BTW LifeHackster, All of Reolink's camera and NVR boxes come with seals/stickers on top that say "DO NOT ACCEPT IF SEAL IS BROKEN" yet all someone has to do is unfold the bottom flaps of the box and access the contents inside leaving the main top seal intact. Then just fold the box flaps back up negating the purpose of the main seal. Next time you speak with Reolink you should mention they should seal the bottom of their boxes perhaps as well as the top. Security companies should always be mindful of the "backdoor". Just a thought. 🤔
The PIR sensor did a lot better than expected. I know that has been an issue in past Reolink cameras. You certainly pay dearly in price for the battery powered version of this.
I have the PoE version and I like it. I'm just waiting on Reolink to provide an update to their Reolink Client so that I can access both the 4K and 1080p feed when the client is connected to the reolink NVR. Currently I need to connect directly to the Trackmix instead of the NVR to have access to both feeds.
I have track mix cause of your channel... I wanted another one for my back yard and was going to get a Nvr and a poe version of Track mix for yard.. then this came out.... My only grip is that that battery will drain very fast if there alot of Motion in yard.. IE birds,. squirrel's , cats ,dogs. rabbits , crooks. I like to see you mount this on your shed with the up and coming solar panel and see how it performs long term.. Great review as always and Props to Reolink for this new camera which im a big fan of Ring Who?
@LifeHackster I have the POE version. You should double-check how the “Auto return to monitor point” works. Try this with “Pan/tilt tracking first”: Walk in front of the camera and have it track you away from the monitor point. Stand there until the auto return to monitor point “Interval” ends. Does the camera stay on you or does it return to the monitor point? What do you think it should do?
It is motion based so, if you stop moving, then it thinks motion has stopped and it will go back to the monitor point. Adjust the motion sensitivity to dial in how soon it will do it.
I think I'll stick with the Reolink Trackmix POE version and RLC-823A POE for my PTZ needs and the Eufy S40 for my wireless solar needs for now. Would only get this version if a specific need called for it as the best/only security option.
For me the battery powered camera is a back up for the poe nvr camera's that won't do anyone any good when the power goes out. The battery camera will still record to the memory card &, if fitted with a sim card, send messages &video to mobile phones &/or cloud accounts.
I just had two of these come in the mail tonight. Are you telling me these can not be used with Blue Iris or even the Reolink NVR? That is a game changer and they both go back.
Hey buddy, after it has tracked the motion event does it return to the home position automatically or do you need to manually reset it? How does the PIR register on this model? Reliable most of the time? I see the range is good. Keep up the good work, your reviews are what I 100% go by.
You can set the time( secs) to when it will go back to the home position. As to the PIR sensor is pretty good but you do have to crank up the sensitivity to 100 and the person detection to 100 also for it to detect you at around 40 feet. No false notifications in this setting but I’m guessing it kills the battery quick. Thanks for watching.
it does, but overtime it will not. and you will have to reset it over and over...It is happening to both my trackmix (they are barely a few weeks old on the latest firmware). Reolink admitted thru emails it is an issue they have been trying to resolve for months. not sure if they will fix it.
Just installed the TrackMix Wifi, good overall but the night vision leaves a lot to be desired and I didn't realize that the TrackMix PTZ would set Preset points, but there is NO patrol capability which is a deal breaker for our application. One has to wonder WHY they didn't include it from the start! Guess I should have watched your video twice before buying, lol. Thank you for great reviews of the different manuf and models!!! Question on the 823A wall mounting bracket, is it's mounting bracket footprint wider than the TrackMix??? Hoping to replace the TrackMix with it but the width of our mounting spot is pretty tight.
Returning my (6) eufycam 3 system. Too many flaws over my 6 weeks of testing. Not worth $1800can. May try some of these. Just wish reolink would start using built in solar charging. I hate external charging.
I like the Reolink cameras, but I wish they would add rich text notifications. Are there any other outdoor cameras other than Eufy or Wyze that offer rich text notifications without subscriptions?
@LifeHackster I'm paying enough for the cameras, I don't need to pay for a subscription, but I do understand that is the moneymaking concept. I'll stick with SD cards and subscription free services.
