{"id":4383,"date":"2020-05-01T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T18:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2021-10-06T21:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:33:39","slug":"eufy-doorbell-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Eufy Doorbell review: The best smart doorbell you haven&#8217;t heard of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I purchased the Eufy Doorbell a little over 6 months ago and I don&#8217;t regret it. It comes with nearly everything I could want in a video doorbell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard of the big names like Ring Pro and Nest Hello. Those are good products if you plan on buying in to their respective ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, if you prefer to avoid subscription fees and cloud storage, the Eufy doorbell is a high-performing option that is priced significantly lower than the other top options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overview\"><\/span>Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase alignnone apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-4 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"4\" data-alp-img=\"LargeImage\" data-alp-asin=\"B07R3WY95C\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"1\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:750px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t                    <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t\t                    \t\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07R3WY95C?tag=thesmartcave-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t                \n\t\t                <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t                    <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-4-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07R3WY95C?tag=thesmartcave-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">eufy Video Doorbell<\/a>\n\t\t                    <div class=\"showcase-4-features\">\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"alp-showcase-spec-val-editable\">No subscription fees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"alp-showcase-spec-val-editable\">No cloud storage - clips are stored on doorbell<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"alp-showcase-spec-val-editable\">Fast reaction times<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"alp-showcase-spec-val-editable\">Industry leading image resolution<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t                    \n\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t                <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t                <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\t\t                \t\t\t                \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><\/div>\n\t\t                \t\t\t                \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07R3WY95C?tag=thesmartcave-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">View on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t                \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t            \n\n\t\t                \n\t\t                \t\n\t\t                \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span> Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-768x512.jpg 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https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-86x57.jpg 86w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-installed-scaled.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ecd5faf36e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Fast_response_time\" title=\"Fast response time\">Fast response time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Cloud_not_necessary\" title=\"Cloud not necessary\">Cloud not necessary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Works_with_Alexa\" title=\"Works with Alexa\">Works with Alexa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#High-quality_image_day_and_night\" title=\"High-quality image day and night\">High-quality image day and night<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Protection_against_overunder-exposed_images\" title=\"Protection against over\/under-exposed images\">Protection against over\/under-exposed images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Night_Vision\" title=\"Night Vision\">Night Vision<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Person_detection_may_require_some_tinkering\" title=\"Person detection may require some tinkering\">Person detection may require some tinkering<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#See_what_happens_before_a_motion_event\" title=\"See what happens before a motion event\">See what happens before a motion event<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Doesnt_work_with_existing_chime\" title=\"Doesn&#8217;t work with existing chime\">Doesn&#8217;t work with existing chime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Eufy_Wired_vs_Battery-Powered\" title=\"Eufy Wired vs Battery-Powered\">Eufy Wired vs Battery-Powered<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/eufy-doorbell-review\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fast_response_time\"><\/span>Fast response time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the areas where smart doorbells often fail miserably is providing a quick response time. A typical interaction goes something like this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A visitor presses the button and 10 seconds later a notification pops up on your phone. By the time you open the app and prepare to respond, another 10 seconds have passed. You finally get the live feed on your phone just in time to see your visitor walking away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound about right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my experience, the Eufy doorbell has performed exceptionally well in this area. I tested the response time (in seconds) for motion alerts and for doorbell button presses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Test<\/td><td>Test 1<\/td><td>Test 2<\/td><td>Test 3<\/td><td>Average<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motion Notification<\/td><td>1.8<\/td><td>6.5<\/td><td>8.5<\/td><td>5.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Button Press (chime)<\/td><td>1.2<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>0.8<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Button Press (Alexa response)<\/td><td>4.9<\/td><td>4.6<\/td><td>4.6<\/td><td>4.7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have several Alexa devices throughout the house and they all seem to respond at different times. So every time I press the doorbell I hear the chime first. Then, shortly after a cascade of Alexa saying &#8220;someone&#8217;s at the door&#8221; echoes through the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you experience poor reaction times, the most likely cause is a weak WiFi connection. For reference, my WiFi connection at my doorbell reads as x on the app. In the time I&#8217;ve owned it, I haven&#8217;t had a single problem with the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud_not_necessary\"><\/span>Cloud not necessary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jIT7AwsTRnfrb4U6pv\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t need a subscription and you don&#8217;t need a cloud connection to get full function out of your Eufy doorbell. Instead, the doorbell saves the video clips directly to its onboard memory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has 4gb of storage space. That&#8217;s enough space to store 900 30-second clips. Once you run out of space, it will continue to record new clips but will overwrite the oldest clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it happens to record something you want to save, you can download the clip from the doorbell using the app. From there, you can transfer the file to your preferred storage space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4883\" src=\"https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-clips-576x1024.