My personal favourite subscription-free security camera system gets a massive Prime deal...

EufyCam S3
(Image credit: Eufy)

There are two good types of deal to be had on the security cameras. There are discounts which bring the overall lifetime cost down, and there are deals which bring the initial cost down and reduce the spend on subscriptions.

This is 🎉 party time for people like me because there is no ongoing subscription, just 4K cameras and a base station you connect to your home network so you can get all the benefits of remote access using your existing wi-fi setup. Brilliant and, despite costing a bit more at first, cheaper in the long run despite the high-spec cameras.

eufy eufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Kit
eufy eufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Kit: was $549.99 now $399.99 at Amazon

This system brings all the advantages of traditional 'CCTV' – in which you have the storage device in your home, so control the data – and combines it with the advantages of an app-based device you can control with your phone. Add in solar panels to help top the camera batteries up (though these do depend a bit on location) and you've got one of the best systems there is. (If you want a bargain, also check the S330 – its predecessor – which manages most of these tricks and can be found for even less)

🎥 4K

✅ NO ongonig costs | ✅ High resolution

Even better, because of Prime Day, the price is dramatically lower than usual. If you are comparing costs against a subscription alternative, you'll be in profit about a year and a half sooner!

Another issue with installing cameras can be running cables, but if you're able to make sure that they get at least one hour of sunlight a day then that should be enough to top up the internal batteries thanks to the built-in solar panels on the top. That saves a lot of drilling through walls and running cables.

Apple users will be especially pleased that eufy has considered them too, and the home base is not only compatible with up to 16TB of on-board storage (it comes with 16GB to get you started), but technologies including Apple's HomeKit.

I have tested the eufyCam system for many many months and been impressed with both the length of the battery life (though, trust me, it is worth positioning it somewhere it gets direct sun – I put mine under a gutter in London, UK).

The system can be extended with other cameras and a doorbell camera if you choose, too, and the doorbell camera is also discounted on Amazon for Prime:

Adam Juniper
Managing Editor

With over 20 years of expertise as a tech journalist, Adam brings a wealth of knowledge across a vast number of product categories, including timelapse cameras, home security cameras, NVR cameras, photography books, webcams, 3D printers and 3D scanners, borescopes, radar detectors… and, above all, drones. 


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