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eufy eufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Kit with HomeBase 3 (T8892)
Best night vision and zero subscription — at 15fps, on 2.4GHz, for $430.
Overall score 8.3/10
Pros
- + The only camera here that produces genuinely usable full colour at night without turning a spotlight on, which is also why its battery lasts
- + No subscription, ever — recording, AI face recognition and 16TB of expandable local storage are all included in the hardware price
- + eufy publishes actual solar maths (450-900mAh harvested against 100-200mAh used) instead of the usual 'forever power' hand-waving
- + IP67 and a 13,000mAh cell: this is the least maintenance-hungry outdoor camera in the set
Cons
- − 4K runs at up to 15 fps — half the frame rate of the UniFi G6 Instant, and eufy prints it in its own specs rather than hiding it
- − 2.4GHz-only Wi-Fi on a $430 kit, when a $99.99 Ring does dual-band Wi-Fi 6
- − Apple Home users get 1080p, not 4K — the HomeKit path throws away most of what you paid for
- − No RTSP and no ONVIF, so despite all the local storage the cameras still will not talk to Blue Iris, Frigate or a third-party NVR
- − The hub is a single point of failure: lose the HomeBase 3 and you lose the recordings on the drive inside it
eufy eufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Kit with HomeBase 3 (T8892) review: what the specs say
Best night vision and zero subscription — at 15fps, on 2.4GHz, for $430. At $429.99, eufy's 2024 model sits at the premium end of the category — the security Cameras we compare run from $29.99 to $429.99. It scores 8.3/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Night Vision at 9.5/10 — how usable the image is after dark, and whether colour needs the spotlight burning. The weakest is Openness & Smart Home at 6.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: 4K runs at up to 15 fps — half the frame rate of the UniFi G6 Instant, and eufy prints it in its own specs rather than hiding it; and 2.4GHz-only Wi-Fi on a $430 kit, when a $99.99 Ring does dual-band Wi-Fi 6. Every specification on this page comes from eufy's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Max Resolution | 4K (3840x2160) |
| Frame Rate at Top Resolution | Up to 15 fps at 4K, on eufy's own spec sheet |
| Field of View | Not published on eufy's US product page for this model |
| Power Source | 13,000mAh battery with a solar panel built into the camera. An external panel is a separately sold $29.99 backup for shaded sites |
| Battery Life Claim | Up to 365 days, and eufy claims one hour of daily direct sun keeps it charged indefinitely. eufy quantifies it: the built-in panel gathers 450-900mAh a day against 100-200mAh of average daily use |
| Night Vision | MaxColor Vision — full colour with no spotlight, from the 1/1.8in sensor and f/1.0 aperture. Identifies faces and plates to about 30ft in low light |
| Weather Rating | IP67 |
| Wi-Fi / Network | 2.4GHz only (802.11b/g/n). No 5GHz anywhere in this $430 kit |
| Local Storage | HomeBase 3 with 16GB eMMC built in, expandable to 16TB with a 2.5in SATA drive or SSD you supply. One hub handles up to 16 cameras |
| With No Subscription | Everything. Recording, playback, face recognition and alerts are all local, with no plan at any point |
| Cheapest Plan | 0 $/mo |
| RTSP / ONVIF / NVR | No RTSP or ONVIF from the cameras. Apple Home works but caps video at 1080p rather than 4K |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Apple Home, Alexa, Google Assistant, HomeBase 3 (S380) |
| Material | Polycarbonate with an integrated solar panel on the camera top |
| Warranty | 12 months |
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