REOLINK E1 Outdoor Plug-in WiFi Security Camera, 5MP HD PTZ Camera for Home Security, Motion Tracking, 5GHz WiFi, 3X Optical Zoom, Person Vehicle Detection, Spotlight Color Night Vision, APP Control

2 weeks edit: So far this camera has been absolutely solid. Not a single drop of connection that I've noticed. It has been so good that I'm actually back here because I'm buying another one to replace my Amcrest camera which doesn't want to work correctly anymore. I currently own and use an Amcrest IP2M, a Wyze v2, and 3 Foscam R2C cameras. They all work more or less, but they are all very finnicky (especially when using WiFi). So, when I wanted to add another camera outside my house, I wanted to try a different manufacturer. My specific needs were/are: 1. An outdoor camera 2. PTZ control 3. Has RTSP so I can monitor/record all my cameras from a computer on my network 4. Has 5Ghz WiFi since I don't want to run an Ethernet cable to the location this camera is at and 2.4Ghz hasn't been reliable for my outdoor cameras. This camera seemed to fit the bill, so when it went on sale recently, I bought one. Boy, am I glad I did. This camera is leaps and bounds better than all my other cameras. I had no trouble setting it up, unlike the Foscam cameras. I also have had no problems with keeping a good connection on WiFi like all my other cameras. I initially didn't know how to get the RTSP working and, based on other reviews, was worried that maybe this camera didn't have working RTSP. But, the missing piece of info from these reviews is you have to access the camera via your browser by using the camera's IP address. This gets you access to all the settings for the camera that you can't get from the Reolink phone app. The RTSP toggle is in Settings > Network Settings > Advanced > Port Settings (Set Up). Not only does this camera have everything I needed, but it also has some really useful extras I wasn't expecting I would find useful. Things like FTP uploading, on-camera person and car detection, and auto return to position. There's also a Home Assistant custom integration for Reolink cameras that works with this camera so I can have notifications from Home Assistant when motion is detected. The only downside of this camera that I can think of is that if you have the camera hanging up really high (like > 10 feet) it probably wouldn't be able to see directly below it. The camera can't look down all the way, so if you have it up high, you might have to reorient the camera sideways or something to see straight down from a high distance. Anyway, this is already way too long, but I'm just really excited about how solid this camera is compared to all my other cameras. I'm definitely going to be replacing the other cameras with this model in the future.

The E1 outdoor camera is an excellent buy. I wanted to set something up to monitor my driveway and entryway. Some of the things I was looking for were: Local storage without a subscription. The camera can take a 256GB micro SD card and holds recordings for days and days. I have been using for a week and it's not even half full. You can go back to specific days and check the events by watching or downloading. Once the card is full it overwrites. What's nice is, because of the smart detection. I can filter out videos based on if it's a motion, vehicle, person, or animal event. Constant power. I didn't want battery. This comes with its own power supply and a long extension cord. The extension cord is about 14 feet long with a few extra feet of cord on the power supply. Wifi and Network capability. The Wifi connection is good. Able to connect on a 2.4ghz or 5ghz band. It also has an ethernet adapter. Also has the ability to connect with Alexa via a skills app. The Reolink app for alexa works great. I can ask Alexa to show me the camera on my Echo Show or Fire Tablet and it pulls it up with no problem Setup was really simple. I connected it to my network via ethernet for the initial setup. Installed the app on my phone and went through the process. One thing I will stress. **UPDATE THE FIRMWARE** Not the app update. Go to the website and follow the instructions on how to download the latest firmware and how to update it. This solved some initial issues that I was having. The Reolink phone app is great. Lots of different options to fiddle with. For example. Being able to setup non-detection zones (in my case blocking out the road so passing traffic doesn't trigger a recording), Night vision, motion tracking, color/black and white options, smart detection.... These are things that are fun to mess around with and decide what is right for you. Overall the app is very easy to use. There are other things as well. Setting up a PC client, Accessing from a browser, using an FTP server, Remote monitoring, and the use of an NVR system. And... the picture quality is great. Overall I am extremely happy with this purchase.

