INTRODUCTION

   If you happen to be living in a large building or if you're lucky enough to have a front gate chances are you already have an video intercom installed which allows you to see who's knocking on your door. Still, for regular houses this was never as popular not just due to cost but also required installation. This all changed roughly a decade ago when the guys over at RING (an Amazon company) released the very first battery operated video doorbell and the rest as they say is history. Since then, many manufacturers all over the world have released their very own video doorbells in an effort to grab a piece of the pie but as expected not all models were up to the task. Eufy has its very own line of video doorbells and today with me i have one of their most popular models, the Video Doorbell Dual 2K.

   eufy’s motto of “Smart Home Simplified” is what drives us to build easy-to-use smart home devices and appliances that are designed to enhance your life. From laser-guided robotic vacuum cleaners to wireless security systems, every eufy product is developed using cutting-edge technologies and is designed for your convenience. eufy is developing a new generation of connected devices and appliances that work seamlessly together to simplify the complete smart home experience. eufy is part of Anker Innovations, one of the leading and most trusted consumer electronics brands in America.

   As its product name clearly states the 2K Full HD Dual Camera Doorbell by Eufy (available in both wired and battery versions) is an IP65 certified (dust and water proof) model that sports not 1 but 2 cameras (frontward and downward/package/porch camera) positioned in such a way that the total vertical viewing angle comes very close to 160 degrees (an interesting feature, especially if you live at a place where courier companies drop packages on your door). The cameras themselves are actually quite interesting since the frontward facing one can record video at 2K resolution (2560x1920p) with a horizontal viewing angle of 160 degrees whereas the downward facing one can record up to Full HD video (1600x1200p) with a horizontal viewing angle of 130 degrees. Both cameras connect wirelessly (2.4GHz Wi-Fi) to the bundled HomeBase 2 station (also doubles as a chime and an 100dB siren) which in turn records everything (clip length can be up to 2 minutes) onto a built-in 16GB eMMC flash storage which according to eufy can last up to 180 days (30 recordings per day of up to 20 seconds in length each - unfortunately it's non-expandable). The doorbell also has a convenient two-way audio function (microphone/speaker), PIR & Radar motion sensors (can detect people, faces - facial recognition - packages and general motion), 4 IR LEDs for night vision (16ft/5m range), HDR (high dynamic range) capability, two bright LEDs (turn on when motion is detected) and an 6500mAh lithium-ion battery pack which can provide sufficient power to the doorbell for up to 6 months (10 motion detections per day with up to 20 seconds in length each). The Video Doorbell Dual 2K is also compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Homekit and via the eufy security Android/iOS app you can control all of its features from video quality, audio volume levels and recording length to its radar and PIR motion sensors.