Until the release of iOS 13, security cameras were the devices that they were less useful when linking them with HomeKit, since they did not offer us an extra advantage beyond that offered by the native application of the camera in question.
Thanks Home Secure Video, launched by iOS 13, security cameras have an important gap within home automation, since Apple gives us the possibility of record videos for 10 days at no cost Some, as long as we have an account of 200 GB or more, sign up for iCloud.
Thanks to this feature, it is no longer necessary to contract storage services from the camera manufacturer in exchange for a monthly fee. Logitech and Netatmo have released updates for some of their security camera models are compatible with this new feature. Anker, the manufacturer of cameras and home automation devices compatible with HomeKit, also last month updated the eufyCam 2 to take advantage of this new feature.
The eufy range of cameras, which belongs to Anker, has just announced the launch of two new indoor security cameras, both are compatible with HomeKit, but at the moment we cannot confirm if they will also be compatible with HomeKit Secure Video and then we will explain why.
The new eufy cameras allow us store up to 128GB of recordings inside, more than enough space to be able to record for several days everything that happens in front of the cameras and access its content through the application for iOS. More clearly, water.
These cameras, with audio in both directions, offer us a 2k resolution, allow us to establish alert zones thanks to the motion sensor and multi-user control. The basic model is priced at U.S. dollar 39,99, while the model with rotation of 360 degrees and 100 degrees vertically, integrates an 8x zoom and will be priced at U.S. dollar 49,99. Both models will be available from mid-May on Amazon.
