Reolink WiFi Security Camera indoor 4MP, Pan Tilt WiFi IP Camera for Baby, Elder, Pet Camera Monitor, 2.4G/5GHz WiFi, 2-Way Audio IR Night Vision Remote Viewing,with SD Card Slot, E1 Pro Black
Whole Room Coverage with Pan & Tilt
- Watching over a large area is now becoming easier. E1 Pro can deliver the whole picture of your home, even better, in stunning clarity and vividness. Simply use the Reolink App to realize its pan-and-tilt control.
- Keep an eye on what you care the most. When a certain target area is set as the “guard point” via Reolink App/Client/NVR, then if the camera pans & tilts to another position, it will automatically return to the target monitoring area (guard point) according to the time you set.
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2.4GHz or 5GHz Dual-Band WiFiThis indoor camera supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band WiFi. The 2T2R MIMO antennas ensure a strong signal for reliable network performance. | Excellent Night VisionCapture every movement of your baby or pet clearly in low light with 4MP super clarity, giving 24/7 protection. Be free to turn off the IR LEDs if you don’t feel comfortable with them on at night. | Simultaneous Live ViewWherever you are, you can remotely access this baby monitor/pet camera to get live streaming, and stay aware of your home and business via free Reolink software. Up to 12 people can live view at the same time. |
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Build Your Own Security SettingsCustomize the record schedule, and the camera will only record when motion is detected during the setting time. Set up motion detection sensitivity and zones to reduce false alarms. Customize alarm settings like push schedule to limit the time of motion alerts. | Real-Time AlertsThis home security camera sends an instant push notification or an email alert with photo or clip when motion detection is activated. Watch over your house when you’re away, check on whether kids get home from school or know when the dog walker arrives. | Flexible Recording OptionsThe camera supports 24/7 continuous, motion-triggered and scheduled recording. Videos of all those 3 recording types can be saved in the micro SD card (up to 128GB, not included) or Reolink NVR. Choose a way you like and enjoy customized security. |
More Specifications
| Image Sensor | CMOS Sensor |
| Lens | f=4.0mm Fixed, F=2.0, with IR Cut |
| DC Power | DC 5.0V⎓1A <6W |
| Power Cable | 3m |
| Dimension | Φ76x106mm |
| Angle of View | Horizontal: 87.5° Vertical: 47° |
| Image Compression | H.264 |
| Maximal Frame Rate | 20fps (Default: 15fps) |
| OS Supported | PC: Windows, Mac OS; Smartphone: iOS, Android |
| Protocols & Standards | HTTPS, SSL, TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, UPNP, RTSP, SMTP, NTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, P2P |
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| Network | 2.4/5GHz Dual Band WiFi | 2.4/5GHz Dual Band WiFi | 2.4/5GHz Dual Band WiFi | 2.4/5GHz Dual Band WiFi | 2.4/5GHz Dual Band WiFi |
| Night Vision | Up to 40ft | Up to 40ft | 40ft Full Color Night Vision | 100ft Full Color Night Vision | Up to 100ft |
| Pan Tilt Zoom | Only 355° Pan, 50° Tilt | 355° Pan, 50° Tilt, 3X Optical Zoom | 355° Pan, 50° Tilt, 3X Optical Zoom | × | × |
| 2-Way Audio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Built-in Mic |
| Waterproof | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SD Card Supported | Up to 128GB | Up to 128GB | Up to 256GB | Up to 256GB | Up to 256GB |
| Dimensions: | 10.7 x 7.6 x 7 cm; 483 Grams |
| Manufacture: | Reolink |
| Origin: | China |
| Reference: | EU-E1 Pro-B |
I connected them seamlessly to the Reolink app and had them both linked up in no time.
I installed a microSD card in each to store footage but otherwise they would work just as well, albeit as a live feed.
Playback is available to watch back clips and this is easy to navigate.
The cameras are moveable even remotely so you can alter the view if necessary and they have audio recording which in my experience picks up sound very very well.
