Hello Guys, Eufy has emailed me and answered the questions and issues that were brought regarding the floodlight cam and also their video doorbell: Floodlight Camera Short Motion Detection Range We use PIR sensor and image motion detection algorithm to identify valid event. PIR sensor can sense moving objects with heat signature. But it also has some downsides: Hot wind or swinging bushes or direct sunlight may trigger the sensor by accident. When the environment temperature goes high, the temp difference between environment and object body is less. The PIR sensor will become less sensitive. Moving towards or leaving the sensor is less sensitive than moving vertically. So we pick the PIR sensitivity carefully to balance the detection range and chance of false detection. Image motion detection algorithm is also used to filter out possible false detection. We suspect the inconsistent detection range may caused by movement patent difference. We are adjusting sensitivity parameters and running field test now. If everything goes well, we will share some updates with you later this week. If you have other suggestions or ideas, we would love to hear as well. App UI Bug When checking the Activity Zone, we don’t see the “back” arrow. The UI design made it this way in purpose because the camera supports multiple zones. When tapping one activity zone, user have the choice to edit it. When tapping outside of the activity zone, user can see the tool bar. In the review, the activity zone almost occupies full screen. So it’s hard to tap outside of activity zone. We will also evaluate the possibility to give hint to user when entering the Activity Zone page. Black color version Yes, we have the black version. Stay tuned for its launch! Integration with cloud storage or HomeBase Integration with eufyCam HomeBase is under development. Doorbell is the first model. Then the floodlight camera comes. By then, user can backup video footages to HomeBase. Mode Integration Thank you for the suggestion. We will evaluate it. Video Doorbell Since launching the video doorbell in June, we have made a lot of improvements on software, which includes: Recording 2K video recording. (Settings - Video Quality - Recording Quality) Continuing recording when answering the doorbell ring. (Settings - Video Quality - Record while live viewing after Doorbell is pressed) Notification Selecting notification types from text only/text and thumbnail/text first and then thumbnail. (Settings - Notification) Jumping to history event or live view when taping a notification. (Settings - Notification) Snoozing App notification and chime sound for a specific duration. (Devices - Snooze icon) Integration with eufyCam HomeBase is under development. We expect to support it in Dec. By then, user can backup video footages to HomeBase.

You're the reason companies send updates to devices. Thank you sir. Keep it up.

What I love about your videoes is that you explain in detail what to do and not to do. Thanks for being so thorough.

I bought my doorbell because of your Review and now I just bought the cam. Keep up the great work!

THE BEST security camera review video EVER. Hands down. Great work and thank you.

This guy has the best reviews and details.

I was very impressed with your video the details and explanation of the product this is the first time I seen your video and it only took me a few seconds to subscribe keep up the good work you’re an excellent product tester

Wow. Dude. Your review is amazing. I like your style and approach. You get to the key points and cover the questions for us simple minded, non-tech people. Thank you. Keep up the great work.

Ok I got mine and installed in the cold Canada winter and it is working great with almost zero false triggers and is not triggered by the snow. This is the fourth floodlight camera I have tried and this is a winner. I hope it does not get any colder than -20. Local storage and no monthly fees. This is highly recommended. Forget Swann, ring, blink.

I'm doing research to determine what security cameras to install at my home. Your video is very theral and informative. Thank you and I'll be tuning in to your other product reviews.

Cheers for all the detailed videos dude. After having 2 attempted break-ins in 2 years, I've been a far more informed purchaser in the minefield that is security cameras.

I was really about to buy this one but I have doubts now. Thank u for this review. God bless!

I like Eufy's approach of non cloud service required to get full features from their products. And I I know I will get some hate, but you ring users please stop with it won't replace my ring. It's fine. you're into ring eco system, you're already paying to play so it makes sense to to add to the existing. Believe it or not there are many who do not want there information on cloud servers stored. And that's where Eufy comes in.

Nice job appreciate your review. I'm currently looking at floodlight security cameras to replace my existing floodlights. Right now its down to Ring and Eufy. Your reviews go a long way in helping me decide. Thanks, Peter

Another excellent review. I Love your videos. They are always in depth and truly help me to make informed purchases. As for the camera, Ring Floodlight certainly seems better in several ways...one of which being longer video storage on a cloud (for a fairly cheap price).

