REOLINK Floodlight Camera, 4K Dual-Lens Outdoor Security Camera with 180 FOV, 2.4G/5GHz Dual-Band WiFi, Plug-in for Continuous Power, Not AC, Smart Detection, Color Night Vision, Duo Floodlight WiFi

I really don't understand the high return rate for these cameras. I have the WiFi Direct Connect AC Power model and they are working perfectly for me. I do have false positives due to the tree shadows moving in the breeze (or flying insects at night), but that is not the fault of the camera. These are designed for vertical surface mount only (as on the side of a building) but I found some adapters online that allow or soffit (under ceiling) mount. The adapters are visible in the pictures, but DO NOT come with the cameras. The floodlight coverage is very good and bright, about equal to the previously installed flood light fixtures that these cameras replaced. These are very nice cameras and highly recommended.

This camera replaced a $45 4K PTZ camera from AliExpress. It was a good camera, but didn't show my whole driveway, the app was questionable, and human/vehicle detection simply didn't work. This camera, on the other hand, shows my whole driveway at all times without panning, the app is great, and detection has been working stellar for me. The floodlights have been working well, and I have them turn on when it detects a human or vehicle at night. It even integrates well with Home Assistant, which was surprising. You can change all of the settings via HA, and even trigger automation when it detects a human, motion, or a vehicle. I was using my Synology NAS with this for a while and it was working fine.The downsides? Pet detection never seemed to work for me (not a big deal), I really wish this was PoE capable, there's only one stream available via ONVIF, and the picture gets blown out when sun is hitting my vehicles and garage. The web interface doesn't require anything weird like IE, Flash, or Silverlight, but it's only streaming for me in low resolution (Firefox/Linux&Mac). I had to turn off hardware acceleration in the Android app for it to display a stream, so keep this in mind.

The good part:Set up was easy but you do need to hook it up to Ethernet in order to set it up.The unit is well build and quiet heavy. One of the best features is it is always recording and only save when it detects something. So when it saved, you get 20 to 30 seconds before the event.The software is limited. For example, you cannot set how long the light stay on after detection. I timed it, it stay on for 20 second if no or minimum motion is detected. Then it come back on in 5 second if motion is detected. Yes, it is being recorded.The bad:It has too many false positives. I let it running in the basement. The first night, it detected person, but no one was in the basement. Then it got worse during the day. It detected a person every 5 minutes when everyone was upstairs. It ran like this for an hour. I gave up, unplug it and send it back for return.

I purchased the REOLINK Floodlight Camera for its 4K dual-lens setup and strong security features, and it absolutely delivers on image clarity. The camera captures sharp, detailed footage with great color accuracy, even in low-light conditions, making it ideal for outdoor monitoring. Installation was fairly simple, and pairing it with my network was a breeze. The floodlight is bright and covers a wide area, enhancing security at night. However, the unit is quite heavy, which made mounting a bit challenging, especially when trying to fine-tune the angles of both the camera and the floodlight. The interface could also use some polishing—it’s not the most intuitive, which can make adjusting settings a bit frustrating. Despite these minor hiccups, the overall performance and security coverage make it a solid investment.Pros:- Crystal-clear 4K image quality with excellent detail- Straightforward installation and hassle-free pairing- Bright floodlight that enhances night-time securityCons:- Bulky design makes installation and positioning tricky- Less intuitive interface that could use improvement- Awkward camera and floodlight angle adjustments

*** EDIT/UPDATE 9/19/2024*Both cameras were still in working order The WiFi range extender that they connect to had gotten "confused" and was not accepting WiFi connections from anything. Also, one of the 120VAC to 12VDC power supplies I use had failed. My apologies, Reolink.I leave the original review text so others might troubleshoot more before returning or giving up on the device. Suggest to un-mount and plug it into your router with hardwire ethernet cable and do a factory reset (pushbutton) and re-do setup.______________________Original review follows:I ran two of these for about a year. Impressive image quality and they ran flawlessly. Until they both died within a couple of weeks of each other. Upon power on you can hear the lens shutters click, but they never boot up or make any visual or audible indication that they have powered on. I watched the footage back on BlueIris on both during the moment of failure, and there was nothing out of the ordinary going on, they just stopped streaming and never came back up.Unfortunate, and I am hesitant to purchase more or even bother with a warranty claim.

Of all the cameras I have tried, I like this brand the most. First, you can use their apps and setup without signing up for an account. Second, the motion detection and other basic features are not behind a pay wall. However. they all share the same issue: the detection is all over the place. It doesn't detect motion when you expect or it's detecting too much. It's constantly triggered when it rains, for example. I do like the additional feature where you can paint out areas to ignore motion (like greenery that may move with the wind), but it's buggy. I think I'll stick to this brand simply for the sake that it has no requirement for any kind of account and other features are not behind a pay wall, like the other brands.