eufy Security - eufyCam 2 Pro 2-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wireless 2K 16G Home Security System - White

I’ve tried a few other wireless external IP cameras but did not like the fact that they required frequent recharging. What happens if we go on vacation or if I simply don’t want to climb a ladder to retrieve the camera in snow, rain, ice or other elements? I wanted a wireless solution that did not require me to frequently recharge cameras or install a hardwired DIY surveillance system. The combination of a promised one year battery life between charges and no forced subscription requirement made Eufycam 2 a compelling option to consider. This Eufy system consists of the Homebase and two cameras. Setup was easy and quick to complete. In a nutshell, you - Connect the Homebase 2 to your router - Install the Eufy Security app on a smart device and create an account - Add the Homebase 2 and cameras to the app - Place the cameras and that’s it The Homebase 2 is small, rectangular, non-obtrusive and super easy to connect to a home router. Just plug it into an open ethernet port on your router using the included ethernet cable and plug in the included power cord. It contains 16gb of internal memory. It also has a USB port which I assume will be accommodate additional external storage at some point. I wasn’t expecting the female voice prompt which nearly made me jump out of my shoes when it suddenly started speaking very loudly out of nowhere during setup. There are some additional sound effects as well. Despite all initially being a little on the loud side, I found them all entertaining. Some even remind me of retro video games. I’d like to lower the volume of the Homebase 2 but there doesn’t appear to be a way to do so. The setup guide instructs how to properly charge the cameras but does not mention whether or not an initial charge of the cameras is needed. Turns out the cameras do need to be charged before first use. It’s not in the paper setup guide but the app instructs to do so during the camera portion of the setup. I assumed as much and charged both cameras before beginning the setup, which allowed me to perform the entire setup at once without interruption. I suggest charging the cameras first to avoid beginning setup only to be forced to stop and wait a few hours to resume. Each camera charged for approximately three hours before the charging indicator light turned off. The user guide says a fully drained battery takes roughly 8 to 12 hours to fully recharge. The charging cable and port are old-school micro-USB and only one charging cable is included. Thankfully, I have a ton of spare micro-USB cables laying around the house. The cameras can either be charged through the hub or with an optional AC wall adapter. I used my iPad charger because it was within the recommended charger spec of 5v/2a. Given the fact that battery life is supposed to last a year, I’m not really concerned about the number of cables or the exclusion of a wall charger. The two included cameras easily pair to the Homebase 2 with the push of a button. They need to be within one meter of the Homebase when paired, so make sure to pair them before mounting. The system ships with outdoor and indoor camera mounts. The outdoor mount is a direct attachment and the indoor mount attaches via a strong magnet that attaches quite strongly to the camera’s internal magnet. The camera can also be attached directly to a metal surface via the internal magnet but I’m not a big fan of that method. The magnet feels strong enough to hold the camera in light winds but I wouldn’t trust it to survive really strong wind gusts or the weight of a bird landing on it. Viewing angles are adjustable with either mount. Regardless of which fixed mount is selected, it must be securely attached to a wall or other mounting surface using screws. I have a stucco exterior, so I had to be extra careful about where I mounted the cameras but the mounts seem sufficient for easy installation on less fragile surfaces like wood or vinyl siding. The user guide suggests mounting the cameras 7-10 feet high and to avoid placing them in direct sunlight. One neat feature if you can’t mount the cameras high enough to avoid tampering is an alarm that will sound if the camera is moved. This can be toggled on and off. The HD video quality is very good and much better than I expected. With a one-year battery life, I was expecting worse quality. Although it isn’t streaming 4K at 60fps, it’s very clear and more than sufficient for my home use. Video quality can be adjusted within the app. All videos have date/time stamps which can be toggled on and off. The facial recognition feature is pretty cool. If a human face is detected, a small zoomed and cropped photo of the face is included with the video clip. The cameras also record sound, which is clear and decipherable even at lower volumes. Two-way conversation works well and both parties can hear each other clearly. Night vision is sharp and clear although it is infrared monochrome rather than full color like some systems. The wifi signal of both cameras is consistently strong with an external camera on each side of the house. I’m using a mesh system with multiple satellite routers, but another neat feature of the Homebase 2 is that it also works as a wifi extender. Although not quite a mesh system, it can help boost signal strength in a single router setup. It’ll be a while before I can verify whether the camera battery life actually lasts an entire year but so far the battery level hasn’t budged at all despite the cameras running