Price: $159.99 - $139.99 (as of Sep 20,2024 07:01:26 UTC – Details)
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Customers like the ease of installation using the security camera. They mention that it's easy to connect to the WiFi and that the app is easy to use. They appreciate the quality of the camera, stating that it produces clear images with no tweaking required. Customers are also satisfied with the degree of view. However, some customers disagree on performance, and night vision.
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33 customers mention26 positive7 negative
Customers like the image quality of the security camera. They mention that it has a clear picture, the view is awesome, and the controls and picture are better. They also appreciate the high definition and wide field of view. The 180 degree stitched view works better than expected and covers an area of at least.
"Bought this camera for its high definition and wide field of view…." Read more
"…+ A combined super-wide image that looks great, very useful for home security with fewer cameras+ Works well with Blue Iris…" Read more
"Good Camera, sharp clear pictures. Great for new systems, four cameras equal eight. I took one star away because it will not work with other NVRs…." Read more
"…is easy…. the WiFi performance is very good and the coverage and video quality are excellent…." Read more
31 customers mention26 positive5 negative
Customers generally like the quality of the security camera. They say it's well-made, has sharp clear pictures, and has easy camera config/menus, firmware, and software. Some customers also say that the quality for the price is bar none.
"…+ Decent and easy camera config/menus, firmware, software…" Read more
"Good Camera, sharp clear pictures. Great for new systems, four cameras equal eight. I took one star away because it will not work with other NVRs…." Read more
"…Quality is great and I like the app ." Read more
"…Have 2 of these camera's and 2 other Reolink camera's.Well made" Read more
18 customers mention15 positive3 negative
Customers find the installation process of the security camera to be easy. They mention that it is easy to connect to the WiFi, and setup where it has the most effect. They also appreciate the ease of camera config/menus, firmware, and software, as well as the reliable app and client.
"…+ Decent and easy camera config/menus, firmware, software…" Read more
"…The installation is easy…. the WiFi performance is very good and the coverage and video quality are excellent…." Read more
"…use at my property and they have been very reliable along with the ease of use of the app and client…." Read more
"Great quality, easy installation, image quality is very sharp, recommend to everyone who is looking for a good survailance camera." Read more
7 customers mention7 positive0 negative
Customers are satisfied with the degree view of the security camera. They mention that it has a 180-degree viewing angle, 4K wide angle, and an adjustable angle.
"…The 180 degree field of view is amazing and the main reason why I bought this camera…." Read more
"Excellent image quality and 180 degree view. Easy to connect to the Wifi and setup where it has the most effect. Would buy again." Read more
"…Quality is great. I can see wall to wall 180. The camera has adjustable angle to "stitch" the images.Flood light is meh…but NOT bad…." Read more
"…friendly app, great video quality, good night vision, and superb camera view angle." Read more
7 customers mention7 positive0 negative
Customers appreciate the value of the security camera. They mention that it is a great solution for the price and convenience, and has good quality for the money.
"…currently stands alone and above it's competition because of the price point, performance and features…." Read more
"…extra POE run because of distance, this camera is a great solution for the price and convenience." Read more
"In general a good camera for the price. My only complaint is FTP upload does not function…." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the security camera. Some mention they are very happy with the performance, saying the spotlight is very bright and works flawlessly. However, others say that the hardwire PoE with simply does not work and the camera was not working properly.
"…as described, during daylight, but once it got dark, they would not recognize motion…." Read more
"…+ Works well with Blue Iris+ A cool color night spotlight feature that you can activate by schedule or by people or vehicle detection…." Read more
"…I took one star away because it will not work with other NVRs. You can only add it to a Reolink NVR. Not able to be a replacement camera." Read more
"…It lost connection and I was never able to reconnect. I brought the camera back inside and spent over an hour with a customer service rep on chat…." Read more
14 customers mention9 positive5 negative
Customers are mixed about the night vision of the security camera. Some mention that the spot light is bright, and the camera has great video quality. However, others say that it's great for daytime but lacking at night. The color night spotlight feature works well with Blue Iris, and does a great job watching over your house. However, some customers also say that the night light isn't bright enough to make anything past 25 feet, and that the detection of people and pets is poor. Customers also mention that there are issues with the vehicle AI detection at night, and there are no power indicator lights.
