eufy Security S230 SoloCam (SoloCam S40) Solar Security Camera Outdoor Wireless, Battery Camera, Integrated Solar Panel, Spotlight Camera, 2K Resolution, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, No Monthly Fee

Installed this over 2 weeks ago in my garden to cover some blind spots. Installation is easy, just 2 screws into the wall. The picture quality is fine at 2k, nighttime/vision in colour, inbuilt speaker and spotlight. All are good and do what is needed for my purpose.Setup via the eufy app was 'ok' but pairing to the network did take longer than expected. I got this item on sale under £100, and I was so impressed I bought another direct from Eufy.If you're on the market for a reliable, self charging camera to safeguard your home etc, I would happily recommend. I have recently purchased 2 more for my parents and set up theirs. Very happy customer.

Yes, it may seem pricey compared to other cameras but this one is worth every penny. Just the fact that it is solar-powered alone with a very high capacity battery fully integrated, makes this a worthy purchase. Even in the inclement weather, we are experiencing at the moment, it is successfully keeping the battery well within the optimum 40-80% charge range for a Li-Ion battery. Very impressed also with the build quality and weatherproofing so far. Only time will tell how good it really is over a longer period. The EufySecurity app that goes with it (from the Google Play Store or Apple AppStore) is excellent and very comprehensive providing just about any functionality and feature access you can think of for any good security camera setup. The resolution is excellent and zooming in within the app reveals facial detail easily. The built-in storage of 9Gb will be sufficient for most (using the optimum settings related to good battery usage) I would suggest. I could write a comprehensive review 4 times longer than this but you'd probably get bored reading it. Suffice to say that if you want the best available security camera for the home, this is probably as close as you are going to get to that goal for the price of £199.IMPORTANT: You MUST fully charge this camera to 100% (as per the included instructions) BEFORE even trying to install it in the intended location. That location should be in a place where the solar cell top surface is at least facing roughly southwards if possible. (added because of other review comments)Update 09/12/21: I have now installed two of these cameras that were both fully charged to 100% before installation. Both cameras have an approximately southward facing view. The first camera was installed on October 13th and since then its battery has only just fallen to below 70% charge (69% actual) this evening; even though there haven't been many sunny days over the last couple of months. The "Working Mode" is set to "Optimal Battery life" since it is winter (recommended for the UK) which gives a video clip length of 20 secs. The mode will be set to "Optimal Surveillance" once Spring arrives (60-second clips). The second camera was installed on the 23rd November and there has been almost no sunshine in South Yorkshire since then and yet it has only just dropped to 87% charge today; which is still 7% above its optimum top limit charge for a Li-Ion battery. This with almost no sun at all. I would suggest from this evidence that the solar (and ordinary daylight) charging regime in these cameras is easily up to the job of keeping these excellent cameras operational through the winter without having to dismount them for a recharge (which you can do if required). Contrary to other reviews here. I hope this helps.

I've owned this camera for 6 months and I deeply regret buying it.The camera was set up exactly as specified in the app. Despite trying a variety of setup tweaks over the course of many weeks, it was intermittent at picking up both human and non-human motion. Sometimes it detected, the next day it didn't detect any movement in the exact same area.I contacted Eufy support who, in my experience, ignored the detailed information provided to them. They just sent generic instructions that ask you to do what you've already done before contacting them.The Activity Zone feature is useless as it continued to (intermittently) pick up motion WITHIN the exclusion zone - unnecessarily increasing battery usage.After five months, the camera had to be taken down to charge it via the mains. Since doing this, the battery was down to less than 70% full in the space of one week, with less than ten motion detections in that time (and very little use of the live view function, and the spotlight function deactivated). When taking the camera down to charge it via the mains, I noticed that the light panel on the front was already turning brown, so it's obviously not properly weather sealed.The camera is now not detecting any motion at all.In summary, a terrible product that actually increases anxiety/stress, rather than reducing it. The whole point of having a security camera is for peace of mind, but an unreliable (at best) or non-functioning (as it is now) camera, which cost £130, is useless.I will never buy another Eufy product.