and recording 24x7 for several days outside in the summer heat, humidity and rain. There is a tiny bit of latency with streaming but nothing I would consider abnormal or troublesome. I’ve experienced similar latency on just about all my other wireless camera systems, including those with pricey paid subscriptions and cloud storage. I can definitely live with it on a subscription-free system as robust as this. The app is very intuitive and easy to use. All features are logically arranged and easy to find. There are four tabs on the bottom as well as a drop down menu in the top left. I find myself using the bottom tabs almost exclusively and almost never use the drop down menu unless it is to change an account related setting. The drop down menu provides access to device, user, account and system settings, some of which overlap with the bottom tabs. The bottom tabs are sorted into four categories: devices, events, security and explore. The device tab allows access to cameras for live viewing, two-way conversations and setting changes. It also allows access to the Homebase 2 settings. The events tab displays all recorded and administrative events sorted by day and time and allows playback of recorded videos. The security tab allows you to enable or disable the system, put it in away or home mode, set up geofencing (currently still in beta mode) and set a schedule for monitoring. There is also an automation section under the security tab that allows the creation of automated actions per device. The default automation is for the camera to record whenever a motion alert is triggered. The are currently only two automation options available at the moment (record or sound an alarm) but it’s nice to have control over how a camera behaves when triggered. I also like being able to set an alarm to sound if someone enters an area they shouldn’t be on our property. I’m hopeful automation will become more robust and useful with time. We are really enjoying the Eufycam 2 system so far and find it currently meets all our security camera needs. I don’t have to climb a ladder every few days to bring the cameras in to recharge and they have so far exceeded our expectations as far as reliability of alerts and recording quality. Not being forced into an expensive subscription plan is huge and will hopefully lead to more companies doing the same. I’ve never understood why some companies force users into expensive subscriptions when we have virtually limitless storage available and are more than capable of setting up our own cloud or local storage. Although they don’t appear to allow using your own storage yet, it appears on the horizon. All I can say is Anker gets it. It’s refreshing to see a company not try to shamelessly squeeze every last penny they can out of consumers.

Having recently installed the Eufy Smart Video Doorbell, and being highly pleased with its impressive performance, I was very motivated to acquire the new Eufycam 2 Pro Security Camera System as an adjunct to the Eufy Doorbell. This Eufycam 2 Pro Security Camera System is genuinely excellent and very impressive! Eufy is produced by Anker, a well-known and respected manufacturer of cell phone accessories, which has also earned a reputation for excellent customer service. The company is aptly named “Eufy Innovations”, and they are indeed innovative in these excellent devices which are generally superior to competitive products from other companies. Eufycam 2 Pro Security Camera System is a complete kit which includes two Model T8140 IP-67, “Weatherproof” rated, 2k video cameras and a Eufy Homebase 2 Wi-Fi hub. This kit includes all of the necessary camera mounting items, including a pair of screw-on mounting bases (camera attaches via a threaded stud), with an adjustable gimbal mount and friction collar, for exterior mounting applications, as well as a pair of magnetic mounts for interior mounting. The package also includes the necessary screws, plastic plugs and drilling templates to facilitate mounting on multiple surfaces including wood, drywall or masonry. Even the USB cable for charging the cameras and the Ethernet cable for the initial setup of the Homebase 2 are included. This new, Eufycam 2 Pro model camera is an improved and upgraded evolution of its predecessor, the Eufycam 2. The significant improvement is in camera resolution. Where the Eufycam 2 produces 1080p images, this new Eufycam 2 Pro produces 2k resolution video. The camera sensors are Sony Starvis IMX307, 1/2.8” CMOS sensors with a 140° field of view and f 2.4 aperture. A very appealing and compelling feature is that all videos are stored locally on the Eufy HomeBase2 which is connected to the home Wi-Fi network, and is equipped with 16 GB of eMMC flash memory. No cloud storage account is required with an additional, recurring fee, (optional cloud storage is available, if desired) and no arbitrary time limit for video storage is imposed. 