@@JohnScheppler I agree. But, this feature (rich notifications) is somehow needing a cloud server to upload the snapshots. This is why Eufy got in hot water because they didn't disclose this and they are advertising that everything is local and also they are not charging for it.
Hi LifeHackster, How does Reolink compare to the Lorex security system? The variety of POE & Wifi cameras from Reolink is a big advantage for me. Which one has a better optimized app and NVR system?
I appreciate all your videos im trying to figure out if i should go Poe reolink for my camera set up or eufy wifi im not sure which direction to commit
Reolink still haven't send the duo floodlight poe, really interested to hear your opinion on this. Does the light help or blind the video, and everything work with just the poe.
@@jcm9698 I love it so far , I’m just having a problem with the detection zone because I have the camera pointing to the street and I’m getting some alerts from cars even though I have it blacked out not to receive alerts from the cars passing by, other than that i great and that new solar panel if fire
I owned two of those Reolink Trackmix Wifi on the latest firmware and both get stuck after a while and refused to go back to the reset monitor position, you have to either recalibrate it or you have to reconfigure it to reset the position. It is a flaw because I have reached to their customer service and admitted that it has been an issue for MONTHS and their R&D is aware of this. I even told them I was going to get a replacement thru amazon, and they told me it wouldnt matter because it is happening to all of them ( most likely a software issue). They are trying to offer me a compensation instead of trying to return it. Now my question is , is this happening to the other PTZ models as well? they did not answer that and im waiting to get transfer (email) to their RMA department? It has great hardware in comparison to Ring, but this flaw on the MAIN feature (tracking) makes it almost useless especially if the camera tracks and gets stuck toward the wall for the entire night, good luck capturing anything after that.
Can you install it behind an advanced firewall app such as pfSense to test if you catch these ReoLink cameras trying to send your private data to external 3rd party server or foreign IP addresses?
Have you attempted to turn down the PTZ speed on either this one or the POE to see if it makes the panning a little smoother? Or maybe you have already done that. I just noticed some reviews of this camera talk about the jerkyness of the PTZ
do you have to take out the batteries to charge them? or is there a usb c cable with charging block plugin? Could you potentially leave it plugged in and charging with a usbc cable?
At night with the lights on the camera turned on it's pretty good. Night vision is pretty good too for a wifi camera. Maybe if they have wifi 6e with 6 ghz in the future it can have better bandwidth and low latency like POE. Need foam on the mic to deal with buffering issues. Looks like this is battery version for power too so notification slower, ideally better to have wired power.
Is it away to setup or trick my 523 to not record every car going pass my house , I set up the detection zone to not record the street but it recording every Car going pass anyways, so I cut the vehicle schedule off and I only have the camera set to record ppl because it was still recording every car with vehicle setting on , I hope I’m making sense lol
All battery powered Reolink cameras are not able to record to their NVR. The WIFI plug in does because it can stream continuously not battery powered ones.
DON'T BUY! I am sending mine back after 2 days... If you dont have at least 3 hrs of direct sunlight... no clouds, it won't charge enough to make it through the night.. A full charged battery, if you turn off the pir tracking , will go about 20 hrs.. from that point it must be charged with a wall wart. The panel (6w) will charge the camera between 30-35% with 3 hrs of direct sunlight. I am suprised all the reviews didnt catch this or just glossed over it... If you want the wifi cam get the one you plug in. or if you have the equipment POE. I am sending the battery version back and bought both the wifi and the POE versions. Hopefully Ill have better results.... BTW my autotracking quit working after 6 hrs
Reolink Battery powered cameras are total garbage. They don't work well. Half of the time it does not even pick up moving objects even on max sensitivity mode.
Unlike the worst camera installer it's I like batteries and wires but I'm hooked on the Google doorbell one but then I just love dangling the security camera chords it adds touch to it So they can just snip the wire instead of cutting my camera into pieces
I literally come to you for everything. I trust your honesty. I just purchased the Ring Pro alarm system. I just canceled the plus spotlight cams. Ugh am I making a bad decision and should I cancel the alarm system, too? I have no outdoor cams at all and was sold on having it all in one. I like being able to use the gutter mounts until I can get someone out to do a CCTV. In Spring. 🫤🫤🫤
Ring is a pretty good system. Their alarm works and with the PRO base station, you will also have an internet backup in your home if electricity and internet are out. The spotlight cam plus is also still good and they are currently on sale which should be the MSRP of this camera in my opinion .The Spotlight Cam PRO on the other hand is the one that its price doesn't justify its extra debilitating features ( Bird's Eye View). Wired or CCTV NVR systems are still the best though as to security cameras, there is just a bit of work to do when wiring them.
