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- #62 in Dome Surveillance Cameras
Chris Majestic
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025
Every year I look around to find the best wireless indoor/outdoor camera. Up until now my favorite indoor wifi cameras were the TPLink Tapo C125 2K and the Eufy Indoorcam C120 2K. For years I've been waiting for a 4K Wifi camera that has RTSP and 5Ghz Wifi. Well this is one of the very few cameras that looked like it would work and so far it's been fantastic. It has pretty much everything I could ask for. It's compact, it has 4K resolution, night vision, 2-way audio, built-in person/animal detection, and a true 4K image when streamed live, recorded, or viewed/recorded via RTSP. The only thing missing is an ethernet port, but with 5Ghz wifi I can live with out.IMAGE QUALITYThe image quality from this camera is great. The image is sharp with very few compression artifacts. The bitrate is much higher than the average wifi camera thanks to the camera have Wifi6 and 5Ghz compatibility and you can even increase the bitrate to 5120kbps. It even provides a sub-stream. This means it won't hog up the 2.4Ghz airtime if you have lots of wireless cameras. The default framerate is 15fps but it does have the option to up this to 20fps. The night vision performance is also good. Image sharpness does suffer a bit when using infrared night vision so if you want the best image you may want to rely on the built-in LED spotlights. The spotlights are much brighter than I expected and they seem to be good for about 20ft or so.FIELD OF VIEWAnother huge benefit of this camera is its wide viewing angle. Most Reolink cameras have a very narrow field of view so I was surprised to see a 106° Horizontal and 56° vertical field of view. That' almost the same as the Eufy indoorcam but not quite as wide as my Tapo C125. But considering this is technically an outdoor camera, you don't want to the field of view to be too wide in case you need to capture something far away. Either way I think it has a nice wide angle.RTSP/NVR COMPATIBILITYI use Blue Iris and I don't want my cameras to be accessed outside of my home over the internet so RTSP was a big requirement. I purchased 4 of these cameras (so far) and all 4 of them work well (albeit not perfect) in Blue Iris. You do have to use the Reolink app to initially set them up as they don't have a built-in web server interface like some other Reolink cameras, but they were super easy to setup and once they're setup and RTSP is turned on, they can be disconnected from the internet and still viewed via RTSP over your wifi network. You also can't use 2-way audio in Blue Iris so you have to also use the Reolink app for that but that's typical of most cameras. I've had them up for a few days now and they've been rock solid.CAVEATSAs far as the downsides, I only have a couple of very minor complaints. The first thing is that the camera doesn't appear to have an HDR mode. HDR mode works great indoors as there can be a lot of contrast in certain situations where HDR will flatten the image and brighten up shadowy areas. It does have Brightness and Shadows settings and I boosted the shadows as high as they'll go and it's still bit too dark in some areas for my personal taste.Another downside is that uses a barrel plug instead of a basic USB connector. Most people probably don't care about this but if you want to run a shorter or longer cable, you'd need to buy a compatible barrel plug extension wire. However, considering it's 5V, you can technically still use USB if you're brave enough to cut the wire and splice a USB connector to it and use a USB power brick.Another downside, which is very common with some cheaper cameras, is that there is no i-frame setting. You can change the framerate, set it to a constant bitrate, but you can't change the i-frame, so NVR software such as Blue Iris will occasionally complain about the stream stability. This isn't a big deal but just something to note.Overall I think this is a great camera at a great price. I've replaced several of my 2.4Ghz 2K cameras with this one and plan to continue switching them out and my 2.4Ghz wireless band is thanking me for it. I can't really speak to its outdoor performance but it does have an IP65 weatherproof rating so it shouldn't be a problem.
Jason C.
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2025
I’m really happy with the REOLINK Lumus. The image quality is excellent it's provides crystal-clear footage both during the day and at night. The built-in spotlight is a game-changer, turning on automatically when motion is detected at night, which adds an extra layer of security. Also the motion detection alerts are very reliable! I get instant notifications on my phone whenever there’s any activity, so I never miss anything important.The setup was super easy. I didn’t need any special tools, and connecting it to Wi-Fi was straightforward. The mobile app is user-friendly, and the live view works smoothly without any lag.The two-way audio feature is also a huge plus. I can communicate with family members at home or talk to visitors at the door remotely, which is very convenient.The only small improvement I’d suggest is a longer power cable for more flexible placement, but that’s a minor issue that doesn’t affect overall performance.Overall, this is an affordable and highly effective security camera. Im highly recommend!
shaji surendran
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on May 20, 2024
still working, good clarity and easy for installation. you can buy this product.