16GB of storage will hold many videos for a long time, before overwriting older files. Although cameras generally won’t prevent crime, videos can be valuable in solving crime. Additionally, real-time notifications and real-time streaming of video, enables a property owner to immediately notify law enforcement and potentially provide critical information while a crime is still in-progress and officers are responding. Setup of the Eufycam 2 Pro Security Camera System is generally straightforward. Initial setup and all device configuration and management functions require the Eufy Security smartphone app (Android and iOS versions). The sparse Owner’s Manual instructs you to connect the Homebase 2 to your Wi-Fi router with the supplied Ethernet cable. Thereafter the Eufy Security smartphone app provides excellent, step-by-step instructions, including audio guidance. The glaring exception to the otherwise excellent setup instructions, is that once the Homebase2 is set up using the required (and supplied) Ethernet cable (connecting directly to the Wi-Fi router), the setup process completes without any further guidance for connecting the Homebase2 to the network via Wi-Fi. The process is quite simple and straightforward, but requires the user to explore the app and access “Devices” > “Homebase2” > “Connection” > “Wi-Fi Setup”. The Eufy Security app should automatically offer that Wi-Fi Setup step prior to finishing the setup process, and this important step should also be documented. Adding the Eufycam 2 Pro cameras to the Eufy Homebase 2 hub network is likewise extremely simple and straightforward and fully guided by the Eufy Security smartphone app. Configuring the operating features and options of the Homebase 2 and the 2k cameras is equally simple and fast. The Eufy smartphone app is quite good and functions well and reliably. It is very robust and includes many features, none of which are documented, and all of which require exploration by the user. The Eufycam 2 Pro camera features and capabilities are very similar to the Eufy Smart Video Doorbell camera and also support detection and differentiation of humans from other moving objects in the flexible, user-defined active detection zone. Among the important features and options which should be configured are those of motion detection boundaries and sensitivity, video quality, power management and more. There are some notable differences however between configuration options and parameters for the Eufycam 2 Pro as compared to the Eufy Smart Video Doorbell. The security camera configuration lacks the “Notifications” page, which not only provides for app defined notification sounds, but importantly allows the selection of the “initial view” upon opening a smartphone push-notification of motion detection from the camera. The doorbell camera offers either “Live View” or “Recorded Event”. The security camera has no options, and always opens the recorded event that triggered the push-notification. The ability to immediately access the live stream from the phone notification is quite valuable; you can always review the recorded video later, after checking the live camera feed first. The Eufycam 2 Pro configuration does add a few “security” related options for automated actions based on triggering, motion detection events. I particularly like the option to activate recording from both security cameras, when motion has been detected on one. This has the potential to provide a possibly valuable record from a different camera perspective. Eufy claims a full one-year battery life per charge cycle, based on the default, energy conserving “Optimal Battery Life” configuration mode. That is believable, based on the excellent battery performance that I have experienced thus far with the Eufy Smart Video Doorbell. I prefer the more aggressive “Optimal Surveillance” mode, which allows for clip length up to 60 seconds, instead of 20 seconds. There is also a “Customize Recording” selection for even greater flexibility. By design, the camera conserves battery power by “sleeping” until awakened by motion detection or manual viewing through the app. There is a latency interval while the camera awakens for both video and audio, and there are a few seconds of delay for the transmission of the smartphone alert. Electing to view the live camera feed also encounters an additional several seconds of delay. Additionally, there is no pre-recording buffer in the Eufy system, ostensibly to conserve battery power and extend intervals between recharges. The system operates by the cameras transmitting data to the Homebase2 via a private 2.4 GHz connection. 5 GHz Wi-Fi is not supported. Eufy represents utilizing 256 bit AES encryption both in video transmission and storage on the Homebase2. However, it is not clear if videos being streamed or downloaded (to the smartphone) are decrypted on the Eufy servers or at the endpoint by the app on the phone. For true security purposes, the decryption would have to be performed on the user’s smartphone. Bidirectional audio communication is supported between the cameras and the smartphone app, however it experiences a very significant level of latency. As excellent as the Eufycam 2 Pro hardware clearly is, and as excellent as the Eufy Security smartphone app is with its rich feature set, flexibility, functionality and stability, having complete and comprehensive written documentation compiled as an Owner’s Manual would be invaluable. The absence of documentation obliges the user to search through and explore the Eufy Security app without information or explanation for the many features and options. Hopefully, Eufy will add downloadable PDF User Manuals for each of these fine products to their website. The formatted capacity of the 16 GB Homebase 2 is 14.7 GB. The 2k high resolution video files have varied significantly in file size ranging from less than 1 MB to over 13 MB. Of course, the vast majority of the video files are of no retention value, and are easily deleted through the smartphone app. Any video files which have retention value, are easily downloaded from the Homebase 2 to the user’s smartphone for retention, transfer or distribution. Of course, more cameras connected to the Homebase 2 will produce proportionately more video