Posts made by Crimp On_62210811129

@reolink-fiona 8.8.4 installed over 8.8.2 and all cameras remained as they were except:

• I always run local cameras with "Clear" video (why not?). It appears that this update set every camera to "Fluent".
• This was "not a big deal" (just right click and change the video setting) except that two cameras, RLC-1212 and Argus 3 Pro, seem to have the labels reversed. Fluent is sharper than Clear. Will investigate more, but this seems like an unusual situation. (If I save snapshots will they reflect the video setting.... or???)
• Some cameras have only two choices: Clear/Fluent. Other cameras have three choices: Clear/Balanced/Fluent

@muppet_652097732632624 Reolink has this article on the web. (note that we cannot post actual URLs, so I have removed the "web part":
support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007010473-How-to-Live-View-Reolink-Cameras-via-VLC-Media-Player

@joseph-chircop_497308027822318 Yes, I was incorrect. This gizmo appears to do the trick. Of course, there is always the issue of adding more stuff to be covered up and made weatherproof. While the actual camera may be "weatherproof, for harsh environments", the reset button, and this voltage converter may not be.

I fear you will be disappointed. The E1 Outdoor specs are clear. Power is 12vDC, which is not the same as Power over Ethernet (PoE), which is more than 44V. The Ethernet jack is intended for initial setup (a common feature of Reolink cameras) and is not a PoE jack.

@crimp-on_62210811129 Sorry for the confusion. Found Scene Mode. Old people are not used to the concept of "try pressing random places on a screen. Try "long pressing". Try "long pressing and pulling up, down, left, or right". Try "tapping twice" (and then maybe pulling in some direction). Every day is a new adventure.

@joseph-chircop_497308027822318 Sorry my post was not clear. The article referenced says to look at "Devices" under the hamburger (?) menu at the upper left. My Reolink app does not show the word "Devices" and I cannot find any mention of "Scenes" anywhere:

@joseph-chircop_497308027822318 Does this Scene Mode in the Android Reolink app work with individual cameras, or only with the NVR? When I open the upper left menu on the Android Reolink app, there is not an entry for Scene Mode.

Would have been cool if the software engineers had thought of that, but they didn't. The only way I know of to get those motion recordings is to use the Reolink Client (Window or Mac) to select and download them.

Sound like a good topic to post in the Wishlist forum.

Since Reolink cameras typically use 12v power supplies (low voltage), it is really common for users to place the power supply indoors and run the cable through the wall or soffit similar to the way they would connect Power over Ethernet (PoE) cameras. This also protects the Reset button and the Ethernet cable. The box includes a 4.5m extension cable for the power adapter. Reolink sells additional 4.5m cables as accessories.

@riprengineer The specs for this camera include:

With the camera 14 ft above the ground, that means approximately 30 ft. horizontally from the camera. The PIR sensor will never detect moving objects at 75 ft.
There is a difference between a PIR sensor and IR illumination.

IR illumination floods an area with infrared light so that the camera sensor will record different shades of gray.

A PIR detector is the cheapest, most fundamental method of sensing when heat sources move across the path covered by the sensor.
Wikipedia has an excellent article:Search for "pir sensor wiki" (If we could enter URLs, I would put it here.)

These mass-produced devices cost only pennies and a single AA battery can power one for months. Thus they are ideal for battery powered security devices.

Alas, this camera will never do what you want it to.

I agree this "makes no sense". When the password is changed, any device not set up with the new password should not be able to connect.

As for wanting to add the new account to each device once and have it automatically apply to all cameras, I suspect "that's not the way the app is built." Like many other smartphone apps, the Reolink app is designed to connect to cameras through the "cloud" and those cameras can be all over the place (geographically, by owner, etc.) The UID code is used to "find" each camera in the cloud. Some might have different user names and passwords than others. If I have five cameras, each connected to a different network in five houses, and each set up with a different user name and password, the Reolink app will let me see all five of them. The feature you suggest might wipe out access to four cameras (instantly).

Joseph is absolutely correct (post above), and my response is totally incorrect. "My Bad" for not looking on Amazon before posting.

Absolutely. I have two "battery" cameras that are USB powered. The battery cannot possible run down, so this alert is not useful.

The Reolink E1 power supply is DC5.0v/1amp. (which sounds very much like a typical USB power supply).
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is more than 40v (search for wiki power over ethernet).
I would look for an Ethernet extension cable (or a different product).

Both junction boxes for sale in the Reolink store are $25.99US, not "less than 8 bucks". I agree 100% that the marketing materials touting "weatherproof" and showing cameras being pelted by rain should emphasize that "camera wiring must be protected from moisture."

OMG - Yes. Have been frustrated by this phenomenon for YEARS.

FTP is used to upload motion recordings to an FTP server specified by the user.
(In my case a FileZilla FTP server on my home Windows PC.) Many NAS boxes include FTP features.
The Reolink 'cloud' is entirely different. (not FTP)

It depends on the camera. RLC cameras have a provision to add multiple users with different levels of capability.
Battery powered cameras do not.

As for cameras connected to an NVR..... don't have one. sorry.

Well, do I feel dumb.

On Windows Client 8.8.2, that "Full Screen" icon appears in the lower right and clicking it expands the picture to fill the entire screen and briefly displays a message, "To Exit Full Screen, Press <esc>".
No keyboard means to way to exit full screen mode.

Yes, there should be a symbol somewhere on the screen, either along with the existing symbols or perhaps in the bar where the time and camera information shows.

A Windows computer with a mouse but no keyboard seems like an unusual situation.

Which specific RLC cameras exhibit this problem?

I installed one of the RLC 12MB cameras (which is fantastic!) and when I attempted to access the camera using a web browser, I could not select "Clear" resolution because Clear for this camera is encoded with H.265 and most browsers are not compatible with H.265.

Is there an option on the Reolink cloud to choose the resolution when playing videos?