Reolink updated the firmware and software which added a bunch of features that were missing during this review from 2 years ago. It's something I really love about Reolink. They are always improving.
Great Video as usual! Could you please review the new Swann Tracker Security Camera? They apparently won a CES 2020 Award? Would love to see the comparison!
Hi there - been watching several of your videos now. I ended up buying some Eufy based (also) on your reviews. I am, unfortunately, returning them all for a major flaw which I feel you should mention on your videos: the Eufy WiFi cameras will NEED the WiFi to even record on the SD card! I am not talking of the ones based on the external base, I mean the Outdoor Cam C24 which are standalone and have an SD card in the camera itself. I got that confirmed by Eufy customer support. I tested myself: I disabled WiFi for 10 minutes. When I connected back, one camera kept recording ok, one lost 10 minutes of footage, one lost 6 hours of footage (??). Also, and this is also confirmed by Eufy customer service, the recording quality DEPENDS on the quality of the Wifi. Even though the recording is local on the SD card - I suppose the cameras can only encode once so they adjust for the worst bandwidth available at the moment. I am not questioning your videos at all, I feel they are well done and very comprehensive. And Eufy has NO MENTION of this whatsoever (again, they did confirm that there is no mention themselves!). Just for that reason, Eufy is a no-go to be honest. I hope this helps and thanks again!!
I’d like to know if anyone can confirm this because I’m deciding between this Eufy and the reolink E1 zoom to replace my wyze cam since their recent scandal
The Eufy camera did a much better job with the infrared night time darkness recording, compared to the other camera. The other camera was washed out when he stepped close to it.
We're looking for something to replace our Wyze cameras because they have become very unreliable. Given the poor audio of the reolink, I think the Eufy is what we will plan to try out.
DO NOT BUY. I bought 4 for indoor use AI 2k while I’m travelling. One small power cut and the cameras all fail to reconnect to the wifi so they are totally useless now.
I have been looking for a camera to catch a small rodent rat size inside the house, It needs night vision and good motion detection for small critters, I like how some you have shown allow picking an area to sense motion which I think would help catching it. Which camera would you advise getting? I purchased a cheap spy cam but have problems with software not connecting and the motion detection sucks. Thanks in advance for the advice. Note: I want to get high quality images of this in night vision so one with good quality image in night mode.
I bought Reolink E1 Zoom, thinking its like E1 Pro but with zoom. When you showed the Bookmark/preset feature, it is not in my E1 Zoom (App is up to date). Same for the auto pan. Why would reolink not add it? Is it because of the zoom auto focus feature that gets in the way?
@@LifeHackster, yes, this commentary was from me. Reolink has stated to me that they did it for longevity of the internal hardware, but this is a poor excuse because the minor adjustments needed to turn the camera to the exact spot it was before you panned wears out the internals more than just having a memory location. The Reolink E1 Zoom also has speaker and microphone consistency issues.
I have the same problem with my E1 Pro. I am constantly receiving a network unavailable message. I'm gonna return mine and try the Eufy pro instead. I was very disappointed in the E1 pro. I wonder if its cause of an internal antenna, not sure but it's very frustrating. At this point I wouldn't recommend the reolink E1 pro.
It seems like... it is their app... ever since I have Reolinks, I need to have a good solid connection on my phone to be able to view my cameras.. Reolink NVR and WiFi cameras.
For The E1 Pro, when you receive a network unavailable message, does it mean it stops the continuous recording or just that you need to restart the app, but the continuous recording is still recording no problem?
Your thorough and in-depth review testing of cameras has helped me a ton to chose a camera for my 1 bedroom apartment which I will be renting. I was comparing the Reolink E1 vs Wyze 3 as budget options in Canada, and the Wyze 3 seems like a way better option even though I don't like the delayed longer motion notification it has. However Reolink doesn't even send a picture with the notification and the connectivity issues is no good either. So Wyze 3 for me. Thanks a lot.
Hi can you do a review on the new Eufy pro 2 camera its only sold at best buy right now it just came out 2 days ago today is june 19 Eufy told me today that its not available on there website yet but they released it to best buy for now
For The E1 Pro, when you say that the app time out, does it mean it stops the continuous recording or just that you need to restart the app, but the continuous recording is still recording no problem?
eufy indoor security: I have taken this camera after watching your video....it is showing good streaming on my mobile when checking with wifi connected ....but if i go out side and use cell phone data for this app....it is not connecting with camera. I have 4g speed on my cell phone...can you help me to know the problem please.
