Reolink IP Camera - Smartphone App Full Demo

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A full demo and walkthrough of the Reolink smartphone app software on iOS. Accessing the cameras, playback, recording settings and more.
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I'm using this on the E1 Zoom camera so a few features will be unique to this camera but there are many similarities across the range.
Many lower-priced IP cameras, CCTV cameras and pet cams are let down by terrible software with limited functionality, poor reliability and spelling errors (which just looks awful). Reolink is bucking this trend with their smartphone app. Useful features, stable and the kind of user interface design you would expect from an iOS app in this decade.
Of course, there are a few improvements that could be made but overall this is a vastly higher standard when compared to software available from Annke or Swann to name but a few.
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@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

I was using the E1 Zoom for this app demo - geni.us/e1zoom --- Support the channel by using this affiliate link. Many thanks!

@samuelmunoz1464 10 ай бұрын

Can I set the alarm system through the app?

@brianguest7211 3 жыл бұрын

I just purchased 3 Reolink cameras and I'm waiting for delivery. I'm excited to see how useful the app is and the exceptional quality of the images. Thanks for taking the time to produce this.

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Still working well for me. I’m planning to get a fourth as they’re so easy to work with.

@brianguest7211 3 жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech Received and installed my new cameras. Not bad so far. The motion detector zones on the wireless wifi cameras are not as sensitive as the wired wifi camera. Also, the app for Android does not have all of the features as the iOS app. Does not have the paintable zones to ignore, no ftp option, no clip feature or ptz.

@mikes4719 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, does the camera app alert you with an alarm when it sends you a push notification?

@richardyoung641 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative vid....just bought Reolink and its really excellent vid quality and so user friendly..

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve used 3 since I made this video and they’ve been great. Regular app and software updates. It makes all the difference.

@michaelastar8823 3 жыл бұрын

Good explanation about the possibilities of this camera. Unfortunately, I miss an instruction how the clips that the camera makes and only last 5 minutes can be scaled up in time.

@KenOBonn 3 жыл бұрын

Great demo for smartphone functionality. I didn't fully get the implications of the streaming settings to impact of what is downloaded to the SD Card on the phone. I'm fine with filling most of the card, but concerned about data usage as it's billed to my phone carrier (AT&T). Can you comment on that impact as I don't have unlimited plan? Considerations as to optimal alerts and what is automatically downloaded would help. Thanks!

@yt_support-03 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the detailed information ℹ️! Dou you have experienced multiple cameras ond multiple locations?

@PJ-ee5mc 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this informative video. I just received my new Reolink GO Plus LTE camera. This LTE feature is a real game changer and they upgraded the firmware and app so that when you go to view your recorded clips you now have an actual image thumbnail so that you won't waste data sifting through non-critical clips. However, I am very surprised to see that this newest of their camera line does not have the Motion Zone feature where you can draw areas that won't trigger the recording. You explained this feature nicely in your video but it appears that this feature is not available to all of their cameras (like this one) which is disappointing. Do you have any thoughts on this or know of any way to get around this?

@dga223 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. Well done sir 👍🏼

@Daraghfly 2 жыл бұрын

Great detail thank you.

@leighwinter2872 Жыл бұрын

@TDCatTech Hi ! I am having problem in editing/modifying alarm settings ;once i selected a day (lets say Saturday ) I cant undo it .No matter how I tried the setting remains same. I have to disable notification and emails to not to get annoyed .Isn't there any way that you can undo/edit the day and time you choose in your alarm/alert settings. I'm using the same camera model as you. Thanks

@MsOnslow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great information.

@callmecrash 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use the clip and zoom feature on the 520D4 system

@samuelugh5729 2 жыл бұрын

Hi how do you find your Play-back stuff? I don’t my clips. I have missed notifications but when I check. It says there’s nothing?

@extorter 2 жыл бұрын

can you go in depth on the FTP upload? i have a NAS that i would like to try and leverage with these cameras

@ledafrancescamichela5519 2 жыл бұрын

how do you set up and connec the app to your new cameras?

