eufy Security - Video Doorbell C210 (Battery)

Eufy and TP LINK TAPO. The EUFY battery doesn't last the advertised 6 months. More like a month at Best before recharge. Don't know about TAPO but it's $45 at Walmart

\+1 for the Eufy, I've had mine for years and it's never failed me. The ONLY issue I've had with it is since updating the home base it gets announced as "Someone pressed the A750294BNH063490" for some reason instead of saying "front door" :-)

Reolink, hands down. No subscription fee, well supported and comes in POE, WiFi (powered) or WiFi (battery) versions. Also, has platinum home assistant integration if you're a nerd. I love mine. Have had it 2 years. Video quality is also brilliant. Had a Eufy battery WiFi doorbell before that and I found it awful. The wired versions of the doorbell (WiFi and POE) have pre-record so will show you footage before an event acually happens. No battery doorbells have this feature as it would kill the battery

I found the video quality from the doorbell to be quite poor. I bought the very first Eufy doorbell that came out so it's possible that there's a better one on the market now. I was impressed by the connection time from the app to the doorbell video stream though. It was far quicker than any other doorbell I've seen from ring, reolink etc.

You’ll want a battery powered doorbell camera. Eufy, Wyze, Blink, etc. nearly all of them either the manufacturer or a third party make mounts for renters. IMHO stay away from ring (I just ditched mine after 5 years), they recently announced that they no longer require law enforcement to obtain a warrant for video from your doorbell.

(UK) I have a Eufy battery powered doorbell cam. My door is on the floor below the main living area of my flat. The building is made of reinforced concrete with rebar and the door has metal eight point locking built into it and the bell never loses a wifi signal. I have the Homebase three and a seperate chime in my kitchen. I always hear the bell and so does the courier, so they know it works. A quick check shows you can turn off the bell sound. Couriers here like to do a teeny tiny knock and then leave. One courier waited four seconds before leaving. It is physically impossible for anyone to get to the door in these flats in four seconds. I have fitted a wire basket of the type used on the backs of electric wheelchairs to my door (this is partially shielded by a downpipe so it doesn't protude where anyone would walk) The Royal Mail deliverer puts parcels into the basket but never rings the bell. The downward facing camera watches the parcel and I have a warning notice that the spot is being recorded in the basket to deter thieves. This set up is working great. I did buy a second battery pack and have snapped off one unlocking key by pulling down on it, but with no lasting damage. I am very happy with Eufy but wish it would work with Smart Things.

The parcel alert isn't a feature I use. I have my phone on do not disturb most of the time and make people text me. I think it notified me for a parcel last monday but I didn't look at it. The parcel was there when I got home. My doorbell is watching a communal landing walkway rather than a garden path. I live in the middle of the block so it would ping me about sixty times every day as all the neighbours and their callers walk past my door. I am surprised how busy the landing is at night too. All this movement is recorded and the AI can name my favourite neighbours and spot their dogs and the odd seagull. It knows when the lower camera is used so treats parcels differently. I can check the post by looking at my phone from wherever I am. I have the basket so that parcels aren't just dumped in front of the door or taken back to the depot and the camera makes itself very obvious with two bright LEDs. I live in a sixties low rise concrete block. About 50 people live within 50 metres of me and many of those have their own Smart Home systems. It presents challenges to a smart home wi-fi system that typical low density American construction doesn't. I suspect there is very little testing for this situation.

I have a Eufy battery doorbell. Stores on an SD card that's on the chime inside the house.

Another former Eufy owner here! Mine was rechargeable and wireless, used the hardwired homebase inside for storage. I moved to a flat where I don't need it so now my parents greatly enjoy watching the postman drop off parcels, it works really well for their needs especially the limited detection area as they have a footpath outside

I have a Eufy battery doorbell cam and another cam over my driveway with a solar panel charger. They connect to a hub that also chimes. I have no complaints. Vastly better than Ring, in my experience.

Eufy battery does not last in our winters. The wired version is also unreliable.

I guess it depends on how much action the doorbell gets. I live on very quiet street and get about 3 months out of my battery Eufy doorbell.

Fair point. I guess it makes for poor advertising if you say "6 months - as long as no one walks near your house"