This is an excellent camera with generally good controls. It connects to wifi readily, and can be controlled via phone, tablet or computer. Image quality is really good (day or night). My only complaints is non-recyclable packing material. There is way too much non-recyclable plastic, and this can be remedied (this is actually the real reason I gave it other than a perfect rating). I am amazed at the tech support that Realink has: in my initial review I complained about the focus control (it was mouse click controlled), and Realink issued an update on May 12, 2022 that fixed that to a slider! Very, very impressive and responsive. This is a great camera and well worth the cost! We are using it to monitor the progress of an owl family in our tree (and to help us know when the ravens are attacking so we can run them off). As I update this we are experiencing some pretty significant winter weather, in snow country. I suspect the camera has picked up some freezing fog or snow, because it's almost non-responsive to the movement control. In spring maybe I'll encase it in plexiglass, but for now I suspect this is how winter will progress. Other than that, it's a really great camera! We love being able to listen to the wildlife outside in the winter when the last thing we want to do is open a window! Strongly recommend this device.

This is a top-quality product, as are all others from this company that I’ve used for years. This camera easily connects via wireless wi-fi or wired LAN, uses internal image storage, and employs AI features to recognize, track, and record your choice of people, vehicles, and/or animals, while displaying high-definition images in full color, even at night. Its free smart-phone and laptop/desktop apps selectively display images from this and other cameras of this brand individually or in combination. What’s more, this company’s customer services are truly outstanding. They stand 100% behind their products, and respond quickly and personally to relevant customer questions, problems, and issues. My experience with security devices leads me to highly recommend this camera, this company’s customer services, and its other quality products.

I purchased 2 of these and three of the cheaper indoor E1 and set up 3 total. I have them set up on their own router on a totally separate network than what we use for internet (they dont have internet access for security reasons). I made sure the wifi channels were far apart and no other interference in the area. I cant get them to work reliably not even when hard wired with Ethernet. When they work, the quality is very good. Night vision is also good though motion detection is a bit wonky. No complaints at this price. I would be happy to keep them if they just worked reliably. However these things are just not reliable. When on Wifi and actively monitoring on my highly overpowered PC, they disconnect every 5-10 minutes or so even when set up 6 inches from the router. Further, the playback (even low quality mode) is choppy even when on Ethernet. I know its not a network issue because playback of saved video is absolutely perfect. So its just when in live view that something is very wrong. I messed around with the codec settings (as limited as they are) to no avail. This happens in both high quality and low quality more though much more pronounced in high quality mode. On top of that, even when it does work, there is at least a half second of latency. When things get ugly, latency gets as bad as 2-3 second. I tried using these things for 2 weeks. No improvement so Im returning them.

This is my second purchase of a Reolink outdoor camera. The first is over a year old with solar panel charging and has been very reliable thru heat, dust and pounding rain so when I needed a new driveway cam, Reolink was #1 on my list. Outdoor E1 has even better features. Very easy to setup with the choice of 2.4 or 5 GHz dual band Wi-Fi connection. Mounting the E1 is very easy and has quick release from mount bracket if needed. The setting includes auto tracking, person, vehicle, with adjustable parameters for size of trigger for motion, block areas out (like sidewalk) to eliminate alerts from areas you don't want to monitor or blackout neighbor's yard. The biggest plus is the Reolink App has RELIABLE software that works.

I really like this camera, but it has a flaw. Pros: - very clear picture - person and vehicle recognition are somewhat tunable and pretty accurate/reliable - it will pan/follow a vehicle or person it has spotted. - Good night vision, but also has light and switches to color when its turned on. - you can set a monitor point and it will (usually) return to it after it spots something and follows it Cons - Field of view is not super wide. (there are other cameras from Reolink that are, so not a huge problem) Wish it had the ability to scan back and forth between two monitor points. - Occasional failure to return to monitor point... and worse it points to its mount point. This is a pretty serious flaw. Every other day or so, I'll notice that the camera is pointed directly at the wall its mounted on. If I tell it to return to its monitor point.... it stays pointed at the wall. Once I recalibrate the camera, it will return to the correct monitor point.

