Eufy Floodlight Camera 2K Review - Unboxing, Features, Setup, Installation, Video & Audio Quality

[@shaunpannell4658]

Just want to give a shout out to the video maker. Didn't waste time advertising himself. Got right to the point and is very HELPFUL and detailed in all instructions, information, and advice. Heck of a job!

[@TheHookUp]

Person detection is super important. Glad to see Eufy make this refresh.

[@LifeHackster]

They do need to add vehicle detection...

[@Weave624]

I hate that I bought the older ones now...I can return them. Lol 😂

[@jorgegonzalez-ju9km]

Can u just have the lights on all night or do the lights only turn on when their is motion.

[@TheRedRaven_]

@@jorgegonzalez-ju9km I know this is an old comment but the flood lights only turn on when a human is detected, or you can toggle that option off and it will turn on even if a car drives by.

[@johnbod]

Great video as always! Shame that Eufy doesn't allow this to be synced to the homebase. If someone steals the device then your footage is all gone. Such a waste. Eufy keeps getting really close to being good, then it drops the ball.

[@westinc.6482]

your footage still be saved in your phone

[@jorgegonzalez-ju9km]

@@westinc.6482 how

[@jerry4012]

@@westinc.6482 no it's not

[@sang3Eta]

I prefer the solo option with no base station. By the time you got the screw cap off someone would be alerted to your presence and saved the video to their phone before you could unscrew it.

[@desupernoodle]

@@westinc.6482 footage isn’t save to your phone.

[@paulmiyagishima7655]

Another great review! The 4gb memory is not a deal breaker for me. The features are pretty outstanding like the 10 second pre roll. The mic is very sensitive, but in a good way. Did anyone notice the birds in the background cawing to each other? They were a pretty good distance away. If any group of people were to break into your house or cars you might be able to catch what they are saying to each other. Thanks again for all of your hard work!

[@LifeHackster]

Yes, Eufy has always been have pretty sensitive mics and the audio as long as it is not windy, pretty good.

[@acastr1234]

China is always listening 😅... I still prefer Eufy over Ring 👍

[@BrianSmith-zm6us]

Can you keep the plug 🔌 on it if you don’t want to hard wire it??

[@AhmedNaas]

Well if the thief decides to break it then you will not have access to the recordings. It needs to connect to the Eufy Home base inside the house really!

[@Donkjnr]

Dude, that 40ft detection was amazing, like 3 feet out from the shed and it picked you up! I want one of these to go with my 2c's but no homebase integration is poor as I'd like to set triggers for the cameras to all record when one detects motion. The 4gb doesn't bother me too much as there's plenty of time to save a clip before it loop records. As always, great work LH 👍

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you.

[@qthedirector2108]

Could you do a junction box install video for people who want to put a spotlight in their driveway?

[@oscarrealmadrid]

Been waiting for this

[@BilliamBikes]

Thanks for the review! I did notice with your review of the 1080p you had to get very close for the motion detection to pick you up. The 2k picked up motion at 40ft pretty quick.

[@michaelherron362]

Love your professional and to the point narration.

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you kindly!

[@thealize808]

Everytime the subject of home cameras comes up. I mention your channel. Guide them in your direction. Thank you for you awesome video content. #1

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[@thealize808]

@@LifeHackster You're welcome. Have a great day.

[@restagiu]

Very useful as always. Your backyard is very clean; no trees or brushes to trigger false alarms. Maybe one of these days we are going to see you running around holding a large plant to see if the AI capabilities are triggered or not the notifications.

[@mchevownr]

Fantastic review videos sir! I love your in depth commentary and installation setups. Keep up the great work!

[@dudelesslethal6910]

Your reviews are really well put together thank you for all your hard work. I now it takes a lot of time. keep up the amazing work you do.

[@LifeHackster]

You are welcome.

[@dudelesslethal6910]

@@LifeHackster when will Ring floodlight plus vs floodlight Pro coming out?

