*There is a decent amount of comments about ghosting... here is an addendum video that I made to provide context* -> th-cam.com/video/46Igrdt8BW4/w-d-xo.html
Reolink has the the worst customer support, they will engage with you as long as they can convince you that their product has no fault, but the moment it becomes clearer that the product is actually faulty & needs repair or replacement the Reolink support disappears in thin air.
your welcome LH. this new cx810 was worth the wait. right now I'm doing a quick setup comparison test with my cx810 on the 2nd floor window sill facing my driveway and street in a similar viewing position as my 810a. it looks weird from outside with a camera on my window but its easier than having to get the extension ladder and swap cameras high up constantly. I have a few other places with no ambient light in the backyard I also want to try before replacing the 810a. 1 day so far its looking good with the new cx810. with hdr on shadows are not as dark compared to 810a.
Considering how confusing their website is, I think everyone could benefit from a comparison. I had no idea what I was looking at when shopping their store, so I didn't buy anything. I ended up with a Eufy, which I quickly boxed back up and returned because the audio was worse than my gen 1 Wyze cam.
Great review! The ghosting issue at night is really bad on the CX810. It sounds like the garbled audio issue may have been fixed. As a current owner of (6) CX410 cameras, I don't see much of a difference going from 2K to 4K resolution to justify the upgrade. If any of my CX410 cameras fail, I would upgrade to the CX810. The HDR feature is available on the CX410, but when I turn it on, I get interlace bands scrolling so I keep it off. I also noticed that Reolink added the Device Notification Ringtones to the CX410 but it only allows selection based on Urgent, Important, and General. It doesn't allow you to choose ringtone sounds. It would be nice if they can update the CX410 to allow sounds so I can tell which camera are alerting without looking at the camera in the app. IMO, Reolink does an excellent job at improving their products and software without charging for a subscription.
I think there is a difference on no spotlight footage between the CX410 and CX810.. I have to compare this side by side soon...but I know a lot of people are complaining about ghosting but it is just because there is not enough light.. in real life use, you would set this to auto or smart mode where the built in spotlights will provide supplemental lighting.
@@LifeHackster a comparison video between the cx410 and cx810 would be a good idea. The cx410 seems to have better low light performance because reolink didn't increase the sensor size on the cx810, which means it has smaller and less sensitive pixels. Sensor size should have been increased from 1/1.8 to 1/1.2.
In all of your night time testing, have you ever run a test comparing your images with your neighbors lights shining and not shining over the fence? I wonder if those lights shining directly into the cameras does not somehow effect the exposure? Perhaps some of the cameras compensate by reducing the exposure? A back to back test with their lights on verses off would be interesting . Excellent reviews.
I've had several different Reolink cameras. I wouldn't buy another. I was really happy with them..... at first. The trouble is they don't last. My Argus 2 lasted just over a year before the replaceable battery died. But, they don't sell a replacement. The battery in my Argus 3 died. That's an inbuilt battery so the whole camera is dead. I've also got an indoor Reolink PTZ camera. It's a couple of years old and the microphone has stopped working. Their cameras are great out of the box. They just don't last.
would like a wider field of view for sure, and the low light feature also in a dual lens, turret and dome cameras as others have said. maybe see what it looks like in another video with the front porch light on and the camera lights off.
Reolink seriously need to fix their image ghosting at night. Renders their entire range of cameras almost completely useless for recording anything that moves... Which is basically the whole point of what you want the camera to record....Moving things/people.
Ghosting at night.. I need to make a separate video on this.. but this is just because there is not enough light.. I do have to show this in the review. with no spotlights ON..but in real life use case, in my backyard setup, I need to set it in Auto or Smart mode so that the spotlights are ON but just enough to provide some lighting and minimizing ghosting.