To start off with the cameras perfect for home secuity, and I would buy them again. 1) REOLINK SOFTWARE: The camera uses reolink software to view video over the Internet – BUT IS NOT REQUIRED. It appears that the software is required for initial setup; but once setup, you can access the camera via web page and bypass the reolink software. See the section called ANOYING below about the startup. 2) HTML: The camera is accessible via http and https over the local area network. Video can be displayed in HTML5 and flash player. The camera’s configuration can be change via the web page. 3) IP ADDRESS: The system uses DHCP but can be changed to static via the Web interface. 4) ONVIF: the camera does support ONVIF protocol under port 8000 which allows it to be incorporated into any DVR security system. The port can be change from 8000 to any port value. ONVIF is initially disable, but can be enabled and configured via the web interface. 5) RTSP: the system supports RTSP on port 554 which can be changed to any port not used by the system. RTSP is initially disable but can be enable and configured by the web interface. RTSP allows streaming to VLC (videoLAN media player) or any player that supports RTSP. The RTSP URL is: rtsp://{username:password}@{ipAddress}:554/h264Preview_01_main - for the high resolution rtsp://{username:password}@{ipAddress}:554/ h264Preview_01_sub - for the low resolution 6) RTMP: the system supports RTM protocol on port 1935 which can be changed to any port not used by the system. RTMP is initially disable but can be enable and configured by the web interface. 7) RESOLUTION: The camera support video resolutions up to 2560 x 1920. The resolutions are configurable vie the web interface for two streams – “clear” and “fluent”. The “clear” resolution default settings are 2560x1920, 20 fps, with a max bitrate of 4096kbps; these settings are adjustable. The “fluent” default settings are 640x480, 10fps, with a max bitrate of 256kbps; these settings are adjustable. 8) ANOYING: The most annoying feature is the noise – no, the device runs quietly; however, when first powered on, the device continuously greets you in multiple languages until it communicates with the Reolink software. This greeting is obnoxiously load and cannot be turned down. If this review was helpful, please indicate it – this is a lot of typing and if I don’t need to review, then I wont.

Wi-Fi接続で電源さえ確保できれば設置できるので導入が楽です。 このカメラの強みはPTZ（首振り）機能で、固定式では死角になる場所もアプリ操作で見渡せます。 自動追尾機能は、動きの速い対象だとたまに追いつけないこともありますが、人物検知の精度は悪くなく、防犯上の威嚇効果は十分あると感じます。 また、夜間のカラー撮影機能が優秀で、薄暗い場所でもかなり鮮明に映ります。 機能と価格のバランスが良い一台です。

Great price for a pretty good camera for basic use. Happy with the result and ability of this camera

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Had it running for 2 years setup both in and outdoors. Experienced disconnections only once which I had to unplug and hard reset, and twice which it came back online automatically. Aside from that, it's functioned flawlessly, the picture quality is fantastic, functionalities are great, app is better than most other Chinese made ones or similar price, and night vision is also amazing. Size is quite significant and weighty, but is likely the reason it's been working properly for years outdoor unlike other products that I've tried which crapped out after a year. All in all, very satisfied and bought a total of 8 so far. Will continue to buy Reolink cameras going forward.

I have several Reolink wifi cameras and they were very easy to setup and manage. You need a power point and Wifi network and the rest is easy. Great visibility in the daytime and night time visibility is good with the infrared lights. I can access and manage the cams from my phone, tablet or PC, through the free Reolink app. Very user friendly. You can backup to microSD cards or onto Reolink has an online cloud service at a marginal cost.