EUFYSPECIAL
What's In The Box:
- 4 X eufyCam 3 (S330) Camera Kit
- 4 X Wall mount and screw kit
- 1 x Homebase 3
Surcharges: 1.2% VISA & MasterCard, 1.7% American Express, 2.2% PayPal.
eufy Security Eufycam 3 4K Wireless Home Security System (4-Pack) $1189 + Delivery + Surcharge @ Device Deal
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jimojr on 05/08/2024 - 19:11 devicedeal.com.au (673 clicks)
Last edited 05/08/2024 - 20:27 by 1 other user
Last edited 05/08/2024 - 20:27 by 1 other user
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As I'm getting more downvoted than this deal is getting upvoted (!), I'm now extremely curious what people exactly think, how long they have been using their S330 cams with HB3, and how heavy traffic they have around their properties.
I used to be pretty hyped about these, studied all the deals on OzB, got a set (and posted a deal!), which I tested for weeks before installing.
Now, IRL, I see it does miss events, it does classify people as pets (prompting to ensure the AI records "pets" in the settings, as apparently two goodboys picked up some pizza on my well-lit porch the very last night) and browsing 99+ events at the end of the day is just not worth the time, because each of 99+ recordings has to be requested, decoded, downloaded which is all sluggish even sitting next to the homebase/router. Even if it was 20 events, it's just too time- and thumb-consuming. Note that everything has to happen on a mobile app.
The sound is so compressed it comes out as if it was recorded in the bathroom via phone call. Two-way communication is too lagging, dropping, as compressed as the recordings to be usable. There are no setting to improve that. I just switched the audio off on each cam.
I'd be happy to hear about others' experience. But I'll probably try and get my $1000-something back.
Also note how deals for these cams, even at higher prices, used to be heavily upvoted, but they are not as popular anymore.
Don't think about fake internet points for even a second. About the first 2-3 voters determine the way a comment goes. + and basically everyone jumps on it. neg and basically everyone jumps on that also. I don't know exactly why us humans are like that, but there are more of us like that than I once thought.
Totally get where you’re coming from! I had a similar experience with HomeKit recently. In the middle of the night, under low light, the AI mistook a moth for a person. It’s kind of funny but also shows that these systems aren’t perfect. Even though HomeKit and Eufy use different tech, it just goes to show that AI still has a ways to go in terms of accuracy.
Are you sure it wasn’t Mothman it was picking up?
Don’t worry about neg nancies
Thanks for the kind words, everyone, there are certainly some people who got offended by my review and started negging others' comments as well.
Yet, I'm still curious eg. if people even tried talking (two-way comms) via these? If they like the app? If they get more than a handful of events to review? Or do they just watch some empty land around their properties on demand and can't even tell if something's wrong with the product?
Certainly the night view is great. And the battery life - so far - has been great in all of my S330s. Some of them record a lot and are in shaded spots, so I need to charge manually, but still last for weeks. However, from the comments under other deals for the same, that shouldn't be taken for granted.
I buy Eufy for the hardware and no subscription bs.
The software is always going to be rubbish. Security is going to be non-existent. (If you aren't assuming that your livefeed and/or recordings are always accessible to some random guy in a foreign country, even with "military grade encryption", then you're hopelessly naive.) I've never used them for communication (first thing I do is disable all that rubbish).
Anyway, I feed them into a NVR and use that software instead. I used to block their internet access entirely but now I sacrifice a little privacy for a little convenience as their notifications are still handy. That's my use case and Eufy is great.
Seriously, this is so frustrating. Just because someone had a different experience with a product doesn’t mean their opinion is wrong.
It’s lame to just hit the neg button without explaining why. How hard is it to actually share why you disagree?
We’re all here to help each other out, and different opinions are part of that. Let’s respect each other’s experiences and have some real conversations instead of shutting people down.
Mine are great no complaints. You can get extra solar panel for those shaded spots
Did you install the hard drive? I'm using eufy cam 2c pro with homebase 3 and after installing the hard drive there was no notification but after removing the hard drive everything worked fine.
I got Bunnings to price match it down to $1034. They replied to my email in less than 24 hours. It was super easy
Using this same deal?
Show 1289$ for me, oos ?
Add to cart first, apply coupon code, delivery is extra
It worked tyvm
Just purchased x2 eufy 2C 2K cameras + HomeBase from JB price matched from my Anker for $557.50.
I have two of these and solar panels are peeling and not working after only 9 or so months - not in direct sunlight - seems to be a common issue - would avoid if if want eufy get one with a seperate solar panel.
Battery next to useless - need to charge every month due solar panel not working.That's been fixed for a while, you can tell because the new solar panel has a honeycomb look
Been researching this for awhile, and still can't find a definitive system to get.
Reolink!
Ive had nothing but great success (Borat)Look for something with power over ethernet. Wireless isn’t reliable. If you want to connect to Homekit (using scrypted), check out this list
Thinking of this Eufy for a while, I am vested into Arlo ecosystem for a while (paid subscription) and they have changed the way and have completely ruined how it used to be. The custom mode is gone now making it difficult to manage different cameras at given times of a day.
I'm not entirely happy with mine:
- sound is not usable, the software is cumbersome - try to review or download dozens of events daily, no desktop software,
- AI isn't that I - sometimes classifies people as pets, omits events,
- cams need to be within the HB range (which is decent, but limited still).
Great night vision though. Please note I haven't used any other security system. But I'd hope there are better.
Certainly look for smaller sets if you decided on these but don't need all 4 cams. You won't get much selling the extra cams.