@frankenstein3163 2 жыл бұрын

Great demo.

@gezbellable Жыл бұрын

Great video. But in the playback section, there are icons in the top right, person, car and 1 other. What is this icon detailing?

@GameKingFaiz 16 күн бұрын

I would love to see an updated version of this to see what improvements have been made (specifically the recording playback UI).

@rogerurban3389 Жыл бұрын

To be clear, do I need WiFi to Use these cameras for an APP ONLY application?

@HooieBones 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video!

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it was helpful. The app has changed since this was made but not significantly.

@tommiejoie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comprehensive walkthrough, it's made my mind up to switch to Reolink. I have seen about playback speed, seems like you missed that icon. A question, is it possible to configure the motion detection / alarm pre-record time, or how.do.you assess the performance? One gripe I have with my current camera is I partially miss what has triggered the alarm. A 3-second pre record would fix this! Thanks again.

@neatstykman9444 23 сағат бұрын

😅

@kyester123 4 ай бұрын

Can you still access live video of the cameras on the app if they are PoE?

@boostmobile2348 3 жыл бұрын

hello is it possible to have 2 nvr with 16 cameras each on the same app and able to see them at same time on the mobile phone and pc

@MsMexicanito13 4 ай бұрын

I believe with a switch you can not sure.. but it’s better buying one that holds 32 cameras

@Azza8808 2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, looking at grabbing a few of these for the kids rooms. Is the app capable of pumping out audio from multiple feeds? Would be handy to hear without having to tune into a singular feed (unlike most wifi based baby monitors these days). Great video as well! Cheers

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

No. This is not possible. You can view the multiple streams at one time but the audio is played from the 'selected' stream, meaning the one you last tapped on. The same is true for the desktop app (8.3.1 at time of writing).

@MacroTh3ory 2 жыл бұрын

14:30 while you are browsing and looking at footage and zooming into live lower resolution streams; is the unit still recording in HD while you are poking around inside the unit?

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. This never stops regardless of what you’re viewing or playing back.

@turnerherbek6912 3 жыл бұрын

Is there an option to view the stream over cellular other than setting up an FTP server?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. These are fully accessible over cellular.

@dopelogik 3 жыл бұрын

Great run down. Is this camera connected to an NVR or are all these features supported standalone?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

All standard features.

@hnsinc2257 Жыл бұрын

Bit of a hard question, what if I wanted to record someone’s “experience” at my event, how would I go about downloading a few clips from different angles? So that I can cut them together to make one cool looking video? I have the reolink 800b NVR cameras…..I believe I would have to download 30 seconds from each specific camera angle? Any thoughts? Thank you so much!

@soundsnags2001 4 ай бұрын

Haha who you pervin on bud?

@thida4537 2 жыл бұрын

How do you put wifi into the computer in order to connect with the app? When I scan the QR code and try to put into The IP address. I also tried to put the UID password, but it kept saying the connection failed. How do you fix it and how to put wifi Into the computer?

@picvic7 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if there is a way to turn the mic on the cam up higher for IOS devices? It sounds super quiet when you're listening from the app.You cant hear anything hardly even when the volume is turned up higher on ur device. Literally have to talk INTO the mic/camera face for it to be loud on the app.

@Luffy-vy7pg Жыл бұрын

I have also big troubles with the volume of the mic. The mic is to loud and I can’t lower the volume

@StraydogTuts 3 жыл бұрын

This is the one I am using

@12vLife 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a 510a w/o wifi since for offgrid install. My client is Chromebook (Samsung 4) running android 9. The Reolink app has a major issue, I can't see playback features. Tried adjusting screen sizes/defaults. Chromebook gets no love. When I attempt to access the camera via web browser http (even with :9000) on Chromebook I get connection refused.

@angelomasannat 3 ай бұрын

I have reolink wireless I bought it used the QR code sticker on camera wiped out I can't see it is there anyway I can retrieve that so I can activate the camera please help!!

@anthonybouch 11 ай бұрын

Was also looking at Reolink cameras. Is there an option to set the alarm and notifications off when home, and then turn them all one when everyone is way? Like a 'Home', or 'Away' profile?

