The Euf圜am E has an option to activate a siren if someone tampers with the camera, but in my experience it was pretty easy to remove the camera without activating the siren, so don’t rely on it, still a cool idea though. The upside of these mounting systems is that it allows you to easily remove your cameras to recharge them when needed, with the obvious downside being that anyone can just reach up and remove them, no tools or force required. The arlo and the eufycam have magnetic bases to allow them to be easily taken down for recharging, but Eufycam does suggest that you use their also included screw on mount instead if you’re planning on using them outside.
They have one or two screws each and a universal aiming pivot point.
#ARLO PRO VS REOLINK ARGUS 2 INSTALL#
The easiest cameras to install are the Euf圜am E, Arlo Pro 2 and the BlinkXT2.
Since the whole point of these cameras is ease of use, lets talk about installation first. To figure out which camera was the best I tested them and rated them in a few different categories: Ease of installation, Battery Life, Motion Detection, Video Quality, Connection Range, Internet Reliance, and of course Price.
#ARLO PRO VS REOLINK ARGUS 2 FOR FREE#
The Eufycam E, also has a base station that it uses for local communication and recording and it can sync with the Eufy Cloud for free backup and remote viewing of your footage. It’s basically a significantly worse version of the final, and most expensive camera that I tested which is the Euf圜am E. The arlo does have free cloud storage with local backup but performed relatively terribly in all of my tests. Then we’ve got the Arlo Pro 2, a camera with a local base station that ends up costing around $140 per camera. The app is pretty neat, and offers some additional features to make justify the price like the option to share a video with your neighbors if they also have a ring subscription. The ring camera doesn’t have any local recording options and requires a $3 monthly cloud subscription. The XT2 is the only camera that I’ll be testing today that doesn’t use rechargeable batteries, but instead uses 2 lithium AA batteries that cost around $1.50 each, so plan on spending $3-6 per year per camera on batteries depending on how high traffic your area is.Īfter that is the ring stick up cam, a rechargeable camera that just got a massive price cut from $179 per camera down to just $99. Next is the Blink XT2, a non-rechargeable battery powered camera that costs around $90 per camera and comes with free cloud storage of your last 120 minutes of video.
The Reolink comes with free cloud storage for one camera and supports free local storage via microSD. Here’s the lineup I’ll be testing today from least to most expensive:įirst is the Reolink Argus Eco, a more traditional looking security camera that has all the features of other rechargeable battery powered wifi cameras, but for only $60 per camera. It’s true they will never be as good as their wired counterparts, but they do give you about 80% of the functionality for 1% of the work. And while I do sort of still feel that way, I have to admit that I’m a bit of a hypocrite because when my mom and my sister both asked me to install cameras at their houses while visiting for the holidays I opted for the easy to install, easy to use battery powered variety. If you’ve seen some of my other videos you may have heard me say that these wifi battery powered security cameras are foolish and if you want real security you should be wiring your cameras. As you’ll see in this video, there a few specific instances where you’ll be better off with another brand, but for the most part the Blink XT2 is an amazing value.
Looking for the best battery powered wireless camera? For most people it’s going to be this, the Blink XT2. Reolink additional 8% off Promo Code: ytb8offup Best Value:īlink XT2 (Amazon UK): Best Performance:Įuf圜am E (Amazon UK): Best for Remote Install: Today on the hookup I’m going to test out the fully wireless battery powered outdoor security cameras from every major manufacturer and tell you which ones are worth your money, and which ones you should absolutely avoid.