REOLINK RLC-811A PoE IP Wired Security Camera 4K - 123° FoV, 5X Optical Zoom for Outdoor Usage, Color Night Vision, Human/Vehicle/Pet Smart Detection, 2 Way Talk, Up to 512GB microSD Card

I purchased the Reolink RLC-811A and I am very satisfied. The 4K resolution is incredibly sharp, and the 5X optical zoom works like a charm without losing any image quality. The 123° field of view covers a lot of ground. The PoE setup was straightforward and everything works exactly as described. Highly recommended!

Connected to my existing Reolink NVR system with no compatibility issues. Great quality and I love the light up on detection feature. Picture quality is great and the talk back feature works great as well. Sound quality is very good. This camera was easy to install just like the older Reolink cameras I have.

For now there's not much more to say other than it works great. I'll review this in more detail later. One thing to note. Limiting the power supply to 12V 1A as recommended results in the camera failing to turn on. This would not be an issue over POE, since the router or power injector would be very unlikely to have a hard 1A limit, and 48V is recommended anyways. If using the DC5521 barrel connector, them I'd recommend using a 2A adapter just to be on the safe side. Actual power usage is only about 0.6A once it turns on properly (even with the 4W floodlights on), so I'm unsure why it needed more than 1A when turning on.

I'm in love with reolink surveillance camera's. They are easy to use, easy to set up and very user friendly. Their customer service is also very reliable. The quality of these camera's is very good for the price you pay. I have used these at residential and also commercial and I'm overall satisfied. The option for SD card saves you to have to put in a NVR and then again if they ever break in they can always take an NVR with the recordings, while if you have your recordings on a SD card inside the camera, you will always have the recording. Unless they take the camera of course which is very unlikely. The night vision works also great as described. Love the motions detection, very accurate. Sound quality is also good, it's microphone is very sensitive therefore can pick up sounds from quiet a distance. I do recommend having the 4K cameras and with optical zoom for better surveillance especially commercial and open areas.

I purchased this camera and the Reolink brand based on cost and reviews, to replace my older 1080P Hikvision and AXIS cameras. I find the optical zoom and 4K color quality great, and as features good as an older AXIS brand I had used for years. It was larger than I anticipated and I had to modify my old camera base to get it to fit. I have purchased two more Reolink 4K dome cameras for a better fit under the eaves of my home and purchased the Reolink brand bases for each, which I recommend, for the cabling and connectors are bulky to fit in the base so their brand had more room inside than cheaper aftermarket ones. I use SD cards only and have had great results with those over the years, so no NVR to mess with for I have a POE switch to power cameras via CAT6 cable. The setup of this camera and their dome units was real easy using their APP or PC, I also view and playback on my desktop PC, all client software is free. The AI pet, person, and vehicle detection identification works better than other brands I have tried so, as of this post, I am pleased as to how well these features works. All in all, not a bad camera and client software for the price, so that is why I have been moving forward with replacing my old cameras with this brand, using variations of their 4K models for where and why I am placing cameras. My concerns are security of the cameras of getting hacked and I am having issues with connecting to them off site from time to time, for sometimes they connect, other times they don't. I am still looking into that and I think cellular connection quality impact that. Also, I wish they had adjustable back light compensation and WDR. They do time lapse recording which I enjoy using but playback of those can be very slow, for the camera to compile the clip can take as long as 10 minutes, but other brands of cameras I have used seem to be that way. Reolink support is like other brands, in that it's somewhat lacking and you play hunt and find on the web to get an answer. There is no documentation that comes with this camera, all is online only. I have experience with networking cameras so I didn't have any problems with setup, for it is very straight forward using the APP.

I am a security camera installer and decided to test this camera to possibly use for customers who could not afford $300+ cameras for their stores. Despite 4K stated resolution by Reolink the camera picture of my patio at 22ft became fuzzy. Its more like 2mp camera due to poor quality lens and video processor. It only has 4 motion zones so if you want to block out several trees, roads and shrubs you will need at least 8 zones. Camera does not record if there is no SD card installed so if you install one and it goes bad 2 weeks later your camera will not record! All of these problems and cheap electronics and lens make a garbage camera. I have quality 2mp cameras in operation for over 6 years that are better than these. FYI, I did reach out to Reolink tech line and that person was pretty much useless and only had me check for the power connection and then they passed me off to tech support via email and took them 3 days to respond. Talked with these supposed "experts" and I knew more about their camera than they did and it took 6 days going back and forth to get it running and a camera picture and I did that myself having to change my computer IP address from 192.168.1.xx to 192.168.0.xx and I had to google what the default Reolink IP address was because its not in their instructions with the camera which are poor. Just stay away from these bad low quality cameras and low quality tech help. Also be advised these are not NDAA approved cameras as they have corrupt chinese processors that can be used by them to hack your camera and get past your password into your computer system! Huge RED FLAG!!!!

I have multiple Reolink cameras of various models. This is my favorite fixed POV camera so far. The 5x Zoom and white (color night vision) spotlights are great features. Easy to add to my Reolink NVR. The zoom is great for checking on the cat, checking for other animals, or getting details on a person or vehicle. Motion detection works well and is configurable in the Reolink App. Connectivity was easy with the NVR and over Ethernet (previous deployment).

I love ReoLink cameras. I started with one 811A, and have stayed with it, purchasing 3 more, 2 to replace old Eufy cameras. Eventually will also replace the Wyze cameras, because unless you pay a yearly subscription you only get image captures. ReoLink doesn't have a subscription model, your videos are your videos and having the ability to pull up an old video for the police or personal reasons is huge. Also love the warranty. The procrss is fairly simple. Had one camera just die after almost 2 years and it was replaced. Unfortunately the replacement only lasted for less than a week and when I checked, it had rust in the port and 2 pins were missing. Totally confused because rust doesn't move that fast. But again the warranty team came through and replaced the replacement. Checked the 2nd replacement's port, it appears clean and the device setup went smooth. Waiting for any temperatures above 50 to install. My only con is that the only color they have is white.