@tdcattech 11 ай бұрын

Yes. They have ‘Scene Modes’ which control the notification setting for whichever cameras you choose so you can set an Away profile which enables alarm and push notifications when you’re out. 🚨

@anthonybouch 11 ай бұрын

Awesome - thanks @@tdcattech

@ninaroselewko4252 2 жыл бұрын

I accidentally deleted the app from my home screen. The App Store now will let me open through the App Store but I can’t get it back on my Home Screen. Will you tell me how to do that ?

@heartcompass369 3 жыл бұрын

can I access this without cloud as I don't connect to the cloud? Thanks

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Cloud storage is an optional extra. Accessing the camera does not require any kind of subscription. If you want this for security, offsite storage is recommended but it's not required.

@aniruddhatripathy6607 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video.. How to stop streaming without switching off the device ?

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

You can pause the stream in the app and just access the settings using the pause button ⏸ at the bottom left of the camera display. This will stop your data usage. It won’t actually stop the stream of the camera for others though so the camera is still ‘live’, as it were.

@ryanpereira8133 3 жыл бұрын

Are all of these features free and included? Or would I have to purchase the Cloud subscription?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to store images or video in the Reolink cloud, you need a subscription. Everything else discussed is standard on the iOS app. Personally, I FTP directly from the camera to my NAS which then immediately backs up to the cloud so I don't need their cloud solution.

@martyharkin6670 3 жыл бұрын

i cant take pictures or record .it says falled to capure the picture can you help please format the sd card i tried everthing

@MrJann5089 3 жыл бұрын

Same problem let me know if you figured it out

@dec23 2 жыл бұрын

How do you delete stored videos on app? I'm not using cloud, I added an SD card.

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe you can remove individual vids from the SD without… 1. Formatting the whole card in the app. 2. Removing the card and finding the clip on a computer and deleting it there.

@dec23 2 жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech Thanks for responding. Yes, I figured out I couldn't delete vids without taking out the SD card and plugging it into my computer. I decided to go with the cloud option. There Im able to delete from phone.

@sinasantiago7160 2 жыл бұрын

How can you turn the camera off with out plugging it?

@gpon. 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please advise if you can set push notifications settings individually on each camera? i.e. set push notifications to ‘on’ for the ‘driveway’ camera, set push notifications to ‘off’ for the garden camera. Regardless if the push notifications were on or off, the motion detection would still show up on the timeline when scanning through? Thanks for the in depth video. I’m just researching which system to buy based on hardware + software interface, so this is very helpful.

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Push notifications are at camera level so they can be off in one and enabled in another. This is separate from motion detection which can still be logged regardless of that setting and you can then filter your playback by ‘Alarm Videos’ only.

@robertvanover591 2 жыл бұрын

What about the share camera function? I'm trying to share with my partner and it's requesting a camera password that I've never set up.

@toperschannel1807 3 жыл бұрын

Does it automatically reformat the memory card when it is full?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

It just purges the oldest files and saves the newest. So it fills up and is then effectively always full.

@ciabruno2357 2 жыл бұрын

Dear TD: THANK U!!!!!!!!!! What I would like to know is AFTER one adds a user on the app. How does that user obtain access. Sharing is too cumbersome for either I and my sis. So I created already her as user only. What would be the next steps so she can share in monitoring our 90 yr ole dad:-) THANK YOU. It is my desire u and ur family are doing great.

@masteringitallwithannah3656 2 жыл бұрын

Can you down load clips to your phone for future play backs

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Of course. It’s covered in the vid.

@elizermacaron5983 Жыл бұрын

Hi Sir I just want to ask if this Reolink Apps can be able to view 4 cameras at the same time simultaneously?

@tdcattech Жыл бұрын

Yes. You can view up to 9 cameras simultaneously on the mobile or desktop app.

@elizermacaron5983 Жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech Ok thanks. I would like to ask also if the Reolink had free 7 days event clips to their clouds storage. Like the other brand camera?

