Indoor Security Camera, Reolink 5MP Super HD Plug-in WiFi Camera with Pan Tilt Zoom/ Motion Alerts, Ideal for Baby Monitor/ Pet Camera/Home Security, Dual Band WiFi, Multiple Storage Options, E1 Zoom

There are a lot of them, but I never use their software or cloud because of privacy concerns; everything, including sound, is monitored 24/7 by them, and they can listen, view, and record if they choose. I used their cameras to monitor and record with an Amazon-purchased Synology NAS. Unfortunately, with their most recent software updates, they began to remove HTTP port forwarding, and you are no longer able to use anything other than their cloud service and software, and you are no longer able to use a browser that does not support HTTP port forwarding. So this isn't an option for me because I value my privacy and don't want anyone recording and monitoring my activities. So, unless you're comfortable with it, go ahead; if you're not, look elsewhere; I'm very concerned about my privacy.

Moises Glass

| Jan 11, 2021

  Despite mixed reviews across their product line, I decided to upgrade from a Foscam FI8921W v2 camera to Reolink. a mere 1. Camera with 3 megapixels. In terms of video quality, the E1 Zoom is a huge improvement. However, I found the setup to be, to put it mildly, awkward; it's simple, but I didn't appreciate the loud, distorted sqwaking voice that sounded like a broken NJ Transit speaker late at night. The documentation that comes with the product is quite limited. The Pros: br>br>The Pros: br>br>The Pros: br>b br>br>The video and picture quality are both excellent. The audio isn't great, but that's a feature I'm not going to use anyway. I contacted Reolink's tech support, who were extremely responsive and helpful, but they were unable to resolve my issue, which was caused by a flaw in their firmware, which I discuss further below. I also found that the camera performed admirably in low-light situations. The Drawbacks: br>br> br>br>I found many aspects of the firmware to be completely unsatisfactory. Here's a rundown of the firmware issues I've run into: 1) I'm surprised that the microSD card's sole purpose is to save video when motion is detected. Every other brand of IP camera I've used allows you to set the camera to take a picture and save it on the camera at regular intervals, usually between 5 and 10 minutes. 65535 seconds were spent on this page. Because the camera is only compatible with Wifi, this is a must-have feature. Reolink is being incredibly lazy by doing this, as the basic functionality is already present in the firmware. Either FTP or third-party software will be required. The camera's worth is diminished as a result of this. A 5-minute clip at full resolution of 2560 x 1920 at the lowest possible frame rate of 2fps consumes approximately 155MB. You can use a microSD card with a maximum capacity of 64GB. Because you'll quickly run out of space, why not store photos in 5, 10, 30, and 60-minute intervals? Jpeg photos with the same resolution take up less than 500kB. 2) Reolink claims that the Wifi is stable. I can't agree with you more. My shed is about 200 meters away and is linked to two Cisco 3560CX switches via single mode fiber. I work in a Cisco wireless environment, which consists of the following components: With older 2702i APs, a WLC 5520 is used. As far as I can tell, the AP's algorithm favors 5Ghz. There is no option to select a band on the client; that would have been nice, and it is inconvenient. Take this into consideration in your surroundings. Most dual band APs for prosumers and consumers have separate SSIDs for the two bands. The frequency is 4GHz. 5Ghz. Because my shed is so far away, having it on 5Ghz isn't a big deal for me, but I wouldn't want it running in your home. You might be wondering why. Because this camera is equipped with an 802. 11b/g/n radio, it can transmit data wirelessly 802. 11n will suffer as a result of 11n. Devices that support 11ac If you've spent the money on an AC router and AC clients, this isn't something you'd want. I usually set aside two. 4Ghz is reserved for low-priority devices, such as this one. For anything important, I wouldn't put my security in the hands of this device. With a SNR of -, I've had a number of wireless drops. The sound pressure level is 51 dB, which is very good. I've included screenshots of the times I lost connection to the camera while using the Reolink client and the Blue Iris v5 demo. br>br>I have no wireless interference on my WLC or Spectrum analyzer, and my noise floor is around - 97dbm - There is no 5 Ghz interference in my shed because it is far away from any neighbor's house. There were a lot of duplicate packets and data retries, as far as I could tell. MIMO antennas are said to be present on this device, which should reduce multipathing. Because it's the only 5Ghz client on the AP, I'm guessing there's a problem with their wireless driver. Several of my photographs were missing data, which I discovered. Saving it directly to the microSD card would eliminate the problem entirely. br>br>Here's what my wireless setup looks like: (Cisco Controller) br>br> auto-detect AP RF 802. 