REOLINK 2K 3MP Solar Security Camera, Wireless Home Security Camera Outdoor Indoor, Night Vision, Human/Car Detection, 2.4G WiFi, Local Storage, No Monthly Fee, Support Home Hub, Argus Eco+Solar Panel

Really a very good (not great) security camera.
Update July 29, 2020:Well. the new 5 dBi antenna has been on for sometime now and has improved the situation to a large extent. I now use the HD (1080P) setting full time and only rarely get the “Poor Network” message, but I do still get it.Update July 2, 2020:1. Make certain battery is charged to 100% before you use it, I can’t stress this enough.2. Unless you don’t care if you can use the 1080P video you paid for, have this camera as close to your very powerful router as you can get or it will force you to use :Fluent: which is kind of blurry. I have tried everything I can think of and even though my camera is only about 15 feet from my very expensive Range Extender )Linksys RE7000 *) I can’t get it to run 1080P successfully. It keeps telling me that my network is flaky. Anyway, I really like all the other aspects of this camera. It seems very stabile and provides a very wide image and, at 1080P it has a very clear image. Even though ReoLink recommends against it I am going to try a different antenna. The one the ship is only 2dBi gain which is ok in normal circumstances but I guess my circumstances aren’t normal.. I found one on Amazon (where else?) that was designed to work with Security Cameras and is 5dBi gain and maybe longer. I know it can’t damage the camera and I feel it could help me in this situation. I will come back here to update this review either way.* This is a different one from the one I talk about below===================================================================================Update June 26, 2020: I finally have one gripe, sorry.. I actually went out and bought a good Wi-Fi extender, to see if it would solve the apparent bandwidth problem even though my iPhone was seeing max bars a the install location the camera would present the “Due to poor Wi-Fi reception it is suggested that you use “Fluid” resolution (whatever that is) instead of 1080P”. Sorry to say it didn’t help. I am presently working with Reolink support to resolve this hopefully. Having said all that I still feel this is a great productUpdate June 15, liking it more all the time. Reolink customer service has indicated a willingness to listen to some of our suggestions, perhaps even implementing some of them, of course I won’t hold my breath.On a more positive note:1. The battery hasn’t dropped lower than 82% that I know of, maybe at night, however. Of course we have had a load of the big yellow light in the sky known as the sun. Can hardly wait until next week when we get a week or so of rain.2. False triggering of alarms remains low, except for the one very windy day we had, when I got a bunchUpdate June 14, 2020:1. Finally got email alerts to work. During the setup process you need to input the port used by your email server, in my case Outlook. The number suggested by the setup process is wrong you need to use port 587. However, if you get a lot of false detections you are going to get a lot of emails. I turned this feature off.2. As for the windows client problem, my advice is to read the user guide provided. You need to use the camera’s UID not the IP address.I finally did heard from Reolink service and they seem to want to be very helpful. They told me that the phone number I contacted is a scam. They don’t charge for in warranty and sometimes, out of warranty service. The say they are looking into some of the problems:1. Having to renew the “free” cloud subscription every month2. The inability to delete images/videos from the SD cardI consistently have been getting 4 bars of 2.4g WiFi yet sometimes I have trouble connecting in the app. Yesterday I was in my car in the driveway the app told me I was using cellular when I clearly had a strong WiFi connection on my iPhone 6s===========================================================Original post:Installed yesterday, first what I like, it is easier:1. Image is acceptable.2. Alerts aren’t too bad, yet3. Same with night vision4, Hardware and camera are first rate. I totally disagree with negative comments about the Solar Panel mounting arm. I couldn’t get the locking screw hole in the camera mount to line up with the screw so I left it out. Unless we have an earthquake or tornado I don’t see the camera coming loose5. The Solar Panel seems to do a great job keeping the battery topped off.Now on to what I don’t like:1. Setup is NOT easy, for some reason you need to be within a couple of feet for it to connect to the router. I must have gone thru setup a dozen times.2. Installation was NOT a breeze, see also number 4 above3. Support from the company is basically non-existent. i contacted their Support number only to be told that I would have to pay $50 for the support I needed4 Setting up email alerts is difficult I never did get it to work5. Support documentation is almost non-existent. I guess this is to be expected when you consider number 3 above6. The “free” cloud must be renewed each month, once a year or lifetime of camera, would be more appropriate7. I don’t like the fact that you can’t erase individual videos from he Micro SD Card. In order to get rid of they you need to format the card which forces a reboot. Yet they let you erase individual or all videos in the cloud, an oversight perhaps8. I never got the Windows client to hook to my camera How do I know who the user is and what password is needed?When all is said and done, however, I feel this camera is one of the best on the market at this price point. Maybe that doesn’t say much about the competition, however.I am hoping the company sees this review

うちの事務所では、表と事務所内の2箇所で使用している。こちらは、表で使用している。最初に充電してからソーラー充電なので、全く問題無く使えている。不具合もないし、Reolinkのアプリ１つで2箇所確認出来るので、非常に便利である。設定も非常に簡単です。これから造設するときは、間違いなく「Reolink」を購入すると思います。是非、皆さまの参考になれば幸いです。

同じものを２台使っていますが、そのうちの１台が２年すぎてから３日間でWifiから切断されて、Reolinkアプリからアクセスできなくなります。電源スイッチを入れなおすと再接続できるのですが、また３日程度で切断されます。いったん初期化したり、設置場所を変えたり、Wifi自体も別も家に移動させて回線自体も変更し様子を見ましたが同じ現象が発生しました。これだと３日ごとに電源を入れなおさないといけません。（もちろんバッテリーは残っています）もう１台は何の問題も無いので、ハズレ玉を引いたのだと思いますがメーカーが海外なので修理などのサポートも受けられず……今度はサポートがすぐに受けられる国内に会社があるカメラを買おうと思います。

タイトルの通りです。買って設置して気づいたことですが、検知してすぐに動画記録してほしいというニーズには向きません。玄関の出入りを確認したくて外に設置したのですが、設置場所や設定をどう変えても玄関出てから２ｍくらいの間は記録されずにがっかりしています（このタイムラグが許容できる使用目的の場所を選ばないといけないということです）日本語のレビューではタイムラグのことは書かれていませんでしたが、この問題を知って英語レビューまで調べたところ、同じ数件の報告がありまあした。以下はそのレビューの一部の日本語訳です。「私の最大の難点は、動き検出による距離の制限と、動きが検出されたときの記録開始の遅れです。玄関のエリアまで歩いていると、その視野を通過した後に録音が始まります。」←通過後に記録開始したら監視カメラの意味ないよね。。。情報追加:同時購入していたReolink Argus 2Eと比較して気付いたので追記します。この機種は設計が古いので応答性が全時代レベルなのです。まだ設計の新しいArgus 2Eのタイムラグはもっと小さいです。