Also wondering about this scenario as well re eufy. 1. If you are out of the house and about and not on wifi....shouldn't you be able to still receive notifications and view livestream of your house or am I missing something? 2. Also, if you get a notification someone in your house...does eufy allow you to record or take pics on your cellphone of intruder from livestream and is there video time limit to doing that? 3. other question..does eufy work if during setup you put your phone on the 2.4 until connects w it (or do you have to use an ethernet cable to plug in til eufy connects?) (I have dual router 2.4 and 5 ghz.) 4. Is there anything that needs to be done w router b4 setting up the eufy? 5. Is there any other hardware equipment, software required to view what's on the sd card besides just your phone, eufy app and wifi? 6. Does sd card have to be formatted to something and is this done by just putting into camera before plugging in? Do you have to take sd card out to view event videos or can you access directly from phone? Thank you if anyone can answer any of these quest. Ps. Thanks for making such a great video...I just had some other questions before considering the eufy over other products b4 buying. Have a great day. Thank you so much.
Did your Eufy stop recording yesterday? I couldn't even open my recorded videos. I searched online and people said the Eufy server was down. Huh???? The camera stands alone and records locally. But still need the company server? For what? Very interesting. I have the new Indoor 2k cam (not rotating one).
I stayed tuned to the end of the video, thanks to your reviews of Reolink cameras, I now have a 6 camera system comprising of the RLC823A, Trackmix and 4 RLC510A's. Love your work bro, keep it up.
I'm looking for a wireless (battery) security camera which works with Wi-Fi only , and is able to record without any subscriptions ; with motion notification in app w/ photo and good night-mode. Would you recommend something? PLS. I can do wired-cam but prefer battery-powered
That’s awesome!! I just sent you my email address with my user name. Also I signed up for the beta program for the Eufy doorbell. Thank you again for the awesome opportunity. :)
@@LifeHackster Just received mine today. Yep it has LAN port. Newer version has increase frame rate from 20fps to 22 and 25 fps. Max bitrate increase to 5120 Kbps.
Reolink has stated that newer E1 Zoom cameras will not have the memory feature or auto pan. People should keep this in mind if purchasing the others in the E1 line.
Thanks for the comparison. I've been looking between a few different different brands. Looking at it, I think the image quality looks better on the Reolink but had worse audio. But in the end, I'm not looking at the audio as much as I'm looking at video. 👍
Thank you for a great review. Could you please make a video on how to configure Eufy indoor pan & tilt camera, app, and a wireless router so a user can review live video on a cell phone when he is not at home. Thank you
for the eufy its just a usb power cable , so it doesnt matter as long as the cable is , the data goes over wifi , if the camera is more than 5m far i will recomend to buy and extention power plug and then just use the stock charger its the same on the reolink exept if you wanna do a nvr system then the limit is about 100m (cat5 cable) or 120m (cat6 cable)
Thank you for the information. 🙏🏽 One question, is the footage on the SD card encrypted? I am hoping to be able to backup the footage on to my external hard drive.
Looking forward to receiving my pre-order of two Eufy pan and tilts. Sure hope that when it gets HomeKit certification, I will be able to ask Siri to show the video on my iPhone/iPad, like the others do. After watching your comparison, I’m glad I went with Eufy! Another great video! Thank you!!
@@emmali619 actually i think you didnt get why he wants that, he probably wants to get a motion tetection flood light/spot light and use the camera without night vision and its really worth it
Some may not see the value in this setup; but I have an outdoor PT camera where, two times, the camera ended up pointed in random directions, like completely down at the ground. Outside my house, at night, is a street light, so the yard is well illuminated. As a countermeasure, I placed an indoor wireless camera in the window and it sees a similar view; meaning no one can simply go over and move the PT camera. Being a battery powered camera, such cameras often miss anything less than a few seconds; so, this gives me a failback for the front parking lot. In all likelihood, it was a squirrel or bird that managed to rotate the camera; or just some quirk with the camera. I see lots of value in indoor cameras pointed outside, especially on one story homes. Glare can be an issue at night with indoor cameras pointing outside; but in many places on a one story home, almost any outside camera is easily within reach, or can be reached by walking a perimeter around the camera then disabling it by turning the camera. If it's high enough so that it can't be "touched", it's also often high enough that the video is more or less useless. FWIW, I'm now using a LaView 4MP camera that uses starlight sensors; works great in that window. going to put some in other windows.
