eufy (Anker)
eufy Indoor Cam C120
- HACS component
- Local control
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
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A £40 2K indoor camera with proper RTSP/NAS streaming — rare at this price — but be honest about the setup: Home Assistant support relies on the community eufy_security HACS integration plus the eufy-security-ws add-on, which occasionally breaks when Anker changes its cloud API. Once running, streams and person detection work locally. The obvious rival is the Tapo C210: similar price, similar 2K sensor, plus pan/tilt the fixed-lens C120 lacks, but its tplink integration is native and officially maintained — no bridge add-on to babysit. Neither has colour night vision. Pick the C120 for budget RTSP/NAS recording if a community bridge doesn't bother you; pick the C210 for the smoother HA setup.
What can Home Assistant control on the eufy Indoor Cam C120?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Camera | Live RTSP stream sourced directly from the device, so it stays up independently of the integration's connection state. |
| Motion | Binary sensor | Motion-detected flag driven by push events relayed through the bridge; requires push notifications enabled for the camera in the Eufy app. |
| Person detected | Binary sensor | On-device human-detection AI result, useful for gating notification or lighting automations without cloud round-trips. |
| Guard mode | Select | Sets the camera's arm/disarm/schedule mode, mirrored from the mobile app's mode picker. |
| Status LED | Switch | Toggles the physical status LED on the camera; one of several device switches known to intermittently stop responding until the bridge add-on is restarted. |
The eufy_security integration exposes the C120 as a camera entity plus binary sensors for motion and person detection, with pet detection arriving via an event/attribute rather than a dedicated toggle; there are no PTZ entities since the C120 is fixed-lens, unlike eufy's pan-and-tilt SKUs. Because the C120 has on-camera RTSP, its video stream bypasses the cloud-relay conversion path entirely, so the camera feed keeps working even when the integration or bridge is unhealthy — only the detection binary sensors and push events depend on the bridge add-on staying connected. First-run pairing through the bridge commonly hits a 2FA or captcha prompt tied to the Anker account used, and the underlying bridge project carries a maintainer note about Anker retiring legacy cloud APIs it's built on, a live forward-looking risk beyond the occasional cloud-API breakage the editor note already calls out.
Specs
| ai | on-device human & pet detection |
|---|---|
| power | mains (plug-in), 5V USB adapter included |
| storage | microSD up to 128GB, NAS (RTSP); optional eufy cloud subscription |
| placement | indoor |
| streaming | RTSP/NAS continuous recording supported; HA via eufy_security HACS + eufy-security-ws add-on |
| dimensions | 57 x 57 x 104mm (2.24 x 2.24 x 4.11in), approx. 104g |
| resolution | 2K 3MP (2304x1296) |
| connectivity | Wi-Fi 2.4GHz only (no 5GHz support) |
| night vision | Infrared LED night vision, monochrome only (no colour night vision) — eufy does not publish an exact metre range for this model |
| field of view | 125° diagonal |
How does the eufy Indoor Cam C120 compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eufy Indoor Cam C120 (this product) | £39.99 | Wi-Fi | Yes | HACS |
| Aqara Camera E1 | £48.98 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G3 | £119.99 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro (Wi-Fi) | £159.98 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the eufy Indoor Cam C120 work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The eufy Indoor Cam C120 is controlled locally in Home Assistant through a community integration installed through HACS (eufy_security), so it keeps working if your internet connection or the eufy (Anker) cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the eufy Indoor Cam C120 use, and do I need a hub?
- The eufy Indoor Cam C120 uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. eufy (Anker)'s own hub is not required when you integrate through a community integration installed through HACS (eufy_security).
- How much does the eufy Indoor Cam C120 cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the eufy Indoor Cam C120 is £39.99 at Amazon UK, with other UK retailers at up to £39.99. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.