Awesome review, man. Very in-depth.

Looking at buying this camera and just found your testing. Hopefully they have fixed the issues by now (2022). Very nice job on the video, testing, and narrative. Thank you for sharing this with the world !!

Now that was an amazing Review!

Great, Job enjoy your video clips. I just ordered a Gufy Doorbell because of you. My Ring Doorbell bottom stopped working, however the motion on the ring still working. That was my 2nd Ring doorbell so now I will try another.

Hello, I would like to see them fix this motion detection issue. I think eufy is a great brand. I am about to buy a floodlight so I hope they fix it before I make a decision. Please keep us posted. Thank you for such great videos!! IH

Great work! Excellent honest review. Keep it up it is really helpful.

Just picked up my floodlight and luvin it! Thanks bro. Salamat 🤙🏽

Thanks for the detailed video. I still find it a little absurd that this thing is $150, the "bulbs" can NOT be replaced...and the warranty on the LEDs is only 1 year.

fantastic genuine review !!! great work

I love your reviews great job again. The question that I have about this camera is after it's mounted can you turn the camera left or right. Thanks

Subscribed!!! Great info! Thank you!

I appreciate the detailed reviews, thank you! Couple questions, has the integration to HomeBase for the Eufy Floodlight camera been released yet? Also, will the HomeBase integration work for the wired Eufy video doorbell or only the New battery powered Eufy video doorbell?

That's a shame! I wanted to like this cam! I like the lights and looks of it! Keep us posted it they fix it. thanks for sharing!

Great video Lifehackster. Wow, I was bummed out to see that the Eufy Floodlight Cam stopped giving alerts. Watching from the couch gave me the impression that the video and audio quality were better than the Ring Floodlight Cam. Now knowing the product was buggy and the software is disjointed from Eufy's other line of products, I will pass on the Eufy Floodlight Cam and install the Ring Floodlight Cam at my Father's home.

Love the videos. Do you think a software/firmware update will allow the floodlight cam to save to the home base or will it require a whole new product? Tempted to buy one this holiday season but would like it to be able to save to my home base at some point. Thanks!

You do a nice job on these products....dogs barking on the nite shots toooo....(the other vids)....take care...

awesome bruh. love the content

Guy has so many security cameras. Wrong house to rob lol.

Great review. Did Eufy follow up on their testing? I see they have a black one now too which is what I wanted. But the motion detection has me concerned.

I was considering getting this floodlight. I bought the Eufy 2 pack cameras based on your recommendations and they are working great. I wasn't sure about this flood light, but knowing that it doesn't record to the base station clinched my decision.

Thanks for a great review. Are you able to view a live video on a cell phone when you are not at home? if yes, do you have to configure anything on your wireless router?

Thanks LifeHackster! You just saved me time and money. I'll be buying another Ring Floodlight cam! 🤙

Hi, Another good review, can you please tell me whats the total range, my outbuilding is around 50 ft from my house, will the detection work for the lights/ alert

That is so disappointing. I bought the 4 camera Eufy System on your recommendation and i love it. It works so well. I had very high hopes for this floodlight cam but when you said it doesn't record to the base station i was like WTF.. I'm sure they'll sort out the motion detection bug soon. Thanks for this great review Life Hackster. You have saved me even more money yet again.

Do you have a link to where you purchased your junction box? Thank you and love your videos.

Thanks for the video. Do you know whether this will work with a WIFI network having a hidden SSID? Thanks

You mentioned the door bell vids will be able to be backed up to the home base by Dec. I just ordered the wired doorbell is this backup capability now possible?

Hi excellent video Thank you. Quick question, what is the diameter of the junction box? Thank you

Hi!! Thanks for the video! Can I plug it in to a 220v plug?

Can you do a review of the Litmor capsule floodlight pls, I’m interested how these lights compare to the Eufy spotlights

Yo my man LifeHackster, when are you going to do a review on the new Eufycam 2C and compare with Eufycam E?