@@LifeHackster Would be good if you can get some technical video folks from one of these companies on to talk about why that happens. I suspect it is because of how they work, only updating pixels that they see move meaning they don't see the entirety of the moving object on every pixel meaning they previous and current image are mixed together, but that is just a guess. If the guess is accurate though, I'd like to know why they don't have an algorithm that looks at the outside edge of the moving thing and assume everything with in it must be moving and so don't leave any old pixels within that border.
My 410 needs some ambient light to cut out the ghosting. The frame rate gets really low in a dark situation causing the ghosting. Still waiting for the PTZ model. Great review as always.
Guess it doesn't make any sense to pre-order anything from Reolink these days if it hits Amazon first :) . Nice review as always. They need to design a true starlight sensor camera that doesn't require supplemental lights. But I agree price to quality and function is hard to beat.
@@LifeHackster I received mine. Plugged them into my network switch (not the NVR) and they auto added to the NVR but I can't get to their webpage to directly manage the camera itself without the NVR which doesn't allow me to do much with the camera settings. Any idea what I can do?
I also would like to see a side by side comparison of CX810, CX410W, Wyze V3, Wyze V4, and (off label use) Viofo A139 PRO Starvis 2 as a security cam (you have 12v power supplies 😊 )(or any starvis2 dashcam). All in the same low lighting as shown in this video, spotlights off. All at the same time. Thanks for the videos.
Great review! Please also review the Tapo C720 floodlight camera. Tapo has announced it last year but been quiet. Then all of a sudden, it showed up in Amazon very recently. There are almost no reviews of it at all yet.
Is CX810@10Hz or CX410@15hz better to record around the house? I want to pair Synology DVA1622 with up to 8 cameras. There is 120Hz recording limit for 5M and 80Hz limit for 4K.
Hey @LifeHackster, can you do a review of the Tapo C720 Floodlight? Or maybe you already have and I've just missed it? I didn't see it on a quick review of your channel and searching for Tapo. I'm really interested in all their cameras and just curious your thoughts on this one in particular.
Looking at your review of the CX810 the camera seems to still suffer from the terrible audio quality that the CX410 does ... i thought Reolink would have addressed this ... clearly not
Hi LifeHackster, I love love love your reviews as always. There is a lot to like about this camera and Reolink is really on their game. It seems like they have also really refined all the setting in the software. One area they won't win any rewards on is audio quality of the recorded events. The smallest of wind sound like a major thunder storm and because of that it was almost impossible to understand what you were saying at time. I will probably own this product soon.
Can you make a video comparing the Reolink CX810 to the Reolink RLC-1212A? They both seem somewhat similar and I’d like to see if it’s worth upgrading for better night vision. Thanks!
I don't have PoE at the location I need a good camera. What is an alternative? I have 110 v available. Record to SD card or wireless to my home router. Not cloud and no DVR.
I got a CX810 but i actually don't like it. Its night performance is nowhere near as good as the CX410. I might actually return my 810 and put the 410 back up.
Watching you from Australia. CX810 are not yet available here, but I ordered one from Amazon US. I'm putting together my first security cam system based on Reolink 16ch NVR and I'm currently looking for a 12"--16" wall-mounted touch screen display to work with Reolink NVR. Would you have some suggestions please? Thanks in advance - Maciek
Hey, what’s your opinion against the eufy e330 ? From yours video it seems that the quality is better here. Also what’s your thoughts on eufy vs reolink system in general in terms of security, I saw that eufy had a lot of troubles ? And of course thanks for all the content you made, honestly it’s really great to see so much detailed reviews, I get interested recently to instal some cameras on my house and your video helps a lot.
We purchased the eufy solar cams wireless. The picture quality, the app, the options on the app are all wonderful! But the misses are just too many. It will record a leaf blowing but not the huge UPS truck. So it's basically not doing its main job. So frustrating because I love everything else about it. We will be returning them and I am doing the research on what we should do next.
