Eufy Outdoor Cam Pro vs Floodlight Cam 2K - Which Is A Better Wired Outdoor Security Camera?

[@blaze5536]

I own 2 of each of these. I have had them for about a week. One thing people constantly mention about the newer Eufy cams is they do not connect to a "homebase." I specifically did not want cameras that needed a homebase. Eufy stated to me on tech support that mesh routers sometimes do not work well with Eufy if they're dual band. I have Netgear orbi and I am not an expert on setting up dedicated frequencies for devices. With the newer cameras, I appreciate that I do not have to worry about that as they connect right to the network. I actually created a guest network just for the cameras. So some of you touting this as some huge negative, it's just not the case 100% of the time. The outdoor cam pro has more features within the app. It has the Pet setting which works in my experience. On my front porch cam at night I had human and pet detection turned on but all motion turned off. All motion picks up leaves blowing and birds flying. I had a cat come on my porch at night and Eufy recorded that but nothing else while the pet setting was on. The floodlight cam pro either has human only or all motion. I have received very quick notifications on my cell by both cameras. Some seem to make you wait 10-20 seconds which seems like by the time you get it, the person might be gone. All motion will pickup cars driving in far down my driveway as they come in. If that is turned off, you will not get cars unless it parks and a person gets out of it. The floodlight cam lighting is great in color at night. I have my outdoor cam pro's on porches with lighting so I don't use the night vision and it displays color all night. I do not have the spotlight or power indicator turned on for these. I put 128gb micro SD in my outdoor cam pro. I have them set to continuous record from midnight to 5am. I can get around 30 days of doing this if I do not delete any. I love the snapshot preview for both cams and Eufy will identify it as a person if it is a person. I have not missed anyone because they have a pre-roll as you stated, though the outdoor cam pro's is just right where the floodlight cam is a little bit of a wait. I have found the motion detection for both cameras seems to be slightly farther in daylight vs night time. It is still good enough at night for sure. I haven't measured but it's at least 20-25 feet at night. I considered Arlo, Ring, Lorex. I feel like the new ring floodlight cam, being made of plastic, is kind of a joke. I also don't have to pay for a subscription. One thing Eufy needs to add is lost signal notifications. Whether the camera loses network connection, or is stolen, it would be good to receive a notification that a specific camera is not connected. I believe other cameras have this and called Eufy and said they should add it. Overall, I feel like a made a great decision. Your review was great but I wanted to add some details from someone who owns 2 of each and has been using them exclusively.

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@stephaniesaw9336]

Hi there I have been indecisive on whether to get a outdoor cam pro or the floodlight cam I currently have the floodlights in my front yard and backyard ..would I be better off just get the outdoor cam pro with the current floodlights or should I remove the current floodlights and install a floodlight cam ? Which is better ?

[@cambensy655]

Thanks for the info! I did a simple calculation so if outdoor cam pro records 24/7, it can do about 7 days. I think I’ll go for this then

[@paulmiyagishima7655]

Both of these cameras look really nice. The more I look at the Outdoor Cam Pro the more I like it. The floodlight is very powerful and captures a lot more at night, but the outdoor cam pro has more flexability on placement. As always, Thanks for the great work you do!

[@jcm9698]

I have three of these floodlights around the house. The audio/video quality is great and so is the brightness of the lights, compared to the Ring floodlight! Highly recommend!

[@Lexethan2011]

@@jcm9698 I have two; one for the front door and one for the side door. I need one for the backyard but unfortunately there isn’t a junction box readily available. I plan to get an electrician to install one.

[@LifeHackster]

You are welcome.

[@Anis-yz8nq]

@@LifeHackster euffy bring new cam floodlights 2 pro, you will review that?

[@jacobherrera9]

From your Outdoor Cam Pro review I order 4 of them. As well as the floodlight cam to replace my Ring floodlight cam that I’ve had for several years now. I’m really enjoying how the outdoor cam pros are performing. Still waiting for the floodlight cam to come in. Hope they will eventually be compatible with a home base especially for the floodlight cam since it’s internal storage is only 4gb. Thank you for how detailed your reviews are.

[@Lexethan2011]

4 Gb is plenty. I’ve had mine for 40 days and still has over 500 mb left. It’s installed on the front porch which gets quite a bit of activity.

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you.

[@veizour]

DUDE! Top notch review!! Love it. Thanks!

[@hilr01]

Solid review, thanks for all the effort!

[@aykay5044]

Hey,I love your content and information you provide with products and comparing,I am looking forFloodlight I saw eufy on Best Buy online and saw they came out with a new one with a dome/round 360 view And the lights are like a bar with three adjustable . Hopefully they send it to you soon so you can make a review because I trust your information I will post pone on buying the one that you have reviewed also comparing the outdoor with flood light in other video😄Thank you for all the work you do !

