REOLINK 4K Outdoor Security Camera, 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi 6, AI Detection, Spotlight Color Night Vision, 24/7 Recording, No Monthly Fees, Corded Wireless WiFi Security Camera, Weatherproof, Lumus Pro

Every year I look around to find the best wireless indoor/outdoor camera. Up until now my favorite indoor wifi cameras were the TPLink Tapo C125 2K and the Eufy Indoorcam C120 2K. For years I've been waiting for a 4K Wifi camera that has RTSP and 5Ghz Wifi. Well this is one of the very few cameras that looked like it would work and so far it's been fantastic. It has pretty much everything I could ask for. It's compact, it has 4K resolution, night vision, 2-way audio, built-in person/animal detection, and a true 4K image when streamed live, recorded, or viewed/recorded via RTSP. The only thing missing is an ethernet port, but with 5Ghz wifi I can live with out. IMAGE QUALITY The image quality from this camera is great. The image is sharp with very few compression artifacts. The bitrate is much higher than the average wifi camera thanks to the camera have Wifi6 and 5Ghz compatibility and you can even increase the bitrate to 5120kbps. It even provides a sub-stream. This means it won't hog up the 2.4Ghz airtime if you have lots of wireless cameras. The default framerate is 15fps but it does have the option to up this to 20fps. The night vision performance is also good. Image sharpness does suffer a bit when using infrared night vision so if you want the best image you may want to rely on the built-in LED spotlights. The spotlights are much brighter than I expected and they seem to be good for about 20ft or so. FIELD OF VIEW Another huge benefit of this camera is its wide viewing angle. Most Reolink cameras have a very narrow field of view so I was surprised to see a 106° Horizontal and 56° vertical field of view. That' almost the same as the Eufy indoorcam but not quite as wide as my Tapo C125. But considering this is technically an outdoor camera, you don't want to the field of view to be too wide in case you need to capture something far away. Either way I think it has a nice wide angle. RTSP/NVR COMPATIBILITY I use Blue Iris and I don't want my cameras to be accessed outside of my home over the internet so RTSP was a big requirement. I purchased 4 of these cameras (so far) and all 4 of them work well (albeit not perfect) in Blue Iris. You do have to use the Reolink app to initially set them up as they don't have a built-in web server interface like some other Reolink cameras, but they were super easy to setup and once they're setup and RTSP is turned on, they can be disconnected from the internet and still viewed via RTSP over your wifi network. You also can't use 2-way audio in Blue Iris so you have to also use the Reolink app for that but that's typical of most cameras. I've had them up for a few days now and they've been rock solid. CAVEATS As far as the downsides, I only have a couple of very minor complaints. The first thing is that the camera doesn't appear to have an HDR mode. HDR mode works great indoors as there can be a lot of contrast in certain situations where HDR will flatten the image and brighten up shadowy areas. It does have Brightness and Shadows settings and I boosted the shadows as high as they'll go and it's still bit too dark in some areas for my personal taste. Another downside is that uses a barrel plug instead of a basic USB connector. Most people probably don't care about this but if you want to run a shorter or longer cable, you'd need to buy a compatible barrel plug extension wire. However, considering it's 5V, you can technically still use USB if you're brave enough to cut the wire and splice a USB connector to it and use a USB power brick. Another downside, which is very common with some cheaper cameras, is that there is no i-frame setting. You can change the framerate, set it to a constant bitrate, but you can't change the i-frame, so NVR software such as Blue Iris will occasionally complain about the stream stability. This isn't a big deal but just something to note. Overall I think this is a great camera at a great price. I've replaced several of my 2.4Ghz 2K cameras with this one and plan to continue switching them out and my 2.4Ghz wireless band is thanking me for it. I can't really speak to its outdoor performance but it does have an IP65 weatherproof rating so it shouldn't be a problem.

This is the fourth Reolink Security camera that I have purchased. It's the smallest and has great picture coverage. Picture quality is also great. It's easy to install and hook up to your Wi-Fi. Night vision provides a clear picture, just like during the day. It has a small spotlight that covers a large yard. It also has motion features that can differentiate between a dog and a person. I bought my first Reolink camera based on a recommendation from my physical therapist, who had just purchased his. He stated that it was the best purchase he had made regarding security cameras. From that one, it has turned into five cameras monitoring our home. From your phone or tablet, you can view all cameras in a collage, so you don't need any additional equipment to get this feature. So, away from home, it is secure, and the video feed is real-time. Therefore, there's no problem talking to intruders and hearing what they say due to the sound quality. Before any crime can be committed. Highly recommend also, cameras are connected to nearby home outlet.

