EUFY FAMILOCK S3 Max Review: A Video Smart Lock with a lot of tricks

Converge Familock S3 Max ($ 399) It is a multi -task spine. Firing Earlier this yearIt combines a Intelligent lock and Video door video In one, it is one of the first locks with a digital hole and A A wave function to unavailable. It also contains keys and plate and plate topic Support, so it works with all major smart home platforms (at least the lock part).

It is a monster of locking the door, screaming with high technology sitting on your front door. My favorite features are an integrated video screen, which displays live nutrition for those on the other side of the door without having to withdraw your phone.

If you have a hole or window in your home door, this may not be much useful for you – and you can choose to lock without the screen for $ 50. But it is useful as a quick way to confirm who is at the door before opening it, especially if your children are at home alone or with a children’s cliff or grandparents that your video bell app has not been downloaded.

As the name suggests, this lock is designed with the mode of multiple generations in mind. Instead of fingerprint reader, it uses palm vein technology to cancel the lock, which is supposed to be more reliable, especially for individuals who have more accurate fingerprints. This is a common issue for children, older adults, and my husband, a firefighter, and it appears to be burning all his fingerprints.

Unlike fingerprint technology, which depends on the features of the surface that can be analyzed, Palm vein confession Infrared light is used to display vascular patterns under the skin.

In my test, the opening of the palm is not faster or easier than using fingerprints, and I found it a little difficult to get used to. You have a clearer goal with a fingerprint of the palm, and I found myself embarrassing in the lock several times before stopping. I also have the appearance of a prominent door heading to the right of the lock, which limits my nest.

But once I got a comment from him, he was working reliably. All of my children also picked up quickly, and my husband really loved it. You cannot wave the door lock, which will be a kind of cold; Instead, there is a small button on the keyboard. You can also enable the automatic lock in the app.

The touch screen keyboard was responding, easy to see and easy to use. There is also keyway hidden under the door bell button, if you need it. The lock is connected to your smart home via the compact Wi-Fi network, allowing you to control it from the EFY application. It also supports topicSo you can add it to Apple Home and other smart home platforms. It is only the lock that works with the material, as the cameras have not yet been supported.

The integration of the material is largely limited to controlling the codes and adjusting the symbols through the smart domestic ecosystem that chooses it. As usual, if you want to use a device with the material, you must sacrifice the features. It is not an encouraging trend.

After all, this is the integrated video door body and this is the main reason to look at this lock. There are cheaper intravenous options than palm trees than EUFYBesides Philips and TclIf this is what you care about. At $ 400, the family is expensive, but you get two devices in my device.

Adding the video door bell to the lock puts a lot of pressure on the battery, and there is no way to generate it. This very large lock comes with a rechargeable battery of 15,000 mAh per hour that claims EUFY for nearly five months. I tested for a month to prepare the most intense “peak control”, and the battery had decreased to 41 percent.

You can set many settings to help save energy, including keeping them in the default setting for registration only when locking the door, but still seems to be five months optimistic.

Since the battery takes some time to recharge, the lock contains four AAA backup batteries to keep the basic function while shipping. You can also pick up a backup battery to continue on hand.

To help keep the battery life, the compact PoPhole camera is activated from Familock only when someone presses the door bell of the lock or if you press a small button on the back of the lock. The outer door bell button is very prominent, with the blue LED that lights up the movement to attract the attention of the visitor. The pressure on it also emites the sound of the door bell. (You cannot connect the door bell to your harmony, although you can use Alexa Echo or Homebase Eufy as a ring.)

The lock doorbell camera provides a clear video clip during daylight hours and a decent night vision, although the prominent door frame reflects the lamps, causing the shots to detonate. The field of a diagonal vision is 180 degrees means that I can see from top to bottom and all one side (not the other side, due to the frame of the above door).

Packages and people were clearly visible, which is most of what she wanted to see using the doorbell camera. Make people press the button difficult, even with glowing light, because it is not the place where people expect pressure.

There are no fees for displaying registered footage for visitors in the EFY application, and videos are locally stored on the device. Views and direct recordings are quickly withdrawn in the application, and alerts are sent to movement and people immediately.

However, there are no other smart alerts, not even identifying the package, which is a strange neglect of the door of the door bell. If you connect the lock to Eufy Homebase 3 (149 dollars), you can get more advanced smart alerts, including face recognition that can alert you to who is on your door-a useful feature only a few other doors (including Google Nest, Aqara and HomeKit Secure Dooblels). You can also get alerts for the vehicle and pets, but there are no packages.

The video part of the door lock corresponds to Amazon Alexa and Google Home, allowing you to display live feeding directly via Wi-Fi to a smart screen like Echo view. But I find that this can be very slow to withdraw live nutrition; The fastest is just walking to the door.

I launched EUFY recently Its special smart view For $ 200, which is automatically in a direct offer from the Familock camera when there is an activity or a person rings the door bell. I have tested this, and the summary withdrew faster than using a third -party smart screen, making it a better choice if you want to get an internal video.

I am still the best solutions to the body of locking smart video meals, but if you cannot add a video door bell to your door but you can replace your door lock, the family is a good solution, and if it is a little closed. I have tested a couple of video door locks, including a former EFY and one of Lockly, which is my great favorite.

The best feature is to see who is on the other side of the door with my approach, without the need to wait to withdraw a direct video on my phone or smart screen, or care about the pole (mines are already broken), or try to look at the side window without seeing me.

Pictures of Jennifer Patson Tuhi / Al -Haf