Video Doorbell 2K (Battery Powered)

Good product. Easy to connect to my WiFi and easy to assemble outside. Works perfectly and picture is a decent quality during the day and night. Good app that is easy to use. Recommend.

**152 days later** Using the optimal surveillance mode, it lasted 152 days until it required charging. It captured 3668 events in total. Overall, I'm pleased with the system and the way it works. Would recommend fully. **Original review** This was an upgrade from the 1080p doorbell camera and chime. After being impressed with the 1080p, I purchased the Eufy alarm kit when it was on offer. However, to use the automation feature in the app with the other items (PIR sensors, additional cameras etc) the doorbell needed to be unpaired with the chime and added to the Homebase 2 that came with the alarm system, this in turn would render the chime redundant. So it made sense to return it and purchased this 2k add on. Overall it's a great bit of kit for those wanting a reliable doorbell without having to pay extra to save the 2am video of the fox in the front garden or the time you tripped up the front step. Everything is saved locally on the Homebase 2 and you can access this all through the app. Setup was straight forward and installation was easy. With this the option is there to hardwire it in with existing doorbell wiring and the leads and connectors you may need are supplied in the box. Straight out the box I charged it to 100% which took just over an hour from 74%, from there it was a quick change of the back plates (the 2k is annoyingly ever so slightly bigger and required a new hole drilling in the door frame, not ideal if you're a renter like me...). Be prepared to tweak the settings. A lot. The first few days the motion detection notifications can get annoying and I live in a quiet cul-de-sac... you'll need to find balance as even though the AI is good, it doesn't mean it's flawless. With the 1080p I was able to set 3 square activity zones whereas with the 2k, you get 1 hexagonal zone to form a shape. The attached image shows the weird shape I had to form (and it's night vision thrown in for good measure) but it works me. The attached video shows next doors cat which rubs against that corner a lot and it set off the motion detection, but now with the activity zone it filters out that corner. Battery life so far has been good, the attached screenshot shows it's state and that is from the 1st charge cycle. I've had it set to optimal surveillance from with all motion detection selected. All in all, a good piece of kit. An extra point goes to it's release key. With the 1080p you get a standard SIM pin tool, nothing fancy and likely to be lost, but with the 2k, you get a chunky magnet one, ideal for me as the metal consumer board is right above my door.

Overall I am relatively pleased with this doorbell camera. When making the purchase, my primary objective was to receive alerts when people come on my drive near my front door. Primarily for security purposes. I see the remote talk function as a bonus, but not really what I personally purcased the camera for. For this reason my review may be critiucal in part, however this is likely more to do with my personal reasons for buying the doorbell. Product install was very easy, just opened the box, installed the app on my phone and then followed the video guide from within the app. A firmwre update was done on the security base, which took around 20 minutes. Once installed, I found that the audio is very clear, and image quality is very good during the day, and acceptable during night time. It's at least comparable to other offerings currently available, and likely better than. Motion detection This could be improved. Compromise has to be made in order to obtain good battery life. This said, some people are after outright performance (I'd class myself in this catregory). You may say I should buy the wired version, however eufy's wired offering is older, and actually of a lower spec, and doesn't come with a security base. I believe that this product is advertised as the successor to the original wired version, and in many ways in on par performance wise, or even slightly better in some areas. This said, I do feel that it should be improved further. E.g if used in wired mode, a 10 second continuous pre record buffer wouldn't fgo a miss. It can take anywhere from 2 to 15seconds for the device to detect motion. more typically in my case it's in the 2 to 7s end of this. Where I have experienced slower times is at night. Here I am referring to the time to start recording, and not the time to notify your device. I have been using the human detection option, as I live facing a street where walkers pass by on average every 5 minutes or so. I have also configured the zone to cut out the street from the detection. Motion detection should be faster in my opinion and more should be available option wise to extract more performance in this regard. All too often the video starts rolling once the person is already at your door. Based on this, if it were a criminal, they would likely spot the camera before the camera spotted them, and thus stay out of shot. I have read that an eufy PIR can also be integrated. I have yet to try this, but will likely do so in the coming weeks. I am hoping for the PIR to be a proper integration, whereby it just wakes the camera, and the camera still uses it's own human identification algoythm too (rather than just relying entirely on the PIR, as PIR's are also flawed in some respects). I will update my review once I have tried this. I've actualy found the notification time boeth once a recording has started due to sensing activity, or due to doorbell press to be be very fast, and only a few seconds at the most. My security base is about 10ft from the camera, which connects to my network via ethernet cable. I would say this aspect is incredibly fast when considering market competition. The last firmware update i have is actually 13/1/2021, so hopefully this is a sign that improvements are still being made. I do believe that this Battery or wired version with security base is currently the best on the market overall despire it's flaws. This said, it looks like not all of the best features from eufy's original wired attempt were carried forward to this more mature 2nd attempt. So far i've used this for around 1 week. I will update this review after some further use. suggested product Improvements for Eufy: 10 to 15 second pre record buffer speed up initial motion detection time for human events alternate angle wedge options other than nothing or 15 degree. E.g 20 or 30 degree. More options codedinto the software for improving performance for this device if being used in a wired configuration. 21/2/21 a further update on battery life. First battery charge has lasted 38 days so far and theres 18% left. In my case its seen 595 events, sometimes if people have been standing at the door having a chat then we've had 40 or so events in a short time due to that. I played with it a lot this time and the battery dropped a lot in the first week. The weather has also been very cold lately. Im expecting that next charge will last at least 2 months now that my settings are in place and im not playing with the features. Anotger point to note is the Eufy forum isn't very good. I placed a couple of posts with technical questions about performance with wired/vs battery configurations, and no response was received within several weeks, which goes to show Eufy don't commit as much effort as id like to see for answering queries on there. 8/5/21 after using the doorbell for a few more months, the battery lasts about 2months in my case. That time goes quick, and thus i do find it a bit of a faff having a doorbell like this. Id like to wire it in at sone point due to this.

