Ring vs. Eufy | Cameras, Controversies, and More

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We tackle the Ring vs. Eufy debate, revealing poll results and diving into the strengths and controversies of these home security giants.
We'll explore security cameras, video quality, storage options, and unique features.
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Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro
0:28 - Ring & Eufy at a glance
1:48 - Security cameras
5:12 - Home security systems
6:30 - The controversies
8:45 - Our winner
Learn more about both brands on SafeWise.com:
Ring FAQ
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Ring Doorbell Comparison
www.safewise.com/compare-ring...
Ring Security Compatibility and Equipment
www.safewise.com/ring-securit...
Eufy Doorbell Cameras Review
www.safewise.com/eufy-doorbel...
Eufy Home Security Review
www.safewise.com/eufy-home-se...
EufyCam 3 Review
www.safewise.com/eufycam-3-re...
Ring & Eufy on Amazon
Ring Doorbell
www.amazon.com/Ring-Video-Doo...
Ring Stick Up Cam Battery
www.amazon.com/Ring-Battery-s...
Eufy C210 Battery Doorbell Kit
www.amazon.com/eufy-Security-...
EufyCam 3 with HomeKit
www.amazon.com/eufy-Security-...
Sources in order of appearance:
The Verge, "Anker finally comes clean about its Eufy security cameras,": www.theverge.com/23573362/ank...
FTC, "FTC Says Ring Employees Illegally Surveilled Customers, Failed to Stop Hackers from Taking Control of Users' Cameras": www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/...
KZbin, Paul Moore, "Eufy leaking your 'private' images/faces & names…to the cloud." • Eufy leaking your "pri...
Ring Neighborhood Stories, "These Clever Dogs Have Learned How to Use Ring Video Doorbells"
blog.ring.com/neighborhood-st...
Ring Neighborhood Stories, "Ring Video and Facebook Post Lead to Suspect's Arrest in Olympia, Washington"
blog.ring.com/neighborhood-st...
Eufy Professional Monitoring
us.eufy.com/pages/professiona...
Ring Protect Plans
ring.com/protect-pro
The Verge, "Anker's Eufy lied to us about the security of its cameras"
www.theverge.com/2022/11/30/2...
Eufy's Privacy Commitment
us.eufy.com/pages/commitment-...
The Guardian, "Amazon's Ring doorbell was used to spy on customers, FTC says in privacy case"
www.theguardian.com/technolog...
FTC Complaint against Ring
www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_...
CNET, "Ring, Google and the Police: What to know about Emergency Requests for Video Footage"
www.cnet.com/home/security/ri...

[@808davine3]

I use Ring for alarm system & indoor cam [with $10 monthly subription]. The z wave connectivity is a plus for me knowing we have so many devices using wifi. Also, Ring is more polished tha Eufy. Our few outdoor cam though are all Eufy with no subscription.

[@GJ_Prime]

So get ring for indoor and eufy for outdoor. Too easy

[@Racing_Fox413]

So I’m buying a camera for my uni bedroom as the staff don’t tell us when they’ve let themselves in. I’m interested in the Eufy E220 however I can’t afford the Eufy base station, is this required? I’m also a massive fan on the physical privacy shield on the Ring indoor camera. Are you able to turn off Eufy cameras both audio and video? Being in my bedroom I’m not sure I fancy being filmed all the time

[@slasher0009]

Are you talking about the indoor E220 pan & tilt or Outdoor camera? anyway both of them has a micro SD card slot for local storage; for the indoor E220 it doesn't come the microSD card but if you are buying the outdoor cam E220 it comes with 32GB microSD, you can connect them to the Eufy base station but not required, if you want automations then you require the base station. As for your second question, Yes you can turn off the both audio and video in a way. In the app there is a security tab that you can set the camera to Three modes Home, Away and Disarm. in the Disarm mode the camera will not record any video and audio, as well not to sent you notifications. If you really want to totally off the camera you can try my simple way, I have connected my camera to a smart plug so when I am home or arrived home the smart plug switch off my camera.