I also have a Reolink DVR which i purchased on the back of these and it is easy to connect them wirelessly to the DVR which can also store recordings.
Overall, highly recommended.
So far so good. The camera can struggle and take time to read the QR.
Was easy to set up does exactly what it says absolutely good camera not found any problem so fa
IL PRODOTTO E’ SODDISFACENTE A PARTE IL VOLUME CHE A VOLTE FUNZIONA E A VOLTE NO, NON HO ANCORA CAPITO IL MOTIVO
The picture is brilliant and records in high quality, easily downloadable to a lower quality. Pictures and videos.
Records on however you set it, motion, timer, constant, even motion and timer.
You can use the free app for everything.
Just be aware that signal isn’t amazing when away from your house and their is lag when viewing on highest quality. Just view it live on low quality and download on high if you need some footage.
The only draw backs to me is the power cable which could be hidden on lower surfaces but I have it high up so then I have to hide the cable some how. (Paint it, disguise it, install a wall hide)
Also, you spot it easily in the dark with its (not too bright but obvious) infrared lights.
These cameras occasioaly go on sale. 🙂
Ottima telecamera, facile da installare e si integra perfettamente con i nas di synology
Having had a bad experience with another manufacturer, I pleased to say that this is super easy to set up and connnect to wifi. No issues with connection and the app loads quickly and well.
For the money the picture quality is very good and stable. Motion detection and recording works well. Handy feature is being able to turn off the red LEDS if you want to record through glass at night (Also can’t be detected from outside)
The desktop app works well too and adds extra functionality if you really need to fine tune stuff. All in all , I highly recommend this 4mp device
We have this set up in our bedroom. Siren mode stops the kids going in our room. The other stuff that it captures in the bedroom is…. well down to your imagination really.
Quality of picture at night is excellent, and if you go into hi-res mode you can really see the detail when you zoom in. There is more than enough detail that if someone was to enter a room in darkness, you’d clearly make out their features.
Setting up using a wired ethernet connection was really easy. However, I could not get it to work over wifi, despite numerous attempts and researching different approaches via the internet. I would get so far through the process and then it would start over. That could be a deal breaker for many, as not everyone is able to hard wire gadgets into their home networks. I think a few other people have experience similar problems.
Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing if someone is watching you via the camera – I would have liked to have had that facility for peace of mind.
This combined with the wifi setup difficulty means it loses a star.
You can store pictures/video to an SD card
I’ve not used the motion detector yet so cannot comment on that.
For a simple, quick to set-up camera I think this is great value for money. I didn’t want a camera that integrated with Alexa or other such systems as I don’t trust them yet. We only switch it on when going out, and it automatically registers and sets itself up on the home network every time without a fault.
Just got this today, set up was a piece of cake, connected to wifi no bother, adjusted the quality settings to make sure i can read registration plates on cars driving past the house.
I have this camera set up inside the house, looking out the window. IR lights turned off for nighttime recording. Works great.
The sensitivity needs a bit of tweaking, but i’m playing about with that so I dont get an alert with every tree movement in the wind or similar.
Only gripe i have with it is the playback at high quality is very jerky.but if you download the footage to your phone via the app, it plays perfectly fine with no jerkiness. Also would be great if it had some sort of stand or thicker mount as the mount supplied is about 2mm thick and allows you to mount it toa surface flushly, but i’d like to have a mount maybe 10cm tall so i can have the camera looking out of my window without having to use a cardboard box for it to sit on.
Aside from that, its much better than the netvue one i replaced this with.
It’s great fantastic for keeping a eye on the dogs
This camera is really good, easy to set up and very responsive when using the PTZ. We us it for keeping an eye on the dog while out and it works really well. Audio is clear and mic picks up well.
It lets you zoom in on what is quite a wide area for the detail of it, it’s excellent. You can hold the zoom as your standard shot and you can move it remotely. You can store preset positions and can record continuously or in capture mode. Decent camera.
