Eufy 2K Pan Tilt Smart Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video

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The Eufy Pan Tilt camera is, at least currently, the ONLY pan-tilt camera that supports Homekit Secure video and at the price point, it's going to be very attractive to a lot of people. But there are some things you should know about this camera before clicking that Buy-It-Now button.

The Eufy Pan Tilt is listed as a camera that has a TON of capabilities including pet detection, motion zones, facial recognition, RTSP streams, and more. All this is true of course as long as you're not using the camera in Homekit mode.

As soon as you connect this to your Homekit home, the majority of those features go away. We should be getting back facial recognition and motion zones once iOS14 is released, but until then, it's something that you should definitely consider if you're looking at picking up one for you smart home.

The other thing to be aware of is that the Eufy cam MUST be connected to the Eufy Security app before you can add it to your Apple HomeKit home. For those of you who more concerned about your privacy, this might be a deal breaker and instead might point you towards the Logitech Circle View or the Eve Camera which are both Homekit only cameras which have no other cloud connectivity at all.

The Eufy Pan/Tilt's main selling feature is going to be, as expected, the ability for the camera to pan around the room. Although these controls are not currently exposed in Apple HomeKit, you can still leverage this feature by turning on the motion tracking within the Eufy app and then just letting the camera move around as it detects motion in it's vicinity.

All in all, I think the Eufy camera is a great buy, especially at it's price point which is one of the lowest in the market right now.

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