files, whereby the local storage onboard the Homebase 2 could ultimately prove to be inadequate. It would be beneficial for Eufy to implement the ability to augment storage capacity, such as via SD cards; which is currently unavailable and unsupported . The Eufycam 2 Pro security camera is a terrific adjunct to my Eufy Smart Video Doorbell. The 2k video and still imagery are crisp, clear and color accurate. Infrared video captured during hours of darkness is also very sharp and clear, and the IR emitters appear to have good range for illuminating a decent area. The camera specifications and features are impressive, and integration with the Homebase 2 and configuration and utilization with the Eufy smartphone app are all superior. I really like the Eufycam 2 Pro Security Camera System, and I will likely supplement it with additional cameras. It supports integration with other Eufy devices (i.e. doorbell cameras) as well as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Homekit. I highly recommend the Eufycam 2 Pro Security Camera System. It is really an excellent performer. Installation and configuration are extremely easy, and wireless devices have the greatest flexibility and ease of physical installation. Another substantial benefit is that the local storage will accommodate a significant quantity of high-resolution, encrypted videos without the need for, or expense of a cloud storage account.

I upgraded two eufy 2c cams. Like others have stated the biggest difference is at dusk and at night. Faces are way better too. On the 2c cameras I could tell when my friends and family were on cam but I couldn't pick a stranger out of a line up based off the video the 2c was pushing. the 2k cams are so much clearer! I can't comment on the battery life since I've only had them a few days but my 2c's used to last about 4-5 months so I'm hoping I get closer to a year with these. Overall happy with purchase. The only thing I don't care for with these is the night mode with the spot light. On the 2c you had an option to set it so that the spotlight comes on when motion is detected. With these it just has an "Auto Night Mode" which I haven't been able to get the spot light to come on or figure out if/when it comes on. Overall not a big deal though since I have motion activated flood lights next to the cams anyway.

I've had several security cameras over the years, each with their own quirks and idiosyncrasies. Most of them have been useful in spite of those, and those quirks help me to determine how and where each should be used. The eufyCam 2 Pro is a rare exception. It's almost like the hardware and software designers had owned a lot of other products and ACTUALLY LEARNED FROM OTHERS' MISTAKES. If only the auto industry were as wise. Right out of the box, even though the packaging wasn't made of anything out of the ordinary, it gave the impression that "this is an important piece of equipment." It wasn't "packed in a box for me"...it was *presented* to me. The base unit is pretty hefty, but that doesn't have any bearing on anything, other than feeling expensive. I really like that it has wired ethernet as well as wireless connection options. I prefer to hard wire my security base units, so it was a no-brainer to just plug the included enet cable into my router's satellite unit. The base unit contains 16GB of storage, so there's no need to purchase a memory card or subscribe to any kind of service or cloud storage. The cameras are heavy enough to feel substantial and inspire confidence, but not so heavy as to pose installation problems. Both cameras were mostly charged out of the box, so it didn't take long to bring them to 100%. Indoor and outdoor mounts are included for each camera. Nice. The cameras attach to either magnetically. The battery life is claimed to be 365 days; three years if the unit is in stand by mode. I really hope this is the case, as I have one installed in a pretty difficult-to-reach location on my back patio. Setup was straightforward. The instructions were easy to understand, even for non-techies. The most unusual aspect of this was that all the instructions were CORRECT. I've been very disappointed (though I'm no longer surprised) for decades with how the instructions for tech gear doesn't seem to match reality. Best case, I can figure out how to get back on track once something has happened; worst case, I have to make educated guesses. I often wonder how people without university-level technical degrees are able to use some products at all. There was a firmware update for the base unit. It updated and restarted in pretty short order. The iOS app is well designed. It is intuitive and easy to find features and settings. The image quality is among the best I've seen, which allows for a lot of zoom. The night vision is VERY impressive, with a high level of detail. I think that the ambient light threshold to switch to night vision is a bit high; I was able to disable night vision and see quite well. Perhaps in time, this will be adjustable, but it is far from a show-stopper. A nice feature of the cameras is the anti-theft setting. If someone walks off with the camera, it will scream at them. Not fun for the thief! Fortunately, it is switchable, so you don't have to be concerned about moving it around. Just don't turn the feature on until it is placed where you want it! The only problem I encountered was that I was unable to add the device to my Apple HomeKit. (see photo) Someone will need to address this ASAP, if it is to be part of a good home system. This is the only thing that kept my rating away from five stars.