[@WatchRob]

I agree with you about the HomeBase, I like the idea of having my footage inside the house but Eufy seems to be moving away from it with this Pro Cam and also the new Solo Cams. They also jump around with features device to device, they need to establish a better cohesive ecosystem IMO. More 24/7 recording camera options would be nice too.

[@jcm9698]

I think the Eufy Cam Pro 2C had a lot of issues with recording/motion detection stopping on a lot of customers due to the home base? It happened with me, and there's tons of sites discussing this problem. Moving away from the home base is probably the most reliable solution. If they continue to keep storage on the device, then they should increase the size of the storage capacity for sure! Maybe LifeHackster can confirm the issues with the Home Base and the problem with motion detection and recording stopping?

[@blaze5536]

I did not want a homebase as they can be finicky with mesh routers which I have.

[@Phillipmoreno1]

Another great review

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you.

[@ryanwood74]

Do the floodlights turn on at the same time as the camera at night when the human dection mode is on? I heard they work independently and you have turn the human dection off at night and set the motion setting to "all motion" if you want the floodlights to go off at night and have color night vision.

[@LifeHackster]

They are independent. The floodlights uses the PIR sensor which will usually more sensitive and will turn On even when the camera hasn’t detected any motion. The camera uses algorithm and AI if human detection is ON. The floodlights will mostly be ON already when a real motion is detected and the camera will then pick it up.

[@Donkjnr]

First off - loving the new presentation style, took it up a notch there LH. Loved the quad screen comparison! Question though- Is it possible that with just a software update they can make them compatible with homebase2 or will you always need to buy a new one? And secondly are they doing this because they're slowly moving to cloud storage for the extra money it brings in? As always, great video and thanks for the hard work 👍

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you. And yes, eufy had promised before that they will work on getting these cameras integrate with their homebase but I’m not sure when it is going to happen.

[@habhab89100]

please what about the Outdoor Cam Pro Wired 2K Wi-Fi ) vs -eufycam pro 2k wich need a comparison

[@cyberbud]

Both the cameras not available on Amazon.

[@michigander58]

Does the Outdoor Cam Pro have a built in siren or do you need a Home Base?

[@LifeHackster]

It has a built in siren.

[@michigander58]

@@LifeHackster Thank you.

[@utilityart]

Looking at adding the outdoor cam pro because my eufy cam E seems like it misses a lot of stuff. I can get a delivery and the E cam and doorbell cam miss it. Kind of frustrating I’ve done all the motion detection settings. I get plenty of notifications that are completely blank though.

[@LifeHackster]

The outdoor cam pro is pretty reliable in motion detection as compared to eufys battery powered ones.

[@utilityart]

@@LifeHackster Thanks for the reply. Have you tested at what speed you can move through without being detected? I was surprised, but now understand how the Amazon drivers go undetected.

[@TheSandyDal]

Thank you I was waiting on this comparison be for I bought. I am a single lady, I have a peeping Tom right now he is just peeping. I did know if the flood light would work better. I like how the pro records 24 7 and can be attached to the home base. I wish it had a back up battery for when I have summer power outages. I very much appreciate your videos.

[@jddeefo1022]

Ok hackster, I am not a techie type guy but want an outdoor camera. My wifi is not that reliable outside which is my concern. Where I plan on mounting the camera I do have both power and cat5e cable. Being new to cameras I want something easy to setup, what should I buy? It will be monitoring my driveway day and night. I want to be able to start recording from my android, I also want motion detection. No alarms or sirens. Can you advise me on what to buy. Thanks, and great videos!

[@LifeHackster]

If you have Cat5E, go with NVR PoE Cameras like the Reolink. Just search my channel for them.

[@jddeefo1022]

Great advice hackster. Is there a good camera that hooks directly to my router with no NVR that I could control by my cell phone? I want to be able to recieve alerts, watch, and start recording to my computer using my cell phone. Thanks. I do watch all your videos.

[@jacobsebastien3910]

Professional videos' Nice' 👍

[@TomM-ug3zc]

I was wondering what difference the motion sensors/approach made on both devices? I'm guessing the outdoor pro is done based on the image and software detecting changes and the floodlight is PIR? I've got some indoor 2ks setup outside (under cover) and without limiting to human or pet detection they detect events as the sun moves across the sky and shadows change, also if its windy and bushes move. My arlo cameras which are PIR perform much better in that regard.