"…The night vision was very clear, but the cameras would not record or turn on the spotlight…." Read more
"…+ Works well with Blue Iris+ A cool color night spotlight feature that you can activate by schedule or by people or vehicle detection…." Read more
"…The red IR led’s are not very noticeable at night unless you are close to the camera and know where to look otherwise you’ll not even know it’s there…" Read more
"…Night vision is decent (The Achilles Heel of Reolink Cameras BTW) but overall when you take into account all of the features, performance and…" Read more
Writing this review after my 2nd Duo 2 failed for the same reason. There is an issue with the plastic mount and on both of my cameras they eventually failed on their own. I have video of both camera mounts just failing. The first mount lasted 3 days before it just cracked on it’s own and the camera ended up dangling by the wires. The 2nd replacement camera lasted over a week before the same exact mount cracking happened. I don’t know if this issue is with all Duo camera’s or just the ones sold through Amazon, but there has to be other customers that experienced the same mount failing that I have. The second Duo was ordered two weeks after the first one failed as a replacement. As always the Amazon return process was easy but after having two camera’s fail in a row I don’t want to waste any more of my time with this model from Reolink.The camera has a metal housing, and if they would have had a metal mount arm this would of never happened. The camera was mounted high under the garage roof and is covered from the elements. There wasn’t even any wind at the time both of these cameras failed. I believe that they just failed from the weight of the camera itself which is pretty hefty since it’s dual camera’s in a metal housing. I have other Reolink cameras that I use at my property and they have been very reliable along with the ease of use of the app and client. Their bullet style and have a different mounting system and they have never failed even through the cold winters or hot summers.The 180 degree field of view is amazing and the main reason why I bought this camera. I wanted to be able to cover my entire garage and driveway with only one camera instead of two. The 4k resolution isn’t true 4k but it’s very close. The image stitching of both of the cameras are pretty good out of the box and not noticeable unless something comes up close to the camera where you can see the slight change in view as they pass from one camera to the other.As with all Reolink cameras I’ve had, the daytime performance is great but at nighttime it lacks. Even with the bit rate maxed there is still ghosting and noise in the video. If you’re expecting 4k video clarity at night you’ll be dissapointed.AI detection is good during the day but has issues at night. You have to play with the AI sensitivity and object delay to minimize false alerts but at the same time it makes it so the camera will miss a lot of things it should be alerting you about. The worst issue I had was with the vehicle AI detection at night. With parked cars in my driveway it would alert even though the cars were parked and not in motion. Only way I could stop this was turning down the sensitivity and increasing the delay, but then during the day it wouldn’t alert when a vehicle pulled up unless you manually increased the sensitivity and lowered the delay. It even failed to alert on a large delivery truck that pulled into my driveway that parked right next to my garage. Doing this manually everyday gets tiring and there is no schedule for turning up/down AI detection or motion delay. The only schedule you can set is the sensitivity of the general motion detection.Person detection is good to excellent during the day and lacking at night. The camera will even distinguish a person riding on a lawnmower or ATV. It was able to accurately alert for a person detection at 50ft during the day. Nighttime is very different though where it has issues even close up to the camera. I tested this many times with all other lights in the area on and off. Sometimes it will register as a person but most of the time you get registered as a pet or not at all. So I ended up maxing out the sensitivity on all 3 AI detection and motion detection, having it record all motion and AI detection's and then turning off alerts for motion and only alerting for AI person/pet/vehicle so even if it failed to alert on something at least it would always record it as the general motion detection is the most reliable.The color video at night is more of a gimmick in my opinion. It’s only good for things very close up and the spot light isn’t bright enough to make anything past 25ft show up in detail. You get allot more clarity/detail with just the IR along with not alerting people that you have a security camera there. The red IR led’s are not very noticeable at night unless you are close to the camera and know where to look otherwise you’ll not even know it’s there. I have no close neighbors and no other lights on in the area other than mine so if you’re next to people with other lights on maybe you’ll get better results.Pet detection is also good during the day but lacking at night. It’s able to detect our family dog running around the driveway and at night sometimes, but it does miss also at night. Birds and bugs will set off the pet detection especially at night. This doesn’t bother me as if you’ve ever had security camera’s you know how much of an issue bugs are at night with the IR.I upgraded the firmware on the camera with the Sep 2022 firmware update from Reolink. I still had the same issues with AI at night before/after the update.Live view loads up quickly and I’ve only had one time where it lagged a bit even though I was on my LAN. The WiFi version can just be connected with Ethernet also if you prefer or decide to do that later. Reolink doesn’t clearly state this. I never connected it to my NVR so can’t comment about that, or if it will work with POE with the Wifi version's Ethernet port.I watched every review video about the Duo 2 4k on Youtube that I could find before deciding to go with this camera, but none of those reviews actually give you a real world review of the camera by someone who has the camera for a period of time and actually uses it otherwise they would of brought up the same issues I had. I liked the camera even with the quirks with the AI and if the mount hadn’t failed two times in a row with two separate cameras I would of kept it and bought another. I’m just going to look for something that has a more reliable mounting option and maybe get a PTZ camera to just cover everything since there is no other 180 degree FOV camera that looks interesting to me.Hope this review helps anyone interested in this camera and Reolink fixes the issue with the plastic mount if they haven't already. I thought about just rigging my own metal mount and keeping the camera because the FOV is so nice but for the price you pay for this camera you'd expect a simple mount to never fail and something like this to be caught by quality control.
