REOLINK 4K Solar Security Cameras Wireless Outdoor System, 360° Pan & 140° Tilt, Smart Motion Detection, 2.4G/5G Wi-Fi, Encrypted Local Storage, No Monthly Fee, Home Hub with 2X PT Ultra Cam Kit

Very Well Made, Easy to Setup & Use, Great Battery Life & Image Quality
This Reolink security camera system is a fantastic upgrade for anyone looking to enhance their home security. The build quality is impressive, and the inclusion of expandable storage via microSD cards in the base station adds to its versatility.While the initial setup might require some troubleshooting depending on your Wi-Fi signal strength, the camera’s USB-C recharging capability makes it convenient to pre-charge before installation. The overall quality of the system is excellent, with durable components and a user-friendly design.The camera’s performance is top-notch, delivering crystal-clear 4K video and a wide field of view. The pan-tilt functionality allows for comprehensive coverage, and the ability to zoom in on details enhances monitoring capabilities. The system’s intelligent features, such as motion detection and human tracking, ensure that you’re alerted to relevant activity without being bombarded with false alarms.The Reolink app provides a seamless user experience, with intuitive controls and easy access to various settings and features. While continuous recording is not supported, the camera’s battery life is impressive, especially with the assistance of the large solar panels.Overall, this Reolink security camera system is a highly recommended option for those seeking reliable performance, high-quality footage, and convenient features. It’s a significant upgrade over traditional security systems and offers a comprehensive solution for home surveillance.

Great security
The solar-powered design is a game-changer—it keeps the cameras running without the hassle of recharging or wiring. The system connects easily to both 2.4G and 5G Wi-Fi, and I’ve experienced a stable connection with no interruptions. The smart motion detection feature is incredibly accurate, and I love that it only sends alerts for human or vehicle movement, reducing false notifications.

