Anker's Eufy Window Camera E10 is a $79.99 security camera that stays indoors and watches outside through the glass. It sticks to the inside of a window with a reusable mounting sticker, so renters and anyone who can't drill into an outside wall can still point a camera at a porch, driveway or yard.
Eufy's US store lists the single camera as a preorder, and a two-pack costs $149.99. The Verge reports it is also on Amazon at the same price.
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How It Deals With the Glass
Pointing an ordinary camera through a window tends to pick up reflections from the room. The E10's wraparound housing sits tight against the pane to block them, and anti-reflection stickers come in the box. Eufy says very thick double- or triple-pane glass can still show slight glare at the edges.
Night footage relies on MaxColor Vision and an f/1.0 lens. The camera has no spotlight, so it works with the light already outside, and an unlit yard will need a lamp of its own.
Video tops out at 2.5K (2688 x 1520) at 15 frames per second, with a view of 105 degrees across and 57 degrees top to bottom. A wheel on the back tilts the lens down by up to 25 degrees, which cuts out sky and brings more of the doorstep into frame.
No Fee for the Basics, but It Needs a Cord
Person, vehicle and pet detection, custom detection zones, alerts and 24/7 recording all work with no monthly fee, as long as you add a microSD card of up to 256GB. Cloud storage is an optional subscription.
There is no battery. The E10 runs from a wall adapter over a 10-foot USB-C cable, with clips included to route it along the window frame. It works on its own or with HomeBase S380, HomeBase Mini and HomeBase Professional, and it supports Alexa and Google Assistant, but not Apple HomeKit.
The limits are mostly about the glass. The microphone only picks up ambient and louder sounds through the window, and two-way talk is meant for indoor use. Eufy also says to avoid frosted, patterned or broken glass, and warns that blind zones can grow on high floors looking down.
The closest rival is the Wyze Window Cam, listed at $34.98 with 1080p video and a slightly narrower view of 101 by 53.9 degrees. The E10 costs more than twice as much for the sharper picture.
