Best posts made by Chopstix

@user_901203979997352_901203979997352 I agree. A doorbell 'ring' event and motion events need to have the ability to have separate schedules for BOTH Home Hub notifications and push notifications. I also would like to have 'ring' notifications 24x7 with only motion events triggering in the evening hours.

The more people that add comments to this thread showing interest, the better the chances that Reolink will implement the change.

@user_715874138988770_715874138988770 I have had my own issues with support but never them not being responsive. Did you submit your ticket via their website?

Regardless, bullet camera or dome? Dome cameras have a seal that is easily damaged of not reassembled with care. Also, the cover retention cable can easily get caught in the seal during reassembly. I had one that kept fogging and upon examination saw that I pinched the cable in the seal. I cleared the pinch and have not had issues since. Do you know the IP rating of your cameras?

@mannyf_917625001046227 agreed. The lack of a simple click to paint is frustrating. The click-and-drag is not always feasible. As with all of these systems, they have their pros and cons. You just have to determine if Reolink has the features that are most important to you. I have plenty of friends with other brands and they each have their own challenges. Give it a chance.

Duo 2 capture of a doe calling for her friend (volume up). This time of year likely not looking for her fawn. My wife actually though that was me trying to talk to her through the camera hahaha. There is a landscape light splashing the side of our house which is causing the image wash on the right side.
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@pilotbum_610109044129914 many HA's are heavily dependent on cloud services and as a result, network issues such as latency could impact performance. For example, I can not use Reolink's Google Home integration as I experience on average 8 seconds of latency in video startup and live viewing through Google Home. In my head, something like multiple sensors in the camera base to monitor for motion in a 270-360 degree field might work better.

We use the iOS client from the App Store. My wife has it on her iPad Pro without issue. Yes, the app is default to portrait mode as is the iPad's default orientation. You must rotate to landscape for full screen. We have never had an issue with video quality (we set ours to HIGH) even over cellular.

Change is often times difficult with software especially if you have developed a routine. We came from Vivint so we find the Reolink app refreshing even with its quirks. I encourage you to give it a chance. Cheers.

@lemue_73398283825307 IP64 rating I would not invert the camera unless you can put a small canopy over it to reduce direct rain/snow. Just my opinion.

Any plans for portrait mode? I have a couple of narrow views that are begging for a portrait mode. Even if it is limited to dome cameras (like the RLC-843A) that are wall mounted, that would be a great feature. So far I have one wall mounted and succumb to rotating my head to view.

@user_917140252860649_917140252860649 the app does not stretch vertically, only horizontally. The letterbox view you have there for your Duo 3 is it.

In the app settings, enable Auto Live View if not already enabled. It is possible that Android is putting the app to sleep and when it wakes, it resets the view. Enabling Auto Live View will make the app open in the last Live View screen it was on.

@reolink-oskar I plan on adding one of these to supplement my doorbell camera at some point.

@reolink-oskar a tazer. Only partially joking. I do not know how it is in other countries, but in the US, theft of delivery packages from one's porch is a common problem.

@boomish_893913578897601 I too noticed that ALL my iOS clients stopped getting notifications sometime in the past week. The solution was to delete the clients and reinstall. In my case, I have all my cameras connected to a Home Hub Pro so the app reinstall was easy... just connect to the HHP and back in business. If you don't have a HH/NVR, you'll have to add each camera back to the app. As for cellular, when the notifications stopped it stopped on both Wi-Fi and cellular but after the reinstall, it started working on both again. If you can access the camera via the app while on cellular then there should not be anything preventing notifications over cellular. At least not that I am aware of.

Yes, understand now what you mean by it not being a native iPad app... apps camera preview screen does indeed stay on portrait. We have multiple cameras and my wife uses the grid view feature which always follows the orientation of the her tablet so it has never been an issue for her. If you only have the doorbell, make sure in the app settings to check the box "Auto Live View". It will launch the last used camera (in your case, the doorbell) automatically in whatever orientation your tablet is in. Hang in there!

Looks to be an unsupported configuration at the moment...

https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comments/1gemayq/doorbell_chime_v2_and_home_hub_incompatibility/

I can tell you that the wired WiFi doorbell does with with both (that's what I have). I can only assume that's it's a battery capacity issue... the more lines of code in the firmware means more power for processing. Having to send two alert signals to two different devices also means more power.

Is the Amcrest connected via an external PoE switch? You can not use 3rd party cameras on the built-in switch unless the RLN36 supports the feature of disabling the internal private network 172.16.25.x and bridging the internal switch to the external LAN.

@sparker_825114123485429 Choppy from the... mobile app?... Are you on cellular service or local area Wi-Fi? It is specific to particular connection type?

@peter_748442346729617 a visible camera caused social problems. A hidden camera, if discovered, would also cause problems. So you are looking for something that can be hidden but if discovered doesn't look like it has been hidden... because... you think that won't cause problems? Is there a legal issue at play here? None of my business but it sounds like you either need to 1) not monitor that area -or- 2) work out the social problems.

In any event, 1" - 2" sized minimalist cameras do exist. Not from Reolink, but there are dozens of options out there.

Is the bar wider than the distance between two of the 3 camera mounting holes? if not, orient the camera mount so that one hole is either at 12 or 6 o'clock. Use a screw to fasten the mount directly to the bar through that hole.

The other two holes will now be on each side of the bar. Use a flexible pipe strap (or flat stock) across the back of the pipe to secure the other two holes.

@forumspost_440211376681112 I am not an Android user but it could very well be a compatibility issue with the software on the new device. I recommend that you open a support ticket with Reolink Support. Include the description and photos as you have here.

@knowonehere_887891129163931 I have the Duo Flood Light PoE (Duo 2) and it has all the options you are seeking except the adjustable off-time duration after motion trigger. I can't imagine that the Wi-Fi model is any different.

@reolink-oskar I have some WP DTNVG's for running around in the dark but that tech is far too cost prohibitive for residential and commercial cameras. I think low LUX cameras are the way to go. My RLC-843A's far out perform my 1240A's in low lighting. In the suburbs with skyline glow, my 843's do not need IR while my 1240's do. I don't like color NV as it requires white light. As a result, depth of field is only as good as the throw of the light. On one of my 843's I have disabled the spot light for this reason. If low LUX cameras are not an option, external IR flood lights. I have a Duo2 mounted on my second story roofline for overwatch of my back yard. At that distance, the built-in IR is useless so I splash the property with two IR floods.

For tactical use, companies are mixing thermal over one eye and NV over the other. The tubes are matched and calibrated and the end result is amazing recognition ability in the dark for the operator. Not sure if that could be incorporated cost effectively into a security camera, but it would be sweet.