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Review on πŸ“· eufy Security Floodlight Cam with 1080p Resolution, 2-Way Audio, No Monthly Fees, 2500-Lumen Brightness, Weatherproof Design - Requires Existing Outdoor Wiring and Weatherproof Junction Box by Dave Brummet

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Another great Eufy product but missing an important feature

I really like Eufy cameras. I replaced the Ring doorbell with a Eufy video doorbell and replaced a couple of Blink cameras with Eufy 2C cameras. Finally, I replaced my Ring Floodlight Camera with this Eufy Floodlight Camera. What I really like: The installation was incredibly easy. The product is very well built, the spotlights are nice and bright. The motion detection and camera also work very well. I particularly like the fact that I can set the light to a low brightness (up to 22% of full brightness) from dusk until dawn and then instantly turn on full power when motion is detected. The sound quality is good and Eufy has a GREAT app which made adding this camera to my home a breeze. However, what I like most about all Eufy cameras is the fact that they have encrypted local storage, so I have full control over my videos and no monthly cloud service fees. What I don't like (that much): 1) It's minor, but I really liked the Ring Floodlight camera's color temp better than the Eufy's color temp. I believe the ring temp was around 3500 (a nice warm light) while the Eufy is probably somewhere around 5500 which is more like white (cool) light. It may have been a conscious design choice by Eufy to make the light as bright as possible, but I preferred the look and feel of the warmer light. 2) For this reason I could only give 4 instead of 5 stars. The Eufy doorbell has a setting to enable High Dynamic Range (HDR). I just assumed that the spotlight cam would have the same function, but it doesn't. My headlight cam is on my back door which is on the east side of my house. In the late afternoon and early evening, my patio (which occupies about the bottom half of the camera's field of view) is in the shadow of my house, but my backyard is still fully lit by the midday sun. The backyard looks beautiful in the Spotlight camera video at this time of day, but my deck is VERY dark. If Eufy can add HDR to this product via software I will definitely upgrade it to a 5 star rating. I love everything about this camera except that it doesn't lack HDR like the Eufy doorbell.

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