Great review as usual. Eufy seems much better and more reliable all round. Thank you!!! Can the eufy pan n tilt be used as a inside window facing outside camera like you showed with the wyze earlier?
These cameras aren't much better than wifi cams from a decade ago. And those cameras could be used even without an internet connection when you're on the same wifi network, vs. most cameras these days require an internet connection or you can't use the camera at all, and if the server goes down you're out of luck as well. I guess that's why they're so cheap.
@@LifeHackster No worries then. It's not like we humans are any different in reverse, we sometimes can't/don't distinguish our pets for actual kids. :)
Reolink updated the firmware and software which added a bunch of features that were missing during this review from 2 years ago. It's something I really love about Reolink. They are always improving.
I went with the Reolink because it works with my 5G Internet, while the Eufy’s aren’t compatible with 5G
Great Video as usual! Could you please review the new Swann Tracker Security Camera? They apparently won a CES 2020 Award? Would love to see the comparison!
I understand that the Eufy SD is encrypted. Is it the same with Reolink
Hi there - been watching several of your videos now. I ended up buying some Eufy based (also) on your reviews. I am, unfortunately, returning them all for a major flaw which I feel you should mention on your videos: the Eufy WiFi cameras will NEED the WiFi to even record on the SD card! I am not talking of the ones based on the external base, I mean the Outdoor Cam C24 which are standalone and have an SD card in the camera itself. I got that confirmed by Eufy customer support. I tested myself: I disabled WiFi for 10 minutes. When I connected back, one camera kept recording ok, one lost 10 minutes of footage, one lost 6 hours of footage (??).
Also, and this is also confirmed by Eufy customer service, the recording quality DEPENDS on the quality of the Wifi. Even though the recording is local on the SD card - I suppose the cameras can only encode once so they adjust for the worst bandwidth available at the moment.
I am not questioning your videos at all, I feel they are well done and very comprehensive. And Eufy has NO MENTION of this whatsoever (again, they did confirm that there is no mention themselves!).
Just for that reason, Eufy is a no-go to be honest. I hope this helps and thanks again!!
come on baby, it is IP cammera.
@@ivanfantang3591 with a local SD card for recording!! Clearly, I’m not complaining about the cameras not being accessible without wifi, baby! 🙂
I’d like to know if anyone can confirm this because I’m deciding between this Eufy and the reolink E1 zoom to replace my wyze cam since their recent scandal
@@speedracer9132 that was confirmed as a normal behaviour from Eufy’s tech support.
The Eufy camera did a much better job with the infrared night time darkness recording, compared to the other camera. The other camera was washed out when he stepped close to it.
We're looking for something to replace our Wyze cameras because they have become very unreliable. Given the poor audio of the reolink, I think the Eufy is what we will plan to try out.
Reolink looks way clearer, you can almost makeup the numbers on that wall clock
You rigtu puedes ver claramente los focos de las lamparas del ventilador you can clearly see the bulbs of the fan lamps.
I hope u know that 2k is 2MP resolution. Reolinks is 4MP. Thats double pixels. One reason for the latency
E1 has better specs on paper, but feel the Eufy feels to have bested it in my book.
Overall user experience.. Eufy is better..
DO NOT BUY. I bought 4 for indoor use AI 2k while I’m travelling. One small power cut and the cameras all fail to reconnect to the wifi so they are totally useless now.
Another great video lifehackster, can you install the eufy one on the ceiling @lifehackster?
And when mounted on the ceiling, can I set it up to view a certain area or does it go back to default view? I hope that makes sense...
I have been looking for a camera to catch a small rodent rat size inside the house, It needs night vision and good motion detection for small critters, I like how some you have shown allow picking an area to sense motion which I think would help catching it. Which camera would you advise getting? I purchased a cheap spy cam but have problems with software not connecting and the motion detection sucks. Thanks in advance for the advice. Note: I want to get high quality images of this in night vision so one with good quality image in night mode.