Update: AnkerDirect saw my review below, they contacted me and have provided a replacement device, already the system is functioning at 100% of it’s capabilities, I have voice and picture and the new device fully charged within 60 mins. Well done AnkerDirect, excellent customer service, I’ve updates to 5 stars! Thank you I’ve had doorbell for 1 year. Set up was a struggle so was using it with some functions missing. But picture is good so I persevered. After 6 months got a notification to recharge, it struggled with the charger supplied in the box.. fiddled about, eventually got it to 80% after 2 days of charging, so put it back on the wall. Now down to 15% need to recharge and after 36hrs of saying it’s charging I’m on 15%. I’ve changed USB and charging unit, cleaned heads, restarted, all things they recommend on their troubleshooting. Nothing will recharge it. All in all I wouldn’t buy again.. going for a RING this time.

I purchased this video doorbell on the basis that the battery was advertised as holding a full charge for 180 days. I have my doorbell set to Balanced Surveillance, and after 12 days in operation, the battery is down to 25%. This is a big disappointment. The camera itself is good, but the Ai software picks up movement that it names as Human, when it is normal traffic outside our home. Luckily I purchased it on a Black Friday deal, and saved €50.

The doorbell camera failed following heavy rain, becoming completely unusable due to severe condensation that blurred the lens. After returning the faulty device, the customer service was appalling14 days later, I have received no refund, no replacement, and am still without a working doorbell camera, on top of that the app consistently crashing/freezing!!! The customer experience was unacceptable. Avoid this product and company at all costs!!!!!

Partendo dall'aspetto tecnico, la risoluzione video 2K offre una qualità straordinaria. Con una nitidezza eccezionale e colori vivaci, questo videocitofono cattura dettagli sorprendenti che altri dispositivi potrebbero perdere. La capacità di ripresa a 2560x1920 pixel rende le immagini incredibilmente chiare, sia di giorno che di notte. Anche in condizioni di scarsa illuminazione, il Video Doorbell 2K si distingue grazie alla sua visione notturna avanzata, resa possibile dai potenti LED infrarossi che garantiscono una visione chiara fino a 5 metri di distanza. Il processore interno e il sistema di compressione video efficiente contribuiscono a mantenere la qualità dell'immagine senza sacrificare la velocità di trasmissione. Le immagini in streaming in tempo reale sull'app Eufy Security sono fluide e prive di ritardi, offrendo un'esperienza utente fluida e coinvolgente. La comunicazione bidirezionale è un altro aspetto tecnico notevole. Il microfono e l'altoparlante integrati consentono di parlare con i visitatori attraverso l'app, che siano corrieri che consegnano pacchi o amici in visita. L'audio è chiaro e senza disturbi, il che rende la comunicazione efficace e diretta. Un'altra caratteristica di spicco è il rilevamento dei movimenti. Dotato di un avanzato sensore di movimento e algoritmi di intelligenza artificiale, il Video Doorbell 2K è in grado di distinguere tra movimenti umani e oggetti inanimati, riducendo al minimo le notifiche non necessarie. È possibile personalizzare le zone di rilevamento e la sensibilità, adattando il dispositivo all'ambiente circostante. La resistenza alle intemperie è fondamentale per qualsiasi dispositivo di sicurezza esterno, e il Video Doorbell 2K non delude nemmeno in questo aspetto. Con una certificazione IP65, è in grado di sopportare pioggia, neve e temperature estreme, garantendo una durata nel tempo e prestazioni affidabili. Infine, il supporto per l'archiviazione locale tramite scheda microSD aggiunge un livello di flessibilità. Non solo si può evitare di dipendere da servizi cloud a pagamento, ma è anche possibile avere il controllo diretto sui propri dati e registrazioni. In conclusione, il Video Doorbell 2K di Eufy Security si distingue non solo per la sua facilità d'uso e per il design elegante, ma anche per le sue prestazioni tecniche avanzate. Con una risoluzione video eccezionale, comunicazione bidirezionale chiara, rilevamento dei movimenti intelligente e resistenza alle intemperie, rappresenta una scelta eccellente per chi cerca una soluzione completa per la sicurezza domestica.

Na odległości 20 metrów od dzwonka działa tak sobie.

Good price and quality