eufy Security Solo IndoorCam P24, 2K, Pan & Tilt, Indoor Security Camera, Wi-Fi Plug-in Camera, Human & Pet AI, Voice Assistant Compatibility, Night Vision, Motion Tracking, HomeBase not Compatible
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've got and love 7 wyze cams and have setup another dozen+ at friends and family homes but they have started to falter with their services and I've had a few of them brick themselves during a firmware update and corrupt SD cards beyond repair.\n\nThis Eufy has a far superior picture quality, better wifi reception (it has a full or strong signal where Wyze cams are weak or medium strength), the person and pet detection is built into the camera's AI instead of you having to pay for a cloud service, the notifications are FAST even on LTE with hardly any cool down at all. It also features NAS recording built in without having to fool with a custom firmware (which may be fixed now) but record to a NAS is easily setup in the recording menu of the EUFY and works perfectly.\n\nI do have 2 gripes with the camera...\n\nThe main one is that there is no 2 factor authentication for my Eufy account. This is concerning because despite not being able to directly view footage or feed from a website, if you use a weak password, someone can theoretically login to the eufy app on their own smart phone and gain access to your camera. Fair enough so use a strong password right? What happens if a hacker decides they want to contact support posing as me and gives them a different email address and has customer support reset the password? I've experienced this and 2FA saved me. What security protocols does Anker support have to follow to ensure that they don't unknowingly unlock my account to someone else?\n\nGermany and Canada just recently got 2FA so hopefully the US is close behind. I will not be buying more of these until they get it and will be sticking with wyze until they implement 2fa. If they don't have it by the end of the year, I will update my indoor cams with something else, which may be a shame because right now, no one offers anything NEAR this good of image quality for the price. Maybe ring and Arlo will have an affordable 2k camera by then if Eufy/Anker don't get 2FA established for US customers.\n\nGripe number 2 is that I wish the tilt could tilt a little lower. I tested the cam on a bookshelf and my mantle and it seems like it should be able to look down further than it does so you'd have to prop it up with something under the camera or something like that to get a better look if it's high on a shelf.\n\nHonestly, all cloud devices run a risk of some form of security breach. Nothing is bulletproof. I think that I'd be comfortable sticking these in the garage, a workshop, patio, etc.. somewhere outside but nothing on the inside of my home just yet until I know for sure that Anker support couldn't be socially engineered to give access to my account to someone besides me."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Unlike true, local storage systems, I felt like there was no way to really use this without having major privacy concerns. You have to install their mobile app to get to the terms, privacy policy, and data policy and to setup the camera. Their policies are unsurprisingly vague in key ways while also enumerating many different ways they can and will use your data - including some very broadly stated data collection practices (for example, collecting information about all WiFi networks in your area and about your mobile network service).\n\nNevertheless, I was interested in seeing how secure and private their system could be so I started the installation process only to be stopped immediately after setting up an account. Their mobile app *requires* that you give it access to your device’s location data. There is no way to provide your location in any other way. Worse, the app says “To find the optimal server to login, Eufy Security App requests to access [sic] your location.” First, this is not a request, it’s a requirement. Second, there is absolutely no valid reason why they would need your location with that level of precision, and certainly not for the stated reason.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am suddenly unable to access my cameras, BUT I am able to access someone else’s! The photo is of someone else’s doorbell camera. I have full access to all their videos, camera and account settings. The app revealed their email address and name. I am assume at this point the same has happened to my info and data and so should you if you buy this compromised product! I am demanded full refund of this compromised product with ZERO security!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Stay away from this brand, I bought this camera 2 months ago and it was hacked just 4 days ago. It seems it was a global issue because, according to a statement from Eufy, people from Australia was able to access to my camera and stored videos randomly. People is getting access to my camera and they are able to move it, record and even talk through it. I would like to send it back, but the 30 days to return it already passed.