The Eufy E340 and S340 offer many advantages. Both these units have a calibration function that adjusts for position. The movement is smooth and consistent. It is a solid review, and it is nice to know the pros and cons of the product offering.
@SooksVI8 ай бұрын
The advantages of the S340 work against it for people that need to stream a video feed to a server. This doesn’t allow it, but I think most battery powered cameras don’t allow it.
@TheSprinterVan11 ай бұрын
So glad you mentioned Number one you have to initialize the camera out the router Number two the zoom in lens is not 4K That last one was kind of a deal-breaker That doesn't make sense, cuz I zoom in because I need detail like license plate Etc Excellent review
@TJWhiteStar Жыл бұрын
You don't need to plug it into the router first anymore. I've literally just set one up today and all I needed to do was log into the Reolink app and scan the QR code on the top. Select WiFi and then once I tell it which wifi to connect to it was all connected. So easy.
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
That's good to hear. Having to use wired first was a bit of a pain.
@TJWhiteStar Жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie yeah definitely easy tbh. I just hit plus, scanned the QR code, Entered the WIFI details, scanned the generated QR code with the camera, named it etc and done.
@furtherfiction2 жыл бұрын
I liked the suggestion to use a snap shot of the home position to help it find the guard point better. It should be 8mp on both lenses, I really think they messed up on that one.
@moosa66979 ай бұрын
Cheers dave very useful mate, as you know the info in box is only to set up
@twocvbloke2 жыл бұрын
I've thought of getting a PTZ camera purely just for the novelty of having a PTZ camera, living on a terraced street I think the locals would get a bit suspicious of such a camera, so for now I'm just sticking with fixed-position chinese specials, though not getting on well with the WiFi one I have on my uncle's house next door despite using external antennas hooked up to the router, I put that down to crap wifi modules in the camera though... :P
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
You'd think the novelty of PTZ would were off quickly. But so far I enjoy a daily tour of the garden. :)
@twocvbloke2 жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie Sounds like you're having too much fun with it there... :P One thing I'd love to do is have a burning laser attached to one, see a suspicious person in the yard, "FIRE PHASERS, I mean LASERS!!!"... :D
@SergioBlackDolphin5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the review. I wonder how it works during the night and how detailed in can be during the night at distance.
@DavidMcLuckie5 ай бұрын
Night vision is pretty good. But when it detects motion I have mine turn the spotlight on. This improves the image and lets the person know there is a camera watching and following them.
@paulrowntree28002 жыл бұрын
You could use a passive POE injector / splitter so you only ever have to use a single ethernet cable. The last one I bought was about £3.
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
I like the idea, but at that stage you'd buy the POE version of the camera as well. :)
@paulrowntree28002 жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie Yeah, that's fair enough. I guess I was thinking more for items that don't have a POE option. I've used them quite often with an Arduino and an ethernet shield.
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Yes, of course. Tends to be easier running ethernet rather than mains. Thankfully in this instance POE exists. More things should be POE, actually fuck it, if it's outside electronics it should be POE as well as anything else. ;)
@garyatkinson5699 Жыл бұрын
Do they just plug into the back of the router to work?
@brookbond_vw2 жыл бұрын
Be good to see how it performs at night, image quality and tracking
@DaveAber99992 жыл бұрын
Interesting video - I reckon that model (or its POE brother) will replace a few of my current Reolink ones once I get my current building work completed so I'll have something to hang it on. Just got to find a way to access them remotely whilst offshore on a company network with many security policies in place....
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
My app still works through my Google VPN. So that might be an option, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't just using port 80 and http for everything.
@DaveAber99992 жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie Yeah, it's really odd - sitting on the offshore network quite a lot is blocked, and most of that can be worked around by using a VPN - but even with the cooperation of the onshore IT police they can't see any traffic being blocked from my app to the reolinks or vice-versa. I may well have to set up a local viewer I can look at remotely. I can get a smart vpn link working direct to my router, so I can get 'into' my home LAN.
@williamgates4399 Жыл бұрын
Here. in America, I use the PoE Reolink. I had an Amcrest but dumped it after having multiple videos fail to load. Why did I not choose Reolink first? Good question, one would ask. I was stupid!
@BenMitro2 жыл бұрын
That was good review David, covered the product well. Can you have a look for a system of cameras suitable for a car + camper trailer? Multiple cameras need to work directly with a phone or a tablet, they need to be fast - don't want to run into the car behind me then see me run into the car behind me, and they need to be smallish to fit in tight/discrete spots. They can be PoE with a central doodad, but the video needs to be delivered via WiFi to the phone.
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Sadly I don't think that's likely to exist.
@BenMitro2 жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie I'm rapidly coming to that conclusion too! Been searching and searching.
@dougs4given Жыл бұрын
From what I have read, they don’t have a cloud service for 24 hour recording so besides buying a recording box, does it 24 hour record so that you can watch it back on the app
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
I've got a 128GB card in mine and that's good for a few months of triggered recordings, not sure how that translates to 24 hour recordings though.
