Posts made by Crimp On_62210811129

@tinchotommy_222364008116413 Hardware decoding is enabled on my Windows Client 8.16.8. No problems.

only 10 cameras
Windows 11
Nvidia Geoforce GTX 1660 Super
Reolink Client using less than 10% CPU

I do not keep a ton of camera windows open at the same time. Nor do I leave the Reolink Client running constantly.

Unless the monitor is the size of a WALL, I struggle to understand how 4K video can be significantly different with five cameras displayed at the same time.
My (puny) computer monitor, for example, is 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. 4K video is typically 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. i.e. there are twice as many pixels as can be displayed on my entire screen.
If each of the five cameras is allocated 1/5 of the screen...... how does it make sense to insist that they be displayed "in 4K"?

What am I missing?????

@joseph_1979 Windows Client 8.15.7 does not detect a new version.

When the Reolink app is remote from the local LAN, the camera can be found only through the Reolink cloud by the camera UID. Could you check that the app has all cameras defined by UID (and not by IP address)?

The FileZilla FTP port is definitely 21. (That's what I use, and it works.)
Might be useful to look at the FileZilla Server documentation (right side of page)
wiki.filezilla-project(dot)org(slash)Documentation

Any time a server on a home network is accessed from another location, it is critical that:

• The home network has a public IP address. Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) install a combination modem/router/WiFi device and then the customer connects their own WiFi router to it. This results in a "Double NAT" situation where it is very complicated to reach devices on the customer network.
• Because most ISPs configure customers with dynamic addresses, there needs to be an internet name (URL) that changes automatically whenever the customer IP address changes. Most home routers have the ability to define DDNS.
• The correct ports (in addition to 21) are forwarded to the home server. This is where the FileZilla server documentation is essential.

There is also a FileZilla user forum where people can ask questions.

It would improve the community forum a lot if Reolink would eliminate the dozens of bogus marketing posts that appear every day. Hire some teenager to watch the community and delete these posts as soon as they appear. (and kill the accounts that post them). Instead of every user individually skipping over posts, just make them disappear!

I am getting very close to the point of saying, "the heck with this" and never visiting this forum again. If enough frequent contributors give up, there will be no one left to help anyone.

@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).