[@jerryl.7286]

Your video is pretty helpful with contentful details, and very in depth. I personally appreciate your efforts!!

[@ryanwood74]

I tried this camera at night with the Auto Night Vision ON & OFF. With the Night Vision OFF, I got no video at all. With it ON, yes the picture was in black and white, but once I entered the field of view, the flood lights turned on and it turned to color. Works pretty well....

[@hareshdealwis]

Beautiful described mate..awesome..quiet in detail…what else can be expected…Thanks heaps..👍

[@PatLyoutubepage]

Nice improvements but if it had a micro SD slot and possibly poe it would be much better. a comparison with the 1080p version would be cool. Great review tho

[@LifeHackster]

thanks.

[@battletv777]

Love your reviews so easy to understand.

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you.

[@rodrobinson6111]

Thanks for the informative video. Keep them coming.

[@LifeHackster]

Thanks.

[@R.in.Nashville]

Very in depth, thanks for the showing us everything on this cam! 🤙

[@scottwolf8484]

Great job on all the tests all questions I had about it you covered.

[@sasopetrusev4784]

I was wondering if can be installed on the ceiling, thanks to you now I have the answer. No one mentioned this option....excellent job 👍

[@onsapplikasies8620]

Excellent review. Thank you.

[@Frenchyk]

This camera and floodlight seem to meet my needs for me to have some eyes in the backyard.

[@LifeHackster]

:)

[@Frenchyk]

@@LifeHackster I want to hear your opinion on the new Eufy security camera with line up that just got announced. I've seen built in solar panels. It could be a real game changer. At least for me.

[@LifeHackster]

@@Frenchyk they look pretty good we will see how they perform.

[@kanth66]

Great video. Thanks!

[@thatboiluis_2729]

Quick suggestion at 9:20 when you’re doing the night vision testing do you think you could hold the license plate up please so we can see if the camera reads license plates clearly at night

[@MohdRadhwan]

was about to suggest this but u read my mind. I agree.

[@LifeHackster]

I will do it in my other videos...probably in the Ring Floodlight vs Eufy...

[@vivianwu1763]

Thanks for the video comparing all the different security cameras! Very informative & logically effectively present the facts. Unfortunately I am in Australia, the product available here is at least 10-12 month behind your market. Well, I wonder if you have any idea on this 4G memory can hold I. Terms of duration of recordings?

[@greenreaper1985]

I really want to like this but no expandable storage, no continuous recording, and no intergration with the homebase feels like a step backwards. Having said that though, the pre-buffer and motion detection at distance are both very impressive

[@TomM-ug3zc]

Completely agree! I've been waiting to replace my floodlights and hoped this would be the one! Looks like I'm going to have to keep waiting unless it gets REALLY cheap in a sale.

[@jim52356]

does it work with apple homekit secure video?

[@EliasPerez-cf5gp]

Thanks! Definately better than the new Ring floodlight. I think I am changing to Eufy ecosystem

[@carlos.75]

Great review makes my decision easier. Thank You

[@LeonardoContreras]

Thanks for the video. Real helpful

[@ericdahl2915]

Excellent review!

[@dtuliao]

Great video. Wish Eufy has an upgrade process like how cell phone companies gives you credit for your old phone to buy a new one.

[@pverde9901]

This was a great video. Thank you

[@TheRedRaven_]

I'm just curious, why is 4gb a deal breaker (referring to comments), isn't that enough memory for a situation where you get a stranger in your yard and then that same day upload the video? Why would you need more than 4gb?

[@zeliglui6656]

Great video and test as always. One question about this camera if it can withstand winter snow season or not as it is certainly an easy option to set up? Thanks

[@ChrisBrown-jt7dg]

GR8 video and review, Ive been looking for back of my building just wondering how far it can be setup from the wifi router and still get a signal

[@ihorsavolskyy3241]

Thank you.

[@Coxfame]

Thanks for the detailed review, I was eyeballing this camera since my budget is limited, now it is on sale at homedepot. How much it originally cost you?

