Argus PT 4MP BLACK VERSION - First Impressions

Downsie

Setting up the camera using my iPhone was reasonably simple. The only slight difficulty was getting the camera to read the QR code on my phone but I managed to do it eventually. That was more likely to have been caused by my old, shaking hands than anything else. (I'm 67!)

The next difficulty was wi-fi configuration. Several attempts and resets later, I suspected that the camera was being confused by my universal wi-fi repeater (TP-Link TL-WA901ND). I turned the repeater off and the link to my router was made successfully. Perhaps users should be advised to disable any repeaters during the setup process.

I am very familiar with Reolink's user-friendly interface and it presented no difficulty.

I was pleasantly surprised to see a new (to me) option; separate detection zones for Person, Vehicle and Others.

That is an excellent and very practical function however, if the PTZ function had a user-defined 'Home Position' to which it returns on command, the detection zones would be more easily maintained.

Regarding the hardware, the camera is solid. Its high quality construction is hard to criticise however, the power switch cover has no lanyard and can easily be lost if dropped. That is my only criticism of the hardware.

I have not deployed the camera outdoors in a real-world surveillance position yet. I will be doing that in as many situations as I can invent, so please watch this space.

Faasio

@pdownes2001_384636162646205 : Sorry to interrupt your topic.
But i see your camera is black. All Reolink camera's are white.
Is this a special one?

Faasio

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Downsie

An issue for your tech people to consider...

At 03:15 this morning, a PIR motion event was triggered by a cat (bottom right next to the bench), however a push notification for 'Person Detected' was sent.

The video was tagged as motion but not person. (The siren is set only for 'Person' events and did not sound.)

It should not have created a push notification.

Settings:
Motion = 90
Person = 90
Vehicle = 0

@Reolink-Fiona : I've emailed the video to you.
It is also on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g0k7iff90U

Downsie

I really like this camera. So far, it has performed very well.
To be honest, it wouldn't have been my camera of choice but I am very pleased that I was given the chance to try it. Knowing what I know now, I would happily recommend it to anyone considering a purchase.

Here is a recent capture. One of our local squirrels has had a litter of kits and here are two of them chasing each other around the garden this morning. Cuteness overload.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwCjrLwTL-w

Downsie

I have just found a serious omission in Alarm Settings / Detection Zones / Others.

The controls that enable zones to be defined are missing from the 'Others' screen.

They are present in the 'Persons' and 'Vehicles' screens.

Please see the image below.

Without the controls, zones cannot be created for 'Others'.