I bought this to keep an eye on my car outside my house. I’d highly recommend it, it detects movement through double glazing and once you turn off the led lights it will record motion at night time with no glare through the window.
Great quality, price , and really easy to set up
Well worth buying
Overall good camera decent image, only thing was not so good was the setup to connect the camera to Wi-Fi was pain in the a but overall great camera
For the price it was perfect used it for our caravan l have had dearer cameras but none as good as this for the price
Great camera tunes into virgin router perfectly. Very happy with it. So I was happy and bought another which was just as good. Great camera.
A good solid smart cam, easy to install and use. Just install the app and your ready to go.
Es luft sehr gut leicht zu installieren und zu verwende
I really can’t go wrong with Rio cameras , i now have 7 Rio camera products and they all have been fantastic , never had any issues .
Little tip : Always do a filmware software updates when you receive your new cameras . updates available from the manufacturers website .
personally I recommend this manufacture .
and no I have no connection with this manufacturer whatsoever … lol
Wasn’t expecting to much when I bought this to replace a lot older version. From opening the box setting it up 10/15 minutes it does everything I was told the old should have done and it really does picture good sound good especially the two way voice and movement notifications spot on overall good bit of ki
Excellent camera bought to replace other theat didn’t have sd card slot. Same brand as my CCtv so all in one app works great. Really east to set up
Peccato solo che manca lo zoom. Comunque funziona perfettamente con home assistant.
The more you pay the better picture quality shame about the sound faul
A great product that works brilliantly with my 3 outdoor reolink cams and app would highly recommend these cameras thanks
Good camera with dual band WiFi connectivity. Good picture quality with pan, tilt and zoom.
Bought this cam to use for our dogs whelping pen, absolutely fantastic job! Camera quality is brilliant both day and night vision. Can record clips or save images. Definitely impressed and happy to have eyes on our puppies at all times
The Reolink camera is very easy to set up and functions perfectly. Value for the price paid.
Additional feature of recording on micro sd card gives a clear replay of the detection. There is also a function to limit the area of detection that helps to identify the zone likely to be detected. The facility of being able to pan nearly 360 degrees remotely is a plus as one camera cover the whole room.
Die Kamera hat ne gute Grafik und und die Bildqualitt ist auch sehr gu
I don’t use it for motion detection. the night vision is good as is the picture quality. fairly easy to set up…my daughter did that for me, aren’t kids clever these days?
Having read a few poor reviews I opted for this to keep an eye on my dog. Setup out of the box is really simple and takes 5 mins with the app. Connection to WiFi was simple and the picture quality is far better than I expected. I would recommend
Bildqualitt knnte besser sein.
Leider kann man den Speicherort nicht ndern.
Bei Bewegung bekommt man sehr schnell eine Nachricht aufs Handy
Very simple to set up, simple to use and with the various apps expandable into a multi camera system for the fraction of the cost of other types of monitoring. Would highly recommend.
Einfache Montage und Installation, ca. 10min einsatzbereit. Perfektes Teil zum vernnftigen Preis.
Topp Kamera die ber dem QR link einfach einzurichten is
Ottima visuale ma non si collega in Wi-Fi alla fibra. Si collega solo via cavo.
I had ordered a different IP cam prior and had to return it as it required me to create an account and provide various personal details and location, hence wasn’t comfortable with giving away so much info. This product put me a lot more at ease as all I had to do was install the app and do some basic setup. Features include night vision and the ability to move the cam around via the phone app. You can install an SD card and playback is very easy to navigate with markers where motion was detected. There’s a lot to like, everything seems to work.
The only thing that might be missing, or I can’t seem to find, is the option to adjust the motion detection sensitivity. The sunlight that comes into the apartment is registered as movement.
Overall, highly recommended.
