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EZVIZ

EZVIZ camera

Cameras · Security

Mixed reportsApple Home issuesLocal

2 reports: 1 says it works, 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 2 integrations: motionEye, EZVIZ.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
motionEyeWorks LocalSolid RTSP stream; Wyze Sense contact sensor in chime catches doorbell events
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I just bought the ezviz camera from bestbuy Canada. https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/ezviz-db1-wi-fi-video-doorbell-white/13549934 It was on sale for $129 and I have been super happy with it so far. RTSP stream is solid and works great with motioneye. I also used a wyze sense contact sensor in my chime to capture the doorbell event for home assistant.

Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.

Reddit comment · 2020-01
EZVIZPartly worksPartly in Home
Stream spins unless VPN paused; works for partner without VPN
Camera exposed via HomeKit Bridge; no audio reported
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The problem I recently moved over to HA from Homebridge (woop!). I have tried to move my camera's from HA (either with Generic Camera or EZVIZ integrations) to "Home" using HomeKit integration. Set up camera as an accessory. Gets added just fine. When I open Home.app on my iPhone the camera doesnt load, and I just get a grey spinny wheel. As soon as I pause / stop VPN on my iPhone the stream loads within a couple of seconds. I had the same issue in Homebridge previously. However, when I got a Homekit hub (Homepod Mini) that seemed to solve this issue. However the Homepod mini is as it was …

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Issue #75336 · 2022-07

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandEZVIZ
CategoryCameras