I bought Reolink E1 Zoom, thinking its like E1 Pro but with zoom. When you showed the Bookmark/preset feature, it is not in my E1 Zoom (App is up to date). Same for the auto pan. Why would reolink not add it? Is it because of the zoom auto focus feature that gets in the way?
I'm not sure.. I remember, I got some comment before with the same issue..
@@LifeHackster, yes, this commentary was from me. Reolink has stated to me that they did it for longevity of the internal hardware, but this is a poor excuse because the minor adjustments needed to turn the camera to the exact spot it was before you panned wears out the internals more than just having a memory location. The Reolink E1 Zoom also has speaker and microphone consistency issues.
@@emmali619 Thanks for the Good news Kelly. Appreciate it.
The audio on the Reolink is terrible. I think the Eufy is the better buy of the two. Great review,
Interesting I think the opposite
Audio pickup is terrible. The speaker is better.
I have the same problem with my E1 Pro. I am constantly receiving a network unavailable message. I'm gonna return mine and try the Eufy pro instead. I was very disappointed in the E1 pro. I wonder if its cause of an internal antenna, not sure but it's very frustrating. At this point I wouldn't recommend the reolink E1 pro.
It seems like... it is their app... ever since I have Reolinks, I need to have a good solid connection on my phone to be able to view my cameras.. Reolink NVR and WiFi cameras.
For The E1 Pro, when you receive a network unavailable message, does it mean it stops the continuous recording or just that you need to restart the app, but the continuous recording is still recording no problem?
Your thorough and in-depth review testing of cameras has helped me a ton to chose a camera for my 1 bedroom apartment which I will be renting. I was comparing the Reolink E1 vs Wyze 3 as budget options in Canada, and the Wyze 3 seems like a way better option even though I don't like the delayed longer motion notification it has. However Reolink doesn't even send a picture with the notification and the connectivity issues is no good either. So Wyze 3 for me. Thanks a lot.
You will be spying on the people you rent your flat to? creepy
Great review as usual! Do you have any experience with TP-Link Tapo c200 camera?
Thank you... and no experience with TP link cameras..
The realolink camera has terrible audio.
Hi can you do a review on the new Eufy pro 2 camera its only sold at best buy right now it just came out 2 days ago today is june 19 Eufy told me today that its not available on there website yet but they released it to best buy for now
@LifeHackster please do the review ASAP. Best buy lists the pro 2k outdoor cameras
I haven’t even heard of this until now...thanks for letting me know..
Is the reolink Poe camera TV streaming good?
For The E1 Pro, when you say that the app time out, does it mean it stops the continuous recording or just that you need to restart the app, but the continuous recording is still recording no problem?
eufy indoor security: I have taken this camera after watching your video....it is showing good streaming on my mobile when checking with wifi connected ....but if i go out side and use cell phone data for this app....it is not connecting with camera. I have 4g speed on my cell phone...can you help me to know the problem please.
Also wondering about this scenario as well re eufy. 1. If you are out of the house and about and not on wifi....shouldn't you be able to still receive notifications and view livestream of your house or am I missing something? 2. Also, if you get a notification someone in your house...does eufy allow you to record or take pics on your cellphone of intruder from livestream and is there video time limit to doing that? 3. other question..does eufy work if during setup you put your phone on the 2.4 until connects w it (or do you have to use an ethernet cable to plug in til eufy connects?) (I have dual router 2.4 and 5 ghz.) 4. Is there anything that needs to be done w router b4 setting up the eufy? 5. Is there any other hardware equipment, software required to view what's on the sd card besides just your phone, eufy app and wifi? 6. Does sd card have to be formatted to something and is this done by just putting into camera before plugging in? Do you have to take sd card out to view event videos or can you access directly from phone? Thank you if anyone can answer any of these quest. Ps. Thanks for making such a great video...I just had some other questions before considering the eufy over other products b4 buying. Have a great day. Thank you so much.
Did your Eufy stop recording yesterday? I couldn't even open my recorded videos. I searched online and people said the Eufy server was down. Huh???? The camera stands alone and records locally. But still need the company server? For what? Very interesting. I have the new Indoor 2k cam (not rotating one).