I have purchsed this product based on your review. I will install over next few days👍. Just 1 question regarding montion sensor, will this light up every time it rains? I live in scotland 🙉 rains alot. Kind regards Robert.

Excellent review, sir. I am looking at this and it was very in depth and to the point. Well dine

@Security Baron first: your reviews are EXCELLENT, i love the content, it is very HIGH QUALITY second: regarding SS apparently you just pay for the equipment and can self monitor, again this is what the sales rep told me on the phone. i am still researching different options. third: need your advice! im in the process of a new home construction 300 sqft. i want to have a good system which wont break the bank which i can do self monitoring. here is what i am looking for: 1. wired cameras, with lights and motion, probably 4-8, for outdoor. ideally to not have to purchase a separate monitor . so if there is an app or free software which i can use on my laptop/android that would be great, free storage on a dvr is fine 2. no interior cameras 3. use cameras over the front entry to avoid purchasing a video doorbell 4. front entry lock which has keypad entry so i dont need a key 5. alarm system for motion detection and if this could integrate with the cameras or be the same system that would be great got any ideas? thanks in advance, keep your good content coming!

Had the same motion alert issues with the Euffy video doorbell and with no resolution I switched to the Nest video doorbell no problems so far 😀

Just bought this to replace my swaan flood cam.. hopefully its better..

great video....have you a link for where to get the junction box?

Hey LifeHackster First of all, congrats for your awesome work. I have 2 strange questions that didn't come up through the rest of the comments. I intend to buy and install the Eufy Floodlight Camera just above my main door. 1)Can you turn each floodlight (their base) towards any direction? or is there any restriction in the angle? I want to cover a narrow corridor in front of my door, so I need both floodlights to be turned as centrally as possible. Or keep the one floodlight as close as possible to the camera to light the corridor and the other turned vertically to light my entrance. Is any of these possible? 2)And what about a light that is gonna break down lets say after 2,3 years (and out of warranty) or a faulty camera? Could I somehow replace just the faulty parts by getting new ones? Or the whole process won't worth the repair? Thank you in advance and apologies for the long essay haha

Darn, I was hopeful.

Your videos are great. It would be really cool to see Eufy integration with a Synology NAS (surveillance station), instead of having to use a home base. I've got like 30TB worth of space to play with. Eufy if you can see this, please allow us to use our servers/NAS devices 😀

How high up off the ground is your camera? Great video!

Audio quality was fantastic. If you get the motion detection sorted out I would like to see if you get a notification when walking straight toward the floodlight camera.

Question to confirm your setup. Is the camera you installed hooked up to a constant 120V source or to a light switch? I'm guessing that for the camera to work correctly it required constant power and should not be on a switch circuit.

Wait until you do a comparison with this floodlight camera and ring. I can’t wait

Have they fixed the motion detection? Wanted to pick one up but am now hesitant.

GREAT VIDEO BROTHER I'VE JUST GOT INTO THE SECURITY SYSTEM GAME AT MY HOUSE THE 1ST THING I BOUGHT WAS THE EUFY DOORBELL AND IT ALSO BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT MY KID HAS COME HOME AND HAS NOT DETECTED HIM THIS IS IN A SPAM OF NOW 6 WEEKS SINCE I HAD IT. I BEEN WONDERING ABOIT THIS LIGHT BUT IM NOT 100%SOLD ON IT. DID THEY FIX THE ISSUE YES WITH THE MOTION DETECTOR?

May have missed it but is there a setting where you can set the light to stay on without giving you notifications? So if you have guests over you can light up the yard?

I trust your review because you picked out problems.

nice sir. ano po maiirekomenda nyo na pwede gamitin sa pinas habang andito ako sa US para ma monitor bahay sa pinas

Very informative video! Quesion: At about 3:24, you've managed to connect the wires into a plug.. Any advise on how to do that? If you can name the process on doing that or share a YT link that shows that, that'll help me tremendously in installing this for my driveway... Thank you!

Thank you..Great review as always! What is the diameter of the junction box? I just got 4" box from HD but the back of Eufy base is bigger.

Can this spotlight cam be added to the eufy 2 base with the other cameras?

