Customers consistently note the excellent camera quality, long battery life, and ease of use of the SoloCam S40. The solar panel is a frequently praised feature, enabling convenient and continuous operation. While some users experienced issues with notifications and concerns about water resistance, the positive feedback on features like night vision, motion detection, and the spotlight significantly outweighs the negative comments. The built-in storage, eliminating subscription fees, is another highly valued aspect.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Worked for the first couple of weeks and then...
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Worked perfect the first couple of weeks without any issues. Then into the 4th week, issues came up. Had to reset and sync the cameras a few times as they either fell off my network or couldn't connect to the network. The solar panel on one of the cameras is barely charging it. Had to dismount the camera a few times to charge it via USB. We will see how the rest of the weeks go. Hopefully better.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Solar panel
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solar
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Awesome camera and the solar power recharge works, I love it
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
tech security
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
David did an outstanding job of explaining and installing my motion detector. He answered all of my questions and was very patient. Total satisfaction. I would recommend David to any Best Buy customer.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Notification
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Poor product for the price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Please do not waste your money. Put one of these in my driveway pointing directly at my car and it was ransacked about a week later. I got zero notifications and the camera did not detect anyone. But if a bug flies past it will get that every time.. All I had in my home was Eufy. Never again. The product has gone way down hill. There are other brands a lot cheaper that do a way better job. Please don’t waste your money.
I am truly sorry to hear that you are experiencing this issue. We understand how frustrating it can be and we appreciate your patience.
Please rest assured that we stand behind our products and are willing to provide assistance within our capacity. We are committed to ensuring your satisfaction and resolving your concerns promptly.
You can reach out to us via [email protected] or call us at +1 (800) 988 7973. Our customer service team is always ready to help you.
We look forward to your message so we can address your issue as soon as possible. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and giving us the opportunity to make things right.
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Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
the best
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
work grade clear on my phone and alert you.
love it
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Has issues. Good for a year
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve had these cameras for a little over a year. One was replaced by Eufy for water intrusion within the 1 year warranty. Another camera now has the same issues but is out of warranty. A third, after working fine for a year has started to experience a fast draining battery despite optimal settings, Again out of warranty.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good purchase
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Eufy wire-free stand alone security spotlight camera with integrated solar panel is a wonderful security camera, i enjoy the live view through the eufy app, it goes with instant notification, the advance person detection works good, not to mention that it has an activity zone to reduce the false notifications, overall good purchase, got it on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Eufy camera solocam S40
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fast and accurate delivery.
The camera works great!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Security Must Have
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great Product. Never loses a charge and keeps my home protected.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Turning into garbage
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This cameras will turn slowly into garbage after 1 year … they advertised this product as forever power but the camera will not last 2 years
I am truly sorry to hear that you are experiencing this issue. We understand how frustrating it can be and we appreciate your patience.
Please rest assured that we stand behind our products and are willing to provide assistance within our capacity. We are committed to ensuring your satisfaction and resolving your concerns promptly.
You can reach out to us via [email protected] or call us at +1 (800) 988 7973. Our customer service team is always ready to help you.
We look forward to your message so we can address your issue as soon as possible. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and giving us the opportunity to make things right.
Best Regards,
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Eufy system
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Haven't got it installed yet but everything I read says it's great
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solar-powered and 2K video
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This is my first Eufy camera and I wasn't sure what to expect, but I've been pleasantly surprised. It was fairly easy to setup and install, and it's worked well so far. I get motion alerts and the battery has remained at 100% during the day after dipping down to 98% overnight. I have it facing south and tilted down slightly, so that's definitely optimal for charging. The Eufy docs say 2 hours of sunlight will charge it and from what I've seen that seems believable. Best of all, the 2K video is crystal clear and detailed--much better than what I've been used to.
I live out in the country and I've installed this at my entrance gate which is nearly 300' from the wifi router in my house. The camera only supports 2.4GHz and that made it slightly more difficult to do the initial setup, but that also gives it excellent range. Even 300' outside of my house it's getting several bars and seems to stay connected just fine.
The camera has infrared for night, and it makes for pretty clear video even out 50' or more. In addition, the camera has a visible light spotlight if you want to use that to see things in color at night. I've chosen not to have the light come on automatically (I'd prefer to keep the camera less conspicuous since it's down at my gate), but it's nice to have that option if I need it later. The audio works surprisingly well, too. Some neighbors were having a loud party one night about 1/4 mile away, and you could pretty clearly hear the music and noise in the video clips.
Unlike the other camera systems I've had, the Eufy stores the videos locally on the camera and not in the cloud. I'm sure this keeps their costs down and makes it so a subscription isn't needed, but I don't think that necessarily makes it more secure. The camera has 8GB of onboard storage which should be plenty. The downside with local storage is if someone decides to steal your camera. At least maybe you'll have the thumbnail image of them taking it, though.
It also has onboard AI to only alert on what it thinks are people. In my case, I'm interested in animals and vehicles, too, so I left it on all motion detected. I did try the humans-only, though, and it was fooled at night by a reflective sign and some critter that ran underneath. Still, if you wanted that setting it would cut down on a lot of non-human motion alerts.
There are a couple of things I do wish were better, like including more options for mounting it. For example, a magnetic mount has always been very useful with my other cameras. This one just comes with the screw-mounted base. Lastly, I can't seem to slide forward and backward in time while playing a recorded video. I'm sure that could be changed in the app, but for now I have to finish the whole video and then start over if I want to re-watch something.
I plan to keep testing this for another few weeks. Unless I run into some problem, I like the S40 enough that I may buy a couple more for other locations. After having to keep the batteries charged in multiple outdoor cameras over the years, I'm excited to finally have a decent solar-powered option. Plus, it's also time to upgrade to some sweet 2K video.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Eufy Team
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So glad you love the product! Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations!
Remember your device comes with a 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help just let us know. Email: [email protected] Phone number: +1 (800) 988 7973
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value for money
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Awzime battery performance. Great lighting. Great value for money
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
solor security camera
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
nice videos easy to install app was a little tricky.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It was a really helpful product. Im very glad with this purchase and now i feel more safe. Btw im thinking to buy other one.
I am truly sorry to hear that you are experiencing this issue. We understand how frustrating it can be and we appreciate your patience.
Please rest assured that we stand behind our products and are willing to provide assistance within our capacity. We are committed to ensuring your satisfaction and resolving your concerns promptly.
You can reach out to us via [email protected] or call us at +1 (800) 988-7973. Our customer service team is always ready to help you.
We look forward to your message so we can address your issue as soon as possible. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and giving us the opportunity to make things right.
Best Regards,
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
a little pricy but good product
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
a little pricy, but good product overall. would recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
So far so good.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have had it about a month. If mounting it on the gutter as I did using a gutter mount, be careful, only works straight out. I wanted to mount it on the side but the camera is a lot wider so it would not work.