REOLINK 12MP PoE Security Camera System, 8pcs H.265 12MP Security Cameras, Person Vehicle Pet Detection, Two-Way Talk, Spotlights Color Night Vision, 16CH NVR with 4TB HDD, RLK16-1200D8-A

Nice system for the price.
This is the third camera system I’ve installed in my home in the last few months. The first one was a Lorex system that cost around $1200. I returned it because I could not get it to quit giving false motion alerts. Then I bought an 8 camera Reolink system. That system was a big improvement and I was happy with it. Then, browsing Amazon, I noticed they had this 12MP eight camera system for a few hundred more dollars. I was still within the return window on the first Reolink system so I returned it and purchased this system. It has been great so far. Very good image quality. The app is simple and easy to use. Setup was easy. I haven’t had any interactions with tech support so I can’t comment on that. Upgrading to this system also gave me lights on the cameras, audible alarms on each camera, and the ability to talk and listen over the cameras. Those are all nice features and work well.A few things I’d change… 1) The cameras don’t lock on to the mounting plate. They just spin on and there’s a slight click. If a dirt bag wanted to, they could just unscrew the camera and pull it off. That was one thing the Lorex did better, it had little set screws that locked the cameras to the plate so removing them would require a tool and at least a few minutes of time.2) I think like most of these “cheaper” systems, the smart detection is kind of a gimmic. I’ve been trying for a month to get the settings where it only tells me if there is a person or a vehicle in the camera’s view. It still occasionally alerts me to a wasp, a cat, or nothing that I can discern. It is an improvement over the Lorex technology, though. I’m hopeful one day I’ll get the settings just right.3) Not enough NVR storage capacity. I like to keep my system recording 24/7. I could get about 5 days of recordings before it started overwriting older stuff. That wasn’t enough for me so I added a 6TB Seagate drive (not cheap!) in addition to the one that comes with the system. I think it can keep about 12 days of recordings stored now. If I ever get to a place where I 100% trust the accuracy of its motion triggers, I may switch it to record motion only. That would greatly increase the amount of days I could keep on the storage.Overall, I like this system and for the cost I consider it a good deal. I looked at a couple of U.S. company’s commercial systems when I was shopping and they were $2500-$4k for the same amount of cameras and comparable NVRs. The way I look at it, I saved a ton of money and all it cost me was the weaker camera mounting system (which hopefully will never be a problem) and the occasional false motion alert.Thanks for reading! Hope that helps someone in their search.

Almost Perfect
This is my first security camera system. Set up wasn’t too bad. I ran my own wire and installed my own rj45 ends. This did come with it’s own cable.There are A LOT of settings for these cameras to tinker with. I have it pretty much left at the default settings. At night if the cameras detect motion, the spotlight turns on.You can make it so the spotlight and an alarm turn on, you can determine the window of time these settings take effect. All kinds of stuff. I’m really happy with the amount of tinkering you can do.One problem I do have is lighting. If a camera detects too much light it won’t turn on it’s night vision. One camera over looking my patio doesn’t go into night vision mode because a dusk to dawn light on my garage gives off too much light. So the camera can’t really see much at night time. The picture is mostly dark with a light source off in the distance. I don’t want to turn the light off and have the back yard completely dark, but it sucks not having the camera get the best picture.Other than that the camera system has been great so far.Only other complaint is the mouse that comes with to control the system. It would be nice if it were wireless. I bought a $10 wireless one on Amazon to replace it as soon as I set it up.The reolink app has worked flawlessly so far too. I really like that I can change settings on the app, such as camera names, and it changes on the DVR.