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Hey Guys,
Today we are performing a detailed review of Reolink’s Argus 4 Pro+. This camera was launched in June 2024. And as of this timeframe, it’s a world’s first “4K Battery Camera with ColorX Night Vision & Dual-Image, 180degree field of view” and it supports Wi-Fi 6.
Special thanks to Reolink for hooking me up with this camera [and a coupon code for Amazon to be used in June] in exchange for my honest review.
I’m excited to test this device because 4K battery operated cameras are pretty much unheard of. That’s what makes this camera so exciting, it has no IR lights and it supports Wi-Fi 6 or 802.11ax.All this enhances battery life.
The first thing you’ll notice is the face-like appearance of this camera. That’s because this camera, is actually 2 cameras in one. The firmware in the camera, takes each image and stitches them together into one incredible super-wide 180-degree picture. Twice the coverage all in one device.
The camera’s eyes look very wide, and this is by design. With an aperture of F 1.0, they allow a huge amount of light onto the 1/1.8-in sensors. So much light in fact that Reolink has done away with black and white night vision and infrared lights. That means, the camera will use any ambient light, like street lights, property lights or even moonlight on a clear night to maximize the details and image quality - all in color.
The camera also has a setting where it will turn on spotlights when motion is detected.
In complete darkness. The image is showing some noise, and just a smidge of ghosting.
I spent hours in the day and night testing this camera, and I didn’t see the battery level go below 85%. Reolink boasts that 10 minutes of solar charging will last a full 24 hours and the 2 internal batteries will last 12 days once fully charged.
The camera is also saving power because it uses a PIR sensor to detect motion. A PIR’s sensor range is about 15-30 feet [4.5 - 9m] depending on the temperature, speed of the subject and the size.
There are 3 spotlights and they can be configured to turn on when the PIR sensor picks up motion. They can also be illuminated using the torch icon.
Under the rubber cover on the bottom, we have a power button, and a micro-SD card slot, for cards up to 128gigs.
Next I connect the camera to WiFi 6 using a brand new Ubiquiti U-6 access point.
Once done, I show how the camera is initialized and added to the Reolink app.
The lag isn’t too bad. And is high quality. It’s a little slower, but not a big deal given how much data we are processing.
Let’s look at wake up time when my phone is on my network. It was very fast in most cases. A couple of times, I did see a failure, but 99% worked great.
Next we check out a quick time-lapse of how I installed this camera.
Next, we check out the WiFi range. I was able to stream at 600ft away in low definition.
Lastly, we’re going to break out the water hose and see how this camera stands up to a torrent of rain.
Pretty cool, the camera had no issues dealing with all that water.
Conclusion:
Alright guys, time for some final thoughts. I did find there was some lag with the live feed in its highest resolution. I’m more accustomed to wired devices with no lag. It’s not a deal breaker but the is the nature of wireless devices. Secondly, I wish the record time of any motion recordings was longer. I’d like an additional 10-15 seconds of footage after motion was last triggered. Same goes for the LED lights. I wish they stayed on a little longer when triggered.
For the stuff I liked, let’s look at a few. Wi-Fi 6 has met my expectations in wake-up time, speed and range. Battery life is also great. I spent hours, day and night testing this camera and the battery stayed strong the whole time. The overall stability and processing power was also noted. I had very few issues with interacting with the camera over the iPhone app or PC app. I was able to change settings, export footage all while the camera was reacting to motion and recording new clips. Lastly, the footage is amazing and it deals with shadows and colors very well, but the colorx has to be one of my new favorite features. This is my first all-color camera with no black and white nighttime option. In an environment with some ambient community light, it works great with next to no blurring or ghosting.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 About Wifi 6
02:37 What’s Included
04:20 Specs & Features
10:25 Connecting to Wifi 6
12:49 How to Install
13:18 Range & Water Test
14:38 Final Thoughts