[@jcm9698]

I love my Eufy over my Ring floodlight; the light is a brighter white, the audio and video is better.

[@LifeHackster]

The lights are brighter too...

[@LEOretired]

Yep, Eufy's new wired cameras do not connect to the Home Base 2....so video storage is limited & less secure as it's in the camera itself. If someone steals the camera, your video is gone too. This was a design flaw on Eufy's part IMHO.

[@pvatsal99]

do you know if eufy is ever planning to get 24/7 recording on this floodlight? i swear it would make this product perfect

[@LifeHackster]

They are supposedly working on getting it to record to the Homebase 3...but I don't know when it is going to happen.

[@jamess8407]

It's a good camera, I got myself one 3 days ago (people tried stealing my dogs) after watching this. The only thing I don't like is that the speaker is pretty quiet, if you talk through it, you can barely hear it unless there's zero noise around you. The alarm is not bad, but again you can barely hear it when you're inside your house, which I would rely on neighbours hearing it if I was away, but changes are they wouldn't hear it from inside. The lights are very good and the night vision is brilliant. You have to rely on good internet connection, so if your Internet is pretty slow, this probably isn't the camera for you.

[@anekinoo7]

I’ll wait for the 24/7 recording version.

[@LifeHackster]

If it has a micro SD card slot..it could have.

[@anekinoo7]

@@LifeHackster I have a 2k wired doorbell without the 24/7 . Then less than a year later they came out with a 24/7 version. I’m guessing they’re going to do the same for this.

[@WatchRob]

@@anekinoo7 they have a wired doorbell with 24/7 recoding now? I have the original 2k wired doorbell, about 18 months now and no issues.

[@hakimvlogs6579]

Rob Couch no eufy does not.. I’m not sure which one he’s on about

[@Shane23Armada]

​@WatchRob what's name

[@opavlogt1739]

I have a problem with my Eufy floodlight 2K camera. Since you wrote such an excellent review about it, I would like to ask you a question. In my backyard there are trees and sometimes an open parasol. At night, the camera detects the movement of the branches or the parasol as movement and sounds an alarm. That is less now because I keep the parasol folded. However, the light still comes on due to the wind blowing through the branches. I set the motion detection to low, so I don't get the alarm anymore. Question: How can I adjust the motion sensor for the light differently?

[@shiroitake]

I don't think it's possible.

[@giovanniturco6428]

Hi fantastic video again I am going to wait to buy the eufy 2k floodlight when it starts working with Alexa and google then I will buy it plus I gave up with the Reolink lumus and Argus 3 pro cameras these cameras and not waterproof at all in the UK 4 times I sent theses cameras back to Amazon because the spotlight didn’t work water in cameras

[@LifeHackster]

I have to test that weatherproofing on my units..

[@AndyTheSpark]

Great review! Any idea what the difference is between the Floodlight Cam 2 and the Floodlight Cam E? Seems it’s just the floodlights that are 500 lumens different and the cameras are identical? Keep up the great work 👌👍

[@daved8070]

Why wouldn't they have it connect to the base station?

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@daved8070]

Do you have to use a junction box if it comes with a plug? I will have sockets on the otherside of the wall

[@LifeHackster]

You don't have to but you have to make the connection to a longer power cable.

[@Lexethan2011]

I have over 1 gig left after 5 weeks in a fairly trafficked area.

[@LifeHackster]

Good to know..thanks.

[@kimranahmed]

very good review. yeah the no external storage integration is a bummer. what are the other workarounds? they should have put at least NAS integration like their wired outdoor cams. Does any other brands flood light cams supports NAS / homebase integration ?

[@Eastbayrailvids]

nice eufy 2k cameras

[@JoseDLuna]

👍 Is the angle of the camera adjustable or fixed?

[@FranklyFrankie94]

I think you should do a 1080p comparison

[@LifeHackster]

We will see... Thanks.