11a SHED- Number of Slots inbr>br> 2br>The name of the application program interface (API). SHED- MAC Address in MAC Address in MAC Address in MAC Address in MAC Address in MAC Address 84: 98br> ID of the slot. 1br> Type of radio 1br> Type of radio 1br> Type of radio 1b Sub-TYPE_80211a RADIO_TYPE_80211a RADIO_TYPE_80211a RADIO_TYPE_80211a Types of bands Noise Profilebr> Noise Informationbr> Noise Informationbr> Noise Informationbr> Noise Informationbr> Noise Informationbr> Noise Informationbr> Noise Information Channel 36 was PASSEDbr>. Channel 40, 95 dBmbr> Channel 44, 98 dBmbr> Channel 48, 95 dBmbr> Channel 52, 98 dBmbr> Channel 56, 97 dBmbr> Channel 60, 97 dBmbr> Channel 64, 95 dBmbr> Channel 100, 95 dBmbr> Channel 104 is 97 dBm. Channel 108 is 95 dBm. Channel 112 at 95 dBmbr> Channel 116 is 97 dBm. Channel 132, 97 dBmbr> Channel 136, 95 dBmbr> Channel 140, 97 dBmbr> Channel 149 is 95 dBm. Channel 153, 97 dBmbr> Channel 157, 95 dBmbr> Channel 161 at 97 dBmbr> Channel 165, 94 dBmbr> Interference Informationbr> Interference Profilebr> 97 dBm Interference Informationbr> Channel 36 was PASSEDbr>. 128 dBm at 0 % busy
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Channel 36 is a television channel that broadcasts in the United Kingdom. Channel 40, 0/ 0/ 0/ 0br> Channel 44 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ Channel 48 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ Channel 52, 0/ 0/ 0/ 0br> Channel 56 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ Channel 60, 0/ 0/ 0/ 0br> Channel 64 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ Channel 100 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ Channel 104 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Channel 108 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Channel 112. 0/ 0/ 0/ 0br> Channel 116 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Channel 132 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Channel 136 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Channel 140 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 149/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ 157/ Channel 161 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ Channel 165 is 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Load Informationbr> Load Profilebr> 0/ 0/ 0/ 0br> 0/ 0/ 0br> 0/ 0/ 0br> 0/ 0/ 0br> 0/ Receive Utilization if you PASSEDbr> 3 %
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Attached Clien 1 clientbr>br>as well as client statistics Client Statistics: br>br> br> The number of bytes that were received. The number of bytes sent is 48560034601br>. The total number of bytes sent is 402302231br>. 402302231br> Total Bytes Received: 402302231br> Number of Bytes Sent in the Last 90s: 48560034601br> Number of Bytes Recv (317411br>) in the last 90s Number of packets received: 49210943br> The number of packets sent was 41491709br>. 5409841br> Number of Interim-Presidential-Presidential-Presidential-Presidential-P I've sent an update. Number of EAP Id Request Msg Timeouts is 0br>. Number of EAP Id Request Msg Failures is 0br>. Number of EAP Request Msg Timeouts is 0br>. Number of EAP Request Msg Failures: 0br> Number of EAP Key Msg Timeouts: 0br> The number of EAP key message failures is 52. The number of data retries is 0br>. the number 390543 I've seen levels as high as 7 and as low as 1. 15%! br> The total number of RTS retries. 0br> Number of Duplicate Packets Received Number of Decrypt Failed Packets: 149552br> 0br> Packets with a Mic Failure. 0br> Number of Mic Packets Missing Number of RA Packets Dropped: 0br> Number of Policy Errors: 0br> Radio Signal Strength Indicator (br>0br>0br>0br>0br>0br>Radio Signal Strength Signal to Noise Ratio: 45 dBmbr> 51 dBbr>br>Given these concerns, I'd be hesitant to upgrade firmware, and the system should check for file integrity, or the risk of bricking the device increases. There are data retirements, but only 7-day data retirements are possible. 15% is an unacceptable percentage of the national average percentage of br>br>3) There is no QoS/WMM - I thought the device would mark packets, but it doesn't. The firmware, however, is a more difficult task. If you don't have carrier-grade equipment like I do, you're out of luck when it comes to packet prioritization. 4) FTP: Since this is a wifi-only camerabr>br>br>br>br>br>br>br>br>br Only FTP is allowed, which is not a secure file transfer protocol. Isn't this supposed to be a security camera? Consider securing the camera's communication with the upstream server. Lazy. br>br>5) This device's CPU is barely adequate for the job at hand. Consistently high CPU averaging 77% never going below 56% and often spiking to 80% of the limit of the limit of the limit of the limit of the limit of the limit of 90%. The Bad: br>br> br>br>Even if the firmware worked the way I wanted it to, the microSD card placement is bizarre and unintuitive. But, after I explained the issues, why bother sacrificing one? It's clear that Reolink put this in just to say they have it as well. It doesn't really serve a purpose. Oh, and if you do manage to overcome the aforementioned issues, there appears to be no way to access the files on the microSD card, so accessing it rather than having the card easily accessible in the base will be a lot of fun. br>br>After this experience, I'm reconsidering the Reolink brand, which I bought two of. I'm returning the unopened box and searching for a better value camera because this isn't it.

