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This doorbell has two cameras: One gives you the traditional visibility of who’s at your front door, and another is pointed downwards to let you know when a package has been delivered.
The latest E340 video doorbell’s two cameras deliver real-time notifications to your mobile device when a person is detected and a package is delivered.
This doorbell camera will also send real-time motion notifications to your mobile device. It offers the option to use two-way talk to communicate with whoever is at the door from your mobile phone or quick replies to automatically respond when they ring the doorbell.
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The camera above the doorbell button records events in 2048 x 1536 resolution to deliver 2K footage that is clear and gives you a detailed view of whoever is at the door. The doorbell itself has two motion-activated lights, one at the top and a second one below — where the other camera is — to light the way in the dark, alert visitors or would-be intruders that the camera has been activated, and support the camera’s color night vision recording.
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Eufy’s Delivery Guard technology notifies you when packages are delivered and picked up and lets you set up zone restrictions to avoid false alerts. You can also set up the Eufy video doorbell E340 to trigger an alarm — a siren or a voice response — when someone approaches a package at your door, with the option to activate it at custom times. I also have mine set to alert me each night of uncollected packages at the front door, reminding me to bring them in before bedtime.
This doorbell has helped alert us when a package arrives so we can bring it inside promptly. Most drivers don’t ring the doorbell during delivery, which we appreciate with three young kids and an excitable dog.
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Now, I get an alert on my phone or smartwatch when “A package was delivered,” which is much better than finding a heavy package when I’m in a hurry out the door. This video doorbell isn’t helpful for my situation but for anyone living in a place that porch pirates often target, as this can prevent packages from sitting out overnight and deter strangers from approaching it.
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