E1 Zoom

I have a Reolink E1 Zoom and like it. I used to have a Wyze, but Reolink has been better overall. Here's a video from the camera on my QT tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcCyE0Ol7Ug. The only issue is that during the day I need coral lenses (attached by a tape), but at night IR mode reflects o

I bought wireless Reolink cameras (E1 Zoom, TrackFlex), as it'd be cost prohibitive to drag PoE. It's a bloody mess with Frigate. There are all sorts of encoding issues and I'm having to do software re-encoding for it to work. Also, the Frigate-based autotrack doesn't work. The cameras themselves ar

Reolink RLC-811A has 5x optical zoom and adjustable/auto focus at true 4k. You are out of any "bird camera" territory. Birdfy and Birdbuddy cameras have a purposely close focus range. You will not want to use these unless they're basically right up next to the feeder. You may also like the Reolink E

If you want a proper CCTV setup ignore marketing and focus on the fundamentals. I have run multiple systems and I have also been burned by cheap cameras that look good on paper but fail badly at night. This is what actually matters. What actually matters for image quality Sensor size This is the big

I recommend against Reolink. I purchased an E1 Zoom and struggled with it for a while. By the time I gave up, I was outside the return window so into the trash it went. I keep around a lot of old and unused electronics "just in case". Its very unusual for me to toss something like this, but thats ju