@dougs4given Жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie thanks 😊
@juliandclarke Жыл бұрын
Good vid. Very interested in this product - do you have a view on min wi-fi performance for the camera to work well? Have you tested the micro SD card as I do not have a PVR
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
I also do not have the PVR, so I've only ever used the playback from the SD card. It's played and saved when I've needed it to.
@ManTimeT.V.2 жыл бұрын
Great review. Thanks! 2 questions, can the wide angle lense be zoomed in at all on the app? Also, is this able to power JUST by the 12 volt transformer? Or does it absolutely Need POE as well? I think I heard you say that it only needs to be hooked up to your router for the initial install, and then after it's setup that it runs only on the 12 volt transformer. Is that correct? Thanks again! How do you like that camera so far? Is the quality really good?
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Android and PC app both zoom in on wide, pinch on the app and mouse wheel on the desktop. The WiFi version just needs the power adaptor, network cable only for initial setup. So far it's been performing well. Only two gripes are the jerky PTZ tracking, and it moving off it's home location and needing recalibrated periodically.
@ManTimeT.V.2 жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie thank you for the reply! Much appreciated! I am getting closer to ordering one now, just trying to make up my mind on which one to get. Do you recommend it? Or do you know of any other good 4k wifi cameras to look at?
@shayz2021 Жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie Hi , about "jerky PTZ tracking" - did you try to lower the moving speed in the app ? mabe it help
@Yeyeyeyeyeyenah9 ай бұрын
It might be different in the UK but most people breaking into your house aren’t wearing bright a bright orange jacket & trousers
@DavidMcLuckie9 ай бұрын
No one thinks twice about someone in a hi-vis vest and a safety helmet though. :)
@__WJK__2 жыл бұрын
Good video. Does ReoLink by chance offer a cam with thermal imaging, and if so, how's the thermal image quality?
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Not that I'm aware of.
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Just had a look and Axis have a PTZ Thermal camera (640x480) with a 1080p normal camera built in. It's £13000. Yes £13000.
@wouterke9871 Жыл бұрын
Infiniray M6s or something still 6000 Euro
@pikulaZG7 ай бұрын
It's shaking becouse you don't put all screws or why ?🙂
@David_111112 жыл бұрын
yay
@GameKollector Жыл бұрын
Have the firmware updates improved anything with this camera that you were worried about?..... Like the jerkiness of the PTZ movement?
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
I am at the moment testing the newest firmware to see how the new digital tracking performs.
@Dupree403Ай бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie I just purchased it and it is definitely a lot smoother now 👍
@ZiggZagg112 жыл бұрын
I wonder how it will do below freezing temperatures... 🤔
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
In the manual it has a bit for that. Which I can't find online, but it said something like once the camera is on the electronics keep it warm. And if it's to be installed in a cold climate turn it on inside for a few hours before installing to let it warm up.
@ManTimeT.V.2 жыл бұрын
It says -10C is the max operating temperature but that is the same as most Reolink cameras. I've seen a few reviews now and they do indeed work in -30C.
@iC4e2 жыл бұрын
Does it work on 220 volts electricity, is it written on the power transformer 110/220؟
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Yes, 220 or 110.
@user-nc4uk2gl3w Жыл бұрын
How do get it to Auto track? Im having problems with that.
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
In Settings, Detection Alarm. There is an Auto Tracking toggle. Then you can choose Person, Vehicle, Animal.
@ivanpimentel182 жыл бұрын
is the same quality 4k image and video the wifi and the poe track mix?
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the only difference is the network connection.
@dawni843 Жыл бұрын
How do you set up if you dont have ethernet line? (I only have wifi)
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
"English" speaking. ;)
@Asgario2 жыл бұрын
Sorry where do you place the waterproof lid?
@DavidMcLuckie2 жыл бұрын
Waterproof lid?
@whirlns9 ай бұрын
Hi David! How is your camera doing after a year of being exposed on all weather conditions? I'm would like to buy one fix it to similar sort of high pole but not sure about weather reliability. Currenty have one fixed under the roof and running OK since April, only thing I can complaint is returning to 'monitor point' (happens once week but calibration sorts problem out). Cheers!
@DavidMcLuckie9 ай бұрын
Still working fine. But the failure to return to monitor point is an irritation. I was hoping they would include an option to automatically have it calibrate itself at a set time, or after a set period every day. The jerky motion of the camera itself upsets the calibration, as does strong wind up on the pole. The only other thing is the two-way audio is really only one way. Up on the pole I can hear sounds, but I can't make out talking, and no one can hear any intelligible voice from the camera.
@garyatkinson5699 Жыл бұрын
How far does the wifi reach ?
@kdscrapping4452 Жыл бұрын
No night vision??
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
Night vision in the sense that it can see IR, but it also has 'colour night vision' which is fancy image enhancement.
@DimplesDon9 Жыл бұрын
Is this the digital tracking first?
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
Pan-tilt first as I preferred how it kept the target centered. But the camera has been updated recently so I'm now trying digital tracking first to see how it performs now.
@DimplesDon9 Жыл бұрын
@@DavidMcLuckie if you don't mind sharing the latest firmware version please?
@DavidMcLuckie Жыл бұрын
v3.0.0.1584_22120101 Thats the lastest one from the Reolink site.