaded thumbnails to the cloud.
https://www.theverge.co
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
Limited-time deal: Certified Refurbished Ring Alarm 13-piece kit (2nd Gen) β home security system with optional 24/7 professional monitoring β Works with Alexa https://a.co/d/emOOB3N
No subscriptions overall. Thoughts?
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
Ads can be turn off if you go to setting and turn off subscribed to product update. It's turn on by default. I see banner in main app but nothing intrusive.
Cross Tracking with multiple camera is very impressive. It's able to recognize someone in the front yard and track them throughout the perimeter and stitch them together.
Home Kit: I don't use it but I can see how alot of promised compatability is unfilled. HomeBase3 for example.
For anyone concern about thumbnail upload through AWS, you can turn it off but you won't be able to get thumbnail preview.
My biggest gripe with Eufy is slow loading time with live preview but they finally got it fixed with the latest update.
I got 10+ device with Eufy and buying my parents too. It has quirks but it's not a deal breaker. I don't know any brand with 4K camera with no subscription.
If they do decided to break the camera, they would have to break and enter the house, locate the HomeBase and destroy it. The HomeBase can be hidden. Mine is hidden away from plain view. Thieves are too busy trying to find valuable than to find small device that is used to backup footage. It looks like external hard drive.
Limited-time deal: Certified Refurbished Ring Alarm 13-piece kit (2nd Gen) β home security system with optional 24/7 professional monitoring β Works with Alexa https://a.co/d/emOOB3N
No subscriptions overall. Thoughts?
I have a wired doorbell, two outdoor EufyCam 2 cameras, and a few indoor eufy cams. I've had the majority for 2+ years.
When I bought them, they all worked perfectly. However, they get worse with each update.
- They constantly miss movement, only detecting squirrels or cats, but missing people. Sometimes it thinks a leaf is a person now. Or the wheel of a neighbors car.
- The settings for how long to take a video upon detecting motion change nothing.
- Sensitivity adjustments change nothing
- The app requires you to constantly dismiss ads for their other products before viewing your camera feed. This is an issue if someone is at the door and you want to respond to them but the app loads an ad instead, which interrupts going straight to the doorbell view. Dismissing the ad requires you to then click the doorbell cam in the app, which then needs to load. All this takes over 30 seconds, at which point the person may be gone. Also, for whatever reason there is a bug that if you click a notification it stops recording.... so you'll miss the person at the door AND you won't get a recording of it.
- Promised HomeKit support (it was on the box when I purchased), yet still no HomeKit support for my doorbell
For the money, If you are technically inclined, I'd build your own system, or go with another brand. Eufy used to be an easy choice because the data was all local, but accessing it now requires passing through their servers. Even if it is secure now, they've proven that they can't be trusted and their software gets worse over time while promoting their other new products in a way that reduced functionality.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Also, if you're trying to get these to integrate with HomeKit all you have to do is spin up HomeBridge on a Raspberry Pi and install a Eufy plugin that will make almost all Eufy devices work with HomeKit. This is the easier route if you're only doing automation via HomeKit, if you want more in-depth control of your home you'd probably want to use Home Assistant.
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!