Yes, I have both the Eufy battery doorbell & the new 2k indoor cam...both were down yesterday because of a Eufy server upgrade or problem.
I heard other people were having issues but I did not. I have 4 eufycam 2c's and the wired doorbell and all of mine were working during the "outage".
Yes.. I did a community post on it.. it is now back to normal.. supposedly they were upgrading and an outage happened.
Interesting, so when the servers is shoot down for good the camera is useless junk?
Speak about planned obsolete features..
Stay away from this shit..
Can you make a vidio of the reolink nvr system?
The newer version of the E1 Pro has Ethernet now.
Nice review Kabayan. it help me a lot
Can you please compare eufy and ezviz indoor cams?
You are soo close to 70k
Yes.. I am... thank you guys for watching my videos...
Can this be mount upside down like Ring indoor cam?
for the eufy yes
reolink idk but proly yes too
Great video sir! Can you mount the Eufy Pan upside down?
yes , it comms with a mount and it has the option in setting to flip the footage 180° automaticly , actually the tilt works even better upside down
I stayed tuned to the end of the video, thanks to your reviews of Reolink cameras, I now have a 6 camera system comprising of the RLC823A, Trackmix and 4 RLC510A's.
Love your work bro, keep it up.
I'm looking for a wireless (battery) security camera which works with Wi-Fi only , and is able to record without any subscriptions ; with motion notification in app w/ photo and good night-mode. Would you recommend something? PLS. I can do wired-cam but prefer battery-powered
Regarding the question I say the Reolink E1 zoom.
Sorry.. not the E1 zoom
Eufy wins clearer more responsive and I own both brands but after my first eufy camera I'm sold on them
Hi have you tried to compare with eufy 2k vs reolink E 1 zoom plz 5mp.?
Guessing, Wyze cam outdoor
Nope.. I don't have the Wyze outdoor yet.. I wish I do though...
Thank for the info. I put in for the Beta Tester...
You are welcome..
Is it the Reolink Argus 3?
Yes, it is! Congratulations townie... shoot me an email so that I can send you your GC...
That’s awesome!! I just sent you my email address with my user name. Also I signed up for the beta program for the Eufy doorbell. Thank you again for the awesome opportunity. :)
You are more than welcome...
Hey Life Hacker
Can both camera apps do multiple cameras. Meaning can you link two or more cameras, one in each room?
Does the Eufy camera use PIR or pixel change for motion detection?
This is a super detailed and useful test, thank you so much for your sharing. Support
Why have you not reviewed E1 Outdoor 5MP?
I think it is the Wyze outdoor cam
Sorry.. not the Wyze outdoor...
Is it true that the newer version of E1 Pro have LAN port ?
I haven't heard about this but that will be great if it does PoE.
@@LifeHackster Just received mine today. Yep it has LAN port. Newer version has increase frame rate from 20fps to 22 and 25 fps. Max bitrate increase to 5120 Kbps.
Can you make a video how Geofencing work with the Eufy Cam?
Hi Please tell me which is better the Reolink C2 Pro and the E1 Zoom
Reolink has stated that newer E1 Zoom cameras will not have the memory feature or auto pan. People should keep this in mind if purchasing the others in the E1 line.
I wonder if the newer e1 zoom is quieter than the e1 pro
Is eufi onvif compatible?
Eufy Indoor Cam 2K
No.. not the Eufy indoor cam..
Another excellent review, thanks!
I bought a couple of Reolinks and I thought it was just mine that had faulty mics but looks like yours also struggled to pick up sound?
Yes, it is a bit low in sound..
Thanks for the comparison. I've been looking between a few different different brands. Looking at it, I think the image quality looks better on the Reolink but had worse audio. But in the end, I'm not looking at the audio as much as I'm looking at video. 👍
Thank you for a great review. Could you please make a video on how to configure Eufy indoor pan & tilt camera, app, and a wireless router so a user can review live video on a cell phone when he is not at home. Thank you
Testers link is broken
I just tested it..it works.. try it again..
WELL DONE....
Thank You.
What's the reload times on the product?
Reolink E1
Sorry not the E1...
Which camera has the better image quality?