[@IYG-x7c]

2k has 130 degrees view and 1080p has 140. Customer support is pretty bad too. Not only they can't solve any issues, they denied warranty claim only 2 weeks after it expired

[@SainLuke]

Nice!!!

[@ramunesoda73395]

will you review the ring video door bell elite?

[@LifeHackster]

Unless, there is a new version...I will.

[@purushful]

Hi mate, i have a query about the flood light. The triggering distance for the flood light from a front on angle, what would that be? Is that adjustable. It seems like floodlights trigger only when we are really close to camera like 4 mtrs or something. I was hoping that it will trigger the light like a driveway flood light does, like when you walk into drive way.

[@aaronh888]

Did they get Alexa integration added yet, or any promises to do via future update? Thinking about making the jump from Ring but Alexa integration is a must

[@SuperCod4guy]

Where do you get a junction box like that as eufy does not supply one. Im from uk and can't find anything like it

[@LifeHackster]

I got it from my local hardware store.

[@MarcoLiftz]

I’ve been seeing people plugging them in too? You don’t have to plug it in right bro?

[@shiroitake]

Just installed mine. Mine (I have two) don't work in motion detection test mode. Another issue is that the motion sensing light has too many false triggers. My $50 standard motion light was more reliable in this respect. Changing sensitivity seems to only relate to human detection.

[@ajmartinez1906]

Can you connect the wiring with the wiring of a light switch?

[@nakluamark]

I am starting to question whether to have this or the new outdoor wired cam that has spotlight

[@LifeHackster]

I will be comparing the 2 soon...

[@nakluamark]

@@LifeHackster I would expect the spotlight will be the main difference and rest very similar

[@misstayliana1]

Do you think the sensors/floodlight will be just as effective if installing horizontally or better to install it vertically? I would like to swap out an existing floodlight under an eave. Thanks

[@truthistheKJV]

Eufy 2k Floodlight or the Ring Floodlight Pro?? That human detection at 40 ft was pretty phenomenal.

[@LifeHackster]

Will compare both soon.

[@kathrynstevens6015]

There is a hidden USB port under the top of the actual camera. What's it there for?

[@vivekreddy3023]

Have you done motion detection during night ? Not sure it works same as day.

[@jorgegonzalez-ju9km]

Eufy needs a pan tilt 360 for outside. Wireless. Like the inside ones

[@bfd4944]

is the wire hook up run the camera also or just the flood lights

[@LifeHackster]

Both the lights and the camera.

[@bfd4944]

@@LifeHackster thanks

[@mingchi1855]

When can eufy really provide integration into homebase? Their individual cameras have arm/disarm but I cannot even automate that with Alexa nor google home.

[@LifeHackster]

I know. They need to work on this.

[@responsiblywasted]

Hi LifeHackster, I need some help deciding between the Ring and Eufy. My biggest problem with the Ring doorbell is that after getting a motion detection, I get a long "video is processing" delay trying to view the motion event in the timeline. Live view loads fine though. Is the Eufy better in this regard? I am also looking for a floodlight cam, so if I switch to Eufy I will get the Eufy floodlight camera also

[@uncoordinated8866]

Eufy’s Notification speed is faster than I expected 😳, but when I heard the 4 gigabytes it was a no for me😂

[@jorgegonzalez-ju9km]

Why

[@organicvids]

is there back up battery in cam? will cam work if on a switched circuit when switch is off

[@organicvids]

Darn just ordered a ton of stuff from eufy now i see they have homebase 3 wich has better ai. Pfff. It may b compatible with the dual door bell, 2 smart locks, four 2k floodlight cams, security system but i already have home base 2 for them. Should i update to home base 3?

[@watabeishikawa3681]

Hi .. so.. does it only start recording when it detects a person?.. rest of the time .. its not actually recording..??. Thanks.

[@johnscotti6511]

Does eufy allow live stream from phone app?

[@LifeHackster]

Yes.

[@necropshycological2873]

Can you post link or info on junction box you used. Thanks.