@tdcattech Жыл бұрын

Don't know. You'll have to check their website for that.

@LllMrin 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if Reolink push notifications provide a clip of the motion detected? (Like nest, arlo, ring, etc.)

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The email notification content can contain Text, Picture, Text with Picture or Text with Video.

@LllMrin 2 жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech Great. Thanks! What about iPhone push notifications directly from the Reolink app? Do those show clips as well?

@mickeyflanagan4019 2 жыл бұрын

How good is the motion detection?

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

As these cameras are designed for indoor use, it's good enough and works well. There's no smart detection on the E1 Zoom (which I am using in this video) so the motion detection does not try to distiguish between people, vehicles and other motion. You don't really need it on these though in most cases.

@mickeyflanagan4019 2 жыл бұрын

Great video...thanks for taking the time to put this together.

@Blue-Sky-Holland 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please tell me how I can send a Reolink video via the whatsapp? At the moment I'm juist getting error messages that it can't send the video and that I should try another video. I tried very short videos & tried sending several times but it didn't help. My friend is getting the same messages. I have a Galaxy Note10+ telephone, but he has another telephone. Your advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

I can't speak for Android but on iOS it's super simple. Just record the clip you want (using the video camera icon). This gets saved to the Camera Roll on an iPhone and then just share in WhatsApp like any other clip. WhatsApp will re-encode it into another resolution or bitrate for compact transfer but it should work fine. The problem is, I imagine this is exactly what you're doing so it probably won't help!

@ricki388 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a alarm on your phone when email arrives notifying you that a thief is oresant if it doesn’t notify you with alarm. It seems the camera useless as you would have to be watching the the dam screen 24 /7. = ridicules so what is it please ???

@philjones2483 Ай бұрын

How do you delete a recording?

@bluepawn 3 жыл бұрын

reolink 2 failed to capture the picture : 1.1.2021 taking photo and video is not showing anymore... Impossible to watch last year s video... Formated the SD card doesn't change... Impossible to use anymore... Reset the whole camera = same issue... Last update of the app and camera firmware... Do I have to throw everything away after 6 months of use of Reolink?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Contact their support and please post the response on here. I've had no problems so far but I'm interested to know how good the customer care is.

@MrJann5089 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat just got the camera and can't take screenshots or record

@bluepawn 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJann5089 contact the support, they got a problem with the last update. They will provide you the APK and you can install it and it s working perfect. They tried to replace it on the Google Play store after my contact but still need more tests probably.

@colletteliason6461 2 жыл бұрын

How can I connect my android to my reolink

@alexanderst4777 Жыл бұрын

is it possible to watch the live stream of two cameras at the same time?

@tdcattech Жыл бұрын

Yes. There’s a 1up, 4up and 9up view mode. 👍🏻

@elliotness6560 2 жыл бұрын

Where is 24/7 record playback it only says enabled for trigger motion

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

If your camera supports it (not all do) it’s called ‘Timer Record’ in the schedule.

@NjD.... Жыл бұрын

Right! I had something drop on the floor & break but it does not show what happened. It didn't record. Don't make sense.. 🤦

@sveinolsen3350 2 жыл бұрын

Wheee can i stil video lengst om reolink go?

@adrianimatabolivar2110 3 жыл бұрын

How many people can be watching the cameras? on different devices?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Up to 12 but only 2 on the ‘Clear’ stream (so the full quality). The other 10 have be set to ‘Fluent’. Fluent is easily good enough to see what’s happening though so it works.

@yorkshiresfinestpair 3 жыл бұрын

Ive just purchased this camera online but wish id watched this beforehand, maybe i will send it back un-opened. Im not happy that you can only download a 30 second clips... at the moment i have a ezviz camera & that will let you take a recording for as long as i wish then download it to my phone once i press stop recording.. Is it not possible to remove the SD card & copy the full footage from off there onto the pc. or did i read somewhere that you can use web browser to view the footage, can you not download the whole footage from there.? I dont want to open this & then find out 30 seconds is all i can download.. thanks for any advice.. great clip..

