REOLINK Outdoor Security IP Camera, 5MP PoE Outdoor Indoor Home Surveillance, IP66 Waterproof, IR Night Vision, Motion Detection, Work with Smart Home, Up to 128GB Micro SD Card, RLC-410-5MP

First, we have two Reolink systems at 2 houses, and have had 4 Reolink systems in the past 5 years or so.The systems have all worked well and we have upgraded all cameras to 5mp. HOWEVER, within the past few months we upgraded 3 cameras to the RLC-410-5MP. They are installed in Arizona. I would have given these cameras 5 stars. BUTDaytime images are great. Night images are great UNLESS IT HAS RAINED.We don't get much rain here. After 1/4" rain a couple of months ago, the cameras had fuzzy spots (only at night vision) for weeks until Reolink (whom I had emailed) said to clean the lenses. OK did that (not an easy task since the cameras are 12 to 15 feet off the ground).All was fine until we recently had about another 1/4" of rain - fuzzy spots back. They don't go away with time.I have contacted Reolink again. Prior I had asked if there was a different model (similar to the 5mp cameras we have at other house with same NVR model) and got no response. I asked if there was something different about exterior of lens - answer no. We had never had a problem like this with the other, different models of 5MP cameras.So now in a quandary of what to do as we can't be cleaning the camera lenses after every rain, especially since we are not at this house for part of the year. The current night vision is almost useless.We've been a big fan of Reolink as the systems are easy to set up, the app and software work fine. (We've had other security systems that were much harder to install/set up - you pretty much needed good IT skills).So I can't recommend these cameras based on the poor night vision after it rains.I will try to update this review if/when Reolink responds---------------------Reolink has responded - they always have had quite rapid customer support responseAfter we ran thru numerous tests on the camera and the NVR, they sent us a new camera. We had our choice of cameras and decided to get a different bullet POE model.The new camera is working extremely wellSo again, the system overall works very well, the cameras install easily to NVR and viewing, the IOS and Windows apps work very well. I would recommend Reolink, and especially for the ease of installation and the viewing per apps. I should add that I have emails sent every half hour (you can change frequency) when there has been any motion on cameras - this is from 10 cameras overall. We have few security issues at our houses - it is more to see the animals.

This camera has pretty good quality and a simple web-page method of viewing a still image, from just about any browser. It will upload images to an FTP server automatically. Note for folks who want a weather camera to upload to Weather Underground - one, this one automatically uploads images that are usually too large, so many times it just won't work. Reolink could really help a lot by just offering a downsampled image for FTP. But for now, it's a full-frame image and usually too large for WU. That being said, WU also has a very buggy system for handling webcams. For example, I had this one working flawlessly for several days, and then suddenly WU says the camera is "offline". The camera wasn't offline, it was uploading fine, and I know because I wrote software to downsize the images and upload with no errors, so WU has problems with its own webcam handling.Anyway, this camera seems to perform quite well and produce nice images and video. With the features it has and a price of $50, it's a good value. Also, I don't have to subscribe to some stupid cloud service to use this camera with all its features. I can just run it over my own local area network and accomplish everything I need.

So these cameras are a hot deal for the price. They have pretty good night vision quality, great day vision quality, and have a straightforward web UI. Very easy to install, comes with everything you would need to get it connected. I prefer to have my cameras record on a hard drive, so I would need a camera software to do so.Pros:- Metal Construction, very rigid.- Flexible mounting joints, allows for almost any angle/orientation you need.- Decent Night Vision - Very Conical- Easy 1-Wire connection through PoE EthernetCons:- Software. The Reolink Client available for download from their website continuously crashes within 24 hours.- Timestamps. For whatever reason the four cameras that I have do not automatically sync to the NTP pool. I have to manually correct the time using the Reolink Client that crashes after 24 hours.- Not all settings are available in web UI. Use the Reolink Client that crashes after 24 hours to initialize and configure the cameras, where there are way more settings.Overall, I'm very pleased with these cameras. They work well with every VMS I've tried so far, minus ZoneMinder and iSpy. These softwares found multiple RTSP steams, and it's not specific on which is the option that you want. One is in 800x600 resolution, while this other is above 2K resolution.Suggestions for the end user:-Use a gigabit PoE switch - each camera can use up to 12Mbps, which doesn't seem like much. I've noticed some stuttering and tearing issues while viewing playback on multiple VMS clients. The Reolink Client, which crashes after 24 hours, is the only one that does not have these issues. I have not tried powering these cameras with a 12V external power supply, as my setup does not allow it, unfortunately.- Use a private network for recording. If you allow friends and family to connect to your wireless network, they will be able to view these cameras just by downloading the Reolink App from either the App Store or Play Store. While the chance of this happening may be small, it's still preventative maintenance to take care of if you truly want absolute security.- Find a VMS that works for you. I personally use Avigilon Control Center, as it is what I use on a daily basis for work and I know it the best. Milestone is great if you can configure it, iSpy is easy enough. Don't rely on the Reolink Software. Have I mentioned that it crashes after 24 hours? Ivideon is great if you don't mind paying to have more than one camera connected. Highly recommended, as there is an authentication layer that logs you into an account, instead of just scanning your wireless network.- Lastly, don't expect any support. The technical support staff are based in Asia (China, if I remember correctly) and will not respond until ~8PM CST. This made it very difficult to converse the problem and discuss a solution. The "solution" they gave me was to bypass having a VMS at all, and strictly using FTP to transfer footage from a microSD card to a NAS, which I was not okay with. I need playback, not a bunch of video clips.

Tuve dos malas experiencias con reolink. Primero compre una ip cam de 5 mpx que resulto no ser "ip", pues no se puede acceder a ella por la ip y configurarla para su uso como cualquier ip cam. Es una cámara que solo funciona con el dvr de la marca, no runciona "sola". Al revisar la descripción del anuncio vi que lo anterior se advertía con letras pequeñas al final del mismo. Tras perder una buena cantidad hice otro intento con la marca. Compré la de 4mpx fijadome que no fuera indispensable el dvr de la marca. Había leído unos comentarios de que la cámara es inestable y que se "atoraba" la transmisión. Pensé que sería por impericia en la operación. Me arriesgué y he perdido otra buena cantidad de dólares en un producto de muy mala calidad. Simultáneamente a la Reolink, compre una hikvisón ip 2mpx y una ip hdcamera 5mpx china sin marca . Ambas funcionan con un performance y estabilidad muy superior a la reolinñ que no deja de trabarse y funciona cuando quiere. Bueno. Ud decidirá que hacer con su dinero.

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