I'm actually impressed...that zoom in while you ran with the license plate showing so clearly is impressive itself...👍
BTW LifeHackster, All of Reolink's camera and NVR boxes come with seals/stickers on top that say "DO NOT ACCEPT IF SEAL IS BROKEN" yet all someone has to do is unfold the bottom flaps of the box and access the contents inside leaving the main top seal intact. Then just fold the box flaps back up negating the purpose of the main seal. Next time you speak with Reolink you should mention they should seal the bottom of their boxes perhaps as well as the top. Security companies should always be mindful of the "backdoor". Just a thought. 🤔
The PIR sensor did a lot better than expected. I know that has been an issue in past Reolink cameras. You certainly pay dearly in price for the battery powered version of this.
Yes, price is a bit steep… comparable to Arlo Ultra 2 as to pricing.
Video quality is amazing👌
Thank you for taking the time making this video.
Great help 🤓
Thanks for watching.
I have the PoE version and I like it. I'm just waiting on Reolink to provide an update to their Reolink Client so that I can access both the 4K and 1080p feed when the client is connected to the reolink NVR. Currently I need to connect directly to the Trackmix instead of the NVR to have access to both feeds.
Hoping they will update pretty soon…
I have track mix cause of your channel... I wanted another one for my back yard and was going to get a Nvr and a poe version of Track mix for yard.. then this came out.... My only grip is that that battery will drain very fast if there alot of Motion in yard.. IE birds,. squirrel's , cats ,dogs. rabbits , crooks. I like to see you mount this on your shed with the up and coming solar panel and see how it performs long term.. Great review as always and Props to Reolink for this new camera which im a big fan of Ring Who?
I couldn’t wait for this , thank you for making it
I think is the best cam out in the market
Thank you for the videos and updates.
You are welcome.
Thank you for your review. I’d like to purchase this one. What is the Reolink Model number???
Reolink is killing it
@LifeHackster I have the POE version. You should double-check how the “Auto return to monitor point” works. Try this with “Pan/tilt tracking first”: Walk in front of the camera and have it track you away from the monitor point. Stand there until the auto return to monitor point “Interval” ends. Does the camera stay on you or does it return to the monitor point? What do you think it should do?
It is motion based so, if you stop moving, then it thinks motion has stopped and it will go back to the monitor point. Adjust the motion sensitivity to dial in how soon it will do it.
I think I'll stick with the Reolink Trackmix POE version and RLC-823A POE for my PTZ needs and the Eufy S40 for my wireless solar needs for now. Would only get this version if a specific need called for it as the best/only security option.
That looks great. And there are no subscriptions needed for AI detection or anything else?
If you could do a review of the Lorex camera of this kind. PTZ outdoor
For me the battery powered camera is a back up for the poe nvr camera's that won't do anyone any good when the power goes out. The battery camera will still record to the memory card &, if fitted with a sim card, send messages &video to mobile phones &/or cloud accounts.
Awesome video!! Thanks
Thanks for watching.
I just had two of these come in the mail tonight. Are you telling me these can not be used with Blue Iris or even the Reolink NVR? That is a game changer and they both go back.
First Aussie 😁. Another great review. 😎
Thanks for watching.
Hey buddy, after it has tracked the motion event does it return to the home position automatically or do you need to manually reset it? How does the PIR register on this model? Reliable most of the time? I see the range is good. Keep up the good work, your reviews are what I 100% go by.
You can set the time( secs) to when it will go back to the home position. As to the PIR sensor is pretty good but you do have to crank up the sensitivity to 100 and the person detection to 100 also for it to detect you at around 40 feet. No false notifications in this setting but I’m guessing it kills the battery quick. Thanks for watching.
it does, but overtime it will not. and you will have to reset it over and over...It is happening to both my trackmix (they are barely a few weeks old on the latest firmware). Reolink admitted thru emails it is an issue they have been trying to resolve for months. not sure if they will fix it.