@intensifier1346 Жыл бұрын

My app asks for a username and password for the device and says I’m entering the wrong information even thought I’m logged into the app and putting in my username and password I use for the app

@neeho2 4 ай бұрын

Thumbnails!? Why doesn’t my motion show motion thumbnails! That’s super neat!

@nils_on_wheels 2 жыл бұрын

You don't talk about the BELL SYMBOL upper right section.

@davidhenderson7722 3 жыл бұрын

What's the maximum capacity sd card this will accept?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not 100% sure. The website states 64GB but I'm using a 128GB card in mine and it recognises it and works fine.

@davidhenderson7722 3 жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech how many days recording can you get from 128bg card? Also can you buy a splitter for the solar panel to charge two cameras on one wall 🤔

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry David. I thought you were talking about the E1 Zoom camera. The battery cameras vary but the latest Argus 3 Pro can definitely support 128GB (as per the specs). If you're talking about a battery camera, they *do not* support continuous recording so it's impossible to say how long you'll get as it entirely depends on the number of alerts. As for the splitter, I doubt this would be possible due to the power requirements. A small solar panel would simply not be able to support the charging of two devices.

@fernandohood5542 Жыл бұрын

Can you add NVR instead of CAMERA?

@marnievillareal192 Жыл бұрын

Hello Nvr and camera are not same right?

@lindvallpaul9861 2 жыл бұрын

How do i delete the videos from memory card with out remove the card ?

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Other than a full format, I don’t believe you can.

@nealhuynh6074 2 жыл бұрын

Needs to show and how to adjust the min and max object ?!

@StraydogTuts 3 жыл бұрын

hi i cannot set up my other camera it keeps saying it doesnt recognise my username or password?

@tdcattech 3 жыл бұрын

Default user is ‘admin’ and password blank. Is this not working?

@StraydogTuts 3 жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech Thank you for your help I have got them to show up. Thank you for your tutorial it was first class.

@chukueke 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Can you delete a single videi from the sd card? thanks

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Not on the app…at least, I can’t find a way. You would need to do this on the card itself.

@chukueke 2 жыл бұрын

I guess it down load the files and format the card again. Thanks for the reply

@chukueke 2 жыл бұрын

@@tdcattech Actually in the main menu on the app there is section call Album where you can delete some records, but its not a complete list of images or videos. take care

@lilliansanders520 2 ай бұрын

@@chukuekei don’t have album on my camera

@erikhagemann-olsen4810 2 жыл бұрын

Dette viste ikke hvordan man installer kamera

@ChibiKeruchan 2 жыл бұрын

8:51 why.. Just why did you skip this part. We want to know if the email alert also attached a 15sec video to the email. We are looking into possibility of trello integration via email to board. Also its a bit disappointing that it has nit hotspot feature.

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. You have the option of what to attach (message, pic & message or video and message) and it is attached as an MP4 file (not zipped). I have just tried this out for you on one of my cams.

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

James - You get your own video...albeit on the desktop app rather than a phone but hey, close enough :-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jc12p8qh087HooU.html

@hansstofberg43 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand it .if a burglar trickers the camera but decide to rip the camera off and destroys it than we have a problem. Then there is no evidence anymore. Why do security cameras not download to a phone or another second sd card in a save place straight away? Then you will be never without evidence. does anybody knows if there are cameras that have that feature?

@tdcattech Жыл бұрын

You're right. Onboard SD card is risky and is not really a good solution. Most cameras will either upload footage to a cloud service or, most professional solutions would use some form of NVR (network video recorder) to record event footage or 24 hour footage to multiple hard drives. A lot of Reolink cameras support both these options.

@videos4mydad 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ - the Siren feature is now called 'buzzer' there is zero HINT as to what this is until i saw your vide. I really do give an 'F' to the interface designers of this app. The whole buzzer section is 3 words: "Buzzer", "buzzer", "Enable Buzzer"....dude...how about ONE sentence telling me what buzzer is !!??

@tdcattech 2 жыл бұрын

Still called Siren on my cameras. Are you on iOS or Android?