Bought this camera for its high definition and wide field of view. We live in a cold environment, Alaska, so I didn’t want any moving parts, that might pose problems in cold weather. Also did not want any battery or solar powered device, so this camera seemed to be a good fit. Installed four of the cameras and they worked as described, during daylight, but once it got dark, they would not recognize motion. The night vision was very clear, but the cameras would not record or turn on the spotlight. I tried to tweak the settings but to no avail, nothing worked, and I figured it was probably a firmware issue. I shot customer support an email and within a day they responded and asked for some information. I sent what they needed, basically camera info, and they sent back a firmware upgrade. I installed the upgrade and now the cameras work perfect.
A side note, the “check for latest version” did not find the newer firmware, support sent me. Also, when upgrading the firmware, do only one camera at a time and, DO NOT leave the download popup. I did and then could not get the update to take. I powered off and on the camera and fortunately that enabled the download to update.
Updated after 2 months: Still good. Solid wireless connectivity and great day & night video. Just ordered my 2nd one!
I’ve probably had 15 IP cameras covering all price ranges over the past couple decades. For the price, this camera has a lot going for it:
+ Great picture quality day and night, sharp picture and good dynamic range for the price range + Above average wifi connectivity health, no drops, strong signal + Decent and easy camera config/menus, firmware, software + A combined super-wide image that looks great, very useful for home security with fewer cameras + Works well with Blue Iris + A cool color night spotlight feature that you can activate by schedule or by people or vehicle detection. Not as good as Hikvision ColorVu vision which costs more, but this camera does have a smart implementation that can help startle any mischievous intruders.
What I don’t like is the mounting hardware isn’t very robust. Easy for someone to swipe and break the camera right off the wall with one hand. Basically cheap plastic as reported in another review here. A metal mount would have been much better. It’s a shame Reolink cheaped out on this component, especially if your camera will be mounted where people can get access to it.
Good Camera, sharp clear pictures. Great for new systems, four cameras equal eight. I took one star away because it will not work with other NVRs. You can only add it to a Reolink NVR. Not able to be a replacement camera.
I had high hopes for these cameras, but they have proven difficult to set up and unreliable. For initial set up, you actually have to connect via network cable to your router and install an app on your computer, very time-consuming and inconvenient. Once I did that I was able to connect via Wi-Fi and I had the camera set up in my house for several days and it worked great. I mounted the camera outside on the front of my house and it worked for a few hours. It lost connection and I was never able to reconnect. I brought the camera back inside and spent over an hour with a customer service rep on chat. Before a solution was found I got disconnected and couldn’t get back on chat. I tried calling customer support during the listed hours of operation and it said that they were unavailable, and advised to go check the FAQ page.
The Duo 2 WiFi currently stands alone and above it’s competition because of the price point, performance and features.
When you need 180 degree coverage and are forced to use WiFi which I try to avoid the camera really comes thru and get’s it done. I’ve purchased and returned a couple of Reolink models but this one is a keeper along with my stable of Trackmix Cameras.
The installation is easy…. the WiFi performance is very good and the coverage and video quality are excellent. I use a splitter in a POE scenario FYI but for location testing the WiFi is super handy and worked very well. I run this camera in Blue Iris and Agent DVR with no issues.
Night vision is decent (The Achilles Heel of Reolink Cameras BTW) but overall when you take into account all of the features, performance and price (using coupons or a sale) the Duo stands alone in this category as the camera to go with. Don’t forget to purchase the Asurion warranty with any of these cams…. Good Luck
I love this camera. The dual camera lens is incredible, and the videos are crisp and clear. The spotlight is very bright and works flawlessly. I highly recommend this camera.
