REOLINK Wireless 2K Battery Video Doorbell Camera, 150°x150° Head-to-Toe View, 2.4/5 GHz WiFi, Battery or Wired Power Options, Two-Way Talk, Person/Vehicle/Package Detection(Chime not Included)

We found a few doorbell cameras. This seems to be one of the best that I’ve used so far. In our business, we ended up installing the Reolink camera system between the app and the NVR. I’ve loved the functionality and how it integrated with my phone so I decided to try the doorbell. Camera works just as well. It’s another added camera to the app which is a great feature you don’t need something separate. Anyone looking to add a doorbell camera there’s two styles one with a battery and one that’s hardwired I suggest going with the battery because it can also be hardwired to keep the battery charged what you gain with that is my Wi-Fi is on battery back up so if you lose power in the house, my doorbell camera, and my Wi-Fi are still connected. If you use hardwire only your doorbell will not work.

Super easy installation and setup. Great image and person/package detection.

Perfect Doorbell Camera For Us We did not have a wire so battery one was the way to go and we have other Reolink cameras so all on one app. Wish it came with chime but that was a separate purchase.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I wanted an alternative to the Ring and Arlo cameras we have tried.Design:The release hole is at the top, which is an infuriatingly stupid design given the way that siding slants outward. The release hole should be at the bottom which would enable access no matter how much the siding slants. I am currently dealing with a $110 paperweight attached to my house because I cannot get it off to charge short of breaking it.Motion detection:Put simply, unless it's a vehicle or a person, you WILL NOT get notifications via the app. One of the reasons we bought this doorbell cameras is to know when to feed our outside cat, and the motion detection simply does not work when she comes around for food. Battery life:Not impressive to say the least. I thought that due to its weight (it is a heavy camera relative to the others I have used) that the battery would be higher quality. Recording capability:Since it is capable of connecting to a 5G signal, I thought the response time would be better. But it takes a long time to connect and given that it only starts recording when a car is past our house, its response time is lacking. Other cameras I have used have spotted the car coming long before it comes directly in front of the house.

Works fine, will probably need charging every two weeks if run on battery. Your mileage will vary.

Before buying this, I had a Eufy Dual-Camera Battery Doorbell. Decent product held back by the awful Homebase 3 which resulted in frequent disconnections and VERY slow notifications and delayed recordings.This Reolink Battery Doorbell resolves those issues. It detects people at a greater distance than Eufy, records sooner, and sends a notification faster. Unlike Eufy, which will leave you of a useless recording of the person leaving and mostly already out of frame, nearly all of the footage from the Reolink was useful.As long as someone isn't running up and snatching a package quickly, the Reolink should get footage of them. This is something all battery cameras struggle with though so I won't knock Reolink on this.Notifications come quickly enough that people are still on my property when I get it. With the Eufy, they'd already be in their car, down the block by the time I got theirs.Fast notifications are also very beneficial when someone rings the doorbell. With Reolink, the delay from answering the notification to talking to the person outside is seconds. With Eufy, I would get a loading screen for a solid 1-2 minutes before I could even see the person, let alone talk to them. By that time, they were gone.The single fisheye camera can see a lot, but not as much as the Eufy's dual camera setup. But I'd say it covers about 95% of the Eufy and the image is clearer, especially at night. If there was a way to tilt the camera down so I'm not recording my porch light, it'd cover all the area the Eufy did and be perfect.But the biggest issue I have with the Reolink Battery Doorbell is that it doesn't come with a chime. Docked 1 star for a doorbell that doesn't chime out of the box. I opted to add their Home Hub Pro for this purpose and to also use it as an NVR, but that unit has issues behind a VLAN that Reolink doesn't seem to know how to fix. Due to that, I can't set up Home Assistant integrations the way I would like. I'm not about to change my whole network strategy for one brand and especially not one with internet connected cameras.Second issue is no pet detection and the "other" detection you can use as an alternative is all or nothing - you can't set up zones like the other detections so I was getting notified for every leaf that blew across my lawn. Not good. Docked another star.I didn't use it long enough to measure battery life, but I was losing maybe 1% per day once I had sensitivity and detection zones dialed in. That's acceptable for me. Would be nice to have a solar panel option for people without doorbell wiring though.

Easy to setup, battery lasts for about 3 months. Works well with no need to wire.