The eufyCam 2C is one of the best wire-free cameras I have used, and what I still used myself until I upgraded to to the newer eufyCam 3C.
The Blink XT, a budget camera, used to be my top choice for a long time, and the Blink XT2 came out last year with better battery life and a better way to mount it.
So, what are the differences between these two low-cost options?
Pricing jumps up and down for both products, and with the eufyCam2C coming as a two-pack I will compare the two-pack of Blink XT2.
Blink XT2 seems to have an RRP of £179.99, which is also it's current pricing. It has dropped down to £134.99 during the Black Friday/Christmas period, and regularly is around £140. Add-on cameras sell between £71.99 and £89.99.
The eufyCam 2C has an RRP of £249.99 but sells for £199.99 a lot of the time and is currently £189.99. Add-on cameras sell between £69.99 and £89.99.
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The eufyCam 2C is the clear winner, with a superior field ofview and the option to record in colour night vision aided by the spotlight.
eufyCam also wins with storage, the 16GB local storage should be better than the 7200 seconds Blink offers, you will eventually be able to upgrade the storage via USB, and you have cloud plans which offer 30 day 10-camera recording for $9.99pcm/$99pyr. You can also record to NAS (with some limitations).
Again, eufyCam wins here; the human detection is orders ofmagnitude better than standard motion detection, zoned or not.
While eufyCam outperforms options such as Arlo, I am not sure of any other camera which offers anywhere close to 2-years batter than Blink XT2 has. The eufyCam 2 would be the best alternative with 1-year battery, but that is a lot more expensive.
Eufy has a floodlight camera and a doorbell camera, neitherof these uses the Hub, but they will integrate within the Eufy app avoiding youhaving multiple apps for different camera products.
Blink XT works with IFTTT so you can get it to play withother smart home products.
The IFTTT feature of the Blink XT2 is a nice addition, youcan improve security by having lights switch on when motion detection, andvarious other smart home tasks.
Both systems are superb, but in my opinion, I prefer what eufyCam2C has to offer. The human detection is the big winner for me, reducing annoyingalerts which means I don't disable or ignore alerts. Colour night vision andthe spotlight are also big selling points; then you have the superior recordingoptions. The downside is the battery (which is still excellent) and the price (whichI think is still very affordable)
Blink XT2 is the clear winner when it comes to price, consistentlyselling for well under what the eufyCam 2C sells for and the 2-year battery lifeon AA batteries is perfect for people not wanting the faff of charging theircameras every few months. Some may argue cloud storage is superior too,limiting the chance of intruders destroying recordings, but the lack of upgradeoptions in this department is disappointing.
Zone motion can help you reduce false positives, but in gardens such as mine with the UK weather, I will always get shadows, branches, rain or litter triggering the camera.
[Original Post 17 March 2020]
[Updated Post 26 Novermber 2021]
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