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eufy Video Doorbell C30
- HACS component
- Cloud required
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
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The budget single-lens pick in eufy's doorbell line-up — £69.99, no monthly fee, no subscription for core recording. Versus the pricier E340, you lose the second parcel-view lens and the HomeBase hub entirely: the C30's 5,000mAh battery is sealed in rather than swappable, so a flat battery means unmounting the whole doorbell to recharge via cable. 2K FHD video is sharp enough for face recognition at the door, but with no local hub buffering events, the usual eufy caveats — no official Works with Home Assistant certification, community-only integration — bite harder here. Best for renters and first-time buyers wanting cheap doorbell alerts, not a serious HA security node.
What can Home Assistant control on the eufy Video Doorbell C30?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Doorbell press | Binary sensor | Fires reliably on ring events even though the paired camera image often does not — safe to automate on, don't rely on it for a visual snapshot. |
| Motion | Binary sensor | PIR-triggered motion event relayed through the P2P bridge; carries the same cloud round-trip dependency as the doorbell-press sensor. |
| Battery | Sensor (%) | Worth pairing with an availability watchdog since there's no HomeBase to report doorbell health if Wi-Fi drops. |
| Availability | Binary sensor | Bridge/cloud connectivity state; because there's no local recording fallback, an unavailable state here means a genuine blind spot, not just a delayed poll. |
| Camera | Camera | Frequently returns no live feed or event image for this model per open tracker issues — treat as unreliable rather than a dependable visual entity. |
Because the C30 has no HomeBase, it has no local buffer to fall back on — every event, motion clip, and doorbell press has to survive the P2P bridge and eufy's cloud round-trip before the integration ever sees it, so a dropped Wi-Fi or cloud hiccup isn't a delayed entity update, it's a missed event entirely. Open issues on the integration's tracker specific to this doorbell line note that the camera entity frequently returns no live feed and no event snapshot image in HA, even though the doorbell-press and motion binary sensors fire reliably — treat this doorbell as an event trigger, not a visual-verification source, inside HA. Auto-reply and home/away mode switching, exposed for other eufy cameras, aren't implemented for this model.
Specs
| power | built-in 5,000mAh battery, non-removable — recharges via cable with the doorbell unmounted, no swappable pack |
|---|---|
| storage | microSD card, up to 128GB (not included), no HomeBase required; eufy's own roadmap lists HomeBase 3 support as coming later in 2026 |
| streaming | P2P via eufy app, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi only (no 5GHz), not standalone local RTSP |
| resolution | 2K FHD, 165° ultra-wide view |
| subscription | no monthly fee for core recording |
How does the eufy Video Doorbell C30 compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eufy Video Doorbell C30 (this product) | £69.99 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | HACS |
| Aqara Doorbell Camera Hub G410 | £109.99 | Wi-Fi, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Arlo Essential Video Doorbell | £134.08 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | HACS |
| Blink Video Doorbell | £23 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | Cloud |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the eufy Video Doorbell C30 work with Home Assistant locally?
- Partly. The eufy Video Doorbell C30 connects to Home Assistant through a community integration installed through HACS (eufy_security), which relies on the eufy cloud. It works in Home Assistant, but commands go via the internet and stop working during an outage of your connection or the eufy service.
- Which protocol does the eufy Video Doorbell C30 use, and do I need a hub?
- The eufy Video Doorbell C30 uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. eufy's own hub is not required when you integrate through a community integration installed through HACS (eufy_security).
- How much does the eufy Video Doorbell C30 cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the eufy Video Doorbell C30 is £69.99 at eufy UK, with other UK retailers at up to £69.99. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.