That first one looks very similar to the current Nest wired camera.
What model are you using?? My understand was none of the recent eufy 3 cameras with solar panel works with HomeKit.I know people are still sour about Eufy but I just spent half that on a wireless camera + solar panel from eufy that works with HomeKit. This hue option sounds overpriced and requires a subscription for some pretty basic features.
EufyCam 2C is HomeKit compatible but I’m using HomeBridge to access all of my eufy security devices via HomeKit.What model are you using?? My understand was none of the recent eufy 3 cameras with solar panel works with HomeKit.
Wow thanks for the very awesome reply!Thread isn't for cameras. Thread is a low-bitrate protocol. Extraordinarily low power usage, but also low bitrate. More than enough for a sensor to to say "yep" or "nope", but not enough to stream video or anything like that.
WiFi (or possibly something proprietary in Hue's case, to talk to the hub) is necessary for anything with as high of a data rate needed as a camera.
(If you're familiar with Zigbee, Thread is basically the evolution of Zigbee. Created by the same people and everything. The underlying nuts and bolts are improved and modern, like it being based on IPv6 and the ability to have more than one coordinator (now called border routers), but the way it works otherwise, and the kinds of applications suited to it, is almost exactly the same.)
I imagine they should work with it — Hue works very well with HomeKit.No HomeKit secure video no buy
Well... Yes and no. There is no hardware reason a WiFi security camera can't be super reliable. As long as your WiFi network is stable and if they implement their camera well (this is the big if) in their software, it should be very solid.Wow thanks for the very awesome reply!
So in short words, there is no possibility to have a security camera that is as responsive as a thread device? I used to have one hub less, and was a pain as it always was going offline.
They won’t as they’ve chosen to create and sell their own subscription service for the (so far) same functionality.I imagine they should work with it — Hue works very well with HomeKit.
Hm, that's annoying. I wouldn't go for these purely because of how much they cost, but that adds to it. I am also a big fan of hue, but probably since they were the first to offer HomeKit lights and I jumped on the band wagon. I have a few remotes that won't reprogram as the hue app is absolute trash. I think there are better options out there, but as I have about 40 lamps and several switches, I'm not looking to switch.They won’t as they’ve chosen to create and sell their own subscription service for the (so far) same functionality.
I am a fan of Hue, and in the market for several cameras, but this is Hue hardware I won’t buy because of their new subscription service.