This was posted 11 months 3 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

Related
  • expired

Eufy Security eufyCam 3 4K Wireless (4-Pack) $1499 Delivered @ Device Deal

250
Eufy Security eufyCam 3 4K Wireless (4-Pack) $1499 Delivered @ Device Deal
Go to Deal
Cashback
Ldani89 on 28/01/2024 - 18:40 devicedeal.com.au (946 clicks)
Last edited 28/01/2024 - 19:04 by 1 other user

Device deal has eufy cam3 4 pack for $1499.
I just got Bunnings to price beat so I got them for $1349.10

Electrical & Electronics eufy Security Camera Security System

Related Stores

Device Deal
Device Deal

closed Comments

  • Jonzay on 28/01/2024 - 20:04
    +5

    These things are pretty good.

    Positives:

    • Picture quality is great
    • You can slap a 2.5 inch HDD into the base station and expand its capacity up to 16TB
    • The spotlight is pretty good at night
    • Notifications are reasonably fast
    • You can teach it faces and then tell it not to alert you when it sees those faces
    • If multiple people/vehicles/pets are in a clip at once, it will note each of them and identify the people if it can
    • Built-in solar panel is alright depending on placement and sensitivity settings

    Negatives:

    • Sometimes it just straight up doesn't record human-detection events, despite a human walking past it in broad daylight. I think hi-vis might confuse it, because it seems to have issues recognising posties as people. You can usually cover these instances with "detect/record any motion" events though
    • Unless you look at the camera during a recording, it may not recognise your face - though you can train the base-station's onboard AI by going into recording and marking "Yes this was me, no this wasn't me" etc
    • Setting up activity zones in the app is just awful, you try to drag the corners and it either drags a different corner or moves the entire activity zone, if you push the activity zone against the edge it starts to squish it and shrink it down instead of just hitting the wall and stopping, there's no undo button
    • Depending on your placement and sensitivity settings, the built-in solar panel may only slow down the depletion of the battery rather than keep it topped up. You may need to get an external one (their official external solar panel comes with a USB-C adapter and keeps it topped up without any issue)
    • Despite the spotlight being good at night, it will only turn it on if it detects movement, which it is less capable of at night. You may need to have an external light/sensor unit to light up the path and make it easier for the camera to detect and kick in.
    • stevea on 28/01/2024 - 20:17

      Could you me where to buy the official external solar panel?

    • Karforoffer on 29/01/2024 - 00:39

      Hi there, thanks for this comprehensive comparison. Really appreciate it! I wanted to check a tiny thing, can you enable 24X7 recording for 2K or 4K cameras? If yes, how does the battery work for that duration?
      Thanks!

  • vanZwalker on 28/01/2024 - 20:33

    Managed to wrangle JB Hi Fi to drop these down further to $1300 even approx 3 months ago. YMMV.

  • nakhe on 28/01/2024 - 20:55
    -1

    I bought this set and could not for the life of me get it to connect to Homebase 3 at stupid distances (10 steps direct line of vision, <5 steps across one glass door). It could not be installed in any useful location. Was on mesh wifi 600Mbps areas with all firmware updated to latest. Returned immediately. Now I need an alternative option…

    • Maestrok on 28/01/2024 - 21:52

      on initial setup the app says to put camera within 1m of the homebase. I did that no issues then only set them up where i wanted them after

      • nakhe on 28/01/2024 - 23:56

        Sorry I did not mean to refer to the initial connection/pairing. The cameras would not stream at the mentioned distances. Wish someone could have provided a solution if there was any..

  • chillybags on 28/01/2024 - 22:08
    +1

    Is the AI for person detection in the 3c/home base 3 worth the price hike of the 2c cameras? If it actually works that much better I’d consider getting the 3s - want to avoid annoying notifications of just me and my family waking past the cameras.

