The new EufyCam S3 Pro promises great night vision

The latest surveillance camera from Yuffie — smart home company Anker — can see clearly in the dark, uses radar motion sensing to reduce the number of false alerts, and records 24/7 when wired. As with other Eufy cameras, the new S3 Pro has free facial recognition, package, vehicle and pet detection, as well as recorded video stored locally at no monthly fee.

Unlike most other Eufy cameras, the S3 Pro will work with Apple Home and is compatible with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service.

the Euficam S3 Pro It’s launching this week as a two-camera bundle HomePace S380 For $549.99. HomeBase 3 enables smart alerts and local storage (16GB internal storage, expandable up to 16TB). It also connects the S3 Pro to Apple Home, making it the first Eufy camera to work with Apple’s smart home platform since EufyCam 2 series from 2019.

Eufy spokesperson Brett White confirmed Edge That the S3 Pro will be compatible with HomeKit Secure Video. Apple’s encrypted video storage service. “The plan is for all future devices to be compatible with Apple Home, and we’re looking to phase out older devices as well,” White said.

The S3 Pro has a new color night vision feature called MaxColor Vision that promises “daytime shots even in complete darkness, without the need for a spot light.” I saw a demo of this technology at the IFA tech show in Berlin this month, and it was impressive.

A camera was placed inside a completely dark room, and the video was sent to an external monitor, where I could see everything in the room as if it were daytime. Eufy says a 1/1.8-inch CMOS sensor, F1.0 aperture, and an AI-powered image signal processor power the technology.

While color night vision doesn’t use directed light, the S3 Pro includes a motion-activated spot light that Eufy says can adapt based on real-time lighting to give you the best picture. The light can also be adjusted manually using the app while watching the live stream.

The new Dual Motion Detection uses radar sensing technology combined with Passive Infrared (PIR) technology. This should identify people more accurately and not send alerts that someone is in the yard when a tree is blowing in the wind. Eufy says it reduces false alerts by up to 99 percent.

The S3 Pro is powered by a 13,000 mAh battery that provides up to 365 days of power. The built-in solar panel can power the camera for a longer time. In my testing of the EufyCam S3, which also has a built-in solar panel, I haven’t had to recharge it in over a year.

The S3 Pro’s solar panel is 50 percent larger than the S3’s, and Eufy claims it can keep the camera fully charged with just one hour of sunlight per day. Eufy also includes an external solar panel with the camera, so you can mount the camera under an eave and still get power.

Eufy says the S3 Pro records up to 4K resolution and is powered by a USB-C cable. When wired, it can record 24/7 – the first consumer-grade battery-powered camera from Eufy with this capability.

• Full duplex two-way audio
• Dual microphone array can record human voices at a distance of up to 26 feet
• 100 dB siren and motion-activated audible warnings
• 24/7 photo taking feature which can take a photo every minute
• Activity and privacy areas
• Integration with Google Home and Amazon Alexa
• Weather resistant IP67
• 8x digital zoom

After some serious security and privacy incidents in 2022, Eufy has published a new list of… Privacy obligations On its website. The company also worked with cybersecurity expert Ralph Echemendia to follow up on the issues, and last year I completed the assessment This, the company claims, shows that it has “met all proactive and reactive security standards.”