What attracted me to this camera is the super wide field of view. Two cameras stiching together one very wide view. I already run a BlueIris server with other cameras, but need one for the front of the house to capture everything. The field of view is impressive. Literally 180 degrees view. Mounting it is easy, but the mount is all plastic. Thankfully, the holes on the cam where the mount connect is not proprietary so if the mount snaps on me, it’s easy and inexpensive to replace with a better quality one. I’ll see as the weeks and winters go by. The stiching of the two cameras is rather seamless. Hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. However, the firmware also allows you to adjust the alignment should they not be, but out of the box, it’s just one wide uninterupted view. Setting it up in BlueIris was extremely easy, but you do have to log into the camera’s internal page to enable RTSP (it’s disabled by default). I attached a snapshot showing the camera in VNC and also the BlueIris status box comparing the Reolink Duo (highlghted in yellow) to a Wyze v3 camera. The resolution reported is about 4K for the whole image, but you do have to configure the camera to stream full resolution. There is no secondary stream for BlueIris. This camera is rather large. It won’t fit well in tight spaces. Connects to either a 2.4GHz or 5GHz wifi. To set it on a wifi network, you first need to physically connect the camera to your router using the provided ethernet cable and you’ll need the Reolink app. You just need to do this once. Once configured, then you can leave the camera on wifi. So don’t go mount it straight out from the box! I don’t use the various detection features. I have BlueIris paired with CodeProject AI to do person/vehicle/packages/animals/etc detection. So I can’t comment on that part of the camera. On the first time you connect it to the network, it goes out to seek the latest firmware and installs it so it may be unresponsive for a bit in the beginning. Give it time. So far I am very happy with the crazy wide horizontal field of view. As far as vertical goes, it’s good enough for me. Night vision gives you a choice between color or will IR and each have their own pros and cons. The Wyze v3 cams give me a lot of movement ghosting in color night vision. The Reolink is no different, but also does better than the Wyze cam. Full black&white IR night vision doesn’t reach as far in the distance which is typical. So far I keep it as color night time and I find the performance quite acceptable. Make sure the view isn’t over saturated by a brightly lit wall or a strong light source. Placement and orientation is key for good night vision performance. It has a mini-floodlight and alarm you can remotely turn on/off from the app. It has a few notification options (email, ftp, etc) beyond just the app. They also have a Windows app for viewing the camera.
What attracted me to this camera is the super wide field of view. Two cameras stiching together one very wide view. I already run a BlueIris server with other cameras, but need one for the front of the house to capture everything. The field of view is impressive. Literally 180 degrees view. Mounting it is easy, but the mount is all plastic. Thankfully, the holes on the cam where the mount connect is not proprietary so if the mount snaps on me, it’s easy and inexpensive to replace with a better quality one. I’ll see as the weeks and winters go by. The stiching of the two cameras is rather seamless. Hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. However, the firmware also allows you to adjust the alignment should they not be, but out of the box, it’s just one wide uninterupted view. Setting it up in BlueIris was extremely easy, but you do have to log into the camera’s internal page to enable RTSP (it’s disabled by default). I attached a snapshot showing the camera in VNC and also the BlueIris status box comparing the Reolink Duo (highlghted in yellow) to a Wyze v3 camera. The resolution reported is about 4K for the whole image, but you do have to configure the camera to stream full resolution. There is no secondary stream for BlueIris. This camera is rather large. It won’t fit well in tight spaces. Connects to either a 2.4GHz or 5GHz wifi. To set it on a wifi network, you first need to physically connect the camera to your router using the provided ethernet cable and you’ll need the Reolink app. You just need to do this once. Once configured, then you can leave the camera on wifi. So don’t go mount it straight out from the box! I don’t use the various detection features. I have BlueIris paired with CodeProject AI to do person/vehicle/packages/animals/etc detection. So I can’t comment on that part of the camera. On the first time you connect it to the network, it goes out to seek the latest firmware and installs it so it may be unresponsive for a bit in the beginning. Give it time. So far I am very happy with the crazy wide horizontal field of view. As far as vertical goes, it’s good enough for me. Night vision gives you a choice between color or will IR and each have their own pros and cons. The Wyze v3 cams give me a lot of movement ghosting in color night vision. The Reolink is no different, but also does better than the Wyze cam. Full black&white IR night vision doesn’t reach as far in the distance which is typical. So far I keep it as color night time and I find the performance quite acceptable. Make sure the view isn’t over saturated by a brightly lit wall or a strong light source. Placement and orientation is key for good night vision performance. It has a mini-floodlight and alarm you can remotely turn on/off from the app. It has a few notification options (email, ftp, etc) beyond just the app. They also have a Windows app for viewing the camera.
Works as advertised. It does take a few days to set it up and adjust the settings for your environment and conditions, but after that its great. Been working fine for me and meets my needs. Field of view is great, and so is picture quality. Best part is there is no fees and no sign-up to anything. I use it from my phone, and never had to provide any personal info, email address or else… I would recommend to a friend, definitely. We will see how it survives the next winter in northern Canada… that will be the real test at -30°C…
I’m changing my initial review. Camera I got had some technical issues. I requested refund. Reolink issued the refund and sldo paid my shipping cost of returned item. I have a dozen of Reolink cameras. Different models. And I’m planning to use with this brand on the future.
To report an issue with this product or seller, click here. 100ft Color Night Vision: The outdoor security camera gives you a clear and full-color visual experience at night. Meanwhile, you can turn off the spotlights manually or adjust the brightness. Person/Vehicle/Pet Detection: With shape analysis technology, this IP camera offers accurate detection, and thus greatly reduces false alarms Dual-Band WiFi: Available with both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi frequencies, the camera can have a more stable network connection and faster data speed. Non-PoE Free Remote Access: Watch live streaming and use the smart event filter when playing back recordings to easily find important clips and catch crucial details via Reolink App & Client, without paying any subscription fees
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