EufyCam 3 By far Eufy’s most complete camera system, with a combination of features that would put it at the top of the wish list. Anker’s smart home security brand has always offered local storage and a subscription-free model, but this is the first security camera that can reliably recognize faces and do so without the need for a subscription. connect to the cloud. Those who don’t like to sign up with privacy concerns, this might be the camera you’ve been waiting for.
EufyCam 3 offers sharp and detailed 4K footage, has built-in AI capable of accurately identifying subjects and even faces, and boasts built-in solar panels to stay fully charged. The Homebase 3 hub allows for local storage, with 16 GB inside and the option to expand up to 16 TB by adding a hard drive. But all this comes at a hefty price tag. The two-camera set is $550, while triple camera will cost you a whopping $680.
Dangerous Strangers
Eufy over Simon Hill
The headline feature here is facial recognition, so let’s address that first. Eufy’s machine learning artificial intelligence (called BionicMind) detects and flags faces, and you can tag them in the app. When it recognizes a face, that name will appear in an alert on your phone; when it doesn’t recognize face, it says stranger detected. You can also manually add familiar faces and help train the system by using photos from your phone’s gallery or by taking new photos (these need to be in passport style) .
With BionicMind, you can quickly distinguish between one of your children coming home and an unknown visitor. I only bother checking the video when a stranger is flagged, which really helps to reduce misinformation and waste of time. However, the system needs some time to learn what people look like, and it requires a clear view of their faces in order to recognize them.
If someone wears a hat, hood, or quickly glances at the camera without looking directly at the camera, BionicMind usually won’t recognize them. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that EufyCam 3 is not the fastest triggering camera. I often see recordings that start with someone in the middle of the frame. That said, I’ve only been testing it for about a month and it has become noticeably more accurate. Now that it has multiple images of my cup, the rate of correctly identifying me is improving (from 50 percent or less, up to about 80 percent).
Announcements with names include peace of mind, whether it’s family and friends or other frequent visitors like window cleaners or mail carriers. Facial recognition also allows you to filter all videos on a particular topic, making anything you might need to investigate much easier to find.
Like previous Eufy security cameras, EufyCam 3 also features people, pet, and vehicle detection. You can define an active area and adjust the detection sensitivity to suit your chosen location. I tend to only set up detection for humans, and I’ve only had two false positives in a month of testing (both are close-ups of my cat climbing over the fence right next to where the meter is located). image).
Eufy over Simon Hill
