The
newest
security
camera
from
Eufy
—
Anker’s
smart
home
company
—
can
see
clearly
in
the
dark,
uses
radar
motion
sensing
for
fewer
false
alerts,
and
records
24/7
when
wired.
As
with
other
Eufy
cams,
the
new
S3
Pro
has
free
facial
recognition,
package,
vehicle,
and
pet
detection,
plus
locally
stored
recorded
video
with
no
monthly
fees.
Unlike
most
other
Eufy
cameras,
the
S3
Pro
will
work
with
Apple
Home
and
is
compatible
with
Apple’s
HomeKit
Secure
Video
service.
The
EufyCam
S3
Pro
launches
this
week
as
a
two-camera
bundle
with
one
HomeBase
S380
for
$549.99.
The
HomeBase
3
enables
smart
alerts
and
local
storage
(16GB
onboard
storage,
expandable
up
to
16
TB).
It
also
connects
the
S3
Pro
to
Apple
Home,
making
it
the
first
Eufy
camera
to
work
with
Apple’s
smart
home
platform
since
the
EufyCam
2
series
from
2019.
The
S3
Pro
comes
in
a
two-camera
bundle
with
the
HomeBase
S380
(HomeBase
3).
The
camera
can
also
be
purchased
separately.Image:
Eufy
Eufy
spokesperson
Brett
White
confirmed
to
The
Verge
that
the
S3
Pro
will
be
compatible
with
HomeKit
Secure
Video.
Apple’s
end-to-end
encrypted
video
storage
service.
“The
plan
is
for
all
future
devices
to
have
Apple
Home
compatibility,
and
we’re
looking
into
grandfathering
older
devices,
too,”
said
White.
The
S3
Pro
has
a
new
color
night
vision
feature
called
MaxColor
Vision
that
promises
“daylike
footage
even
in
pitch-dark
conditions,
without
the
need
for
a
spotlight.”
I
saw
a
demo
of
this
technology
at
the
IFA
tech
show
in
Berlin
this
month,
and
it
was
impressive.
A
camera
was
positioned
inside
a
completely
dark
room,
sending
video
to
a
monitor
outside,
on
which
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
tech.
Eufy’s
MaxColor
Vision
technology
can
show
a
dark
landscape
(far
left)
as
if
it
were
in
daylight
on
the
right
in
three
MaxColor
Vision
modes.Image:
Eufy
While
the
color
night
vision
doesn't
use
a
spotlight,
the
S3
Pro
does
include
a
motion-activated
spotlight
that
Eufy
says
can
adapt
based
on
real-time
lighting
to
give
you
the
best
image.
The
light
can
also
be
manually
adjusted
using
the
app
while
viewing
a
live
stream.
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
there’s
a
person
in
the
yard
when
it’s
a
tree
blowing
in
the
wind.
Eufy
says
it
reduces
false
alerts
by
up
to
99
percent.
The
S3
Pro
is
battery-powered
with
a
13,000
mAh
battery
that
provides
up
to
a
quoted
365
days
of
power.
A
built-in
solar
panel
can
power
the
camera
power
for
longer.
In
my
testing
of
the
EufyCam
S3,
which
also
has
a
built-in
solar
panel,
I’ve
not
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
an
hour
of
sunlight
a
day.
Eufy
also
includes
an
external
solar
panel
with
the
camera,
so
you
can
install
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-level
battery-powered
camera
from
Eufy
with
this
capability.
Following
some
serious
security
and
privacy
incidents
in
2022,
Eufy
has
published
a
new
list
of privacy
commitments on
its
website.
The
company
also
worked
with
cybersecurity
expert
Ralph
Echemendia
following
the
issues,
and
last
year,
he
completed
an
assessment
that,
the
company
claims,
shows
it
has
“met
all
proactive
and
reactive
security
benchmarks.”
Original author: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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