Reolink 5MP PoE Security Camera System, 8CH 4K NVR with 2TB HDD, 4pcs Super HD Wired Outdoor PoE CCTV Cameras, 24/7 Continuous Recording Waterproof Night Vision Audio Remote Access, RLK8-520B2D2-5MP

Really impressed with how quick and simple the product was to install. Everything is plug and play, and the instructions are pretty easy to follow. The app is simple to use and again, easy to set up. Camera quality is very good, but struggles a little at night. In my experience the IR lamps are good for 10 meters maximum for any real clarity. Anything over this and you can’t really make out the detail. During the day the quality is slightly better. Couple of comments: the cameras in the pack have quite bulky connectors, and only the PoE connection is required. Presumably these cameras must also work with the Reolink DVR’s as well as the NVR, hence the connection choices. Not a big deal, but you will need to drill a 22mm hole in order push the connections through. Mounting the cameras was relatively easy, however the cable on the dome cameras colides with the fixing ring when you twist the camera in certain orientations. They could have done with spacing the rotating camera ball down another 5-10mm, and this would have allowed the cameras to clear the fixing ring and freely rotate in any orientation with out impediment. One other thing which would be nice is integration with Alexa so you could call the cameras up on a show. I don’t believe there is a Reolink skill yet. I’ve read online about a work around, but it sounds quite complicated and would require a PC or raspberry pi to be switched on all the time to provide the means to connect. Another thing which others may find helpful, I’ve located the NVR away from my router, and I purchased a TP-LINK AV1000 Ethernet powerline adapter. This allows you to connect the LAN cable into the plug socket giving you pretty much unlimited choice of locations for the NVR. It works brilliantly. There is no lag, or difference in quality when streaming over the TP-LINK or direct into the router (as I tried both to see for myself).

I've been reading about CCTV for a while and decided to buy the 5MP kit with 2 domes and 2 bullet cameras. Having fully set up the NVR, I tested a dome camera in identical locations and lighting as our current Logitech Circle 1080p cameras. The picture quality from the Reolink was disappointing. It is grainy and crinkly - difficult to describe fully, but it is definitely worse than the Logitech (which aren't great anyway due to compression) and I was unable to read number plates at about 30 metres even zoomed in. I returned the product and am now looking at higher quality, though also higher priced, Dahua kits.The Reolink kit did seem fairly well-built though, but that doesn't make up for the recording quality.

Excellent product and very simple to setup and get going. The picture is 4x3 aspect ratio so if you want proper 16x9 then may be look at a 4k kit. For me this is not an issue. Picture quality at 5MP settings is amazing but you will only get about 10 days with all cameras connected. You can drop the quality a little and extend that easily or replace the hard drive with a larger than the supplied 2TB drive.A very happy customer, protect your home and get one of these very customisable cctv systems. I even ordered addional camera, just remember to get long cables for the addional cameras since when you buy separate cameras you only get a small 1m cable. With this kit the 4 cables were 20m each which were perfect for my 5 bed detached traditional house.

The product was essentially purchased as an added security measure because of reports regarding individuals targetting local properties. It is installed on private premises not a business. Delivery from Amazon was commendable with next day delivery using Prime.Researched for quite sometime and made the decision to use POE IP installation because I perceived this to be the most "future proof" system although I am not an expert in this field. I set the system up and tested the cameras and software before the final installation and confirmed all was working as expected. Picture quality was excellent as viewed on an HD TV used as a monitor. The cabling was straight forward and has been fitted to the soffit boards with all the wires being hidden from view. The sofware was installed on a PC, android and iphone and so far all seem to work as expected both connected to a local netwrok and also over 4g although occasionally the signal drops out in some areas (but not necasserilly a fault of the software).There are so many settings for the system and this is where it can be time consuming. I thought I could do it on the fly but realised I need to RTFM eventually. Again this is not a criticism of the system just a lack of knowledge of how to setup and use it. I have never installed one before.It has been up and runnning now for approximately 4 weeks and I am really impressed with the quality and the control I have over the system. I am still making tweeks to it as I go along but it is doing everything I expect and with a 2TB hard drive it doesn't really matter if I record everything rather than just "triggers". It is set to overwrite any way and with the e-mail notification setup I can check at anytime.I did as suggested and setup a separate account for the e-mail simply becasue youu have to lower the security settings. I use Gmail and Google kindly informed me that I had done this as an extra bit of information.The kit came with plenty of cable longer than I really required but even though I have crimping tool i have just tucked the cable away in the loft space. The are even templates for marking the drilling holes which was a bonus. They are self adhesive and can be left on once the holes are drilled. All screws included, 4 extra RJ45 connectors and weather shield plugs which I didn't use. This I think is the only real criticism. To fit them you have to cut off the RJ 45 connectors thread the weather proof connectors onto the cable and then reconnect the new RJ45 plugs. For this you need a crimper which I have but in my case the connectors are all above the soffits and away from the weather anyway. I know others have mentioned this. Certainly not a deal breaker.Everything is up and running all I need to do now is fit a 4 point RJ45 plate and backbox to the wall and make it look a bit neater but nothing major.As you can see I have only given 4 star for easy to install and and easy to use. This again is not a criticism of the Reolink product but down to my lack of experience. If I was to install another system I would aaward iot 5 stars across the board.PS it has already solved an issue during the runup to XMAS with a parcel delivery. We were expecting a parcel which the company said had been delivered at a certain time on a certian day. Playback of the recorded video proved this not to be the case. Contacted the delivery company and discussed the non delivery and the CCTV footage which then convinced them that the issue was on there side and down to misinformation from the delivery driver. The delivery was made later that day. Bonus!!If anything changes I will update the review.