eufy S330 eufyCam 3

The eufyCam S330 (eufyCam 3) 4K solar security camera may not be perfect but it delivers on most things the majority of consumers are looking for in a security camera system. These of course include picture and audio quality, ease of installation, wireless connectivity, battery life, two way communication, local recording and of course a good number of software features. Of course, the spotlight is also a very good feature that we don’t see a lot (and it can be used to deter people trying to get into your home or car) but what really matters is battery life and thanks to the integrated solar panels I haven’t had to recharge them for the past 3 months that I’ve been using them. Yes, I happen to live in a sunny place so that certainly matters but the fact that battery life hasn’t dropped beneath 60% during these months really says a lot. Video quality on the other hand is surprisingly not the strongest selling point of the eufyCam S330 and even though 4K resolution is not something we see a lot in the market just like with many other wireless batteries powered models bitrate is an issue (again, rarely climbs over 300K/s). My guess is that eufy could had upped the bitrate but that would generate several issues including reduced battery life, reduced number of devices recording simultaneously and reduced total recording time (probably also higher temperatures inside the enclosures). For me these drawbacks would actually be well worth it so I do think eufy should have that setting available for more demanding users (with a warning attached that something may not work as advertised) but I guess we just can’t have it all.