REOLINKVideo Doorbell WiFi Camera - Wired 2K Outdoor, 5G&2.4G WiFi, 4:3 Wide View Angle, Smart Detection, Local Storage, No Subscription Front Door Home Security, Customized Chime V2

Wow! I had been looking at doorbell cameras for awhile and decided on Reolink after reading reviews. Great price and great quality. Installation was fast and easy, I was able to use the existing doorbell wiring and DC power in my older home and things set up in a little over 1 hour. The documentation was excellent and their on-line support pages are great.There are several ways to access the camera, Reolink app for PC/Mac (sorry, no Linux yet) and phone apps for Android and iPhone. Direct web browser access works also. There are several differences between the apps depending on which you are using, but overall very easy and intuitive.Setting up the camera and recording is straightforward but you may need to spend a little time tweaking it for your preferences, there are plenty of options without being too overwhelming.Picture quality is adjustable and pretty good overall.Pros:Great documentation and on-line resourcesEasy installationNo batteries or rechargingMultiple easy to use apps to view the cameraCamera can be viewed away from home with the apps (PC and phone)Optional (128G recommended) Micro SD card for video storageNO CLOUD!Email alertsCons:*No Linux support (you can view through a web browser)Notes: Not pro or con, there is a good mix of features for the price so I feel this is a great value. If you are fairly tech savvy this camera is definitely for you. The documentation is excellent so answers to questions and problems are easily available.

If you're already in the Reolink ecosystem then this, or the white portrait version, are the best options for a video doorbell. Brainless install, great picture quality, integrates easily with a Reolink NVR (the RLN8-410 in my case) and mobile app, and works perfectly with Home Assistant for automation and security dashboards. IR lights, two-way audio, recorded message capability, and included wedges make this an all-around performer for most homes.I wish the doorbell would have supported our mechanical chimes (for the old-skool feel) but the included chime has several available sounds and is definitely loud enough to be heard throughout our three-story home.Camera number eight in my Reolink setup and the one I've built the most automations around (e.g. package notification, AI image interpretation, etc). Great product, no subscriptions, and it just works.

Overall I really like this camera but man if you have to mount it on a surface that isn't totally flat it will make you want to punch a wall.Pros:This is really a standard security camera masquerading as a doorbell and I love it, along with the standard smart doorbell features like, notifications when someone rings it, two way talk, auto quick replies, motion and person detection this camera has a full built in web interface like most of their other cameras and it let's you do things like 24/7 recording, recording to external storage via FTP that you rarely see on smart doorbells but usually see on dedicated security cameras.Completely local if you want it to be:This doorbell supports recording to local storage over FTP and using something like Homeassistant you can set up completely local viewing, ring notifications, last motion events you can see notifications. The app will also work locally so provided you're either on a vpn to your home network or physically inside it things like 2 way talk work without the cameras needing internet. This also means your videos aren't stored on some cloud somewhere waiting to be sold or given to police without your consent.Really clear image:Compared to the old ring that came with the house, the video feed is amazing, even at night without any other lights on the view is clear. The FOV is also great, I have my images cropped for privacy but I can see all the way across the street and up to the sky.Cons:Mounting headaches:The issue stems from the mounting bracket only attaching by two screws, one at the top and one at the bottom, mixed with insanely tight tolerances for the mount points on the camera. If the top and bottom screws aren't perfectly even with each other one side will bend slightly and cause the camera to be unable to mount.My issue was I'm mounting to brick and the only way I can screw the bracket in and still be in line with the existing wires was to have the top directly in the brick and the bottom screwed into the mortar leaving the bottom slightly further back behind the top, to work around this I had to put a wooden shim behind the bottom and unscrew the top slightly until the bracket was flat but this lead to a decent gap between the bracket and the wall that water and bugs could get into.Ultimately I ran a small bit of silicone sealant around the tops and side to seal the gap but left the bottom open so any moisture could escape, but this is far from a great fix since I'm definitely reducing the cooling performance by completely sealing the sides, and probably voided the warranty and if I ever want to retrieve the SD card I'll have to cut the seal and re-do it.Reolink could pretty easily fix this by adjusting the mounting bracket to screw into the wall at the corners with 4 screws instead of the two it uses now, this way if one side is slightly uneven it wouldn't bend the entire bracket to a point the doorbell doesn't fit. They already have 4 holes on the corner but currently these just fit into small pegs on the angel bracket and no hardware is included to use these to mount to the wall directly.If you have a perfectly flat mounting surface installing would probably be way easier, but plenty of houses have brick or other uneven siding that this really needs to be redesigned for. Until then, I would recommend mounting a piece of wood or something to the wall first to give it a even surface and then mount the doorbell.Some other minor cons:It isn't battery powered. But for the price I really didn't expect to see anything with a battery here.The back/ports don't inspire a ton of confidence in terms of water proofing. The screw terminals, ethernet port and SD card slot are all directly exposed, I put a rubber port cover into the ethernet port but there wasn't really anything to do about the terminals or SD card. They really need to build this more like their outdoor cameras with rubber slot covers and ingress protected ethernet ports. This was one of the main reasons I tried so hard to get the doorbell sealed to the wall.You can't use your homes built in chime. I don't really count this against them since I feel like it's more a necessary evil type thing, but even if you power it with the existing doorbell wiring you lose the built in chime since you have to bridge connections in the chime. Pretty sure this is to increase the power available since you're running a camera with IR, motion detection, WiFi, etc off of a circuit meant for a single button and a chime. Like I said, don't really hold this against them since I don't think there's a great way around it while still allowing 24/7 recording but it's worth mentioning.Overall I do recommend this, there's definitely some issues that could be fixed and mounting the thing made me hate life for a few, but for the price it's way above other video doorbells, and you can have completely local control without worrying about a cloud provider misusing your data.

Bought 2 of these (plus adapters to fit snugly on my siding). They work well and I am pleased with them. No monthly subscription and by default the storage is on an SD card. You can also set them up to transfer the files to a computer, but I haven't gotten to this yet. The model I got has support for the doorbell wiring for power and both LAN/WIFI connectivity. Camera/picture quality is decent.Note that you will probably need at least 16v 30 VA transformer for the doorbell to work. My existing set-up was severely underpowered and had a 10v 5VA which was insufficient to power even one of them (I actually tried it). After upgrading to a 24v 40VA transformer, I was golden.My main critique would be that they add some additional features to the software, and I wish that there was a bit more fine tuning with the detection alarm. But other than that, no complaints.

By far the best doorbell. I used to have a ecobee doorbell the connection was poor and need subscription for packages detections and recording. The reolink is the final solution I used on WiFi pretty stable and can be used with Poe too. Can record locally on the device and through rtsp. I make the change for the constant problems with the ecobee doorbell so I decided to go with Home Assistant to not use any cloud and have access to home kit at the same time. The detection works great package people and when the bottom is pressed you’ll receive a call on your cell