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eufy-doorbell-clips-37x65.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 37w, 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https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/download-clip-864x1536.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Works_with_Alexa\"><\/span>Works with Alexa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly every smart home product works with Alexa, so it should be no surprise that this one does too. But, the Eufy doorbell is somewhat unique in that it can trigger a routine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4885\" style=\"width:288px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-37x65.jpg 37w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-124x220.jpg 124w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-91x162.jpg 91w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-90x160.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-196x348.jpg 196w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-227x404.jpg 227w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine-48x86.jpg 48w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/doorbell-routine.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone presses the doorbell, you can set up an Alexa routine to respond with any actions you want. I use mine to trigger an announcement on all my Alexa devices whenever the doorbell button is pressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">NOTE: The only available trigger is a doorbell button press. Motion detection can&#8217;t be used as a trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could also use the Alexa routines to set up time-dependent responses. For example, maybe between the hours of 6am and 8pm an audible doorbell announcement plays. But, between 8pm and 6am you prefer a silent notification such as flashing lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High-quality_image_day_and_night\"><\/span>High-quality image day and night<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4892\" src=\"https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-6-feet-576x1024.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-6-feet-37x65.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 37w, 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https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-6-feet-zoom-detail.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 520w, https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-6-feet-zoom-detail-576x1024.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 576w, https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-6-feet-zoom-detail-768x1365.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b2255126.smushcdn.com\/2255126\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-6-feet-zoom-detail-864x1536.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Same image zoomed in to show detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eufy&#8217;s camera is top notch. It has 2560 x 1920 resolution which provides more detail than its more expensive competitors, Nest Hello and Ring Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protection_against_overunder-exposed_images\"><\/span>Protection against over\/under-exposed images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With many video doorbells, sunlight at the perfectly wrong angle can ruin your image. Too much sunlight causes the background to get washed out or the face of your visitor to be way too dark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eufy doorbell is not immune from this, but it does include an HDR mode that solves the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>FYI<\/strong>: If you&#8217;ve never heard of HDR, here&#8217;s basically what it does: It exposes the image once for the background and once for the foreground. Then, it digitally combines the images so that the whole image is properly exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For my installation, I don&#8217;t really have that problem. My porch roof stops the sun from the top angle and the houses across the street stop the sun from the low angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Night_Vision\"><\/span>Night Vision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4894\" style=\"width:288px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-37x65.jpg 37w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-124x220.jpg 124w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-91x162.jpg 91w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-90x160.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-196x348.jpg 196w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-227x404.jpg 227w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision-48x86.jpg 48w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eufy-night-vision.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eufy doorbell uses infrared lighting for its night vision. In low-light conditions, an infrared LED turns on to light the scene while the camera records it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It works especially well in a somewhat enclosed area like my porch. All the nearby surfaces reflect the infrared light and help to give the scene a well-lit look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Person_detection_may_require_some_tinkering\"><\/span>Person detection may require some tinkering<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, you don&#8217;t want to get woken up by a notification in the middle of the night only to see that a car just drove by. That&#8217;s why the Eufy doorbell includes a person detection feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea is to use an algorithm to identify images that are visually similar to humans. That way, you only get notifications when something relevant is happening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found that it works okay, but it&#8217;s far from perfect. Fortunately, there are two settings (sensitivity and activity zones) you can play with so that you can optimize the notifications you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sensitivity adjustment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have the option to adjust the sensitivity. Too high and you get an alert every time a car goes by. Too low and your visitor has to give you a perfect head shot to register an alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, I set the sensitivity to one notch below &#8220;Human only&#8221;. As far as I know, this was doing a great job of identifying all humans. I was getting daily notifications every time the mailman stopped by. However, I found that many times (especially during the night) a passing car would get flagged as a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4886\" style=\"width:288px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-37x65.jpg 37w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-124x220.jpg 124w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-91x162.jpg 91w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-90x160.