Eufy C37 2K SoloCam Ends Battery Checks and Wiring Hassles for Outdoor Cameras

Outdoor cameras often provide owners with two choices. Battery types require frequent checks and recharges, which is especially annoying if the device is set high on a wall. Wired models entail running wires along the exterior or through attics, turning basic security into a weekend project requiring drilling and weather sealing. Eufy designed the C37 SoloCam, priced at $59.99 (was $100) for early Black Friday, around a detachable 3-watt solar panel that connects to the camera with a flexible cable roughly ten feet long. Mount the camera where the view is best and place the panel where sunlight is strongest. The two pieces no longer have to share the same spot.

A compact white body houses a 6700mAH battery, which is suitable for 45 days of average use if you’re lucky and have low-70s motion occurrences per day. The solar panel on top will, of course, keep topping up the battery during the day; typically, a few hours of straight sun should suffice, and the battery level normally stays in the mid 80s even on cloudy days or light rain, making manual charging a rare event. The panel and camera can apparently be placed beneath eaves or on a roof without sacrificing power or range, which is a plus, and the IP65 weather resistance means it can withstand normal rain and dust without needing to be protected with special covers.

One camera covers the entire yard or driveway because the head can pan 360 degrees and tilt 90 degrees, allowing it to view everything. The built-in AI detects the nice stuff, such as people, automobiles, and pets, and maintains them centered in the picture if they move about.


You only receive notifications for what is truly important, so there’s no need to become bogged down in every yawn from the neighbor’s cat. Custom zones and scheduled patrol points allow you to control what the camera looks at and when, so it may take a leisurely tour of the driveway at nightfall or monitor the side gate while you sleep. The eufy app’s live view opens instantly over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, and you can even utilize two-way audio to communicate with visitors or the siren to deter anyone you’d rather they go somewhere else.


During the day, footage is fairly sharp at 2K resolution, which is 77% more pixels than ordinary 1080p, and after dark, a built-in flashlight activates automatically with motion and detects people, clothing, and license plates in color up to around 30 feet away. If you want a quieter nite, IR mode remains an option. Recordings can be saved on a 256GB microSD card, the HomeBase Mini, or the HomeBase 3. There is no monthly fee for local storage or basic AI warnings, and the film is encrypted on the device or hub rather than being uploaded to the cloud. You can control everything using Alexa and Google Assistant, but you will not have access to Apple HomeKit.


Setup is simple: simply screw in the provided mounts, drop the camera and panel into position, and then link it everything in the app. If you already have a eufy with a HomeBase Mini or S380, you can add this one without purchasing a new hub. As an extra plus, because recordings are entirely event-driven, the system is more likely to capture the most important stuff while ignoring the rest, rather of producing endless continuous footage.