I had ordered a different IP cam prior and had to return it as it required me to create an account and provide various personal details and location, hence wasn’t comfortable with giving away so much info. This product put me a lot more at ease as all I had to do was install the app and do some basic setup. Features include night vision and the ability to move the cam around via the phone app. You can install an SD card and playback is very easy to navigate with markers where motion was detected. There’s a lot to like, everything seems to work.
The only thing that might be missing, or I can’t seem to find, is the option to adjust the motion detection sensitivity. The sunlight that comes into the apartment is registered as movement.
Overall, highly recommended.
immagini di ottima qualit di giorno e di notte, app semplicissima da installare e funzionamento senza problemi, ne ho anche un’altra in giardino. tutto ok
Prodotto top, funziona anche con router a 5 Ghz. Qualit immagine top sia di giorno che di notte e l’app ha tante funzioni.
I got this to keep an eye on my dogs, and also because it works with 5ghz WiFi (many cameras don’t).
Set up was quick and easy and done in minutes. I tried out the two way audio while at home to get the dogs used to it. Video quality can be changed but I left on the lower setting.
I check in throughout the day and can reassure the dogs if they are unsettled.
The night vision is great. Camera angle can be moved with the app controller, along with speaker volume. Snapshots and video can be taken too.
I’m very impressed and pleased so far…wish I’d got one sooner.
I have now 3 different cameras from Reolink and for my home security, they work well with Blueiris software but are let down by their own inbuilt software abilities. Needing an indoor camera I decided to give the E1 Pro a go as I thought it would be handy to have Pan and Tilt.
The built quality is good. It was easy to install into the Reolink app and Obtain the relevant IP address and port numbers. It was also reasonably easy to add to the 3rd party software BlueIris but had to try a number of settings. You can run two streams main and sub which was handy.
This camera cannot be mounted on a vertical wall but must be mounted either on its stand or on the ceiling. A vertical mount to purchase would have been nice. The tilt movement is way too limited for the down position. The result of this means you must instead tilt the base but this introduces a lateral pitch angle to the shot when you turn the camera left or right. The best solution would be to mount this camera upside down under a mid-height shelf.
The motion detection works fine but I leave Blueiris to do this work. For indoor cameras, this works fine.
The lan port will ensure that you get the full data in your network but to be honest the 5ghz did fine with highest settings.
The image quality was sharp and crisp and had good colour, but the hue does shift randomly. The audio quality for the speakers was clear but not that loud. The inbuilt mic is poor, I have a much better mic in my cheap V380 Mini camera than this. The motor is very quiet so is very discrete. It would have been nice to have had invisible IR to make it fully stealthy.
Overall its very cheap, it does the job and would be good for baby monitoring or indoor security with 3rd party software.
Really good camera. Works well and motion detection is great.
I have now 3 different cameras from Reolink and for my home security, they work well with Blueiris software but are let down by their own inbuilt software abilities. Needing an indoor camera I decided to give the E1 Pro a go as I thought it would be handy to have Pan and Tilt.
The built quality is good. It was easy to install into the Reolink app and Obtain the relevant IP address and port numbers. It was also reasonably easy to add to the 3rd party software BlueIris but had to try a number of settings. You can run two streams main and sub which was handy.
This camera cannot be mounted on a vertical wall but must be mounted either on its stand or on the ceiling. A vertical mount to purchase would have been nice. The tilt movement is way too limited for the down position. The result of this means you must instead tilt the base but this introduces a lateral pitch angle to the shot when you turn the camera left or right. The best solution would be to mount this camera upside down under a mid-height shelf.
The motion detection works fine but I leave Blueiris to do this work. For indoor cameras, this works fine.
The lan port will ensure that you get the full data in your network but to be honest the 5ghz did fine with highest settings.
The image quality was sharp and crisp and had good colour, but the hue does shift randomly. The audio quality for the speakers was clear but not that loud. The inbuilt mic is poor, I have a much better mic in my cheap V380 Mini camera than this. The motor is very quiet so is very discrete. It would have been nice to have had invisible IR to make it fully stealthy.
