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Review on πŸŽ₯ REOLINK 5MP Weatherproof PoE Camera (Set of 2) for Indoor/Outdoor IP Security Surveillance with 100ft IR Night Vision, Motion Detection, Smart Home Compatible, Support Up to 128GB SD Card, RLC-410-5MP by Johnnie Trimble

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reolink is still the best price

How IP camera prices have come down in recent years. I remember back then buying 720p IP cameras for over $150 and now we have a Reolink 5MP (just over 2K resolution) for $50. Insanity! Don't hesitate to buy this excellent camera. I connected 2 of these and 5 previous 4MP versions to a Synology NAS running Surveillance Station and the results are just perfect. 2K resolution at 30 fps omnidirectional, crisp and accurate daytime shots, and decent night IR (even better with an IR blaster, like most cameras). Reolink's web interface is simple and easy to use, and the option to use DDNS by default is handy for those who don't use a NAS or computer with their cameras. A note for Synology users: Synology officially supports the 4MP RLC-410. model, but with this 5MP version you have to tweak some settings. In particular, the low-bandwidth stream in SS doesn't match the camera's native settings of 4MP, so the camera needs to be set to 5MP to enable this second stream. I prefer the 4MP aspect ratio, so I just disabled the low-bandwidth stream entirely, then properly enabled the camera in SS. Synology may fix this in a future SS update, but for now the fix is pretty simple. All in all, the RLC-410 is a great camera and Reolink remains the leader in the budget IP camera segment.

Pros
  • Everything great!
Cons
  • Clarity