Best posts made by joseph_1979

@crimp-on_62210811129 So only in Asia :). Previously we used to get a link to their google drive and voila'. This feature will reveal the accuracy of the AI detection algorithm. Let's see.

@tonyht They were working on providing a different tone for the push message notification when the button is pressed. But didn't hear anything. However, the best option is to originate a call as being done by their competitor

@reuven-goldenberg_36887769641 Nobody is anxious to upgrade. I am running v8.14.1. Issue is the poor video quality of their player at Clear mode. But why they don't state what has been fixed, improved, added or removed. Just bugs fixed.

@nick_26792935116 They need to improve in testing and coding resources otherwise the competitors will take over this niche,

@user_786298389987560_786298389987560 For battery operated cameras, the communication is released after 5 minutes and user is prompted if he/she wants to keep the session. This is used to save battery.

You may submit your support. I have already told them this should be an option and user selectable.

@markjforte_243522996035718 It is suggested that these requests be submitted to support on support @ reolink . com. I don't think the dev teams see all our comments.

@boomish_893913578897601 Submit your request to support on support @ reolink . Com

So far only android/windows/Ios and Mac. We are asking for Linux client too.

@boomish_893913578897601 Which Doorbell cam is this? WIFI/POE or battery. I have both the WIFi and the battery doorbells. With the WIFI I have no issues at all. But with the battery doorbell, there is a delay of around 5 to 8s to log on. Push notifications works fine for both.

You need some time to get accustom to Reolink cams. Consider yourself changing from Juniper/Fortinet to Cisco.

I use Android and Windows clients and I don't use their NVR. I integrate them with HA and ftp clips to an ftp server. The nicest part of Reolink is that there is no subscription and all functions are onboard. But I do agree that they lack in software and functionalities. We have been telling them what we need to have and improve. We voice our concerns but it's up to them. There are lots of camera suppliers and customers may easily migrate if they see a better supplier with better cameras/software and better customer service. Business is not about quantity but quality.

Hello,

In this chat there are a lot of fantastic ideas and it would be great that these are somehow collected in a table and Reolink support give a follow up say every week. Customers wish to know what is being done on each proposed suggestion or issue. Informing customers that your suggestion will be forwarded to the engineering team is not enough. Customers have to be constantly updated. And one must give some proposed dates of implementation. Reolink engineering team has to be aggressive in implementing new functions and sorting out bugs. Other suppliers takes this seriously and sort out issues quicker. We are here not just to complain but to improve your products and support.

Hi Reolink Team,

I did capture some traces at both the RLC511WA and the Client sides and noticed that the all the packets transmitted by the camera have reached the clients. You have a byte denoting the packet number. When the playback was set to low, the video preview was smooth and the sound was continuous. This means that at low resolution setting the camera was able to transmit the packets at a CBR with no packet loss or delays between packets.

Then I changed the resolution to CLEAR and despite that there were no missing packets, the video can be seen sometimes freezing and the sound chopped. This is apparent when there is movement in both live and previews. There was no issue of bandwidth at all and both the source and the target were on the same subnet. Thence the issue is at source. It could be inefficient H264 encoding (I guess software encoding is used) at high resolution or hardware issue. I also noticed that the max downloading speed for FTP is 1.2Mbps. This is low especially when you are on the same subnet.

I even changed the bit rate for 5Mbps with the recommended value of 1536kbps but didn't observe any improvements.

I checked another model, the Argus 2 and the same issue has been observed at high resolution. Appreciate if the engineering team check and get back to us with their findings.

Regards,
Joseph

@faasio82_480971996033257 Downloading of high res files is either a bandwidth issue or a phone issue. I can download both H.264 and H.265 files in high resolution modes on my Android smartphones without any issue. Ensure that the application stays open as otherwise file transfer stops and won't restart again.

And for the second problem I do agree that the application needs more refinement when playing video. Sometimes it appears as slow motion. Even during live stream at high resolution the voice sometimes get chopped. I did inform support on it and hopefully they sort it out.

@reolink-fiona Surely that the team has to prioritize and evaluate their implementation. This is what I do at work. But at least there is the list with the time lines and updates. Listening is not enough. Customers seek action.

@big_ted In Europe it was immediately available once it was published. Well you are the first to celebrate new year and the last to have Google play update....

@building-a_142124144668895 best way forward is to implement the de-facto standard for IoT messaging which is MQTT. But have no idea when Reolink shall be embarking on this. Competitors already started to deploy it.

@reolink-fiona Please include the latest firmware of E1 outdoor in the download centre. Even though there are different hw versions, just add them. How can I know which is the latest version of my E1 outdoor?

@resen-berri_509347230924980 Can I ask you a question please? Why do you want to get rid of Arlo doorbell? And what are you expecting from Reolink. We just want to hear feedback and in what areas Reolink can improve.

@user_617216361168971_617216361168971 A shadow is defined as a contour of an object that forms due to the blockage of a light source. The setting here is used to manipulate the light source, exposure of the shadow to add or remove darkness from the image, and the increased dramatic depth of the image.

@gmac71624_538988406644942 Do you have the same SSID for both 2.4 and 5G? Try to have distinct SSIDs. I have Argus 3 pro and it is connected to 5G.

@big_ted I never had any issue with HW decoding both on my notebooks and Android smartphones. I did some testing and seems stable. However, I need more time to test more functions. They still need to be consistency throughout the applications. This is really easy to fix.........just change text in the code.

Moreover they need to augment file transfer rate for the FTP........1.28Mbps is too low for files exceeding 80M. Fiona please take note.

@mattdm_579588790694198 Wording is wrong...should be default or factory settings.