Overall its very cheap, it does the job and would be good for baby monitoring or indoor security with 3rd party software.
It seems really good. I had a cheaper camera that constantly dropped signal and when I needed to view previous footage it failed me. I bought this Reolink and it is excellent. The footage is stored and easily accessible. Can’t find anything wrong so thumbs up from me. The photos are from the camera behind a window so ignore the reflection. Very clear even at night.
Sono veramente belle esteticamente, e facili da instalare.
Manca per cavo per colegarle al rutther della linea internet.
Non ho trivato difetti, la utilizzo per controllare il cane quando non ci sono. Sono pienamente soddisfatto.
Ottima telecamera, l’ho comprata per controllare i cani e la qualit fantastica.
Anche l’audio perfetto.
Super consigliata!!!
Un jeu d enfant installer et suivre depuis son tlphone vraiment rassurant je recommande !
La cmara va bien. tuve problemas para conectar por wifi, pero lo arregle haciendo la conexin directa por cable. Y ya despus iba bien por wifi
Tra quelle viste e provate senza dubbio la migliore per rapporto qualit prezzo
Qualit prezzo ottimo. Si vede bene, facile da installare e l’app per il controllo da remoto, funziona bene.
I have 2.4 and5g broadband ,my previous camera was 2.4 only and kept dropping off, needing resetting and generally being difficult, this one worked almost out of the box and connection was instant, so far still working with no issues even if unplugged it works without needing passwords when reconnected, well recommended.
Revised review
Bought another and it wouldn’t connect to wi fi, tried the support pages but still no good so arranged a return and ordered a replacement.
This also failed to connect, very frustrating as the first one had connection straight out of the box so I tried a way not mentioned in the support faqs and that was to temporarily connect with an Ethernet cable, hey presto a connection, added the wi fi password, disconnected the Ethernet cable and positioned the camera and all worked perfectly.
I have no idea why these last two cameras should need this method of connecting but it works and Reolink should include this connection method when the camera fails to initially connect to wi fi by scanning the qr code
Have been asked for a review about this item not had it long enough to give a proper review
Easy to set up high quality camera and motion detection easy app use.
Was great to start off with. Linked up well with my 5G virgin media WiFi. Got a bit worried when it couldn’t detect my micro sd card but was fine after I switched off th mains and restarted. Works well.
Tried many different cameras over the years and it came time to replace a very old one. Picture quality very good works almost all feature work with surveillance station on Synology. I have this isolated on a separate VLAN with no internet access ( I’m paranoid!) and still works. Synology picks up the motion detection from the camera which was nice (saves a lot of CPU). The only feature I have to use the native app for is the 2 way audio. I think next time I will go for the newer model with optical zoom but for the price this is a amazing camera.
Ottima risoluzione e massima facilit di installazione e utilizzo!!! Da comprare!
Great camera with amazing picture easy to use & set up it now protects my mother when the Carer’s are there
Bought the camera due to the double band width to connect to the WiFi. The camera still wouldn’t connect, had to fool it with an ethernet cable first to initialise before it would work with the WiFi.
Once up and running it works well enough. Does pick up changes in light as motion sometimes and memory card helps to record as by the time notification arrives and I start app my cats have moved out of shot.
Reolink NVR still won’t accept it. So making do with sd card
Very happy with this camera and better than one I had before
I specifically sought out a WiFi camera that uses the 5Ghz WiFi band, since the camera is in the room next to my router it has a good 5Ghz connection – this means, unlike other WiFi cameras I’ve used in the past, it has a fast stream to my smartphone which is also on 5Ghz, so you can up the quality to the maximum 4MP setting to get nice clear view of what it’s seeing.
The Reolink app is decent – has a good UI, which usually isn’t the case with the multitude of Chinese companies selling these things.
