eufy Security Video Doorbell E340, Dual Cameras, 2K FHD

Why it's worth it

The eufy E340 records to 8GB of built-in storage, so there's nothing to subscribe to. A second, downward-facing camera watches the mat itself, which is the one angle single-lens doorbells at eye height keep missing.

The second camera solves the problem the whole category is bad at. A doorbell mounted at chest height sees a delivery driver's face and not much of the ground. The E340's downward lens frames the mat directly, so you can see whether the box is still there without asking a neighbor to check. If package theft is what pushed you into shopping for a doorbell, start here.

No subscription means no subscription. Footage lands on the doorbell's own storage, and you can pair it with a eufy HomeBase if you want more room and longer retention. SafeWise credits eufy's on-device package detection with a high correct-trigger rate and no false alarms from passing traffic, which is what local processing buys you: alerts that don't depend on someone else's cloud.

From our review of 8 wireless video doorbell cameras, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +The second camera solves the problem the whole category is bad at
• +No subscription means no subscription
• +Power is your choice
• +Owners who dislike recurring fees are the happiest buyers here, and they say so repeatedly

What to know

• –The eufy app is the roughest of the picks
• –Battery life is fine, not exceptional, and running two cameras is part of why