E1 Pro have better image quality and high video bitrate (customizable).
@@MohdRadhwan how's the night vision with the E1 pro?
@@jessa.3857 For me night vision is good.
@@MohdRadhwan Thanks for your reply! I just ordered the Eufy cam. It has the better app from what I understand.
Great
thanks...
Eufy micro better
eufyCam Solo Pro
No.. not the solo pro...
@@LifeHackster 🗣nooooooooo😔
how long are the cables that come with each of these? and what's the longest they allow?
for the eufy its just a usb power cable , so it doesnt matter as long as the cable is , the data goes over wifi , if the camera is more than 5m far i will recomend to buy and extention power plug and then just use the stock charger
its the same on the reolink exept if you wanna do a nvr system then the limit is about 100m (cat5 cable) or 120m (cat6 cable)
Thank you for the information. 🙏🏽
One question, is the footage on the SD card encrypted? I am hoping to be able to backup the footage on to my external hard drive.
on the eufy yes , you can acces the footage even if u have the sd card , you need to use the app .
somehow you cant turn that off 😔
Looking forward to receiving my pre-order of two Eufy pan and tilts. Sure hope that when it gets HomeKit certification, I will be able to ask Siri to show the video on my iPhone/iPad, like the others do. After watching your comparison, I’m glad I went with Eufy! Another great video! Thank you!!
Thank You. The Eufy's are pretty good..
@@LifeHackster are Eufy's better than the Wyze pan and tilt? I am mostly concerned with audio and video quality?
Can the IR night vision lights be turned off for through the window use?
@@emmali619 actually i think you didnt get why he wants that, he probably wants to get a motion tetection flood light/spot light and use the camera without night vision
and its really worth it
Some may not see the value in this setup; but I have an outdoor PT camera where, two times, the camera ended up pointed in random directions, like completely down at the ground. Outside my house, at night, is a street light, so the yard is well illuminated. As a countermeasure, I placed an indoor wireless camera in the window and it sees a similar view; meaning no one can simply go over and move the PT camera. Being a battery powered camera, such cameras often miss anything less than a few seconds; so, this gives me a failback for the front parking lot.
In all likelihood, it was a squirrel or bird that managed to rotate the camera; or just some quirk with the camera. I see lots of value in indoor cameras pointed outside, especially on one story homes. Glare can be an issue at night with indoor cameras pointing outside; but in many places on a one story home, almost any outside camera is easily within reach, or can be reached by walking a perimeter around the camera then disabling it by turning the camera. If it's high enough so that it can't be "touched", it's also often high enough that the video is more or less useless.
FWIW, I'm now using a LaView 4MP camera that uses starlight sensors; works great in that window. going to put some in other windows.
yes
Great review as usual. Eufy seems much better and more reliable all round. Thank you!!! Can the eufy pan n tilt be used as a inside window facing outside camera like you showed with the wyze earlier?
Yes, I did a recent camera through glass setup part 2 which includes this camera -> ruclips.net/video/-YJpV7lnjUY/видео.html
@@LifeHackster Oh yes.. you're ahead of the curve :)
Thank you.
These cameras aren't much better than wifi cams from a decade ago. And those cameras could be used even without an internet connection when you're on the same wifi network, vs. most cameras these days require an internet connection or you can't use the camera at all, and if the server goes down you're out of luck as well. I guess that's why they're so cheap.
How accurate is the on-device AI of the Eufy cam for person detection? I like how feature packed it is and can also record to a NAS in some capacity.
It is pretty accurate..their pet detection is ok but my little son is usually picked up as a pet sometimes :)
@@LifeHackster No worries then. It's not like we humans are any different in reverse, we sometimes can't/don't distinguish our pets for actual kids. :)
When we are going to see the Ezviz video doorbell : hope it is soon.
Soon...I'll be reviewing it soon..
Another great comparison. Eufy has been on a roll with releases, and it’s great seeing the competitive pricing on their indoor cameras.
Thank you.
Does HomeKit work when you have the free icloud 5GB Plan? I don't want to store videos only to watch in real-time and get notifications.
Homekit in eufy work with 5gb plan, resolution is limited, ai turned off
Actuall resolution limitation is 720p :( poor quality. Contacted eufy asking why