I can’t vouch for its security but I’m not overly concerned about this for how I use the camera. But I have to be honest – if I was actually concerned about it, then I’d go for one of the ‘established’ players in this market like Nest or Ring. The blowback on them from a security breach is big enough that I expect Amazon (Ring) or Google (Nest) will make sure they’ve invested in keeping their network / apps secure.
Some downsides to this camera are:
1. The speed of pan and tilt I find to be quite delayed from entering the command on my phone to it actually moving. If you don’t need to do ‘intricate’ movements then it’s fine. The lens is wide-angle enough to not need moving it around much.
2. Night vision is OK but, unlike more expensive cameras, you can see the ring of red infrared lights at night which – to a child – could look a bit ominous.
I got this for 40 due to a (random) 10 discount that Amazon offered – but even at 50, it is good value simply to get 5Ghz. It does give it a more reliable connection, and lets you stream at a higher resolution. I may end up a couple more to have dotted around on some window sills etc.
I have this set up in my kitchen window to cover a wall outside where some nice people like to put racist graffiti. I have it on 24/7 and it works well, the quality of playback is good and I recommend it.
Camera qui fait son job de jour comme de nuit. La visibilit est bonne et assez fluide, je recommande.
Camra super ! , en revanche je voudrais teindre la camra sans la dbrancher, mais je ne trouve pas cette manip ?
Facile da utilizzare, molto efficace ed efficiente. Nulla di anomalo da segnalare. Tutto conforme ad descrizione.
Using these in my store room. I haven’t had any glitches with the WiFi connection. I get sound. And the PTZ is cool. Get motion notifications. Requires micro SD card to record and store recordings
Downside: can’t fix to the ceiling and look straight down (Birdseye)
Bought for looking after the dog while I was out, does the job, nice and clear pictures on my phone, ability to talk to dog and reposition the angle of the camera very useful, cons, bit fidlly to set up but works with 5ghz router seamlessly
Absolutely fantastic camera, really pleased, this is the third camera I bought due to failed connections with other brands but this one connected immediately. Fantastic
This has been a brilliant purchase for a reasonable price. We use it to watch our outdoor rabbits at night and when away from home and it’s been grea
I have various indoor reolinks, mostly the 4mp version but one of two 3mp.
The features on all are amazing and when you think a feature is missing it normally appears after an update such as zoom in on playback which happened out of the blue.
Outdoor cams are amazing and totally self sufficient.
Over the years I have tried various other makes such as yl, foscam and elite, each having their own pluses but reolink really does include them all in one package.
Reolink have a great feature in that it can email the captured movement saving a fortune over many of its competitors where a fee of 3 or 4 per month per unit is demanded.
After sales are superb. One of my outdoor cameras battery went down and after a few emails a brand new one was despatched which has worked supremely well.
I have no affiliation with reolink but after many years of trying to find an ipcam that covers all the bases these products have ended the search.
works fine on the iphone and ipad, to get it on the laptop, the file is winzipped, so won’t bother putting it on the laptop
Very good little camera with good clear picture both day and night. Simple to install and operate. Mobile App is easy to use and view recordings (SD Card required for camera, not supplied)
I had difficulty setting the camera up at first as it made a sonar noise all the time which I wasn’t expecting. I contacted the Reolink support help desk who came back to me very quickly with a video for me to follow, which I found really helpful as I learnt that you could carryon with the set up even whilst the camera continued to make a noise. Once set up the camera is easy to use and connects with my WiFi with no problems, colour and picture quality are very good. Having set this one up I have now ordered another as they are so good. Would definitely recommend and support was excellent.
Brought to replace a YI camera that didn’t pick up people. On Amazon questions the community said the Geolinks did. So went for it. I have to say the set up, ease of sd card were much easier on the YI. But perseve with the Geolink and for me it was worth it. My suggestion to developers at Geolink is make the sd card easier to install and be able to delete individual days from the software
Can use 5GHz WiFi and with 4M resolution give very smooth high definition picture.
Will record to 128G SD card, and can download files direct from camera without removing card
Can set selectable Pan positions.
