A few weeks ago, my Eufy Outdoor Pro camera caught a situation that was unthinkable a year ago. I live in a city that has an out-of-control homeless population and in turn, crime has been on the rise. A homeless camp of 45-55 people living out of tents and makeshift houses was infiltrated by gang members who used the camp to sell drugs and prostitute women from the camp.
A fight ensued and one of the gang members that lived in the camp pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and fired 9 rounds just feet from my house. This is in a residential neighborhood! Luckily no one was killed.
The situation was caught on my Eufy Camera. The police looked at the video but they were not interested. This made me upset so I sent the video to the local news and they ran the story as the headline for the 11’Oclock news! Suddenly the police were interested so they took a copy and detectives were able to identify the suspect.
I cannot upload videos here but I will attach screenshots. In full 2K resolution, the camera showed the event crystal clear. The screenshots here are low resolution compared to the real video.
This is a situation in which having a high quality camera turned out to be very helpful and useful. I’ve had many cameras over the years but this summer I upgraded my security with Eufy locks, doorbells, package containers and cameras. All I can say is that I have had a fantastic experience with the Eufy brand. The integration and ties to automation using face detection is unparalleled. I have not had any issues or hardware that has gone bad. In fact, as a General Contractor, I now use Eufy branded security products for all my home builds. The price point is great and Eufy is always in development with new features. The new 3 series cameras look to be very promising.
I look forward to seeing what Eufy has in development because to me, they will be the market leaders that will rise to the top. Great hardware, great support and very easy to manage in one app.
