If you have a pre-existing eufy network with homebase-2, and you're looking to expand your camera coverage, this is it. This camera is simply great. Installation is simple, haven't had to charge the battery yet and likely won't for another 7 months, and the image quality both day and night is crisp and clear. I have this installed outside, which means you'll have to drill into your siding or contrive some other mounting system. I was drilling into brick which isn't fun, but I didn't have any issues. The camera comes with a nice template for easy placement of pilot holes/screws. I couldn't find a masonry bit in the correct size (it was a weird one), so I just bought the next large size and everything worked smoothly. Interior installation is much easier. All you need is a single screw and you can use the included magnetic mount. I would love to use the magnetic mount outdoors because the camera is in a hard-to-reach spot so it'd be safe from theft, but unfortunately we do have severe storms pretty regularly in my part of the world so that's a no go. Maintenance is minimal and very simple. Unscrew (or pull with magnetic mount) the camera from it's mounting plate, plug it in to charge, then just put it back. Everything else can be handled in the app. The app allows you to view a live feed, view/save/delete recordings, change recording parameters including activity zone and person/animal detection and a lot more. The app is pretty extensive. The camera also allows 2-way communication useful if you have children or partners that are prone to doing stupid/dangerous stuff when left to their own devices. Overall the performance is great. Streaming to my phones and tablets all work very well, though there is noticeable macroblocking and buffering in the stream. The recordings all look great at the full camera quality though. You're success with this camera is largely dependent upon how deep into the eufy ecosystem you already are. I had the new doorbell and homebase 2 so this was an easy purchase for me as I was looking for an addon camera and this one happened to be on sale. You're main concern will be placement of the homebase 2, which handles all of the communication between the cameras and your devices. The homebase 2 sadly seems to have pretty poor range, probably from a weak wifi radio? I'm not sure, but I can't lay the blame on the cameras for that. what this means in practice is that two-way communication while streaming from a camera has a lot of lag. You'll notice this as well with your notifications, often receiving them after the action your camera captured is long gone. Not a camera problem, a homebase problem. But that won't matter much to you. All in all this is an easy recommendation for people looking for a simple wireless camera solution. It's good enough, but there are shortcomings. If you have a medium to large house and want to complete coverage you may need multiple homebases in order to guarantee communication with everything, but I have no idea how that implementation would work. Bear in mind that if you're using this as an indoor camera communications will not be an issue, but I suspect most people will be using this as an outdoor security camera.

Purchased the Eufy Battery Operated Wireless Wi-Fi eufyCam2 Indoor/Outdoor 1080p Security Camera after some extensive online research. I purchased this camera as a package that included the Eufy Video Doorbell and the Eufy Homebase2 base station. The Eufy devices from Anker are some of the few systems that includes free local video/audio clip and smartphone notification storage that does not require a monthly payment plan or in-the-cloud storage. In this case, video/audio clips and notifications from the camera are stored in the non-volatile Flash memory of the HomeBase2 station. Thus this information remains within my control and supposedly is not available to Anker for their use to "..improve camera/artificial intelligence/whatever performance.." This is what sold me on this system. This is a battery operated camera that will require periodic removal from its mounting base to be plugged into a USB charger to re-charge the internal battery, usually for overnight. Installation was easily accomplished by following the supplied printed instructions as well as links to instructional videos provided in the EufySecurity App that must be downloaded to your smart phone(s), tablet(s), computer(s), etc. So far, with the built-in Human Detection AI system and the user-programmable Detection Zones, we have had only a few nuisance notifications from wildlife, shadows, windblown foliage or nearby traffic. Video clip quality is excellent in all lighting conditions. The audio on both sides of the camera-to-smart phone link is very intelligible to both sides of the conversation. So far, the only negatives are: 1. The aforementioned nuisance notifications. These usually only occur at night when stray cats or the operation of the automatic irrigation system will trigger the camera. The camera switches from Human and Motion detection to All Motion detection at night. This is built-into the design of the camera S/W. There is a user-programmable Sensitivity control in the App that could be used to filter the nuisance notifications. But, I have not yet discovered the appropriate combination of settings. 2. The time delay between when motion is detected in the Detection Zones and the time when you receive a notification on your smart phone. If you are ever hoping to catch someone on your property, they could be out of sight before you are notified of their presence. 3. Also, there is a large noticeable delay between when either you or your visitor speaks until the other person hears what was said through the camera-to-smartphone audio link. This could lead to each of you taking turns talking over each other as you try to hold an extended conversation through the camera. This is a heartily-recommended Security Camera System that be a useful addition to a home security system. The Homebase2 station can be used with additional cameras and other compatible doorbells, motion sensors, door/window sensors, etc from Anker. And all video/audio/notification information remains locally stored and in your control.

After searching for a camera system for months I decided to go with the Eufy system when I caught the sale/promotion including the base w/2 eufyCam 2 indoor/outdoor camera plus an add on eufyCam 2 indoor/outdoor camera. The picture quality is good. After several weeks the camera began to record with the white balance being off which is visible in the recordings but corrects itself in about a second. Also noticed was horizontal lines through the video when seen at night with both the night vision or auxiliary lighting. To me both these problems are annoyances and not deal breakers. And both these issues may be a result of the mounted location in direct sunlight which I was unable to avoid. I wish the actions zones could be rotated clockwise/counter clockwise to be more customizable to a specfic enviroment/landscape. The main reasons I choose the Eufy system is that Eufy is put out buy AnkerDirect which I own several products. Second is the ability to store recorded video on my personal WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS device. Overall I'm pleased with the purchase.

I started off my eufy experience with the wired doorbell. I was so impressed with the ease of use, quality, and secure storage I wanted to expand my security system with more eufy products. My next step was adding the wireless doorbell with homebase 2, and these cam 2 cameras. Everything works together nicely and is easy to setup and control from eufys security app. Additional note: I purchased 2 of these cameras, and mounted one about 17 feet off the ground. I was a little concerned about the detection at this height but it still detects movement and people within approx 20 feet of the camera. This works great for detection closer to the house but also being able to see the majority of my backyard when viewing through the app. I highly recommend eufy products and will continue to buy them in the future!

I love these Eufy cameras. I bought this one to add a camera to our current system. I like the fact that these don't need to store anything in the cloud. Everything is on the base hard drive. That means no monthly fee unless you want to pay for monitoring. Another great thing about this model is that the battery lasts a year on one charge. Actually, mine have gone over a year. The system is easy to set up and the app works great. You can even talk through the cam via the app. The quality of the video is good and the night vision is excellent.