You can playback at various speeds (slower or faster that x1)
You can zoom in on live view and playback.
You can turn the IR leds off … so camera looking through glass is not a problem.
As well as IOS and Android apps, you can use the Reolink Client software on a PC which works very well !
Has all the usual motion detection, notification and recording schedule stuff.
Things I didn’t like ….
Using the 128GB card you would only expect maybe 8 days continuous storage. Of course these are high quality videos, but even though, I have an iegeek camera which will continuously record for about 4 weeks on a 32GB card !
Good camera put will not lock onto the internet very well
used to check on my cat’s behaviour when we are out or asleep as she has become vert nervous.
Rewinding videos helpful in analysing her behaviou
Very easy to set up. Plug in, enter email password and it’s done. Pictures are sent to email when motion is detected. Very impressed with this camera.
I’m happy with the camera now but there are some improvements that could be made. When the camera auto-switches between day mode (colour) and night mode (black and white), it triggers a motion detection alarm which is stupid and very annoying. Similarly, it triggers an alarm when the infrared lights are switched on or off. Please fix both of these by e.g. adding a 10 second time period after a mode switch during which motion detection is automatically disabled. Also, emailed video clips usually miss the first few seconds of motion detection despite the camera successfully recording all motion (including a few seconds prior) onto the microSD card. If this could be fixed too, that’d be great.
Bought to replace the Samsung cams that I had that have worked, for the most part, perfectly fine. The setup of these Reolinks was actually simple enough but can get confusing if you don’t follow the directions. I also like the idea on clients on Android, Iphone, Mac and Windows – and that itself is worth extra points.
Also – dual band WiFi. More brownie points for that. My network has a LOT of devices connected to it (30+) and therefore being able to use 2.4 or 5 ghz wifi bands makes life easier.
However, only one flaw. The default angle of view is narrower than the Samsungs (those have no Pan/Tilt/Zoom) and frankly I think that’s a better way to do things. Even though the PTZ feature on these Reolinks is very good and it does work, how do you know if something is happening that should be recorded or seen if it is not currently in view ? The Samsungs have a 130 degree view – so very wide (but no pan/tilt). The software for the Samsungs is also limited; very, very limited.
In my view, I’d give up the Pan/Tilt for a wider angle of view so that the cams can be placed, the views recorded without having to worry about what may be happening outside the current field of view (which I think is about 87 degrees).
Another observation: the cams don’t work so well behind glass (i.e. behind a window) – see the included pic. I suspect this is because the lens is further back from the window (in comparison to the Samsungs).
Still playing around – but so far, I’m impressed. And they weren’t hugely expensive (and these are 4MP cams, not just 1080p).
Was very easy to set up and the picture quality is excelle
Great camera. Easy to install with dual band Wi-fi. App works great. Had a YI dome before and sent it back. This was a little more but well worth the extra money.
Really like this little guy . The camera is small so you can tuck it away and the motion detection is top notch . Small but mighty i definitely recommend this product.
Easy to set up & delivers good images & video. Excellent quality & value for money. The condition of product & delivery time were very good.
Pros:
Compact body — 8cm x 8cm x10.5cm
No external antenna sticking out [and it doesn’t appear to affect wi-fi connection range].
Very clear image at lower settings, fantastic at 4MP.
Works with Synology NAS/Surveillance Station [I’m running v8.2].
Easy set up.
Doesn’t get too warm.
Very quiet when operating PTZ
Ability to turn off Infrared LED so can be used through glass at night; works really well if you have street lighting.
Ability to turn off front, blue power LED.
Long power cable — 3 metres.
SD card slot [takes up to 64GB]
Discrete mount supplied [with screws and plugs] for wall or ceiling/under cupboard mounting.
App. is full of features and settings, well laid out, easy to follow.
Date, time and camera name displayed.
Motion detection is very good, either with the camera’s own settings or set via Surveillance Station.