カスタマー
Reviewed in Japan on October 29, 2024
アプリが楽天モバイルだと接続できません。購入後、アプリをインストールしようとしたらApp Storeに使用できないというレビューが多数ありました。楽天ユーザーは購入してはいけません。本体の電源もUSBではなくACアダプタによる接続なのも長さ調整しにくく微妙。
Vimal S.
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
Great value 2K wifi camera with ONVIF/RTSP support. I have bought this along with Reolink 4 camers NVR and 2 Outdoor E1 Pro camera to install a security camera system for my home. It fits wil into the system and able to connect this camera as other Outdoor E1 Pro. However, this camera Wifi range was little problematic while doing the installation.When wrote the above review, customer support reached out to me on this. They showed good sprit to resolve the my concerns. They have asked me if I wanted a replacement? I said no it and i don't want to remove the installed camera at this point. So they volunteered to do a partial refund ($10) as I'm keeping the camera at its current state. I agreed to it.
Dakhiel
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on March 13, 2023
سهل التركيب وجودة في المنتج ودقة وضوح للكاميرابعض الملاحظاتاولاً يحتاج انترنت الجيل الرابع وليس الخامسثانياً: للتخزين يحتاج الاشتراك في التخزين السحابيثالثاً : يعطيك اشارة على جوالك لكن يعيبه ان الاشارة تكون متأخره تقريباً بثواني فقد لا تجد المثير للانتباه ( الشي الذي ارسال رساله بسبب وجوده )..
Phul Konwar Deori
Reviewed in India on May 29, 2021
Not perfect for my expectation. No battery backup. Price is too high. No accurate human detection. Wastage of money. I hate it.
S T.
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
Update: Now that we've had it a minute, we're still pleased. It is a little hiccupy on Google home, but we're pretty ok with that. To be fair, it interrupts the music streaming to display the camera anyway, so we haven't done it that way much at all. The notifications are usually prompt on both of our android phones. When there is a delay, I'm pretty sure it has to due with the sleep status of the phone and not with the camera, though that's really just my theory. The picture quality is great. Being able to block sections out of the motion detection has worked nearly perfectly - the angle of the sun does affect some shadows stretching farther than what i have blocked in the morning, but I haven't decided whether to draw over that part, leave it be, or set up times when notifications are off. It's obviously not a big problem or I would have fixed it. So anyway, that's the update. We haven't needed to use the speaker or microphone, but we did test them. Neat things...you have to have the volume on your phone on to be able to hear the person! (Duh, I know. I always have mine turned off, though, so I just didn't think about it at first). Also downloaded the PC version, which was easy to set up and streams perfectly with no hiccups. Very handy while working, since I can pull the camera up that way and not interrupt my streaming music. And the light is very bright, according to my husband, who has to leave super early in the am for work each day. ;)Original review: Snagged this camera on a flash sale, but I had already mostly decided on this brand for good reviews, reasonable pricing, storage options, and Google compatibility. Before installing it, I plugged it in and set it up to make sure everything would work. No need to drill holes in the house until you verify it's not DOA! Setup if the camera and app was super easy, though there wasn't really anything in the instructions about it. The hard part was belly crawling through our super tiny attic multiple times to map, plan, and fish wires. The plug doesn't appear outdoor rated, but it didn't make sense to us to plug it in outside, anyway. I mean, then someone could just unplug it, duh. So in the teeny tiny attic I went. After several trips and most of the afternoon, we finally got the wires where we wanted. Since I had already set it up to test, all that was left was to mount the camera, plug it in, take a ton of tylenol, have some beer, and wait until the next day to aim it. As far as mounting, it's a nice and easy base, and they even include a little paper template to drill the holes for anchors. The night picture is before going back out to aim the camera, but you get the idea. The field of view is great. The motion detection is adjustable. Neat feature in there, too- you can mark off areas where you don't want it to detect motion. I've marked off the top right corner where it's still picking up the edge of the road and the paw print dangling toward the top left. Turned the motion detection down a few times to eliminate notifications for shadows, etc. Less than a day in and I think I've just about got it fine tuned to pick up a car in the driveway or a person walking up to the house, but to ignore headlights passing, leaves moving, etc. Picture quality seems great to me. I haven't viewed it on the TV yet, but it's more than enough resolution on a phone or Google hub display. I've played with saving pictures and videos. I've seen plenty of screenshots taken from a variety of other camera which were grainy, poorly lit, etc, and you wouldn't be able to identify anyone. These are much more clear than most I've seen, in case we were to need to ID a person or anything. Also, motion push notifications are prompt. The spotlight is plenty bright enough. The night vision is clear, both in grayscale and when it automatically switches to color. Pleased with all aspects.
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