About Camera Working Mode of eufy SoloCam E50 (T8180)
SoloCam is a battery powered camera which of course means there will be limits to its battery-life. Alerts are not recorded all the time. A balance must be found between preserving battery life and recording alerts.
The camera will record motion until no human is detected or until the maximum recording time is reached, whichever occurs first.
SoloCam is set to Optimal Battery Life mode by default, which ensures battery-life will last 6 monthes if every day has less than 30 alerts.
The system will try to detect and record every alert, and every recording file will be up to 20 seconds in length.
If motion occurs intensively in the short term, the system will increase the detection interval to reduce the fast rate of battery draining.
Optimal Battery Life mode is suitable for scenes where the camera is facing a point where many objects move every day. For example, facing the road, etc.
If you want to record more alerts and want to optimize the battery, you may select Optimal Surveillance mode. The recording file length will be up to 60 seconds and there will be a shorter recording interval if too many alerts occur in the short term.
This mode is suitable for most of the cases.
If you don’t want to miss any alert, you may select Customize Recording mode. You can manually set the recording file length and detection interval. But please note that the battery will drain fast if you set to Customization mode. In most cases, the battery life will be less than 3 monthes.