Charley Merritt

| Jan 23, 2021

I assumed this would be a slam dunk because I purchased two similar cameras from Reolink last year, and all four of them work flawlessly. What amazes me is that the other ones I was looking for are no longer available; however, if they were, I would purchase them. The Reolink C2Pro is what I'm talking about. Those cameras are better than my Nest IQ Camera, which costs around $325 w/tax, but the image quality of the C2Pro was so impressive that I never imagined a company would choose to make the sound quality worse, and this model is extremely sluggish. Please allow me to help you save both time and money. This is something that I strongly oppose. Here are a few more reasons. Yes, it lags when you talk, and the other people you're talking to say things like "Sorry, Can't Hear You!" "This is both embarrassing and frustrating to me. " The C2Pro had an 8192kbps Bitrate at 30fps Frame Rate at 2560*1920 for clarity, and a 640*480, 15fps Frame Rate for fluency. The difference between the old and new models is NIGHT AND DAY at 512kbps Bitrate. Please accept my apologies for the poor quality of the video, audio, and views, which is beyond my comprehension. When I see a company create a new product and discontinue an older product, I usually see them do so because they have improved the technology. As time passes and customer demands for betterment grow, companies rarely go backwards in advancements and charge accordingly. I would gladly pay more money and request that Reolink exchange this for an old C2Pro that they have lying around and swap it out for this one. Yes, I will pay more for higher speeds and quality because the speeds provided by the government are unacceptable in my home.

Delaney Gutierrez

| Apr 14, 2021

Pros:
1. Reolink provides a free cloud service that performs admirably. This unit also lets you connect to your own FTP server, which is convenient. br>2. The setup isn't too bad; I had some trouble scanning the QR code with my phone, but the setup was quick. (By comparison, the Ring camera setup was a nightmare, whereas the Amazon Cloud Cam was a breeze. ) )
3. The image quality is superior to the industry standard - Ring is superior to ACC, but ACC is superior to Ring. The ability to aim the camera with the app is a nice feature, but it's difficult to fine-tune. br>br>Contrary to popular belief, there are a number of disadvantages to using this product.
1. The "motion zones" feature is completely useless; When there isn't any movement in the area I'm interested in, the camera records. Furthermore, the app's "draw the area you want to block out" feature is far too small to be useful.
2. Adjusting the motion sensitivity appears to have no effect other than turning off recordings completely if set to "0. "
3. Notifications are never effective. Despite ensuring that these were turned on in the phone app, I have hundreds of recordings and have never received a notification.

Fiona Marshall

| Jul 13, 2021

buy, excellent crisp clear quality day or night, PTZ works great, zooming makes some noise, but you're not going to use it that much anyways. br>Buy on reolink is recommended. com, you'll save $20 and avoid paying taxes. br>So far, I've purchased five cameras, and they're all fantastic. The warranty period is two years and six months.

Hassan Roach

| Mar 06, 2021