    • Jonzay on 28/01/2024 - 23:40
      +1

      See my comment above: it generally needs a decent view of your face. If your cameras are going to be up high and seeing tops of heads, you're probably not going to get recognised often

  • klaw81 on 29/01/2024 - 09:39
    +1

    I know this won't suit everyone, but it's worth pointing out that a bundle deal that includes 4 x 4K wired cameras with 2TB 8-channel NVR with reasonably comparable features is half the price: https://reolink.com/product/rlk8-810b4-a/

    Pros: effortless 24/7 recording, higher reliability and no need for extra solar panels or recharging, extra cameras are cheap
    Cons: cabling required - but even if you have to pay a sparky for a few hours, it will probably cost about the same as this deal

    • pizzaguy on 29/01/2024 - 10:30

      Pros: (…) no need for extra solar panels

      Need to point out that it's a bit twisted logic and that solar panel is an advantage of the solar model, not the other way round :)

      It's like saying landline has advantage over mobile because you don't need to charge it. You can plug in your mobile just like you can plug in that solar model and ditch its solars altogether.

  • Ratty05 on 31/01/2024 - 09:30

    What's the range like on these, Eufy says must be within 30ft of the homebase, but a quick google says some people have them up to 600ft away and it's fine???
    I want to put them on a shed which will be about 40m from the house.

    • klaw81 on 01/02/2024 - 10:02
      +1

      The Homebase uses a proprietary 2.4Ghz WiFi connection to communicate directly with each of the cameras. Range limitations will be the same as normal WiFi. 30ft (10m) is probably a very conservative limit.

      2.4Ghz WiFi is generally considered to have about 150ft (45m) range under ideal conditions. However, it's pretty likely that you won't have ideal conditions - I expect you have your own WiFi network making noise, and the signals will need to pass through a few walls. I strongly doubt people are getting 600ft without some kind of WiFi repeater trickery.

      If you're putting all the cameras on a shed, you'd be better off putting the Homebase there and getting a standard WiFi signal into your shed - there are plenty of ways to do this.

      Make sure the seller has a good returns policy in case it doesn't work - you're going to be well outside what the manufacturer says it's capable of.

      • pizzaguy on 05/02/2024 - 14:09

        a proprietary 2.4Ghz WiFi connection

        From your description, the cameras won't utilise my home network, right? Or can they use both, ie. proprietary wifi if withing Homebase range and the regular home wifi if not in range?

        Otherwise 10m tops is quite limiting and I don't think eufy sells extenders for that.

        • klaw81 on 05/02/2024 - 20:46

          From Eufy's documentation, my understanding is that the Homebase is the only device that connects to your home WiFi. The cameras need to connect directly to the Homebase using a different (private and secure) 2.4Ghz WiFi network. This appears to be a pain point for some customers, based on the number of support threads on the topic. Eufy's only suggestion appears to be move the Homebase to a location where it's equi-distant to all cameras.

          As I said above, I expect the actual range from the Homebase to be about the same as normal WiFi (~45m under ideal conditions, more like 20-25m if there's interference). But I don't have any real world experience to back this up, it's just a basic understanding of how wireless networks operate.

          Eufy appear to be trying to add a feature for a hybrid WiFi connection to extend their camera range so your home WiFi can supplement theirs, but it seems to be an experimental feature and only available on a select few newer camera models.

          • pizzaguy on 05/02/2024 - 23:08

            @klaw81: Thank you. I'm so glad I learned that before I actually purchased, and I've been watching deals for weeks already.

  • Ratty05 on 01/02/2024 - 12:23

    Thankyou, I should be fine at first as the she dis being built first so I'll put starlink on it and run the homebase directly off that. Once the house is built we'll switch the starlink over to that and work out a way of getting wifi to the shed and I guess just get a second homebase for the house, or look at a different security solution for that.

    • klaw81 on 01/02/2024 - 19:08

      Honestly, if you're doing a new build of both house and shed, don't screw around with wireless cameras. New builds is absolutely the best time to run ethernet cables, and get a PoE solution.

      Here's an example of a suitable bundle of 4 cameras and NVR, with comparable features and significantly cheaper. Super easy to connect, more secure, more reliable, easy to expand with a wide range of cameras availabe, no proprietary lock-ins or subscriptions and no range concerns.

      • Ratty05 on 02/02/2024 - 10:03

        Where's the example?

        • klaw81 on 02/02/2024 - 10:27
          +1

          Sorry, I forgot the link: https://reolink.com/product/rlk8-833d4-a/

          4 x 4k cameras + 8-channel NVR + ethernet cables: $980 at time of writing.

          Extra cameras of this type are $150 each, but there are any number of other cameras you could use to suit your requirements.

  • Ratty05 on 02/02/2024 - 14:24

    Thankyou, that does seem a much better solution!

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join