If you buy an additional video doorbell to your existing setup, another Homebase is not included nor required. One Homebase can power multiple Eufy Video Doorbells… The Alerts* Which Matter: With AI technology and our sophisticated algorithm, the camera intelligently detects body shape and face pattern. Ensuring you are only alerted* when a human, and not a stray cat, is at the door. The advanced AI detects human movements and has facial recognition. It starts recording when it detects motion and has a 3-second buffer. Military-grade AES128 data encryption ensures your footage is kept private on transmission and storage*.

It’s also possible to define activity zones to prevent people walking past the end of your drive or garden path from setting off notifications, and to tweak the sensitivity of motion detection as a whole. I found the doorbell’s default settings worked very well, however, only triggering recordings when visitors approached the front door. Advanced HDR and distortion correction ensure that every video is recorded in twice the quality of 1080p video doorbells, even with night vision.Both can be connected to the home network through an Ethernet cable or wirelessly through the existing Wi-Fi connection. Next, there’s the Arlo Video Doorbell, which offers the best image quality of all. This camera requires a cloud subscription to make the most of it, and works well as an addition to any house with existing Arlo cameras.

Get instant alerts* for anyone who approaches, even if they don’t press the doorbell. Interact with visitors by talking in real-time or via pre-set responses. The Homebase is an additional product. If you buy a Eufy camera second-hand, you may not get a Homebase device included (while you might need one, see chart above). Setting up the system isn’t exactly as simple as pairing some new headphones, but it isn’t as difficult as you’d might expect, either, especially if you’re drilling into wood. Because we’re renting, we opted to install our Eufy Wireless directly onto the wood frame of the door and we were able to complete the job in under 10 minutes. You certainly could install it anywhere outside, but by virtue of being wireless and us being less than capable mason workers, wood works the best and leaves holes that are fairly unnoticeable when it’s time to move out. Unfortunately, that means battery life is really dependent on where you keep the camera, what it’s pointing at and how close it is to the street. If you’re living in the city with people constantly passing by, it seems unlikely that it will hold six month’s worth of charge. But out in the country, with only a few triggering events per day, that number feels accurate.Enjoy half a year of surveillance from just one charge. Recharge with ease so you always know who’s at your door. Now, at first, we hated giving up a port on our router to something as silly as a smart home hub for just one product, but the benefits significantly outweigh the cons.

It should take only around 30 minutes to get this doorbell set up and connected to the Eufy app for the wireless installation; a bit longer, if you’re going to go for a wired installation. Eufy Video Doorbell 2K (Battery-powered) features – Decent features that are normally only seen with more expensive models If setting up a Homebase, though fairly effortless, is something you do not want to go through and rely on – and you want a continuous recording, then this wired model is a good option.This article will look at the different Homebase devices, their differences, and similarities, and answer any other questions regarding the connection between your Eufy doorbell and Homebase. Do All Eufy Doorbells Require Homebase?