Battery Doorbell Continuous Recording

[Ram_799163019051222]

Can there be a software change that allows the battery doorbell cam to record 24/7 while it is connected to my houses electrical wiring. I understand why its not able to do that while it's in battery mode, but if it is constantly getting power from my electrical, I don't see why that wouldn't be an issue. I have other cameras (Google Battery Cam) that are also labeled as "battery powered" but they give me option to record 24/7 when its is connected to power. It's a nice camera but there are some key features that are missing that can be fixed with a software and UI update.

[joseph_1979]

@ram_799163019051222 Unfortunately no. If used as 24x7 the consumed current will be higher than the charging current. Opt for a POE or mains powered WIFI doorbell for 24x7 recording.

[Onlooker_890638347890931]

@joseph_1979 Not true. You can test yourself by keeping camera live (manually don't let it sleep) and you'll see the battery stays fully charged. If you plug a USB power meter into it, you can also see the live power usage(charging vs 100% charge and running).

A wireless powered doorbell uses 3watts; a 1amp USB charger is 5W, and even 2A USB chargers work so...

Reolink is being quite lazy not implementing 'easy' features to make their cameras at least as functional as 15 year old Panasonic security cameras.. I want to buy more Reolink for the quality/power but hard to justify when you just can't get them to work right.

https://community.reolink.com/topic/15223/feature-requests-easily-make-reolink-much-better?post_id=36148&_=1739466286563