Reolink CCTV, Motion Tracking camera or regular?
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We have a reolink POE CCTV system. 8 channel unit. Currently using 7 of them. About to add an eighth camera after completing a bit of building work.
Anyone have any thoughts on the twin lens tracking type ones vs the regular type of 'fixed' cameras? All the other cameras are fixed or zoom type which are fixed at a specific zoom length. They work fine but just wondering if I'm missing out a bit by not having a fancy moving one.
Also curious as to how the twin lens thing work through 1 channel?
Anyone have any thoughts on the twin lens tracking type ones vs the regular type of 'fixed' cameras? All the other cameras are fixed or zoom type which are fixed at a specific zoom length. They work fine but just wondering if I'm missing out a bit by not having a fancy moving one.
Also curious as to how the twin lens thing work through 1 channel?
We've got two of the "moving" Reolink TrackMix and a couple of the normal ones (RLC-811WA).
The moving one on the front of the house is pretty good at tracking/zooming when someone (or an animal) walks on to the driveway and tracks well though the quality is not quite as good as the standard cameras "fixed".
The moving one on the front of the house is pretty good at tracking/zooming when someone (or an animal) walks on to the driveway and tracks well though the quality is not quite as good as the standard cameras "fixed".
I have a Trackmix tracker, and other ones too.
It /does/ track, but if you're expecting serious opposition, it a) might not be pointing the right way at the start and b) can be outwitted once it's followed them for a short period. It is also trivial for a criminal to check if it's "working", whereas others are harder (ignoring thermal giveaways). So it wouldn't work in the Panopticon!
It's a good enough device, but 99% of mine are the simpler "point at interesting area" types, which just work, and have no moving parts to worry about.
It /does/ track, but if you're expecting serious opposition, it a) might not be pointing the right way at the start and b) can be outwitted once it's followed them for a short period. It is also trivial for a criminal to check if it's "working", whereas others are harder (ignoring thermal giveaways). So it wouldn't work in the Panopticon!
It's a good enough device, but 99% of mine are the simpler "point at interesting area" types, which just work, and have no moving parts to worry about.
Tired_Peter said:
Bit late here but do you all recommend the Reolink cameras then?
It would be nice to see the quality in the flesh in shops but the only places i can see them are online on Amazon.
They’re well built, easy to integrate and use and the solar charging is easily up to the job. That was my main concern, but it’s been brilliant.It would be nice to see the quality in the flesh in shops but the only places i can see them are online on Amazon.
I found the initial set up a bit of a faff, but once it was done it has been faultless since.
Another Reolink user here... I have a fixed one above the door and had planned to use it with my Synology NAS, which I still do, but mainly access it through the app on my iPhone as it is just easier.
No experience of the tracking yet... I recently bought an E1, for inside my garage, but it doesn't connect to the Synology, so I need to get the E1 Pro, with should connect to the NAS and do tracking.
With regards to the twin lens ones, they will do local video processing/splicing, so it can be sent down a single channel. I have done similar for vehicle based systems for proof of concept and testing purposes.
No experience of the tracking yet... I recently bought an E1, for inside my garage, but it doesn't connect to the Synology, so I need to get the E1 Pro, with should connect to the NAS and do tracking.
With regards to the twin lens ones, they will do local video processing/splicing, so it can be sent down a single channel. I have done similar for vehicle based systems for proof of concept and testing purposes.
I have two of the poe tracking twin lens type cameras - i fine them excellent and the most useful of my cameras. Tracking works well etc. Quality is excellent. I got them over the Poz type as I heard the focus was a bit of an annoyance as by the time it'd zoomed in and focused the event may have stopped happening. I have mine set at a home point rather than roaming about.
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