REOLINK4K Dual-Lens Floodlight Security Camera, Outdoor PoE IP Camera with 180° Ultra-Wide Angle, 1800 Lumen Floodlight, Human/Vehicle/Pet Detection, Two Way Talk, Waterproof, Duo Floodlight PoE

Great camera for the outside of your house, better night time video recording.The original 180° camera has a really impressive view, adding flood lighting makes it even better.1) Night time recordings are in full daytime color (not the green / black IR night mode). The other camera's night vision is great for identifying license plates but not people's faces. This camera with the flood lights makes that easy because when the flood lights are on the camera doesn't need to use IR for night time2) The flood lights have 3 operating modes - #1 - Motion detection (this might be good, but also might drive your neighbors crazy seeing it flashing off and on, - #2 - Schedule the lights this works great in some places where night time and day time have a rather steady time when it goes bright and dark - #3 - My favorite - Dusk to Dawn. no off and on motion detect, no light coming on and the wrong time because of the schedule, just when it gets dark it turns on and turns off when it gets bright3) Some installation tips for the camera outside, if you are using a male crimp connector then you shouldn't have any problem connection right into the back of the camera and mounting. However if you are terminating the wire with a network jack and using a patch cord (which is the way i prefer to do it) i would make a suggestion of getting and Single-Gang outdoors rated box (the Grey ones from home depot) and a Grey front cover. Punch out the knock out on the bottom of the box then mount to the outside of the house/building. Bring your network wire inside the box with the patch cord and punch down the network jack. Make the connection inside the box and keep the network jack and patch cord inside the box, screw the lid on tight and then connect the other end of the patch cord into the back of the camera. You cannot leave a network jack and patch cord junction exposed to the outdoor weather especially rain because it will short the Brown (POE Power wire) to protect the NVR from damage, electrical and duct tape do not make a perfect seal. The only thing that will work is if you use Outdoor Rated shrink tubing (but once you do that it will be a pain to get it off).4) In regards to the lights, they are dimmable from 400-900 lumens (Each head, yes it says 1,800 lumens in 2 - 900 lumen light heads). This is handy if you have a neighbor complaining about them being to bright. Just try not to go lower then 600 lumens if you can, the lower the lumens setting the less the camera will see at night

Why did you pick this product vs others?:The 180° view is a must have. Great for your yard or business. You can just insert a micro SD card and it saves all your recordings without any subscription. If you want something more just buy their storage device and connect it to your router and it will do the same thing.Only thing extra you have to buy is a POE. This connects between your router and the camera. You can buy one for about $20 on Amazon. It does require power for it.The motion activated flood light works great. It's bright enough to see everything and not irritate the neighbors. I will recommend this to everyone.Night vision:Works great.Camera quality:A+++Value for money:Worth every penny. Functionality:Many options for storage and great video day/night.Connectivity:Very simple through the app. Just add the device and it does the rest. Color accuracy:Perfect. Feels lifelike.

This is the favorite of my reolink cameras. I love the field of view. Detection seems good but for flying insects at night.About reolink in general: after tinkering with all sorts of cameras, focusing back on reolink and their NVRs is what has worked out best. I have them working without issue at two sites and can easily access both sets at any time.Areas for improvement: filtering of insect movement at night. Video playback in their phone and desktop apps isn't as intuitive as it should be.

When shopping for a POE security camera, I was looking for a one which has wide range of integrations. Being a Home assistant user for years, Reolink name was not unknown to me. The price vs features are appealing.One camera that covers 180 degreePOEGreat flood lightExcellent NVR integrationVery acceptable picture qualityHave been using for few months and I have very positive experience so far. One of the cameras stopped working ( flood light ), the replacement process was very smooth.Where it can improve with software updates:Better AI detection. Ring cameras have better AI.Needs better integration with Google.Mobile notifications needs to have image/ video preview. This is something very important and I hope Reolink will update their software soon.

easy installation and set up