Just installed the TrackMix Wifi, good overall but the night vision leaves a lot to be desired and I didn't realize that the TrackMix PTZ would set Preset points, but there is NO patrol capability which is a deal breaker for our application. One has to wonder WHY they didn't include it from the start! Guess I should have watched your video twice before buying, lol. Thank you for great reviews of the different manuf and models!!!
Question on the 823A wall mounting bracket, is it's mounting bracket footprint wider than the TrackMix??? Hoping to replace the TrackMix with it but the width of our mounting spot is pretty tight.
How/ where do I buy this unit without the solar panel?
can i view reolink wireless cameras on my smart tv through fire stick tv or does it have to be ip cameras only
Another great review, but what solar panel is needed that will fit that open port?
Reolink will be releasing their USB-C version.
Returning my (6) eufycam 3 system. Too many flaws over my 6 weeks of testing. Not worth $1800can. May try some of these. Just wish reolink would start using built in solar charging. I hate external charging.
I like the Reolink cameras, but I wish they would add rich text notifications. Are there any other outdoor cameras other than Eufy or Wyze that offer rich text notifications without subscriptions?
I agree..if they do like with their doorbell, it will be with subscription.
@LifeHackster I'm paying enough for the cameras, I don't need to pay for a subscription, but I do understand that is the moneymaking concept. I'll stick with SD cards and subscription free services.
@@JohnScheppler I agree. But, this feature (rich notifications) is somehow needing a cloud server to upload the snapshots. This is why Eufy got in hot water because they didn't disclose this and they are advertising that everything is local and also they are not charging for it.
@LifeHackster how does Wyze do their rich text notifications when not on a subscription plan?
@@JohnScheppler It uploads to the cloud too... remember the 12 sec. free recording? that was stored in the cloud too.
Thanks.
Hi LifeHackster, How does Reolink compare to the Lorex security system? The variety of POE & Wifi cameras from Reolink is a big advantage for me. Which one has a better optimized app and NVR system?
I love all this camera features but also want to have it plus ethernet connection directly to advoid jammer, any camera recommended?
Merci. Très intéressant. From France. Epernay
Ordered mines
I appreciate all your videos im trying to figure out if i should go Poe reolink for my camera set up or eufy wifi im not sure which direction to commit
Reolink still haven't send the duo floodlight poe, really interested to hear your opinion on this. Does the light help or blind the video, and everything work with just the poe.
I'll be reviewing them soon...
How does it compare to the CX410 in same light?
Also I pre ordered the track mix battery and solar panel, any updates since you installed yours?
I'm curious to long term testing.
@@jcm9698 I love it so far , I’m just having a problem with the detection zone because I have the camera pointing to the street and I’m getting some alerts from cars even though I have it blacked out not to receive alerts from the cars passing by, other than that i great and that new solar panel if fire
@@tjac4801 Glad you're loving it. Hope you can figure out getting some of those alerts reduced. Did you get the Reolink solar panel or an off brand?
I owned two of those Reolink Trackmix Wifi on the latest firmware and both get stuck after a while and refused to go back to the reset monitor position, you have to either recalibrate it or you have to reconfigure it to reset the position. It is a flaw because I have reached to their customer service and admitted that it has been an issue for MONTHS and their R&D is aware of this. I even told them I was going to get a replacement thru amazon, and they told me it wouldnt matter because it is happening to all of them ( most likely a software issue). They are trying to offer me a compensation instead of trying to return it. Now my question is , is this happening to the other PTZ models as well? they did not answer that and im waiting to get transfer (email) to their RMA department? It has great hardware in comparison to Ring, but this flaw on the MAIN feature (tracking) makes it almost useless especially if the camera tracks and gets stuck toward the wall for the entire night, good luck capturing anything after that.
Even though it’s battery powered can it still be connected to the Reolink NVR to be viewed on a monitor screen?
No. Reolink battery powered cameras are not able to integrate with their NVR. The camera needs constant power to connect and stream to the NVR.
Thanks 👍
Can you install it behind an advanced firewall app such as pfSense to test if you catch these ReoLink cameras trying to send your private data to external 3rd party server or foreign IP addresses?
HIKVision cameras do.
