Great video, really appreciate the review on a solar-powered, wi-fi camera. I have a site with a use case that would fit this, and like you said, most brands of this spec are garbage. This is so close to being a viable alternative that if it had ONVIF support I would probably get it. The site in question will eventually get a Ubiquiti Protect system and we'll most likely spring for cabling it at the same time so a G5 PTZ camera can be used, but this could have made for a functional alternative in the meantime.
Yeah, that is one of the reasons it is "almost perfect" although I didn't mention ONVIF. It is a great camera, and I have used it for about two weeks with no issues (other than learning to manage battery life).
I think many of us would love an ONVIF solar Wi-Fi camera that works with UniFi It’s disappointing that uniFi haven’t produced something along these lines, it’s a big hole in their camera line.
@biochemscott It's a really tricky problem to solve, and I would imagine UniFi won't compromise on user experience, such as running out of power early, or having a limited recording schedule. I can see why they haven't got one, but would love to see one nonetheless 🙂
Testing it now, a bit disappointed. It is RTSP only (and must be connected to the Reolink Hub gateway - to get RTSP support). Now waiting for either UniFi's new ONVIF feature to add RTSP support or for Reolink to add ONVIF to their Home Hub gateway and then it could incorporated into UniFi Protect NVR directly.
Disappointed about ONVIF or something else? I haven't got the Hub, so I couldn't test that, but thanks for sharing. The camera is great, and ONVIF and slightly better charging would make it near perfect.
@@LarsKlintTech Lack of ONVIF. The basic Reolink Home Hub is only $99 which would be a worthwhile added cost to get a battery camera with full night vision and reasonable continuous recording time on battery into UniFi Protect - or other NVR. 1-off cameras are fine for niche uses, but having everything in a single NVR system is much more desirable - especially since UniFi does not have good choices for night vision cameras at this time - with or without battery support. As soon as you want to have multiple cameras, juggling them in several different apps can quickly become problematic, especially for other users that are not tech savvy and nimble at constantly switching between multiple apps.
@@MedicNYC I have heard this before too. I think it is a difficult problem to solve in a way that guarantees the quality user experience of Unifi devices. I hope they give it a go too though.
Great video, really appreciate the review on a solar-powered, wi-fi camera. I have a site with a use case that would fit this, and like you said, most brands of this spec are garbage. This is so close to being a viable alternative that if it had ONVIF support I would probably get it. The site in question will eventually get a Ubiquiti Protect system and we'll most likely spring for cabling it at the same time so a G5 PTZ camera can be used, but this could have made for a functional alternative in the meantime.
Yeah, that is one of the reasons it is "almost perfect" although I didn't mention ONVIF. It is a great camera, and I have used it for about two weeks with no issues (other than learning to manage battery life).
Waiiit - no “clap” to unbox? I thought you promised 😂
@@KeranMcKenzie gotta keep you guessing. 😛
Seems similar size to my Ring solar panels - which bodes well, those things are fantastic
@@KeranMcKenzie yeah, this is 6W, so quite large. It charges about 25% in a day when not recording, so 5000mAh or so.
Was that an Ibis in the night time footage? I'm not sure what I'm more jealous for, the camera or the fact you have a tennis court 😅
No, it is a possum. I have now learnt it uses the fence to get up into a tree 😁
The best tennis court is someone else's though. So. Much. Maintenance.
@@LarsKlintTech So your next robot is a tennis court maintenance one? 🎾😁
Good morning Lars, does it support ONVIF and have you tried importing it into Unifi Protect ?
Reolink WiFi cameras don't support ONVIF, so I didn't add that to the video. Full video on the Protect ONVIF support in the works though. 🙂
I think many of us would love an ONVIF solar Wi-Fi camera that works with UniFi It’s disappointing that uniFi haven’t produced something along these lines, it’s a big hole in their camera line.
@biochemscott It's a really tricky problem to solve, and I would imagine UniFi won't compromise on user experience, such as running out of power early, or having a limited recording schedule. I can see why they haven't got one, but would love to see one nonetheless 🙂
No lights on the tennis court?!? 😮
@@KeranMcKenzie hahaha, it's coming. But you know me, I can't just "have lights" 😏
Testing it now, a bit disappointed. It is RTSP only (and must be connected to the Reolink Hub gateway - to get RTSP support). Now waiting for either UniFi's new ONVIF feature to add RTSP support or for Reolink to add ONVIF to their Home Hub gateway and then it could incorporated into UniFi Protect NVR directly.
Disappointed about ONVIF or something else? I haven't got the Hub, so I couldn't test that, but thanks for sharing. The camera is great, and ONVIF and slightly better charging would make it near perfect.
@@LarsKlintTech Lack of ONVIF. The basic Reolink Home Hub is only $99 which would be a worthwhile added cost to get a battery camera with full night vision and reasonable continuous recording time on battery into UniFi Protect - or other NVR.
1-off cameras are fine for niche uses, but having everything in a single NVR system is much more desirable - especially since UniFi does not have good choices for night vision cameras at this time - with or without battery support.
As soon as you want to have multiple cameras, juggling them in several different apps can quickly become problematic, especially for other users that are not tech savvy and nimble at constantly switching between multiple apps.
Will Unifi adopt this camera ?, thanks
No, this isn't ONVIF compliant, which none of the Reolink WiFi cameras are.
@@LarsKlintTech See my comment above - some Reolink cameras have ONVIF, but not this one.
Would've been better if they included the panel instead of buying it separately.
The solar panel? You can choose to include it, but some people won't need it, so it's great they aren't forced to buy it.
Was that a Mk2 ford escort under the blue tarp?
It is not.
Since you have a protect system, does this camera support onvif and have you been able to connect this camera to your protect system?
Unfortunately the Reolink WiFi cameras don't support ONVIF, so I didn't include it.
I am working on a full video on the ONVIF support in Protect.
@@LarsKlintTech Thanks for the reply. Too bad about their WiFi cameras. That's the one type of camera really missing from the Unifi lineup.
@@MedicNYC I have heard this before too. I think it is a difficult problem to solve in a way that guarantees the quality user experience of Unifi devices. I hope they give it a go too though.