Posts made by Crimp On_62210811129

@user_836203193905368_836203193905368 Yes. Reolink customers DO read posts on the user forum. All of my Reolink cameras are "stand-alone" (no NVR). Balancing the Cost vs. Performance, I am satisfied.

I would suggest starting with a single camera before investing in a complete "package" (more expensive).

@joseph_1979 This works for me on RLC-510ws and RLC-1212A.

@joseph_1979 Thanks for the detailed response. "Down the rabbit hole we go" to figure out how to use this ancient technology. (such as, is the Reolink camera an X11 'client' or an X11 'host'?)

On my network scans, Reolink battery cameras have only port 9000 open.

This is a great question. Port 6001 does not appear in the "port list" of any of my Reolink cameras, yet it is open on all but the battery powered cameras.

These ports appear to be open:
80 is for http (unencrypted) access to the camera web interface
443 is the https (encrypted) access to the camera web interface
554 can be enabled for rtsp access to the Live feed.
1935 for rtmp
6001 for what?
8000 for onvif
9000 for "basic service"
Some cameras have ports open by default, while other cameras require the user to specifically authorize them.

I notice a similar unwanted phenomenon. When I enable the feature to draw a rectangle around detected objects, the camera draws rectangles around cars that are not moving.
The impression this leaves me with is that the software is able to detect the object (car, person, animal) but is not able to detect that the object is "moving". I do not have 'alerts' enabled, and cannot comment on whether the camera provides false motion detection.

A $30 Wyze Cam 4 seems to have no problem recognizing and alerting on moving vehicles.

not possible. have to remove the SD card and put into a different device to erase or reformat it.

There should be nothing wrong with connecting the E1 camera to a power bank using a USB cable with the proper connector on each end. Most Reolink cameras use micro USB for the power connector. Power banks vary. I have some with USB Type A, some with micro USB, some with USB type C.

Of course the power bank can be charging at the same time.

One technique I have used is to define a Privacy Mask that covers the camera name or Date/Time. That results in a black background.

Might consider an internet search for "H.264 vs. H.265".
Only the newest cameras have the processing power to support H.265.

Return it for a warranty replacement.

@antónio-rosa_64256460041 Can you verify that the Reset Button is secure and not exposed to the weather?

The Reolink app (Apple and Android) allows both Live View and Playback from the internet.

@crimp-on_62210811129 I just now looked at the Time Lapse recording, and it indeed shows the time that was part of the screen. Alas, not much 'happened' during this period, so it was pretty much a 'meh' experience. I would want to experiment with settings before employing a camera for a lengthy Time Lapse. i.e. do some short ones first and see if you like them.

@user_811175528280316_811175528280316 I have one running now as a test. Was able to live stream to two separate devices (Windows Client and Reolink Android app). Will know about the water mark and time stamp in an hour.

Any of the modern RLC cameras (not battery powered) would be fine as long as the SD Card is large enough to hold the expected motion recordings and the time lapse. My guess is that if the goal is to create a very long time lapse recording, the camera would not be used for anything else (to prevent running out of space).

@ninoc_787414937526480 This might be something to email Reolink support about. The specifications are very clear that the E1 Pro supports RTSP protocol.

What test reported that the RTSP port is not open?

@joseph_1979 A useful suggestion, except for the effort to access the cameras, remove the SD cards, do the test, and replace the SD cards. Before attempting that, I attempted to format the SD card on my cameras, with these results:

• Argus Pro 3 - worked fine with 64GB SD card
• RLC-410-5MP - failed with 32GB SD card
• RLC-410-5MP - failed with 32GB SD card
• RLC-420-5MP - failed with 32 GB SD card
• RLC-420-5MP - failed with 32 GB SD card
• RLC-510WA - worked with 64GB SD card
• RLC-1212A - worked with 64GB SD card

One possibility is that I have 4 bad 32GB SD cards. (sigh) Any recommendation on which SD card "works" in Reolink cameras?
(If I'm going to the trouble to pull the SD cards in four cameras, might as well replace them and be done with it.)

@joseph_1979 Thanks. I had not realized that the camera automatically rebooted when the SD card was formatted.

Still puzzled that after formatting the SD card, the camera reports it as nearly "full".(29.61GB of 30GB used)

When the Windows Client v8.15.6 Storage Menu is used to Format the SD Card of an RLC camera:

• Does the Client lose connection to the camera for a short period?
• Does the storage menu show the SD Card as being mostly "unused"?

Thanks

Agree. A wired connection is better in a number of ways, provided that it is convenient to install the Ethernet cable. "outside home about 40ft away" raises some flags.

Wireshark captures that the Reolink camera sends out NTP requests and no NTP responses come back.
There must be something different about the way the Reolink camera is being networked that is stopping the NTP responses from getting through to the camera.
Is this camera on the same switch as the other cameras and the port based VLAN is defined the same way?