This Is A Great Investment If You Are Looking For A Security Camera That’s 2k Without The Monthly Charges..!!!! The Battery Life Is Great…!!! There Is No Better Time Than Now To Beef Up Your Home Security System.!!! I Just Ordered An Additional Add On 4th Eufy Camera…!!!!

The EufyCam2 is a 2 camera system with a Homebase. The Home base plugs into your router like many of camera systems that are out there. You then “pair” and setup each camera to the base station. The cameras seem to be very well made, heavy, but sleek and very nice looking. The homebase is larger than most home base type units but this one does have a USB connection in the rear that you can use to charge the cameras. I must say that I did have issues with the setup. You have to install the app to start the setup.That was very straight forward and the app seems straight forward functional. I have setup different devices plenty of time and this one seemed to struggle in getting setup. It never would connect to my router even though it was plugged into it! I tried over and over. In the packaging, they sent one of those small pin types reset tools and there is a reset hole on the back. I tried that, it seemed to work. It got right to the point of trying to update the firmware and then it just failed over and over. I finally got frustrated, reset it again, couldn’t get it and went to bed after messing with it for an hour. I woke up the next morning to it being “online”. I tried to do the firmware update again and after 2 tries, it worked! Next, came the cameras. To pair them, you have to go into the app, start to add the camera, it says to put it less than 1m from the Homebase. You then press the “sync” button on the back of the homebase. Again, this, for me was a multi-attempt for each camera. Each camera taking 2-3 times to actually get setup. Not that huge of a deal but there may be some improvements in the setup that can be accomplished with further firmware updates. I did charge both cameras to full before starting because they advertise 365 Day battery life. The mounts make it easy to remove them, bring them in and charge them. Now, let’s get to the good stuff. These are amazing cameras! They do they have 2K resolution which you can change from High, Medium, Low and Auto. I chose Auto as it is adaptive to the available bandwidth. They also have very customizable Motion Detection capability. You can select “All Motion” or “Human” motion. This is helpful when I let the dog out or the wind is blowing but there is not physical person there. The really cool thing here to is that if you have either set and it grabs the clip and defines the “motion” it will tell you it’s “Human”. It will also grab its best attempt at capturing the actual Face of the person! This is so cool and worked very well in grabbing mine or my wife’s face in the clips. This is probably the coolest security feature that I have seen. If you have intruders, it will give you as good a shot at their face that it can. This comes with other very neat features. It has 16GB (about 14.7GB usable) of internal storage that will store your clips. You can manage this storage from within the app. The other cool feature that I didn’t use but you can is the ability to attach to NAS storage. If you have a NAS device on your network, you can set it up for those clips to be stored there, thereby greatly increasing the storage capability. Night Vision is great on these. Audio is on par with other security cams, there is a delay, but it is understandable. The notifications to my phone were really fast and viewing the clips remotely via the app worked flawlessly. You can setup other users to have access here so I plan to give my wife access to it as well so if I am traveling, she can get the same notifications. Things I really like: Human vs all motion, configurable motion zones, great video quality in day and night, military grade encryption. They are also certified as IP67 Weatherproof. Things I struggle with: Setup was a struggle but got through it. I was able to setup the Eufy Security on Alexa but cannot seem to setup the cameras, it doesn’t have the Eufy in their list and couldn’t discover them. Also, it says that the Homebase can work like a wifi extender? How, it seems to have to stay plugged directly into my wifi router? Can I remove it from the router once setup? The manual says nothing about this. I even logged into the support site and no luck, the only docs there are pdfs of what is in the box. Overall, I really love the quality of these and would recommend them highly. I think they have some setup issues to address and doc’s and support could be more available than what is online. All that is easy stuff to fix. The core product is solid, as is the app.

Best camera ever. Motion ready. No monthly fee. 2K quality. Everything is perfect. Thanks Best Buy. I love your store.

