REOLINK Security Cameras Outdoor Wireless WiFi, Argus 3 Pro+Solar Panel with 5MP Color Night Vision, 2.4G/5Ghz WiFi, Non-Stop Solar Powered, Human/Vehicle Detection, Home Hub Compatible

Good quality camera.
Was looking for a camera to install inside of the garage. Had hoped the manufacturer of the current camera system had released the expanded hub but so far they have not.A coworker told me of Reolink and he uses them for both his house as well as cabin. He liked the fact that they have internal storage up to 128Gb, were WiFi, and did NOT require a hub or an account. So decided to give this specific model a try as it is barely noticeable in the upper corner of a white wall.Setting it up was a bit more of a challenge than the original system. Once set up, it was quite easy to work with and manage.A key feature is the camera can be set up for either 2.4GHz or 5GHz networks. Original system cannot do that. Another key feature for the security minded is the cameras can be password protected. As a former IT manager, this is VERY important to me.This camera is being used indoors so that means I need to monitor the battery life and charge it on occasion. May just run a cable over to leave connected to the charger. A minor downside is you have to use a Type A – Type C charging cable (theirs). I would prefer to use a Type C- Type C.So far, the pros outweigh the cons by so much that a 2nd has been ordered (the full kit) so that I can place it to cover a blind spot. The full kit includes the solar panel.

Poor Battery charge life
This is my third Reolink camera, 2 in 2021 and one in 2022. I returned the previous two. This one is a Pro 3 and I like it better.I have also bought, and returned, a nest camera, a blink, a ring, an Arlo because they were lousy.Reolink Pro 3 Positive pointsImage quality is very goodEasy to install and add to your wifiSupport is decent considering they are somewhere in China or Hong Kong. It will take a day or two to respond.Reolink Pro 3 Negative pointsThe battery charge last less than a week and stops working at about 15% charge. You can set the sensitivity to a lower setting but you will miss over 75% of the action. This defeats the purpose of the camera. I have it set it to minimum and still have to charge it weekly. Leave on a week’s vacation and you will miss lots of recordings. By the way, none of the other cameras’ batteries last that long either, even the ones that claim to do so!Bottom line is that none of the battery operated cameras function the way the manufacturer tells you, or the way the reviewers tell you. Are they lying? Maybe exaggerating! they review these units with optimal set ups. In other words, their routers, their wifi, is a one to one set up for review. They can control the distance to the camera and every other aspect. We, the normal users, do not have similar capabilities. We can’t control the distance between the router and the camera, we can not control the bandwidth, and we have a dozen other pieces of equipment sucking up bandwidth from yours router, e.g. iPhones, iPads, tvs, games, etc. etc.Keeping that in mind, is it worth it to have a battery operated security camera? Only you can answer that. Is something better than nothing? You decide, but be aware that the unit will not likely operate exactly, or even close, to the way you expect!

I’ve been using Reolink cameras for over a decade. The latest camera mounted on my garage was the Argus 2 which served me very well for the last 3 or 4 years, but it’s 1080p resolution and low light performance were somewhat limited when compared to modern cameras.The Argus 3 Pro is the perfect upgrade. The camera has a very similar physical appearance and dimensions, so I can install it in the same spot, neatly hidden under my roof, yet with a full view of my driveway.Argus 3 Pro improves on the older model with a 2K resolution and significantly upgraded video quality. It’s not just the extra pixels, the video is less noisy and less compressed. Night time mode is a massive improvement capturing really quite detailed footage instead of the smudgy one from the old camera.The camera has a 120 degree wide field of view. The passive infrared sensor responsible for motion detection covers about 100 degrees of that and from about a week of experience, the slight gap on the sides doesn’t make any difference, and the motion detection has both better range and better accuracy than on Argus 2.There are two modes of night vision. There is the typical black & white where the camera turns on its infrared light to illuminate the frame – works very well, my preference for my pitch black backyard. And as an alternative there is a full colour mode in which the camera uses it’s small but pretty powerful spotlights. This works really well for my driveway where the street lights and my porch light partially light up the area and the camera lights flood the space directly in front of the garage. The colour mode is really surprisingly good!I have fully charged the Argus before installation and have it set up with the solar panel. The panel, thanks to long cable, is installed on the side of the garage to maximize the sun exposure. So far in about 10 days, the battery didn’t drop down below 95% and the 95% was because I was experimenting with motion detection. The battery life is very good and the panel is capable of providing a charge even on partially overcast days. The app has a nice widget showing statistics of the solar charging and battery state.Argus 3 Pro is fully compatible with Home Hub control centre/recorder, but if you don’t have one, it will still fully function as a standalone item. One of nice features of Reolink cameras is their ability to simultaneously record to an internal memory card and to the drive in the Home Hub. This offers additional redundancy in case of WiFi connection/power problems.The managment and viewing of the camera footage is accomplished via the Reolink app. Over the years Reolink really improved the experience, and overall I find it a full featured and capable app. If you have more than one Reolink camera, then the app can easily control all the units. The app works well and compared to an Eufy system I looked at recently, it is a much faster and more polished program.Overall, the Argus 3 is a mature, well designed and very capable camera, offering very good video quality and advanced features at a very reasonable price.

The “Reolink” branded 5MP Security Panel caught my eye when I saw the listing. I actually already own other Reolink branded Security camercas but those are hard wired, POE types which connect to a wired NVR. I did not currently own any with Solar Panel charging and a battery pack and was very interested in seeing if this could be integrated with my current hardwired setup.This product comes in retail style packaging as is typical with other Reolink products. Unpacking reveals quality components with good build construction. The outer shells are sturdy and durable enough for their intended uses. The Solar Panel is surprisingly compact and I like that. It does not take up much room in a installation. Initial setup is a fairly straightforward affair and is DIY friendly.. especially if you have ever installed any Reolink branded camera previously as it is basically the same procedure. However, I would recommend you do all the initial setup indoors on a table prior to actually going up on a ladder to mount it in its final location.In actual use this is functioning just as described and as intended. The video quality is quite good and it has decent low light performance. I wanted this unit to set up further back from my home in a tree line to get a view of the rear of the property looking back towards the house and it works well (about 150′ distance from back wall). I made use of a Samsung branded 128GB SD card for local storage backup with no issues. NOTE”: It is important to install an SD Card as these wireless Reolink units do NOT have the ability to view video or record to/from a Reolink NVR. However, I can confirm you can integrate this Camera within the Reolink mobile app and combine it with your hardwired system that way. This is great! I now have a wired 8 camera NVR system along with this 1 wireless solar unit all controllable from within the same Reolink app. This allows for the creation of a versatile, mixed use system.In the end, I am very pleased with the Reolink 5MP Solar Camera. It is well made as is typical for Reolink devices and performs well. The ability to easily incorporate it into my existing Reolink system via simple App integration is a standout feature for me. At the original listing price of $119.99, I feel this is reasonable for what you are getting here. This is a feature rich camera and it a good choice for not only a standalone system, but also adding to an existing Reolink based one. This is certainly worth considering in my opinion. It has exceeded my expectations.

Companies so called PIR sensor up to 33ft. Only works when someone comes very slowly and stay right in front for awhile, otherwise you won’t know who comes and passes by. Battery won’t last for even 2 months. It always stay not connected mode whenever I opens my app and have to reconnect it again every time.Won’t worth your hard earned money 👎👎