REOLINK 4K 8MP Outdoor Security Camera with 5X Optical Zoom, Wi-Fi 6 Tech, Smooth Remote Viewing with H.265 Recording, Color Night Vision, Human/Vehicle/Animal Detection, RLC-811WA

The media could not be loaded. RLC-811WAI'm a very experienced user with Reolink Cameras. My dad and I have been very pleased with Reolink equipment over the years. They are hard to beat for Price/Quality This camera is no exception. Works fantastically with wifi 6. My Mom wanted something wireless to monitor her kitty house because she's been battling a skunk eating all the food and tearing stuff up.-If you have a Reolink NVR already setup on your network it will automatically take it over, then change the default passwords, so you will have to set it up through the NVR First and then change the password to whatever you want if you need to run it standalone for a project. (This can be a bit of a headache for someone who doesn't understand what's happening when they try to setup using the QR code and it won't activate.) Tech Skill and Basic Network understanding is required.-No Reolink NVR on network then you can activate it with QR Code in mobile app or software on computer without issue.Reolink Equipment is meant to work well with other Reolink equipment, trying to connect them to other vendors systems isn't impossible but may cause unnecessary headaches.

Always a great product! Our third one and very happy!

Had a problem with the camera where the image was blurry. Customer service assisted me and powering off and on fixed the issue.Thought something may have been melted as it was in direct sunlight, a quick reboot fixed the issue.

Reolink cameras allow water to enter the camera. This is my second camera ruined by rain. Reolink would not replace the two cameras. They told me to bring the camera inside until it dried out. That's some seriously worthless advice for an outdoor camera. It will just happen again as soon as it rains.

Added 4 of these to our Reolink RLK12-800wpt4 NVR system. The setup really couldn't have been any easier. Image quality is great and the FOV is very impressive. The most difficult part of setup was the installation. A little more clarity on the adjustability of the mounting plate would have made the job a bit easier. There is a small hex screw on the mounting plate that seems to allow rotational adjustment, but didn't seem to loosen enough for easy horizontal/vertical adjustment. The cameras are a bit bigger than the turret style cameras that I'm used to, likely due to the 5X optical zoom mechanism. If replacing existing cameras, be aware that the size of this camera could make mounting difficult in tight spaces. I would highly recommend this camera.

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The two images I provided are of actual vandals/thieves trying to break into our mailboxes captured with this Reolink camera. The first image was taken with spotlight enabled with supplemental lighting. Facial clarity seems good. The second image was taken with spotlight disabled without supplemental lighting. The face is too blurred to be recognizable, but their license plate is legible. Both using color night mode. All the images were retrieved from Reolink app at full resolution using “clear” quality.I’ve been using this RLC-811WA camera for about 2 months now. I have experience with many other more reputable brands of cameras before and I opted for this Reolink because it’s more budget friendly with the features I need. This camera seems decent, but it does have its shortcomings.What I hate the most is when you first open the app to view the camera, there’s often a delay “connecting” or “loading stream”. This delay seems to vary all the time almost like its buffering. This could be because it connects to Reolink servers before it directs your connection to the camera. I can see how this approach is useful for less technical people since it allows you to view your camera remotely without needing to configure port forwarding or other firewall rules. I’m more used to the near instantaneous loading of some other brands.Here’s what I dislike about this camera:1. This camera is bulky. It seems to be more than twice the size of other cameras. Possibly because it takes more space to make the camera varifocal.2. Image takes a long time to refocus after zooming. This makes it unpractical to zoom in on suspicious activity when its needed since it would just blur the image for a while.3. Ipad app doesn’t seem that different from iPhone app. App doesn’t load everything in landscape mode, only when you go full screen on a camera stream.Here’s what I like:1. Local control. This would be a dealbreaker if I was restricted to their app and/or forced to connect to a cloud server. This camera allows you to access it via HTTP/RTSP/Onvif if you enable it. The camera loading delay is improved when connecting directly. By default this functionality is disabled which is understandable since it’s more of a security risk for the more casual user who might have it on when they don’t utilize it.2. Human/animal/vehicle detection seems spot on. Better speed and accuracy than other brands I have used. Hasn’t misidentified an object so far so I’m impressed by that.Here’s my final thoughts on the camera.1. UI and configuration is oversimplified. It lacks more comprehensive adjustments of the image like color balance, exposure, etc. Same with motion detection. Can’t define zones, line crossing, intrusion boundaries, etc. Works well enough out of the box, so I don’t hold it against it since camera is intended for the casual user.2. Image quality seems decent. Motion blurring is more severe when there’s too little light so there’s room for improvement there.3. Wifi range seems decent. Getting a strong signal outdoors, but there were 3-4 instances where the camera appeared offline when the rest of the network was working seamlessly.4. Push notifications work well, but it would be nice if they were rich push notifications instead that don’t require a paid cloud subscription. As a workaround, I am having it email an image to a rich push mailbox.

The camera worked okay with the App. But after spending a whole day trying to get it to connect to my Dahua DVR/NVR, I gave up. It is also advertised that the video can also be viewed through a web browser. That wouldn't work either, and that was using their downloadable Windows program. I tried many times to connect directly (ethernet cable and via Wi-Fi) to the camera at it's IP address, but the camera refused the connections. Reset the camera to factory settings twice - No luck. Tried opening ports on the router --No luck.I have to say that the instructions for getting the camera going, were lacking.Another problem is Reolink's software programs are not easy to run. Their video that explains how to do a particular setup or operation does not match the images that are shown in their App or on their Windows viewer program, so that leads to "dead-end" configuration instructions. The Reolink help sites (forums) on the internet indicate that the cameras should be ONVIF. But, even that setting on the DVR/NVR would not discover the camera. I tried it both on the WiFi and on Ethernet connection to the router.I need to have the camera be on the DVR/NVR with all my other cameras.Too bad. I will attempt to find another reputable brand with those same features as in the Reolink RLC-811WA.