The Eufycam 2 Pro security camera system is among the newest developed by Eufy Security (owned by Anker, maker of a variety of tech products). Eufy now has several security camera products on the market, adding to your choices for wireless cameras to secure your home and property. They share some similarities to other brands on the market, but there are a few differences as well. My particular system is a 2 camera system with a bump up in resolution to 2K, as opposed to 720p (common) or 1080p (most common) in many of today’s other systems. A standout feature is the battery life – up to a full year per charge. Eufy boasts “military grade 256 bit encryption” now with this model, as well as enhanced night vision and better separation of detecting people vs animals, etc if you so choose. All of these upgrades to come at a bit of a price, literally and figuratively – the cameras are fairly large compared to most, in order to house the better quality lens, batteries, and a strong magnet used to secure it to the half-ball shaped indoor magnetic mounts. Setup is straightforward. You connect the small base station (under 6 inches tall) to your model/router and plug it in, download the eufy security app on IOS or Android, and follow the setup instructions. You pair the base station to the app first, let it do any firmware updates it says are ready, and then add your camera(s) via a sync button on each (easy and quick). Initially, your base will need to be connected to the router, but once that’s done, you can go into the base station’s settings on the app and set it up to act as a wireless repeater, where you can then place it elsewhere in the house to get better reception on the cameras. It’s not magic – I found that after about 25 feet it started to get a weak signal, but it still gives you options compared to other systems that require a hard connection. Once everything is in sync you are able to view live video or recorded clips via the app (keep in mind extensive use of live video does reduce battery life). Camera settings allow for a variety of choices. You can adjust the length of recorded clips, notifications, motion sensitivity, video quality, audio settings (as you can send/receive sound through the cameras), and more. You can even set these up so that if someone attempts to steal a camera, it (should) sound an alarm on both the camera and the base station in order to deter the theft. Zones can be set to avoid a bush for instance that moves in the wind, and you can set things up to turn on at certain times of the day, or geofence. The system is homekit compatible and will work through Alexa, though I don’t have a video Alexa device to test this on. The two camera system came with two magnetic orb style mounts and two with tripod screws in them for more security and stability outdoors. The magnetic ones are best for indoor use, though they offer less options for placing/moving the camera into various positions. I mounted one on my back deck near a gate, and image quality was very good in daylight. Video quality was also good, though like all other wireless cameras there will be an occasional frame studder. Also keep in mind that with 2K resolution, if set at “best”, you will need very GOOD, very fast, wifi (upload speed) to get the best quality video into the base station. Night vision is very good compared to other wireless systems, though not quite as good as wired ones I’ve seen. No doubt more tweaking will be involved to get the very best, but the outdoor camera didn’t have a problem detecting a person walking around on the deck, or my neighbor’s Cat, though it did miss a Squirrel that was darting around at dusk. Indoor video is better than average in good light, and pretty good in low light – about what can be expected. Motion detection seems snappy so far on the indoor camera as well. You will get best results if you can hard wire the base station into your model for the fasted internet connection as opposed to the wifi option, though. Storage is on a built-in 16 gig chip inside the base unit. There is no memory card slot on this model’s base, though there is a USB port that is supposed to allow for additional storage and video/image transfer options. Eufy says in 1-2 months they will have their own USB device for more storage. Cloud storage is will be available allegedly for an additional fee, but it’s not really mentioned on their web site yet, and at the time of this writing, and they said if things go well, they should have a cloud storage option to offer users in 2-3 months (late Summer/early Fall 2020). There is no battery backup option for the 2 pro base station. So, the pluses: Very good image and video quality for a wireless camera system. Very good battery life. Easy setup. You are not forced into monthly subscriptions for video storage. Water/weather resistant (though I’d still try to put them under eaves, on porches, etc). Now, the minuses: The free local storage is great, but if let’s say your house catches on fire, or a burglar finds the base station and steals it, you have no secondary storage off-site and you lose your videos. The cameras have to be taken down to charge (no swappable batteries); long battery life if you don’t use it a ton, but again, something to keep in mind that at least 1-3 times per year, you’ll be taking them down for a 12 hour recharge. VERY good, very fast wifi needed to get the 2K advantage. Cameras are large and not discreet (though I have seen silicone “skins” of varying colors online to help camo them). You’d think with a longer list of minuses, I don’t like the eufy system, but actually, I really do. I’ve tested several of the more popular wireless systems, and I’d place the Eufycam 2 Pro among the best of them in several ways. As long as your wifi speeds and range can handle it, and you have the patience to tweak the settings to get the best out of it for you, I think many will be happy with it.