The EufyCam 3 is by far probably the most achieved digital camera system from Eufy but, with a mix of options that may catapult it to the highest of many want lists. Anker’s sensible dwelling safety model has at all times supplied native storage and a subscription-free mannequin, however that is its first safety digital camera that may reliably acknowledge faces and achieve this with out connecting to the cloud. Subscription-averse people with privateness considerations, this may be the digital camera you may have been ready for.

The EufyCam 3 delivers crisp and detailed 4K footage, has onboard AI able to precisely figuring out topics and even faces, and boasts built-in photo voltaic panels to maintain it totally charged. The Homebase 3 hub permits for native storage, with 16 GB inside and the choice to broaden as much as 16 TB by including a tough drive. But all this comes at a hefty worth. The two-camera package is $550, whereas the three-camera kit will price you a whopping $680.

Stranger Danger

The headline characteristic right here is facw recognition, so let’s take care of that first. Eufy’s machine-learning AI (known as BionicMind) spots and flags faces, and you’ll tag them within the app. When it acknowledges a face, the title pops up within the alert in your telephone; when it doesn’t acknowledge a face, it says a stranger has been detected. You can even add acquainted faces manually and assist practice the system utilizing a photograph out of your telephone’s gallery or by taking a brand new shot (these must be passport-style).

With BionicMind, you possibly can shortly distinguish between one in all your children coming dwelling and an unknown customer. I solely bothered to verify movies when a stranger was flagged, which actually cuts down on false positives and wasted time. But the system takes some time to be taught what individuals seem like, and it requires a transparent take a look at their faces to determine them.

If somebody is sporting a hat, has their hood up, or passes the digital camera shortly with out wanting immediately at it, BionicMind typically fails to acknowledge them. This downside is exacerbated by the truth that the EufyCam 3 shouldn’t be the quickest digital camera to set off. I typically discovered recordings began with somebody midway by way of the body. That mentioned, I’ve solely been testing for round a month, and it has grown noticeably extra correct. Now that it has a number of pictures of my mug, its hit fee at appropriately figuring out me is enhancing (from 50 % or much less, to round 80 %).

Notifications with names hooked up are reassuring, whether or not household and pals or different frequent guests like window cleaners or mail carriers. Face recognition additionally permits you to filter all movies of a specific topic, making something you may want to analyze that a lot simpler to search out.

Like earlier Eufy safety cameras, the EufyCam 3 additionally has individuals, pet, and car detection. You can outline exercise zones and tweak the detection sensitivity to fit your chosen spot. I are inclined to set detection to people solely, and I’ve had solely two false positives in a month of testing (each had been a close-up of my cat climbing the fence proper subsequent to the place the digital camera is).