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-196x348.jpg 196w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-227x404.jpg 227w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity-48x86.jpg 48w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/human-only-sensitivity.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, I tried to reduce the sensitivity all the way to person only. This effectively eliminated the false positives when cars drove by. However, it also stopped the doorbell from detecting my mailman on some days. So, that setting was too strict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adjust activity zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also have the ability to choose an area of the viewing window to scan for motion. That way, things like passing cars don&#8217;t trigger a false alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I had a bit of an issue with this. The area that is most likely to be a visitor&#8217;s face also happens to be a fairly busy road in the background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, rather than rely on the person detection algorithm, I decided that 99% of the time, if something was on my porch, I wanted to know about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I created a motion detection box covering the area immediately in front of my steps. Then, I cranked up the sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-65x37.jpg 65w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-220x124.jpg 220w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-288x162.jpg 288w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-619x348.jpg 619w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-718x404.jpg 718w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone.jpg 924w, https:\/\/thesmartcave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-activity-zone-86x48.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was working great until I had a sunny, windy day (pretty much every other day here in South Dakota). The shadows from tree branches swaying in the wind kept setting off the motion notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, I adjusted the sensitivity again to one notch from the right and everything&#8217;s working great now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took some experimenting, but now I&#8217;m quite happy with the results. It seems to catch all human activity. Small animals (like a cat) will trigger it too, but it&#8217;s not so sensitive that birds or bugs or ghosts or trees are triggering notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"See_what_happens_before_a_motion_event\"><\/span>See what happens before a motion event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One advantage of using the wired Eufy doorbell is that it has enough power to be constantly recording. Most of the time the recorded video is quickly discarded. 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However, shortly after I purchased mine, they came out with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B081C4JN51\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=thesmartcave-20&amp;linkId=9945471838666921e70ced26aed95a01&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">battery-powered version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of whether you have existing wiring or not, it looks to me like the battery-powered version is the better product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>works with or without wires<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>can be used with existing mechanical chime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16gb storage (with Homebase 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, a battery-powered unit allows you to easily install a doorbell in places that you don&#8217;t have existing wiring. On battery power, you can expect to get about 6 months of battery life before it requires a charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, the battery version can also be installed with existing wires. In that case, the doorbell runs off the battery and the wires keep the battery charged. Plus, it <em>does<\/em> work with an existing mechanical chime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only down side (besides the higher price) is it requires the use of an additional hub called the Eufy Homebase 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hub acts as a video storage device and provides a reliable low-power wireless connection for the doorbell. It has 16gb of storage (compared to only 4gb for the wired doorbell) and also works with other Eufy security devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you already have the Homebase? If you bought some of the Eufy indoor cameras, you may already have a Homebase 2. For now, the battery-powered doorbell is only sold as part of a package with the Homebase included. But, Eufy has said that they will begin to sell the doorbell as a standalone unit starting sometime around Q2 of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from wanting the battery version so I can use my old-fashioned chime (sigh&#8230;the grass is always greener, right?), there isn&#8217;t much to complain about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did have to fiddle with the settings to get the motion detection notifications perfected. But in my opinion, the flexibility of the settings are a strong point for the Eufy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than that, the Eufy doorbell gets high marks in all the areas that make a great video doorbell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s very reliable with quick response times. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s no subscription fees and you don&#8217;t have to rely on a cloud server to retrieve your video clips. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plus, it integrates well with your smart home through Alexa routines (or Google or HomeKit depending on your preference).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07R3WY95C\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=thesmartcave-20&amp;linkId=dd252bbe1fb6a42b7b21c32921c2298f&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Check Prices | Eufy Doorbell <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B081C4JN51\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=thesmartcave-20&amp;linkId=9945471838666921e70ced26aed95a01&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">| Battery version<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I purchased the Eufy Doorbell a little over 6 months ago and I don&#8217;t regret it. 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