I enjoyed the video and also I should probably get relink track mix
Have you attempted to turn down the PTZ speed on either this one or the POE to see if it makes the panning a little smoother? Or maybe you have already done that. I just noticed some reviews of this camera talk about the jerkyness of the PTZ
Is there any way to use another way to charge the battery? The solar panel is not charging well and when it is cloudy the charge runs out fast.
Could you also please try the RLC-823A 16X? Thank you
Can you link reolink cameras for an event and make 2 or 3 of them come on at once like on ring cameras?
Do I have to pay a subscription?
No subscription.
do you have to take out the batteries to charge them? or is there a usb c cable with charging block plugin? Could you potentially leave it plugged in and charging with a usbc cable?
From saudi 👍
At night with the lights on the camera turned on it's pretty good. Night vision is pretty good too for a wifi camera. Maybe if they have wifi 6e with 6 ghz in the future it can have better bandwidth and low latency like POE. Need foam on the mic to deal with buffering issues. Looks like this is battery version for power too so notification slower, ideally better to have wired power.
Can this Camera be added on my google nest app as well or do i still need to download a seperate app?
Reolink app
My question is this waterproof???
Is this model discontinued?
Is it away to setup or trick my 523 to not record every car going pass my house , I set up the detection zone to not record the street but it recording every Car going pass anyways, so I cut the vehicle schedule off and I only have the camera set to record ppl because it was still recording every car with vehicle setting on , I hope I’m making sense lol
Is there a PC app that can control this camera?
Did you say it doesn't support the NVR? I see the WiFi plug in says it does but the WiFI Battery doesn't say it does or doesn't that I see.
All battery powered Reolink cameras are not able to record to their NVR. The WIFI plug in does because it can stream continuously not battery powered ones.
@@LifeHackster Thanks, was hoping to avoid running new power or cat but either way I guess I have to if I want them to work with the NVR.
Battery power?
I don't like it because you can't remove it easily like the argus 3 pro to charge it.
Then why not just get the Solar panel?? Problem solved.
what about Eufy
I’ll be comparing it to the Eufy cam 3 soon…
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🌹🌹💐💐🌷🌷👍👍
It looks like something people would want to smash!
All it needs is a glass vandal dome! Ffs.😔😒😞
This channel has nothing to do with life hacks.. lol
$252 + tax GTFO, rip off. Weak battery too.
Yes..pricier than their wired versions..the price is comparable to the Arlo Ultra 2..
@@LifeHackster And both cameras are junk.
DON'T BUY! I am sending mine back after 2 days... If you dont have at least 3 hrs of direct sunlight... no clouds, it won't charge enough to make it through the night.. A full charged battery, if you turn off the pir tracking , will go about 20 hrs.. from that point it must be charged with a wall wart. The panel (6w) will charge the camera between 30-35% with 3 hrs of direct sunlight. I am suprised all the reviews didnt catch this or just glossed over it... If you want the wifi cam get the one you plug in. or if you have the equipment POE. I am sending the battery version back and bought both the wifi and the POE versions. Hopefully Ill have better results.... BTW my autotracking quit working after 6 hrs
Reolink Battery powered cameras are total garbage. They don't work well. Half of the time it does not even pick up moving objects even on max sensitivity mode.
Unlike the worst camera installer it's I like batteries and wires but I'm hooked on the Google doorbell one but then I just love dangling the security camera chords it adds touch to it So they can just snip the wire instead of cutting my camera into pieces
I literally come to you for everything. I trust your honesty. I just purchased the Ring Pro alarm system. I just canceled the plus spotlight cams. Ugh am I making a bad decision and should I cancel the alarm system, too? I have no outdoor cams at all and was sold on having it all in one. I like being able to use the gutter mounts until I can get someone out to do a CCTV. In Spring. 🫤🫤🫤
Ring is a pretty good system. Their alarm works and with the PRO base station, you will also have an internet backup in your home if electricity and internet are out. The spotlight cam plus is also still good and they are currently on sale which should be the MSRP of this camera in my opinion .The Spotlight Cam PRO on the other hand is the one that its price doesn't justify its extra debilitating features ( Bird's Eye View). Wired or CCTV NVR systems are still the best though as to security cameras, there is just a bit of work to do when wiring them.