eufy Security, Video Doorbell S220 (Battery-Powered) Kit, Security Camera – 2K Resolution, 180-Day Battery Life, Encrypted Local Storage, No Monthly Fees, Built-in Storage, Motion Only Alert

Doesn’t need cloud storage
We had an old wired doorbell, but we didn’t want to mess with the wires, so we put up our new battery operated Eufy doorbell right next to the old one. We have stucco over concrete blocks for our house construction, and although I have a hammer setting on my drill, we couldn’t make a nice hole in the wall for the screws. So, we put up the Eufy doorbell with heavy-duty double-sided tape, and it’s holding well. (EZlifego Double Sided Tape – Nano Double Sided) Also, I didn’t want to have to pay extra every month for storage. The Eufy videos are saved in the app on your phone, and also stored on the Homebase. You can easily delete videos you don’t need to save from your phone and from your Homebase, from the app. The Homebase plugs into the wall, and connects to your Wi-Fi, and pairs with the doorbell and your app. They give you suggestions as to where to mount the doorbell. We had a lot of bright backlight, so we mounted it on the side wall next to the front door. We set it to “motion” alert, because we really don’t get animals on our screened-in porch, but you can set it to only recognize humans. When someone comes to the house we get an alert on our phones (both my husband and I), and if they press the doorbell, we get an alert and also the doorbell chimes on the Homebase. It only takes a couple of seconds for the Eufy to start recording. We only had one delivery man who avoided being recorded by throwing the package in quickly (not any Amazon delivery!) The video is recorded on your phone, and you can easily download it, for example, to email it to your Homeowners Association or to the police. We generally delete the videos after watching them. You are supposed to be able to interact with your visitors, either speaking live, or using a recorded comment, but we haven’t figured out how to make that live interaction work yet. But the video of the person at your door pops up immediately on my phone, so I know who is there. The night vision is very clear, but if you want full color you can get a Eufy motion-detecting light. The first doorbell we received wouldn’t hold a charge, so they overnighted a new replacement. I have to say that customer service is amazing. I have to keep my phone on the slower Wi-Fi setting, because the doorbell doesn’t work with 5G. But we are REALLY liking our new Eufy doorbell.Update: I was wrong about the 5G. I put my phone on 5G, and the doorbell works perfectly.Second Update: I just got a notification from the app that the Eufy battery was low. It has been over 7 1/2 months; 503 motions have been detected, and we watch almost all of the videos. Wow! We love our Eufy video doorbell! I also finally was able to drill holes in our stucco-covered concrete block house, and screw on the doorbell. We highly recommend this doorbell.Third Update: I called Customer Service to find out how to talk to the person at the door. As I already said, Customer Service is amazing. They explained simply how to speak during a live video: On your phone, touch the notification, and go to the live feed. Make sure the arrow is clicked for it to play live video, and a Phone symbol will show beneath the video. When you touch it, you can speak, when you touch it again, you can listen. This is a great system.

UPDATE: Ring may be the leader, but Eufy is the better value
UPDATE: My Eufy Doorbell camera has been installed for 95 days now (see picture) and my battery life just hit the 50% mark. I’ll take it down and charge once it gets into the 30% range. I still have it on the 2nd highest battery setting, Optimal Surveillance, which record longer clips = with no battery drain issues. I’ve had the Eufy Flood Light cameras installed for almost a year now and still haven’t had any issues with camera / audio quality or with any recording for either of my Eufy devices. Overall, I’m thoroughly impressed with Eufy!!I have bought and used both Ring and Eufy Outdoor Flood Light camera systems. I favor Eufy over Ring, primarily for no monthly fees, camera quality, and notifications.> Both cameras have excellent video quality. Eufy has like a two or three-second delay. I can’t recall if Ring also has a delay with recording.> Eufy is the only doorbell battery camera that I’ve own and, for me, the battery is excellent. I set it up 35 days ago and just checked the battery life and it’s still going strong! As of today it shows 83% life remaining after 96 recorded events / notifications. Further, I have it on the 2nd highest battery setting, Optimal Surveillance, which record longer clips. Very impressed!> As for my Floodlight cameras, I will say with Ring I noticed that my backyard flood camera had a slightly wider view.> With Eufy, I love having to not worry about any extra fees and having extra storage with Homebase. (I will add that it took me a while to understand Homebase’s purpose. I knew it was to hold extra storage. But, that’s not a concern if you delete random notifications /clips regularly. But, the bonus that I appreciate is that Homebase is also the doorbell chime for the Eufy Doorbell, so you don’t need to buy a separate Chime – I was happy to return the one I bought. I also like that there are several chime tones to choose from. I have a 4,000 sq foot home and can hear the chime at its loudest setting easily throughout the house.)> As for the notifications, I honestly got more false notifications on my phone with Ring than Eufy. Eufy seems to be more consistent although there are some false notifications. Ring annoyed me to the point where I decided to switch to Eufy. From my experience, the notifications on these outdoor camera systems aren’t 100% accurate at times. For example, with both systems, I get non-stop alerts when the exhaust from my home’s HVAC system blows out into the cold air. Still, I take it as par for the course.> If you get Eufy (or perhaps any device) be sure to check the App Store for updates regularly. At one point, the Eufy notifications kept piling up even when I deleted recordings. I did an App update as my last resort and it cleared all those notifications as well as install whatever updates it needed.I’m willing to bet that none of these systems are perfect. It’s technology and when combined with human efforts is flawed to some degree. Though, Eufy beats out Ring, at least with the Flood Light camera. I plan to buy more Eufy devices in the near future.