Eufy S340 Solar Camera

Pros

• Articulation range ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8
  The SoloCam S340 can pan through a full 360 degrees and tilt roughly 70 degrees, giving it broad coverage of driveways or yards from a single mounting point.
• Installation ease ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8
  Installation is simple thanks to the wire-free design, typically requiring only mounting the bracket and panel, which makes it accessible for homeowners who want to avoid electrical work.
• Power options (solar panel) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8
  Previous testing showed that the S340’s solar panel can recharge the battery with just a couple of hours of direct sun, and this review again highlights that the bundled panel keeps the pack topped up so manual charging is rarely needed.
• Video resolution & detail ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 4.7
• Battery life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
  Real-world feedback suggests the S340’s battery can last around a few months on its own, and this review reiterates that pairing it with the included solar panel effectively turns it into a low-maintenance, set-and-forget camera in moderately sunny locations.
• On-device processing (AI) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
  AI processing can run locally on the camera or be offloaded to HomeBase 3, which improves classification of people, pets, and vehicles while keeping analysis inside the home.
• Local storage option convenience ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  The camera supports local recording on 8 GB of built-in storage or via HomeBase S380 with expansion to large drives, and reviewers like having multiple subscription-free ways to keep footage without relying on the cloud.
• Optical zoom performance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  Owners praise the S340’s 3X optical telephoto lens for pulling in detail at the far end of a driveway, and this review notes that the 8X hybrid zoom remains surprisingly useful for reading plates or faces without the image falling apart completely.
• PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) control responsiveness ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  PTZ follows subjects across a wide arc and returns to presets quickly, now also swinging through a full 360 degrees and moving between user-defined zones to aid review of motion clips.
• Detection features ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.3
  On-device AI enables the SoloCam S340 to detect people and vehicles and track them across its pan-tilt range, though this review notes that it can still misidentify larger pets as humans until settings are tuned.
• Notification speed ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.0
  Testing suggests the SoloCam S340’s push notifications arrive within a few seconds of motion, providing timely awareness of driveway or yard activity even if live view occasionally lags behind.
• App controls & settings ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
  The Eufy app is generally well regarded for its alerts and configuration options, and this reviewer confirms that it offers solid controls for zones, tracking presets, and storage, even though loading the live feed can sometimes take a few extra seconds.
• Floodlight brightness ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 3.8
  The integrated light is bright enough to illuminate a driveway and deter intruders when motion is detected, but it is dimmer than wired floodlight cams and cannot be left on continuously.
• False alert filter effectiveness ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 3.5
  Reviews say that activity zones and sensitivity controls help the S340 cut down on false alerts, but this tester still sees frequent mislabeling of a cat as a person, indicating that some pet-related false positives persist even after tuning.