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Have several eufy cameras at home and l love them. However, this one needs a lot of improvement. For example:\n\n1. It’s not supporting Apple HomeKit perfectly. A lot of features (AI detection and etc.) will be disabled when using HomeKit.\n\n2. No geofencing option. Unlike eufyCam 2C, security mode for this camera doesn’t include geofencing. That means you have to switch mode manually. (The new update makes geofencing option available, but it`s a beta version for now. 8/23/2020)\n\n3. Doesn’t have position recall option. I used to have a TP-Link pan and tilt camera. It had a feature to let me set several target positions for the camera, which allowed me to view different parts of my large living room quickly.\n\nCome on eufy, you can do better!!!\n\n(UPDATE) The camera’s performance became inconsistent after one month of use. Sometimes it asked me to replug the SD card, sometimes it stoped playing live videos. Very disappointed...'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have two of these cameras along with an Eufy doorbell and they are unmatched in my opinion. The A.I. can be set to only send notifications for people. When set for people it ignores cars, moving branches, lightning and animals. It really works as advertised. I have tried many brands of cameras and video doorbells and none can match the Eufy ability to reognize people and not be mislead by other movement. Try one and you will not regret it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "If you value your privacy, this device is not for you. It requires you to turn on Location mode on your Android or iOS device. For those of you that don't want this mode turned on, you cannot setup the cam without it. They say it can be turned off after the initial setup however by that time, your location is already known."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have been using multiple Wyze cameras for several years and in general I like them given the price. so I had the chance of running them side by side on the same location. Comparing the Eufy with Wzye, several things become obvious right away:\n\n1) Eufy's lens has a wider angle so you see more in the picture. (+/- up to you)\n2) The range of downward movement is more limited in Eufy Pan. Wyze Pan can turn downwards a lot more. (-)\n3) Eufy's person detection is free while Wyze has to pay for a subscription. (+++)\n4) Eufy's picture seems to have better dynamic range. e.g. the over exposed area seems to be less washed-out (+)\n5) Wzye's recorded events seems to start sooner, e.g if a person is walking across the frame, wzye's recording usually catches the person at the edge of the frame while Eufy's recording doesn't start till the person is almost in the middle of the frame. (--)\n6) Eufy's video playback (if you have installed a SD card) has events marked on the timeline which you can jump to quickly while Wyze doesn't have anything like that which made finding the events tedious (++)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Best bang for your buck camera on the market. I own the 2k doorbell, vacuum and now indoor pan and tilt camera from eufy. They have exceeded my expectations. For a similar price you can find other cameras on amazon however I believe this camera paired along with the app is well worth it. I own outdoor cameras from another company and although the quality is good the app support is awful. That is why I believe eufy’s security line may be my future outdoor setup. The pan and tilt features are easily controlled with the app, notifications are instantaneous and quality is great and you have the ability to use local storage. Looking forward for this company to keep adding and improving their products.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought 2 of these cameras so far. I have no issues with them. They connect fine. The app works fine. I found out after installing these that the company offers security and cloud storage for a very low monthly fee. If I knew earlier I wouldn't have purchased a separate security system and just went with them.\nI would like to address some of the reviews I read on here. For those of you who complain about a wireless camra being intercepted by a nabour, whether by accident or on purpose, that is something that can happen with any wireless device no matter what company you go with. As for people hacking into the cameras that can also happen with anything that is connected to the internet. It's just easier with some devices than others. If you want absolute privacy than get a wired system with no internet connection. That is the only way you can guarantee privacy as far as hacking goes. My wife and I are fully aware of the fact these cameras could be seen by nabours or hacked. We hope not but if it happens it happens. If they want to watch us sitting in our living room go ahead and be board. If you see us nude well we have nothing that hasn't been seen before. If it disgust you than why are you looking? Besides if you want privacy than being on here and having a phone with a GPS, microphone and camera in your pocket is probably more of a concern to privacy than these cameras."}]