eufy Security SoloCam E30, Security Cameras Wireless Outdoor, Solar Camera Outdoor Wireless, 360° Pan, AI Tracking, 2K Clarity, No Monthly Fee

thrilled with this purchase
I’ve got all cameras installed. Compared to my Arlo, blink and ring cameras, this was a BREEZE to set up. Very simple wall mount, easy to put together but difficult for anyone to grab and remove. It connected to my wifi immediately. Instructions did not indicate to turn off your phone VPN during set up, so that’s important.However, they are semi charged so it didn’t take 5 hours to charge from zero charge. It took about an hour to fully charge the first thing I really appreciated is that the app tells you when the camera is charged so you can unplug it (during initial set up).This has a lot of features I didn’t read about that are a helpful unexpected bonus, such as the ability to NOT have alerts for vehicles. The cameras have a calibration feature, so once you get it in the preferred location, you calibrate the camera to it’s location.you don’t need a subscription, but can get one for the cloud. You add a 128 mg memory card in each ptz camera, and any video or pictures are stored there. However, it includes a 1 tb tower that the cameras connect to, and I’m not sure how pictures are stored there. Your video and pictures on the memory card are auto encrypted, but to see the full pic/video… You have to wait about 15 seconds for it to decrypt. This prevents stealing the pictures or hacking your signal to get pictures. So it’s important to set the alerts to send a snapshot for immediate viewing. It will also just send a text. Also, the memory overwrite itself when full, and offers the ability to download them, crop, share, etcAlso, don’t set up the features and camera names until the cameras are placed, or you may wind up doing it twice as I did.Another nice feature is the ability to set 4 standard views per camera, but you can also manually pan, tilt, zoom. You snooze the camera which was very effective while my handyman was running around outside.A very nice find is the kit includes the wall mounts, 10 ft type c cords, screws, etc. you don’t need to buy anything to get them mounted.The cameras have 10 different chime options, which is nice to differentiate cameras. You can set them to monitor continuously, or only notify for humans, cars, other, or all. If you live on a busy street and don’t want to see cars driving by, this is nice. You use OTHER to detect pets… Or wildlife.The ptz features work very well, and It seems to be learning. It has an AI feature that you can disable. I’m testing it out. You can also share your videos and pictures with the manufacturer to get points you can use for purchases. I’m not sure how many points it takes for that to be helpful.The cameras work with Google and Alexa. It was very easy to connect to this, but I googled the instructions. The batteries are built in, and I’m not sure if you ever replace them since you’d have to take it apart to do that, those batteries cost about $50.Once you plug the solar thing into the camera, the apps tells that it is charging and the source of power and the percentage of battery remaining.It records sound, and caught me talking to the handyman and it was easy to understand what was said. It idea a snooze feature as well to stop alerts, starting at 30 minutes with 4 other time settings.I haven’t figured out how to talk to anyone thru the camera yet. There’s even more settings, but that’s all I can think of now. The most time consuming part was clocking around in the app to see all the features and what they do.One last thing, the app for the store to purchase is not the save app for the cameras. But both apps have the same name, just different colors.The picture in the day and night is crystal clear. It’s 2k, but you can reduce it to 1080p or 720. Also it will auto downgrade and upgrade the recording speed based on your network.Because the pan is 360 degrees, and includes tilt and zoom .. you really can put it anywhere as long as the solar charger is within 10 feet of the camera. The 5 cameras replaced 10. I have a lot of angles, so this is a time saver. Also, since it is self charging, no need to climb ladders to change batteries every few months.I also got the smaller non ptz camera, and it works great too, just no pan or tilt. The zoom goes 8x I think and doesn’t pixelate … It remains clear.The cameras do need to be set up in the lower band of 2.4 ghz (is that right number), but once set up .. you can move your phone back to the higher GHz.. but the cameras can hook directly to wifi or to the included base.

Awesome security cameras
Compared to my blink cameras these are amazing, live view is super fast, solar panels keep up with intense battery usage. Image quality is good at 2k resolution. This camera has a sleeper feature where is capable of doing 24/7 recording by plugging the camera in with a usb c cable 5v 2amp. They sell these cables on amazon that are really long, however you will need to purchase the homebase 3 unit to be able to get this feature and this set comes with homebase 2. After getting the homebase 3 you will also need to purchase an additional hard drive to be able to access the continuous recording feature. In solar mode it doesn’t have pre recording but it records exactly when the motion begins so you’re not missing a few seconds of footage.

compre esta camara junto con el homebase 3. fácil de instalar, realice 6 orificios ya que quería la camara y el panel solar separados. Se recomienda hacer una carga inicial de 8 horas por medio del USB.ventajas. no consumes electricidad en la casa, ya lleva instalada casi el mes y sigue funcionando con la energía solar. detección de humanos con IA, te olvidas de falsas alarmas.desventajas. un producto algo caro, no funciona muy bien con Alexa, pero yo creo que es problema tanto de Alexa como de la skill de Eufy, 50-50, ojala se solucione en un futuro. De momento veo notificaciones en el cel y eventos que se graban.Nota. Puedes tener un Live view pero no se recomienda mas de 5 min ya que puedes consumir la batería. Considerar un Extensor de Wifi, dependes mucho de la señal.Me gustaria crecer el sistema con esta marca pero tendré que pensar si seria otra Wifi o ver si tienen con cableado por el LiveView.

I set it up right out of the box and it took me less than 10 minutes no tech headaches at all. The picture is super clear and I love being able to check in from anywhere on my phone. The solar panel is surprisingly efficient; I haven’t needed to mess around with charging it. The AI tracking is smart and doesn’t spam me with alerts for every little thing, just the important stuff. No monthly fees is a huge bonus. Super happy with this purchase—totally recommend if you want easy home security that just works!