Posts made by pdownes2001_384636162646205

Watch these two tiny mice carefully and ... wait for it.

(RLC-1210A)

@reolinkshayla

Brilliant. Thank you. Will this also be incorporated into a future version of the Windows Client? I sincerely hope so.

Given its age, I was pleasantly surprised to see a firmware update (v3.0.0.2356_23062000) was recently made available for the RLC-410.

Sadly, I have had to roll it back to the previous version, 3.0.0.136_20121100.

The reason is that when it used FTP to send its captured event video files to my NAS (WD 'My Cloud), the videos were only 1 second long when played back on my Windows 10 laptop. I tried a few different media players in case the fault was player based but they all did the same.

The problem went away when I rolled the firmware back.

Just letting you know.

@joseph_1979
That did the trick. Back to normal. Thanks.

Now, why didn't I think of that?

The latest (8.12.0) Client shows all of my cameras ok except the PoE Video Doorbell although it indicates that the doorbell is connected.
I rolled it back to v. 8.11.0 and the doorbell shows up with no problems.

Just to let you know. I'm sure you'll fix it.

The new firmware (v3.0.0.2033_23041302), released May7th 2023, made an immediate impact on false recordings.

My doorbell was falsely recording persons when none were present. I took all the usual measures to reduce them - sensitivity, detection zone, etc., to no avail.

Since I installed the firmware, no such events have happened.

Please pass my thanks to your tech team. Keep up the good work!

@pdownes2001_384636162646205

Living in a city, seeing wildlife in action is a rare treat.
Video captured on my RLC-1210A using Reolink's Pet Detection feature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9baTCAJBoQ

@reolink-fiona

Does the new video doorbell allow files to be stored on a NAS drive using FTP in the same way that your other IP cameras do?

@dpeters

Is their Pet Detection still labelled as 'Beta'?

It is on the 1210A.

@ben-l_363180304232580

My RLC-1210A has Pet Detection but this model has been discontinued.

My experience of Pet Detection has been good. I use the camera to monitor a bird table during the night in case any rats decide to visit. Pet Detection always alerts me and ignores everything else.

I don't know if any current Reolink cameras have this feature. The only one I'm aware of is the 1210A.

@reolink-fiona

I'll be using this injector adapter. It's ready and waiting, CAT5e cabled to my router.

@reolink-fiona

Understood. Thanks.

I have just found a serious omission in Alarm Settings / Detection Zones / Others.

The controls that enable zones to be defined are missing from the 'Others' screen.

They are present in the 'Persons' and 'Vehicles' screens.

Please see the image below.

Without the controls, zones cannot be created for 'Others'.

I really like this camera. So far, it has performed very well.
To be honest, it wouldn't have been my camera of choice but I am very pleased that I was given the chance to try it. Knowing what I know now, I would happily recommend it to anyone considering a purchase.

Here is a recent capture. One of our local squirrels has had a litter of kits and here are two of them chasing each other around the garden this morning. Cuteness overload.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwCjrLwTL-w

Does the PoE version have a pigtail or just an RJ45 socket at the rear?

I rebooted the camera. That darned cat has returned a few times but no false Person Detected events have happened since the reboot.

Maybe there was some glitch that was resolved by rebooting the camera.

I will let you know if it happens again.

By the way, there is no option for a scheduled auto-reboot in the firmware. That's an easy fix, I'm sure.

An issue for your tech people to consider...

At 03:15 this morning, a PIR motion event was triggered by a cat (bottom right next to the bench), however a push notification for 'Person Detected' was sent.

The video was tagged as motion but not person. (The siren is set only for 'Person' events and did not sound.)

It should not have created a push notification.

Settings:
Motion = 90
Person = 90
Vehicle = 0

@Reolink-Fiona : I've emailed the video to you.
It is also on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g0k7iff90U