[@blaze5536]

When me outdoor cam pro is set to humans only or humans and pets, I do not get any other junk. When all motion is set at the highest sensitivity, I will get a lot of leaves moving on branches.

[@LifeHackster]

Both have camera based detection and I’m thinking the floodlight only uses the PIR sensor to trigger the lights and not the camera. I do think that they use different algorithms/AI though.

[@TomM-ug3zc]

@@LifeHackster thanks for the info. That's really interesting. It feels like I'm best keeping my floodlights and camera separate in that case.

[@naveedkanji1]

can't these cameras support NAS? have you tried to use the homebase as NAS and connect the wired cameras to it?

[@anhdeptrai3622]

Limited and non movable storage of the flood light cam is deal killer to me!

[@chuan2705]

Hi LifeHackster , I want to get your opinion which brand have the better AI human detection with POE wired cctv camera? another thing I notice most of the CCTV that you review , their alert function is base on Schedule base , doesn't come with option for user ARM or DisArm to reduce to fault alarm. the reason why I say so is because most of the night time we are stay at home , if we suddenly walk near to the camera , it will trigger alert , the best option I think is allow users to arm the camera before we going to sleep or Away from home.

[@anakin3412]

Y seria genial que todos sus vídeos tengan traducción en español. Muchas gracias. Y saludos desde Chile.

[@qthedirector2108]

I’m looking at potentially getting the Solocam S40

[@LifeHackster]

I can’t wait to test them out.

[@ronm6585]

Thank you sir.

[@saadalexan]

I wonder how the notification feature compare on the new pro vs. the floodlight? Did anyone experience the Pro notifications quality? eg . The ability to increase volume or change the audible sound on the receiving device?

[@King45Moses]

The extremely limited storage on the flood light, non continuous recording, and the fact it doesn’t connect to the home base is why I’m switching to ring. Sucks because I got my setup a few months ago. Doorbell is nice, and the home alarm is nice but with ring it will call the cops and record continuously so you don’t miss out on things because of motion detection settings.

[@rick9083]

I returned the floodlights because they do not support google assistant. The description says that it do but it doesn't. Contacted customer support over a week ago and nothing. They had me make a video of me installing it to google assistant. Ended up going with arlo because it allows home automation with other devices. Example, when my backyard camera detects motion it will turn my screen porch tv on to scare the deers and anything else. Hate the nickle and dime tactics by arlo for sure.

[@LifeHackster]

I’m assuming it will work soon though because their older 1080p floodlight connects to both Alexa and Google home.

[@thomasherbrig4951]

For me it is key to have RTSP support. Therefor the floodlight is not an option at all. The Cam Pro is perfect for my application

[@mavirek]

You demonstrated in another video a separate solar powered outdoor floodlight, which combined with a batter powered 2C Pro, strikes me as a competitive choice to the two cams reviewed in this video because with the latter you have to run wires for power, and the recordings are susceptible to theft/vandalism--along with the devices. With 2C Pro, the HomeBase contains the recordings, risking only the device to the whims of ne'er-do-wells. Agreed?

[@johnbod]

Great video as always! In regards to Eufy though, after the recent security hack they had I don’t think anyone should be recommending them. Hackers had full access to everyone’s accounts and base stations. That means they could see footage from all Eufy cameras, whether they were indoors or outdoors. Combine this with their other security leak about 4 months ago where footage was being sent to the wrong users, and we see a pretty clear unfortunate pattern from them. The real issue in this isn’t just the lack of security, but it reveals that Eufy probably isn’t properly encrypting their footage like they claim to do. I used to be a big proponent of them, but now I strongly recommend anyone to sell off whatever Eufy cams they have. There isn’t a great alternative for now in that price range, but that kind of lax security is completely unacceptable.

[@DJ-Coma]

Agreed. They started out great but I feel like they have regressed as they have released more and more products, and the security issues are unacceptable.

[@greenreaper1985]

Don't get me wrong the recent problems at eufy are not good but absolutely ANY camera that has an internet connection can be hacked. The only way around this is a total DVR set up with no remote access to your footage.....I'm not too much of a fan of that either

[@johnbod]

@@greenreaper1985 You can make things reasonably secure with a vlan if your router supports that kind of setup. Also I’ve got my complaints with HKSV, but if you’ve got a good password then it’s pretty secure. All things considered I’d trust apple over a chinese company. Nothing against the fantastic chinese people and culture, but the CCP has an iron grip on any business operating out of there and I don’t trust my security footage under that kind of regime. Maybe if Eufy was open source but it isn’t.