Purchase update; Bought August 2025. It needs a restart I'd say every 4 weeks or sooner. Cold or warm restart, both might work Don't know why, but not abnormal compared to some other WiFi cameras (Wyze). Cache?🤷 It is streaming in Frigate and Home Assistant. Nice clean RTSP stream, with a Coral USB and Frigate+. Don't like the USB plug shape, non-standard. Won't fit weatherproof boxes very well, unless maybe, oversized. No barrel extension cables I can find yet, without wasting money to try them out to see if they'd work. Did locate some proper barrel size cables. Overall, I really like the Lumas Pro 4K. Barring minor gripes above. It's outside thru all brick exterior above deck. Just plugged into a receptacle. No weatherproof cover. Probably wouldn't fit anyhow. Heavy rain, wind, sun, heat and cold. Color night vision is decent with extra lighting help. I'll be adding more to replace Wyze cameras as they fail. Been really consistent on 5ghz connection. Put a cheap SD in it, hasn't failed yet. Time will tell. Anything changes, I'll report back. August 2025 It's been up 12 hours. It's in the Home Assistant Reolink Integration. Reolink app isn't bad either. It's connected to my Mesh Wi-Fi and 5ghz at that. Still have to test my 5ghz distance with it or drop it to 2.4ghz if necessary. I'll give it a fair trial inside the Amazon 30 day return window. I still have to play with RTSP & Onvif. We'll see, I'll report back and edit as found necessary. Will keep it if testing passes muster. Update, 9-23-2025 In a couple months the camera has been solid in Home Assistant and app. Using it in Home Assistant with an aged Orbi Wi-Fi 5 Mesh, connected to 5ghz. I own it now, it's past the return window anyhow. I still give it 5 stars. Fogged when sideways rain. See photo. 1 star deducted.

Love this camera it’s easy to set up and mount the image quality is just stunning even as pointing out trough a window would recommend! Connection is solid and comes with a lengthy wire I have these connected to NAS for 24/7 recording and the audio is great definitely replaced my eufy indoor 2ks. Just wished the mount was somewhat different I feel it limits the movement of the camera at some angles but not a deal breaker!

This was a breeze to install and setup. The mounting template was an unexpected surprise and made drilling the mounting holes easy. It connected easily to the wifi home network and was simple to configure. The LED mini floodlight can be adjusted for brightness output. Video quality is excellent.

I have been a D-Link user for many years with multiple cameras recording through a video management system (PC). I tried this Reolink cam and it has surprised me, a very nice camera ! It was simple to connect to my network, easy to install and commence recording, clear videos during the day and night. I purchased this particular model as it has the ability turn on ONVIF so it can continuously view and record through my PC. Also, the Reolink app is easy to use and quick to connect, I am pleased with this cam.

This completes the protection of all around my home as well as the street. We have had people on the early hours trying car doors and checking out homes and caravans. So now i can get great pics and videos next time they are in the street. Highly recommend renolink cameras.

Resolution is certainly not 4k, even with resolution and bitrate set to the highest options. Still, it's the least bad of the 5 security cams I've tried. Human and animal detection is good, however motion detection is useless as every swaying branch, rain, etc, triggers it. It's also dumb enough to get triggered by its own self switching between day and night mode, so that gives you an idea of how much brainpower has been thrown at developing this. Edit: Reolink reached out after I wrote this review offering one of those "we'll give you a partial refund wink wink" deals. I told them I'd be happy if they could just increase the video bitrate with a firmware update, since this would be practically zero effort for them. They replied saying such a thing was impossible with a firmware update, that it's inherent to the camera. Fun fact: I'm a software engineer, and that is utter BS. So this review has gone from 2 stars to 1 star.

Very good security camera and value for money!

Camera itself is fine. Would be better if field of view was a bit wider. Biggest issue is the power brick/cable is not long enough and need to use extention cable. Reolink needs to either make there cables longer, or switch to usb power