[@littlecube141]

How high do you install your cameras at?

[@dakdur1126]

What’s the distance of detection? The ring detects at 30feet? Does this work with HomeKit?

[@velkoz2817]

I dont have a junction box. Can I use the plug in wall instead for this camera?

[@LifeHackster]

You can but you just need to be creative in screwing in the floodlight.

[@Rynnie.M]

Where did you get your junction box?

[@UFOGHOSTHUNTER]

How high did you mount it ❓

[@3095Alex]

HI LifeHackers, how do I fix my eufy flood cam 2k lights won't turn when there's motion at night?

[@GeKo1966]

Thanks for the review as always LH! think it sucks a bit that recordings cannot be done to a for example NAS server, like I do with the indoor 2K pan and tilt cam from Eufy. How hard can it be to make this happen via software??? come on @Eufy

[@LifeHackster]

Yes.. Their outdoor cam pro also has this option.

[@melissasworld9868]

Can you adjust the light setting from warm to cool?

[@BIG_DRU]

I have the1080 floodlight but I’m thinking I should just wait for the 4K....

[@ryanwood74]

What about the night time Human detection? How good is it?

[@harvey8695]

I can't get mine to detect humans at night.

[@shahidarahman6553]

@@harvey8695 how is the detection at night? Do you have to get really close for detection?

[@harvey8695]

@@shahidarahman6553 it works as far as I know. I have it set to human detection to keep from picking up birds and squirrels. It did not pick up a couple of guys in the driveway one night trying to break into my vehicle. I only know this because a neighbor had called the police. It could have been my sensitivity settings or they were wearing hoodies. It seems to pick me up and people walking down the street (maybe 30 feet away).

[@ef4dturbo]

If I buy 3 of theses lights, will it work on the same app?

[@jorgegonzalez-ju9km]

So on these can you just have the lights on all night.

[@King45Moses]

If it’s wired, why doesn’t it record constantly… the issue I have with the pro 2 is it doesn’t record enough length and the PIR sensor sucks

[@R1chardH]

Does it have privacy screens so I can blackout and not record neighbors gardens windows etc?

[@Mr.Isaac-L]

It's really unbelievable it has only 4GB internal memory, other cameras either has micro SD card slot or home base support. hard to believe it's a product of 2021.

[@LifeHackster]

And even their latest Solo series camera only have 8 GB memory.

[@sang3Eta]

I believe it's because 10sec pre-record (must be recording 24x7) would wear out a memory card. The videos are tiny file size. 20sec 1080p is only 3.41mb. 2346 videos on 8GB.

[@cedricjamesjr1]

The 1080 cameras lights are NOT replaceable does the 2k camera come with replaceable lights? EUFY says that the non replaceable lights will last 5 years so then what.... camera with no lights.... MAKE THEM REPLACEABLE! Why would we spend $200+ on this. Also the memory is a complete bust 4 gigs come on and I'm a EUFY guy myself but these are disappointing points. Other than that this would be good. Thanks for the video LIFEHACKSTER.

[@LifeHackster]

No replaceable lights..seems like all floodlight cams doesn't have replaceable lights.

[@cedricjamesjr1]

@@LifeHackster That is not a good practice for any company... lights that are non replaceable go bad then this system is no good for anyone period. Unless you look forward to buying a new system in 5 years. Thank you for your reply and as always I appreciate your work on your channel.

[@ScottEdmonds]

IS there no RTSP support for this model? Only the Pro model?

[@maxgrind438]

Agree the inability to add memory sucks big time.

[@mikejenkins5560]

Would only be interested in Ring compared

[@LifeHackster]

Will do soon.

[@moonshine7773]

Junction box doesn’t have a green wire. What do I do?

[@LifeHackster]

Screw in the green wire from the floodlight to the metal bracket... green is ground.

[@HEEEEROOOO1111]

Is the siren automatic, or do you trigger it manually?

[@EVILAKUMA]

Manually