I am kind of disappointed in the CX410 and CX810. You really need a decent amount of lighting in the recorded area unless you want a really dark and grainy image. They advertise it as needing no light and a lot of owners try to say the same thing and this is not the case. I understand yes I can leave the spotlights on but you could do that with any other camera as well, plus I know I am not the only one that does want nearly a dozen camera spotlights running all night long.
any color night vision camera requires some light to function properly. With that being said, I feel this one is a step back. Hikvision definitely is much better than this.
That is not how they are advertised and how everyone tries to make out online. If you do not have significant lighting, more than just a street, within 50ft then you will end up with a really dark and grainy image.
With the CX series, you don't need a lot or too bright of spotlights to get better image at night. All other regular sensor cameras of Reolink that have built in spotlights, except for the 823A, you will get ghosting beyond 20 feet.... check this video out -> th-cam.com/video/4JEatkWI4Ms/w-d-xo.html
I've watched that before but it proves my point that CX cameras need more light then what everyone seems to suggest. I have Wyze floodlights that make the CX410s look good at only 25% brightness when they are activated. I also have some solar lights to help supplement light. To my original point though, the quality of these without stuff like that is never mentioned anywhere. This is straight from Reolink "ColorX Night Vision: True full-color night vision in low light without spotlights", that is very misleading in my opinion. Don't get me wrong overall I like my Reolink system but the CX cameras are misleading. I have 10 Reolink and 10 Wyze cameras, they both have their perks and disadvantages which is why I like to have different brands and the poe/wifi part as well.
You are talking about the one with the spotlights OFF? This is just to show..but In real life setup, you will set it to auto or smart mode….which the lights will be lit just enough to have better quality footage. Just see how dark it is in my backyard…any other camera will just be black and low light cams will have ghosting and motion blur.
Ugh, I was hoping the audio quality would be better. I just can't switch from my gen 1 Nest cams until someone actually cares as much about audio as they do video. Seriously, how do you not make a mic that accounts for wind? These camera companies are all completely useless for audio.
And yes, audio is just as important as video. I have caught a couple of bad vendors working on my house with the audio from my Nest Cams. Those two instances saved me hundreds of dollars. This audio wouldn't be admissible in court.
@@LifeHackster is the audio as clear as the Nest cams when not windy? I can hear people talking from across the street with my Nests. Very important that the audio is clear and that voices aren't overly-compressed.
How are these professional grade cameras sucking so much at night... before you say "it's not bad" you are blurry as hell at 20 feet. that's not okay. If I knew you had reolink, I'd know how to defeat it.
I watched this wanting a comparison with cx410 as I'm thinking cx410 will be better - larger pixels means more light... but no comparison so as cx410 and 810 are otherwise identical, this was a waste of everyone's time... got you the views though 😞
@@RomvnlyPlaysit’s actually not. And vp9 is older hence why vp1 is replacing it. That being said the quality is bad. Price wise okay, but it’s not great. Often wonder why they don’t use something like a starvis 2 in their low light. That bandwidth is low. Period.
@@LifeHacksterfigured. It wouldn’t matter if it was exporting in prores - low bandwidth, less info from sensors bad quality footage. Day light looks okay but 30/40 feet away should be somewhat clear.
Yup... but in normal real use you have to have the supplemental lights in Auto or Smart mode. Any camera, well with regular sensor, it is not going to be a ghost because you would not see me at all... but with low light cams, there will be ghosting if there is not enough light.
I have to show it without the spotlights ON...any camera with that low light will have ghosting..that's just how it is even with video and cinema cameras...anyways, you will set this to auto or smart mode in real life use which as you see just more than enough light to have good footage at night.
I've just took delivery of a CX810 as I'm looking to upgrade my my old Hikvision mini bullets to move from IRCut to colour. I'd heard nothing good about REOLINK cameras except from paid shills and VINE reviewers. My own first Impressions of this camera are not favourable, I don't know what the fuss is with this camera it performs WORSE than my 7 year old Hikvision cams. Stuttering and frame skipping are an absolute joke, as are the lack of settings available, no H264 support (so don't even think about using frigate), the web interface has no fine tuning of anything, I was actually shocked at how basic this camera is for the amount it costs. I'll be returning it with haste, and would not recommend it.
