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Review on πŸ“· REOLINK RLC-511 PoE Camera: 4X Optical Zoom, Auto-Focus, 5MP Super HD, Smart Home Compatible, IP Security, IR Night Vision, Remote Access via Phone App by Julie Rodriguez

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good camera! Γ’ Camera and photo

So far so good, I like this camera. The zoom function works great and the picture is clear. I track via mobile app and pc app and it works fine. It is currently monitoring my mailbox for thieves. The notification function needs improvement. It's pixel-based, so if the image changes, an alert will be sent. If it's outside and clouds are blocking the sun, that's enough for the pixels to change and thus send an alert. When the sun goes down, the same and so on and so on. Aside from the notification not working well, I can't really complain about the rest. Night vision is also good and I am happy with this purchase. If you need 24-hour recording, you'll have to buy a lame NVR. Also, they don't work on their cloud, which is also a disappointment. I don't understand why it doesn't work in the cloud. Notifications are therefore only sent via the SD card. So if someone grabs the camera and takes the SD card, you are SOL. If you need 24/7 recording, you need to buy these NVRs (on sale) for 200.00. I also use a tplink POE switch to power this camera. I read their whitepaper and they don't mention what 802.X POE standard they use. In any case, for the money it meets my expectations. It's just sad that they don't do their products justice.

Pros
  • Quality construction
Cons
  • Definitely bad product