This is a fairly decent solar/wireless security camera system and it’s amongst some of the most versatile out there that supports almost everything one would want or need (granted; everyone’s preference is different). I personally do not care much for phone App as the vast majority of these on the market have one anyway and they all work fairly well for the most part. What I wanna see is the support and ability to use PC-based software, whether it is their own or support for others such as Blue Iris, ZoneMinder, or Shinobi etc.One of the outcomes of 3rd party software support is the ability to use either HTTPS or RTSP to connect, manage, or stream video feed directly from the cam and/or the software from which the cam is being managed. These cams don’t really support 3rd party tools but they do work with the PC client; however, there really is little need for it since most of the features are available via the Home Hub and which I do appreciate and indeed I find it a lot more useful than many others.For those who are familiar with NVR, the Home Hub in my mind is basically exactly that although this particular product uses Micro SD card (comes with 64 GB) to store the recorded video whereas NVR’s generally uses HDDs with a lot more storage capacity (and more reliable too). While the app and the Home Hub provides similar functions (except for storage and related features of course), the Home Hub also has its own separate Wi-Fi network for the Wi-Fi cameras to connect to which I do appreciate and indeed prefer over using the existing Wi-Fi network for security and other reasons; however, it’s important to note that the reception of it is generally worse than most mesh networks so if stability is a concern for you, you might still wanna use your own Wi-Fi instead.One of the best features for this kit, aside from the wireless cams and a central management storage system, is that the cams are battery powered and they can be powered by solar panels as well; however, similar to just about all other solar powered cams out there, it REALLY depends on where you are and the location and placemen of the solar panels for them to work effectively (with less long term frustration) so certain amount of trial and error is definitely required unless you know for sure the location/orientation where the solar panels will work most effectively. This is especially critical during the winter reasons where there simply isn’t sufficient amount of sunlight throughout the day most of the time.Security cameras such as these are fairly common nowadays so I won’t go into details on their setup since they are more less similar to one another; you’d fire up the app, add the camera(s), setup the monitoring and/or exclusion zones and their associated alarms with schedules if needed and voila! Pretty basic stuff. Unfortunately, although these do support dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz) although only the Home Hub supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and the cameras only support Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), which is rather disappointing to say the least. Btw, the Home Hub can work with most of the Reolink PoE and Wi-Fi cameras and not just the cameras that come with the kit.As for the Wi-Fi security cameras, connectivity/reliability aside, they are definitely amongst some of the better ones out there with respect to overall versatility, features, and video quality. They have a reasonably large 1/2.7″ CMOS sensor coupled with 8MP resolution which is fairly decent although the frame rate is relatively low and only at 15 FPS. I’d lower it to get at least 20 FPS or even 25 FPS because FPS is often more important than resolution (but that’s just me perhaps). I should only point out that it uses h265 for video codec and that means the overall video quality simply isn’t as good as h264 despite the fact that it’s a lot more efficient and storage friendly.≡ Camera specs* Image sensor: 1/2.7″ CMOS* Resolution: 4K, 3840×2160 (8MP), 15 fps* Video codec: H.265* Wi-Fi: 2.4GHz/5GHz (802.11a/b/g/n, WPA2-PSK)* FoV: H/90°, V/46°, diag/110°* Video: mirror, flip, timestamp, watermark etc* PIR: detection/120°, pan/355°, tilt/140°, 1x guard position, 32x preset position* 2x IR: auto/on/off, 10m max, 1.2W, 850nm* 2x Spotlight: 2.4W/6500K* 2-way audio* Battery: 21.6 Wh≡ Home hub specs* Support cams: 8x cam* Storage: 64GB Micro SD included, max=2x 512GB SD* 1x Ethernet port (100 Mbps)* Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6), 2.4GHz/5GHz, WPA3, sub 1GHz=868/915MHz* Protocols: HTTP/S, RTSP, RTMP, NTP (customizable), UPnP, SMTP/FTP/DDNS/DHCP* Motion detection: human/vehicle, exception zone(s), sensitivity, object size* Stream: resolution, FPS, max bitrate, I-frame (requires latest firmware)* Alarm action: record, email, FTP, push notifications* Smart Home: Google AssistantAs you can see, there is a wealth of configurable settings that can be fine-tuned to suit individual’s needs and personally for me, I want the ability to do time lapse recording and send recordings to a remote server, preferably via SMB/NFS or FTP (it doesn’t support SMB/NFS). I’d also like to see support for HTTPS/RTSP to be able to manage it remotely from a browser and stream it using a RTSP client of my choice. Btw, the Home Hub is able to record 24/7 as well (at 5min intervals) although that does take a lot of stage space so just keep that in mind.While it appears to be able to do both, time laps recording is ONLY available from the phone App which is rather disappointing for me. FTP support works fine though. Also, it’s one of the very few cams that actually supports customized NTP server list (yes I run my own stratum 1 server).≡ What I like✔ Fully isolated and closed system (with proper config)✔ True 8MP/4K resolution✔ Clear (for the most part) day and night time recordings✔ Support for: HTTPS/RTSP/NTP✔ Standalone PC/Mac-app✔ Firmware upgradable✔ Highly customizable configurations: variety of recording options, various motion detect parameters≡ What I don’t like✘ No wired compatibility (cams)✘ Time lapse doesn’t work/not available for PC/Mac-based setup (only seems to be available from Phone App)✘ Support/regular updates/patches for PC software could be better✘ Motion detection (human or vehicle) is a hit/miss sometimes✘ Can only be mounted upside downThe recording quality during day time is for the most part crisp and clear (and it’s true ~4K unlike most others that utilize interpolations). Night time recording, even with the help of IR is above average at best (and there are very few that are better). Generally speaking, its video quality is amongst the top at this price point. Feature-wise, it has way more settings that can be fine-tuned for your needs. Motion detection; however, is a hit and miss sometimes. Though, I haven’t really had time to fine tune the various parameters pertaining to motion detection. The cameras are of course PTZ (h90°/v47°/d110°) which is great but I do find the FoV (and especially horizontally) to be noticeably narrower in comparison to many others, whether they are from Reolink or other brands (≥110-150°), that I’ve come across and reviewed.≡ ValueAll things considered, this is a fairly decent solar/wireless security camera system that’s quite capable with a lot of potential (only if the software/firmware can catch up to what it can really do). It’s feature-rich and it can do a lot of the things that I care about, which is great. However, it’s not without issues and in particular the Wi-Fi for the cameras should really be at least Wi-Fi 5/802.11ac instead of the very outdated Wi-Fi 4. It’s somewhat reasonably priced at $350 for what it provides and its overall build quality, features, versatility, and performance.

I really like the products made by this company. Their cameras just seem to work so much better and I have tried quite a few cameras. This set includes the hub and two solar powered cameras. Setup was extremely easy. Simply download the app, add the hub and cameras through the app. You’re guided through the process with helpful voice prompts. Unlike other brands, there are no constant pop-up or message pressuring you to purchase cloud storage. The picture quality is great. These cameras are a major upgrade from other cameras that I have had in the past. The home hub has slots for two microSD cards, and setting it up was just as effortless, simply plug it into the router, and the app handles the rest. Adding the cameras to the hub was smooth and straightforward. I’m impressed and recommend this product.