eufy SecurityOutdoor Cam E220, All-in-One Outdoor Security Camera with 2K Resolution, Spotlight, Color Night Vision, No Monthly Fees, Wired Camera, IP67 Weatherproof, Motion Only Alert

I've switched to use Eufy cameras exclusively because they don't require a monthly subscription.This model doesn't have a battery, so it needs to be plugged in and powered up to function. However, beyond that, it's a great camera. It connects with the Home Base, which allows some pretty advanced (facial recognition) notifications. It has live viewing, and with the base, can record for weeks (depending on how many other cameras you use). The camera also has some internal memory, though I've not used it so I can't speak for how long. It can also be set to only record detected motion, rather than continuously.I've yet to have any performance issues, so I'm overall very happy with this camera. It does everything it should, without any fuss or recurring cost.Setup is also pretty easy. The app walks you through everything and it's mostly scanning a QR code.

Installation is as easy as every other Eufy camera. I had a SoloCam watching a stairwell, primarily for water backup but also security. Sunlight was barely charging the camera so it had to be removed every couple of weeks to charge, then reinstalled. After a storm that didn't allow any charging and near constant monitoring this camera, had to change to a wired version. This Outdoor camera is perfect. Small, enough clarity to see water levels, connects easily to app, has great Wifi range, etc. and fits perfectly. The power cord is plenty long to reach a remote outlet. Super happy with this camera and the Eufy universe as a whole. As a side note, Eufy Customer Support is great. Didn't need it on this camera but I am very impressed with Eufy as a whole and will happily stick with this system.

We have an existing outdoor eufy system and just wanted another camera in our garage.Since there are outlets everywhere, this seemed a logical choice as an easy add on.It was.Set up, connection and video clarity is fantastic and easy.The only minor issue I had was setting it in place because the location of and the way the power cable protrudes from the bottom area of the camera does not allow a full range of angle positions sitting in the base. I have a high ledge that I sat the base on so with the base sitting flat, that limited how much I could rotate the camera. I could have wall mounted the base, but didn't want to screw into the drywall. The view coverage is more than adequate, and I fully understand this was fully my specific situation that required a little more fiddling than most other locations would need.Video is clear, crisp and trigger response is quick.

Great camera with excellent image quality (better than my commercial grade high quality recent 4MP NVR camera system where each camera costs 4 times as much than this Eufy), night vision, very wide field of view and very easy to mount with a very strong magnet (see the downside of this below) and long USB cable. During night, the spotlight is responsive and provides color night vision throughout my entire drive way. 2 way audio is also a great feature. The camera seems to be well weather sealed. Notifications are instant and it has so far a 100% person detection rate. There is a beta pet detection setting, which does not work for detecting cats in my experience - I do not know about larger pets. The camera worked great for a week or so and then started to behave weird: Every morning it remains stuck in a black and white mode, where it does not trigger any motion recordings and does not send any notifications. I just noticed it as I had people in the drive way, but did not get any notification. The video stream is still real-time, though - just in b/w. It happens sometimes during night and the only work around so far is to restart the camera. This happened now for several consecutive days. It is a camera issue, as I notice the same behavior on 2 iPhones and 2 iPads and none of my Indoor Cam 2k show this issue. Resetting is a strain, as I have to pull out a long ladder to get to the camera and to the reset button, which then requires to re-adjust the camera due to the magnetic mount, which would not be necessary with a fixed mount (this should really be provided in the box). There should also be a software option for resetting it rather than the physical button on the camera, where you also have to open the weather seal for the microSD card, which is not great when done on a frequent basis. I hope this will - and can be fixed soon. Right now it is completely useless for detecting intruders until, this is fixed. Therefore my generous 3 star rating, which I will have to drop to 1 star, if this cannot be fixed. Otherwise this is a solid 5 star device.UPDATE:Eufy technical support was very responsive replying within hours to my inquiry. They asked to send in video for analysis and within days shipped me a new camera for testing. However, this one had the same flaw and technical support pointed to a potential firmware issue and provided a new firmware 1.0.2.6 within 3 days! This one corrected this odd behavior and now the camera works perfectly. They even let me keep the original camera as well. I highly recommend this camera and should you require any technical help, the responsiveness of Eufy is just fantastic!UPDATE 2 after 1.5 years:I have 4 of the Security Solo OutdoorCam C24 2k cameras installed. 2 are 1.5 years old and 2 are 0.5 years old. The quality of the image and the features of the camera are still fantastic. However, the 2 older cameras have a major flaw that manifested during the past year. Every few days, the cameras completely loose all recordings!!! The App (I am using iOS) shows x events, but when opening events everything is gone - not a single event is present. However, the SD card clearly has recordings, as the recording space is used, but nothing can be recovered. Also, the time line view shows a blank bar rather the event time stamps. This even happens when a new event notifications arrives and I directly open the event right away, the error message indicates that the just occurred event is not longer available or has been over written! This is completely unacceptable for any camera, but especially a camera sold as a security camera. Strangely, if this happens to one of the cameras it will simulatenously also happen on the second camera, but never happened so far with the newer cameras. I do not know, if the hardware is different or the cameras just age, but it looks like a software issue. I changed the SD card (it is a high end SDXC V30 security video card on the recommended list from Eufy. The same SD card is also in the newer cameras without problem so far). Resetting the cameras several times did to help at all. Unfortunately, resetting the camera requires taking it down from the magnetic mount, as the reset button is hidden behind it (an absolutely terrible design) and then requires cumbersome readjustment of the camera view, as due to the magnetic mount, there is no mechanism to preserve the original camera position. Eufy support is of no help and basically just says to reset it, send them videos of this (the videos are gone, as I explained). Worst, every few uses, the Eufy App asks you to rate the App before showing you any camera view (this cannot be prevented and is so annoying, as it pops up constantly even though I rated the camera before - it does not remember this.) I still have 4 brand new cameras to install, but will not even bother.Due to this MAJOR FAULT, I cannot recommend this camera at all any longer.

Quit working after 1 month. The camera turns itself off. As soon as I turn it on in the app and go back to the main screen of the app, it turns off again. Eufy troubleshooting tips did not work. Will be returning. This camera is the powered version. My solar/battery powered unit works great.Update: I worked with Customer Service to troubleshoot this issue. We could not get the camera to work correctly. Eufy sent a replacement camera and did not require the hassle of returning the faulty camera. Made this a 4 star review because their customer service was outstanding and they stood behind their warranty. The replacement camera is working fine as of this updated review.