[@gusmendez2564]

i moved from ring to eufy. I wanted 24/7 recording. I didn't want a monthly subscription. I wasn't happy with the video quality of of ring. and my ring was constantly going off with false alerts. I love my eufy 4k pro cameras the doorbell with 2 cameras one that points down to watch packages and my eufy floodlight that has a 360 camera that moves and will actually follow a person if it detects movement. I'm going to switch my moms system to eufy now.

[@kevinwang4870]

Can I use different brands of security cameras like Eufy and Blink at the same time under the same home wifi? Thanks!

[@rafsoto24]

Yea I use eufy and Wyze and it’s fine

[@rojneacl]

I don't understand the local storage preference vs. cloud. Can't a thief just steal the medium where the videos are recorded on since it's local?

[@dontump2286]

It's easier to hide local storage that continues to record even if landline is breached. The cloud is useless if landline is breached or wifi is jammed. Local storage uses multiple wifi sources to record to base station: 1 from the base station and 1 from home network. If the basestation wifi goes out, the camera transmits through home network wifi, if the home network wifi goes out, the camera still transmits to the basestation. If power goes out, the camera still records locally to the camera itself. Eufy also offers cloud storage backup that's less expensive than ring, arlo, wyze, blink, nest, etc. All that to say, if you cut power, wifi, ethernet, steal the camera, or steal the homebase...Eufy still works. They are the only option that records locally to camera, basestation, and the cloud if you want or just to camera and basestation if you don't want to pay 8.99 a month.

[@Marcus-rz6gw]

Provided the thief can find where your storage is located and thinks to look for it. But I think they would usually be in a hurry or just pick a house without obvious security measures. Also you could make Eufy store to a folder that can be synced (using FreeFileSync for example) with cloud storage that is al lot cheaper and more multifunctional than a Ring subscripion.

[@fkillah]

I have both. Eufy hands down. No subscription required for Eufy and doesn’t constantly require you to update and log you out like Ring does

[@iamnotapoet]

Thanks for the fully fantastic video. I have about a half dozen Eufy cameras I LOVE! But it is an F- with HomeBase 3 self monitored alarm because the Sirens (in HomeBase3, all cameras and brand new Eufy Sirens 🚨) all AUTOMATICALLY DISABLE AND SILENCE ALARM AFTER 30 seconds! This is INSANE . It turns them off before a burglar will care. Eufy, after 10 emails said this is a FEATURE to avoid noise complaints when you are being burglarized! This is INSANE. What do your Eufy contacts tell you about this “FEATURE” that disqualifies ITSELF as a self monitoring alarm? And what are Your Thoughts. Do any other alarms disable themselves this way? Thanks for your words of wisdom. - Eric ZORK Alan & Sweetie [ Professional Poets & Bed 🛏️ & Beer🍺 Vloggers ]

[@durden02]

I agree, pretty crazy. Good to know

[@HasimFN]

Too bad eufy doesnt work with smartthings. I have to buy ring now

[@PokePackFire]

did you forget? robbers can hold down the button on the camera and it will self delete all videos. so no to eufy until they get that fixed!

[@asksafewise]

I didn't know that! We should test it out for the channel. Thanks for the tip!

[@Airborne-80]

They are gonna need a tall ladder to get to mine

[@andreafire27]

It's been fixed, i think shortly after your comment

[@chaselesser3191]

Ring just updated 1/24/24 that they will no longer be passing footage to police. They can still get footage of course. But they have to go to thru the owner. So that makes me feel better.

[@arvinthp3882]

When wifi drops .. ring is useless.. nothing gets recorded..!

[@mitchdogstudios]

Ring sucks. Constant bugs that take months for them to fix, solar rarely works, lacks most common sense features that eufy has had for years, and you have to pay to record anything. I gave up and switched to Eufy. Never been happier!