Set up was super easy. POE works very well. Depending on the size of your house or building you’re putting these on, you may need longer wires than the 18m provided.
Picture quality is very good, some detail is lost the further away you get but that’s expected from digital cams. Great detail for these to be worth the money but you’re not going to be able to read a vehicle reg more than maybe 25m from the camera (probably less at night).
Notifications are instant. You can set the system up to email you with a video snippet when people or vehicles are detected. Which is useful as an offsite backup should anything happen. FTP was not as straightforward to setup but got there in the end.
The internal storage is small, 2TB won’t last long if you are using 4 or more cameras on the NVR. So you will need to upgrade the storage. Adding external storage was difficult as these use eSATA cables to connect to the external HDD. Only compatible ones I could find were on Amazon.de but they were reasonably priced, they just took a few weeks for delivery. If you’re upgrading the storage, it’s an extra cost for cameras that are already quite expensive.
The app seems to have improved and you can control the cameras and settings pretty well without needing to access via a computer.
The cameras can record 24/7 or you can set a schedule. Same for notifications, and these can be camera specific or for every camera. You can record sound but it’s just going to use more space on the hard drive so I stick to just video so cannot comment on the sound quality.
The cameras also come with spotlights, siren, and night vision. Spotlights are very good, night vision very good (colour night vision is good too if there is enough light), sirens… unless you’re stood next to the camera then I’m not sure you’d know they were going off! But a nice idea.
I did a lot of research before buying and relied on a lot of reviews and YouTube videos to decide which system to pick. So, would I recommend, yes. I bought 2 systems and very happy with them along with some other Reolink add on PTZ cams. Been up a couple of months and still impressed.
These work for me and my needs but there was a lot of added cost to get to the system I ended up with. Still 5 stars though.
| Package Dimensions L x W x H | 37.8 x 32 x 23.6 centimetres |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 6.75 Kilograms |
| Product Dimensions L x W x H | 19.5 x 29 x 37.5 centimetres |
| Brand | Reolink |
| Colour | white |
| Included components | Bag |
| Part number | Set-8-B12-4-A |
| Water Resistance Level | Waterproof |
| Style | 4X 12MP Bullet Camera+8CH 2TB |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