Is the camera triggered based on image motion detection or the PIR sensor ? Does it support Onvif or local RTSP streaming?

Hi @Lifehackster, do you know if this issue with the motion sensor is now resolved? I have one and it seems to be presenting same problem, so not sure if they were planning a hardware or firmware fix...

great video thankyou but what would happen if we put one front and back of our house how would that work on my phone thankyou joey

Ido own a Hikvision wired system but I'm interested in Eufy floodlight camera system for another house. Thank you 🙏🌹

Hi love your vids 👍🏻👍🏻 I just bought eufy flood light cam and have noticed some bugs 1 even of motion boxes on or off it was constantly going of with the snow coming down last night also with sensitivity at lowest. 2 it doesn’t pick up proper movement until close by also same with the lights. 3 sometimes no notification when it does pick up false movement and light come on and I’ve gone to back door wondering why the lights are on go to app and nothing there. It’s only 3 days old and is updated

I watched another review of this cam a while ago and the reviewer had the same issue with the motion detection, so it still has not been fixed yet. I am either going to buy the Ring or the Swan.

Did I read there response correct. Will the new black version be a better version?

can the alarm be set to auto activate when motion is detected or is it manual only?

Hello Sir, i was wonder if you could tell me how far of a angle the sensor and camera can reach? My walkway is 90degrees from my front door. Thank you

Please review the 2k version of Eufy floodlight .

Can I turn the light off and on by the switch on my wall that brings power to the flood light and still have the camera work? Only want the light on when I switch it on but I don't see any way to without doing it by the app

You are great...black camera would be nice...think wired are the ones with a screen..don’t like the phone used for all of this stuff...oh well ...thanksss

Please Request kami outdoor camera review thank you under yi

I concur there are inconsistencies in the motion detection. Best motion detection is from yi however the 7 day free limit sucks. Audio is excellent however the pic quality appears to be the same as my yi 720p.

Did you happen to get the 2k version of this that was just released? I'm curious about a review for it.

What are your thoughts on the Sticker Eye camera from Eye Cloud

Very good.

Don't think it was mentioned in the video or maybe I missed it but does it have an option to be turned on without motion? I want to replace the current light I have but I need slmething I can also manually keep on so the backyard is lit. Thanks and great and informative review

I’ve always wondered, can you use the Eufy floodlight cam to replace a typical outdoor sconce that you use with a light switch? Like your normal average outside the door light.

How do you view the videos? Is it only on the phone app or can you access it through a website (I sit in front of a computer most of the time). Also, how do you download videos?

is there a switch that you can switch to keep lights on? I am hoping to use this on my deck when I am grilling at night also....thanks.

Hi. Do your LED bulbs part light up even when switched off? I’m on my 2nd replacement and they all do it, one side or the other or half of the LEDs on both sides. Annoying the heck out of me!

Can you adjust power of lights? I want to have subtle lighting, as I live in apartment block

Can you link multiple eufy smart floodlights, so when one detects motion all flood lights turn on together?

"free 7 days storage" wowowowow such an amazing present

The video and audio quality is actually very good. It's a shame the detection has a malfunction.

Hello Sir, question. I have duplex unit and my front door is 90 degrees from my walk way. I want to replace my existing door light. Can the lights (or at least one) and camera be able to be positioned in a manner to accommodate the location?

About the Short Motion Detection Range: did Eufy fix this issue? It's the only thing that's keeping me from buying this vs the Ring

Good review...too bad it does not work...looking for a local storage solution..I do not like these monthly plans

And is this have wide angle ? Should I used this is additional to my front yard 2c ? Or should I just instal 2c 2 cameras at the backyard what you think ?? I was gonna buy the 4 cameras 2c eufy and place 2 in the back yard ? Or get 1 floor light Conrad for the back yard ?

I have done all the steps to add device. At what point will I see it on Eufy app. Before actually installing floodlight or after? Thank you

Can you rotate the camera side ways, as I noticed you only went up and down on the camer?

Hi I just watched your video and I have 2 exact flood light eufy camera and have the same problem with both camera I've tried everything but still lights and motion not coming on .I can turn on manually camera is working great except the lights on motion.