[@EweToobUsername]

Are you talking about the brief moment when Eufy was updating their servers and ~700 users were able to view each other’s footage? That wasn’t a hack - that was a server error which was quickly corrected, and it affected wireless cameras running on Homebase and Homebase 2 setups. Even so, you can configure the Outdoor Cam Pro and certain other Eufy products capable of running as IP cameras in such a way that you’d never need to worry about others having access to recorded footage - just don’t insert the MicroSD card and use a NVR, like a Synology NAS. Besides, if we were worried about every single service or device that got hacked in the past - along with massive government overreach in how data is accessed and handled - we’d return to the stone age.

[@Arctic5fox]

This issue was not worldwide. Only effected a few servers in Asia. Remember something about Ring having issues too last year.

[@mr.c6674]

I really like my 2C Pro cameras with the home base, so for me, no home base integration, no new Eufy cams 😔👎. I would love to add either or both if these if they add home base compatibility.

[@maxchilla732]

Why the heck isn't the new floodlight not 24/7 enabled? I don't get it! Would buy it instantly.

[@Rockaland2]

eufy is launching all new security cameras this summer.. the new flood light cam has 2k plus auto tracking AI..

[@freddygenao6035]

Need to review their new 360 degree flood light .

[@anakin3412]

Hola amigo. Puede traducir su video de la camara C3X en español por favor ? Soy su suscriptor y no se ingles. Muchas gracias.

[@HaimGreen]

The spotlight not turn on automatically !!!! I have the 3 new outdoor cam, non of them turn the lights automatically ! I checked the setup million times, do I miss something ???

[@blaze5536]

Mine seems to work fine however I do not use it as these cams are in areas that have lights on all night.

[@HaimGreen]

@@blaze5536 it's funny ,but I do see it work when it's recognize sound , but it's not working when it's recognize motion, it's in my room, I enter the room, I got notification but the light Doesn't turn on. It's really piss me off.

[@LifeHackster]

I have no issues on mine. Try resetting it first and see if it will work. If not, then it might be a bad unit.

[@HaimGreen]

@@LifeHackster now it works, I'll keep update ..

[@gjordan8800]

Dear Lifehackster did you ever think about reviewing dashcam's? I think you would be great at it.

[@johngreen397]

If the AI can't detect vehicles, that's going to be a deal breaker for me. I really need to have vehicle detection for my driveway. What current cameras work best for this? Ideally wireless as well. Arlo 4?

[@blaze5536]

Mine detects cars when all motion is selected.

[@LifeHackster]

I hope they will add it soon.

[@johngreen397]

@@blaze5536 Which one of these cameras do you have? The location where I'll need to mount the camera eliminates the Floodlight Cam 2K. Would consider the Outdoor Cam Pro though.

[@blaze5536]

@@johngreen397 I have 2 of the outdoor cam pro's. They work really well in my opinion. The app is pretty customizable specific to which functions you want the camera to perform.

[@johngreen397]

@@blaze5536 Thanks for the reply. I was happy with the app, but not so much the Eufy 2C cameras I originally tried. Detection for anything was relatively poor in my opinion. I think I'll try the Outdoor Cam Pro this time.

[@patysan6704]

Get the Wyze Security system

[@DaRealEastBayRails]

nice

[@bobb8972]

V3 vs outdoor cam pro!!!

[@LifeHackster]

Coming...

[@anakin3412]

Hi friend. Can you please translate your videos into Spanish? Especially that of the C3X camera. Thank you. Greetings from Chile.

[@billkutin9548]

I ,LIKE to BUY A ,, Eufy Camera : IP67 ( 2K RESOLUTION AND BUILT-IN SPOTLIGHT pls IN VICTORIA ,AUSTRALIA ,,,how DO I GET ONE pls

[@Mangold108]

bro, you mmust learn how to put 2 videos in the same screen coz I need to compare side by side...

[@LEOretired]

No connection to home base 2 is a non-starter for me. I wouldn't consider buying either camera.

[@blaze5536]

That's exactly why I bought these cams.

[@Moes_Prep_and_Tech]

Eufy Outdoor Cam Pro vs Wyze Cam V3

[@LifeHackster]

It is coming...

[@GrandmaHatesTech]

I have my 200 pound dogs to protect my house 😀

[@Lexethan2011]

Most homicides are committed by someone the person knew. Your dog will probably wags it’s tails.

[@Arctic5fox]

@@Lexethan2011 LoL Plus his dog consume more pet food than electricity for the video cam.

[@sharonaicler4504]

Eufy servers are down, again...

[@HaimGreen]

I notice something is wrong too..

[@matthewtaylor8727]

@lifehacksrer what’s the overall best camera system for remote monitoring & cloud use? Can store data locally but must have good cloud based review capability? 2 indoor & 1 outdoor