eufy Security HomeBase 3, Smart Hub for eufy Devices (Renewed) | Up to 16 TB Expandable Local Storage, BionicMind AI Facial Recognition, Advanced Encryption, No Monthly Fee

I have bought and returned multiple systems because they seem great on paper, but then frustrated with user interface, recharging batteries, subscriptions, connectivity etc.the Eufy system was so impressive and satisfying for me. The dual camera and tracking has been awesome with few false alarms and good quick notifications. I bought just the camera and quickly bought another for the back door. I also added the homemade so I have 24/7 recording to all the cameras with no subscription needed at all. The user interface is awesome with good features and easy to use settings. Can easily recognize and filter out my dogs with very few false alarms. Tracks movement well and does recognize faces once it learned over time. I would give it 5 stars for video quality tracking and zoom. No subscription and easy integration with eufy system. Easy mobile app and the 24/7 recording gives me worry free piece of mind to go back and look at anything over the time period your HD size can hold. I was surprised at how much my 1 TB hard drive could hold with two cameras. I can go back and look at live non event recordings from 2 months ago. And have events from the beginning still saved. And that’s without having to manage and go back to save things.Super happy and I will stay with Eufy system because of ease of use and simplicity to add more as I go.

As a tech enthusiast, having tried Blink, Arlo, Lorex and even Tuya camera systems, I wanted to try the S380Home base 3 as many fellow tech bloggers had something noteworthy to mention about it.The home base 3 is cute and has a sturdy build.I got the S380 Home base3 with s220 video doorbell. Adding homebase to app was a breeze. Pairing the video door bell to home base was just a few clicks and flawless.Recorded video’s were of very high quality. Unlike many others who provide local storage, Eufy home base3 stored video’s can be remotely viewed without buffering or loading delays which I thought was amazing.The homebase 3 works with Ethernet (recommended) but once paired, if Ethernet connection fails, device will automatically switch to WIFI!What is even more amazing is Eufy Homebase 3’s Ai functionality. It’s truly Ai! Its human identification is near perfect and am yet to find a wrong identification. What is even more remarkable is that it has a built in Ai learning algorithms and it keeps asking the user to verify if it detected the humans correctly thereby fine tuning its Ai capability.The app also has built in video search history based on identified persons which is a very helpful feature. For example, if i want to know how many times ‘xyc’ was detected to my camera, the app will provide a detailed history with related videos. Very important feature.I would have liked if eufy human detection could trigger an push notification or an action to Alexa or google if a known (identfied) person of choice or family member is detected. This is not difficult for eufy engineers to achieve considering the advanced Ai detection that is already incorporated to home base3. Its just that this kind of notifications or automatic responses can be activated, the advantage will be un measurable!!Eufy cameras responds to Amazon Alexa and Google home commands very well. Response time to load a video is also good.However, an important feature, motion alerts on Amazon Alexa and google home is not working. Alexa app shows a tab for motion alerts but it seems eufy servers don't push these alerts to amazon and google. This is a major flaw on eufy’s part which I hope they will correct very soon.The upgrade to additional storage was very easy and a breeze to format and get the ssd to start recording.Overall, it’s a very good product although a little costly but still a worthwhile long term investment.I am planning on getting down the eufy e340 wired flood light camera which allows 24x7 recording of which I will write a separate review once done.I will continue to update this review with new developments.

Works well. It has some built in storage (16GB) or so, so you do not immediately need more storage unless you like to document all visits.Setup works well, but you have to scan the QR code (which is pretty faint in unobtrusive) with the eufy App. Then with every device you add, you specify if it should use the Homebase.

I’ve had this running for almost a year now and it’s not a good product. Mine is paired with a combination of wired and wireless cameras. The Eufy app is ok-ish but not quick or easy to use. I frequently get a “decrypting from local storage” message when trying to review a recording. Sometimes recordings won’t load at all. What’s the point of having it record if I can’t view the recording? Thinking I’ll ditch this and go to an old school wired security cam setup. Eufy is just one disappointment after another.I have yet to be able to look at the app in real time when someone rings the Eufy doorbell camera, there's about a 5 minute lag time from the time the doorbell rings to the time the app wakes up and shows what the doorbell camera sees.I've attempted to contact eufy support multiple times to report various error messages and problems with hardware/software. When attempting to "report" an issue through the app, I go through all the steps of documenting the app, uploading screenshots, letting eufy download system logs. Then when I click the "Submit" button I get an error message that "an unexpected error has occurred". You know a product is garbage when you can't even report an issue using their own software.I will be swapping out all my eufy garbage for something else in the near future.

I am not an expert so a lot of what I have heard from the experts about the video lag has not affected me. I have had several systems all of which I have ended up hating with a passion. I hated Arlo for their setup and re-setup procedures. I had to reset this system so many times I was about to explode. I was told by Arlo that the new system out was much better, so I tried a couple cameras and NOPE piece of crap, then they had the direct to the cloud connection, same issues. Every time the system lost synch, I had to reset it, and I could not do it without the help of the technicians. Thankfully for me, I was able to sell all the cameras for about a $100 loss only. Ring, yup it rang me batty enough said, there were a couple others that were just as bad as the rest I was lucky enough to have purchased them, tested them and sent them back for a full refund. Due to medical issues my friends and family wanted me to install cameras in my house in the event that I had another issue where I passed out, got hurt and couldn't get up again. This system I decided to try and send back if it was bad and I found the cameras and everything on refurbished list, so I saved a good deal of money.So, I got the cameras first and they were delivered next day. I went to set up the base station and followed the guide on the app and it was user friendly, a couple things I did have to try to decipher but that was my own fault. I had 3 cameras and a base station wired and running in under 2 hours. Would have been faster but the cameras and base station had their own separate updates.So far, I love it, I love the cameras, and I love the doorbell now as well. I plan to continue to add to the system.

I have deployed over 50 cameras to my clients.Solar and Pro cams.The product is great.Support is spotty. I have had some good experiences and some bad.The phone app is not pleasent to use.Too many ads and pop up banners.I hope they build out their web portal to be me more integrated with the settings of the devices. Being required to use an app on a phone for nearly everything is not efficient from a technical stand point.The home base works well but has very limited wireless capabilities.Overall, great product, worth the money. Expect to experience some annoyances.

Easy to install. Comfort for me.

AWESOME X 10.... this is a GREAT product and it links all the Eufy cameras and sensors to a central hub. I installed 7 or 8 cameras and multiple sensors. The AI online chat was incredibly helpful and not a time waster as most chat rooms are. Set up is simple and quick. I found every Eufy product I purchased to be awesome and beyond my expectations. I would HIGHLY recommend the Eufy products to anyone. Couldn't be more pleased.