Cons:
No ethernet connection – would have been nice but not essential as app. does all you need set up wise.
No direct web interface – had this on my D-Link cameras but again, not essential as app. is fully featured and everything can be set and controlled through it.
All in all, I’m really impressed and pleased with these cameras and can see myself adding more. They are streets ahead of my previous cameras and with the ability to turn off the infra-red LEDs I can now give up on the idea and hassle of mounting an outdoor camera, just going to use one of these sat inside the window instead.
In regards to using with Surveillance Station on the Synology NAS.
Despite being in the compatible list, when searched for during the process of adding a camera, they don’t show up in the Synology Compatible list but they do show up in the ONVIF list [see photo] and from there, can be added and named appropriately. Also worth noting, I needed to reboot my cameras after their initial set up [through the Reolink app] before they showed up in Surveillance Station.
Had this for 2 months now, as I needed a camera to keep an eye on the puppy during the day when I’m at work. Was pretty easy to set up using the app on android and you can connect to it when out the house as long as you are connected to WiFi or using mobile data. Also the puppy has knocked the camera off the table on to a hard floor at least twice when I’ve been with him and I’ve just plugged it back in and it’s carried on working.
Get a memory card and it saves video on a loop.
This is a great product. I have a number of Reolink cameras as they are user friendly and provide gods picture and video streams. Software is okay and fit for purpose but has room for improvement especially in respect of setting up motion detection etc.
I purchased this camera when my old ones would no longer work when I changed to a dual band router, the camera was very quick and easy to set up I wish I’d known about it sooner as I wouldn’t have bought the other cameras that I did! The picture quality is fantastic & you can switch from auto made to colour or black & white for night use. I use this to cover my back garden so the ability to turn off the auto day / night feature is important for me. Very impressed with this camera, so much so I’ll be purchasing a second camera for the front.
Best WiFi cameras I’ve used. I use them for monitoring the house and dogs when I’m not home. Great vision and clear sound.
Simple interface and good quality plastics is more than what you can hope for in the price range. Having used the brand before went for this one instead of no-name cheap knockoffs that seem to pull big resolution numbers but have shady apps and overall just poor quality. This is exactly what you pay for.
Easy set up, great picture, motion detection is very good when set low. Be careful to order the correct size memory card unlike me who ordered one which was too big – doh! Very happy with the reassurance it gives me when away from my house and can check whole room as good remote pan and tilt facility too
Setup is relatively straight forward, use the app so scan the barcode on the camera then share WiFi details. For both cameras, it took a few attempts to connect to the WiFi network during initial setup but it’s been fine since (2 weeks in).
For the app, I’ll compare with the Yi app. Its a bit more cluttered and not quite as easy to navigate. For Yi, you have an account which you can share on more than one phone and any settings changed take effect on all phones. For Reolink, there’s no account. To share cameras there’s an option within the app to get a QR code on screen for the other phone to scan (to save having to physically go to each camera again). If one person updates a setting it doesn’t reflect across all devices. It some ways this may be good (ie, one person can have notifications on and another person have them turned off). For me personally it’s impractical as my wife and I leave the house together so both of us have to turn them on/off every time whereas for Yi only one of us needed to do it and we’d both get notifications through
For Yi, you can turn the camera off within the app so the motion recording and live view both turn off. For reolink, you can’t turn the camera off. You can stop it recording and/or turn off notifications with different options but unless you turn off the power it will remain turned on and live view is always enabled.
So far the motion detection in reolink has more sensitivity options and appears to be more reliable than Yi (although both can suffer excessive notifications due to sunlight / slight changes to shadows). Yi has the ability to be triggered by loud noises (advertised as baby crying detection but works equally well with intruder and smoke alarms) but reolink doesn’t have this option which I miss.
Overall, on balance I think the Reolink cameras just edge the Yi camera but be mindful of what features you want. My old Yi camera started to suffer more frequent false alarm motion detection notifications after an update otherwise I’d have probably stuck with that brand.