@@LifeHackster Did Reolink sponsor this video ? @8.53 You say this is the best wired IP POE camera to date. Not in my testing it isn't (very far from it) there's some serious issues with these cameras that aren't just limited to the appalling stream stutter. A quick look at other reviews online and there's a lot of people returning them (including me) so at least be honest and say that you got these to review.
Forget about the horrible image quality at night.. even the image quality in the day on this camera SUCKS!!! Fake HDR that just artificially cheats by lowering the contrast which any cam. can do. The picture quality is muddy, blurry, blown out highs and crushed shadows and has halos. It looks like a low quality CMOS web camera from 15 years ago. The older E1 Pro indoor with the 1/1.27" 2K sensor looks vastly superior to the CX810's sensor.
Hey ALL CAPS guy, did I say in the video that I got paid? "PROBABLY" is not going to cut it if you are accusing me of getting paid. I'm seeing you have been commenting and bad mouthing Reolink..so tread lightly. SPAMMING my channel is what I'm seeing... and it is not probably...
*There is a decent amount of comments about ghosting... here is an addendum video that I made to provide context* -> th-cam.com/video/46Igrdt8BW4/w-d-xo.html
Reolink has the the worst customer support, they will engage with you as long as they can convince you that their product has no fault, but the moment it becomes clearer that the product is actually faulty & needs repair or replacement the Reolink support disappears in thin air.
your welcome LH. this new cx810 was worth the wait. right now I'm doing a quick setup comparison test with my cx810 on the 2nd floor window sill facing my driveway and street in a similar viewing position as my 810a. it looks weird from outside with a camera on my window but its easier than having to get the extension ladder and swap cameras high up constantly. I have a few other places with no ambient light in the backyard I also want to try before replacing the 810a. 1 day so far its looking good with the new cx810. with hdr on shadows are not as dark compared to 810a.
It should be fine with no ambient lighting by setting the spotlights to auto or smart. Thanks again.
You should make a video ranking all the reolink cameras you own. I think that would be pretty cool!
Cool idea!
@@LifeHackster Thank you!
Considering how confusing their website is, I think everyone could benefit from a comparison. I had no idea what I was looking at when shopping their store, so I didn't buy anything. I ended up with a Eufy, which I quickly boxed back up and returned because the audio was worse than my gen 1 Wyze cam.
@@PotatosPotatoes if you want to know which reolink camera has the best audio that has to be the 823a
I'll stick with my 811-A the CX810 seems to suffer from the same audio issue as the CX410 and there's no zoom lense.
which audio problem are you talking about? in the test in this youtube video it seems decent
hopefully we get a Review of the EmpireTech IPC-Color4K-T 4K. See how they compare to CX810
Waiting for a hackster review of this too
Great review! The ghosting issue at night is really bad on the CX810. It sounds like the garbled audio issue may have been fixed. As a current owner of (6) CX410 cameras, I don't see much of a difference going from 2K to 4K resolution to justify the upgrade. If any of my CX410 cameras fail, I would upgrade to the CX810.
The HDR feature is available on the CX410, but when I turn it on, I get interlace bands scrolling so I keep it off.
I also noticed that Reolink added the Device Notification Ringtones to the CX410 but it only allows selection based on Urgent, Important, and General. It doesn't allow you to choose ringtone sounds. It would be nice if they can update the CX410 to allow sounds so I can tell which camera are alerting without looking at the camera in the app.
IMO, Reolink does an excellent job at improving their products and software without charging for a subscription.
I think there is a difference on no spotlight footage between the CX410 and CX810.. I have to compare this side by side soon...but I know a lot of people are complaining about ghosting but it is just because there is not enough light.. in real life use, you would set this to auto or smart mode where the built in spotlights will provide supplemental lighting.
@@LifeHackster a comparison video between the cx410 and cx810 would be a good idea. The cx410 seems to have better low light performance because reolink didn't increase the sensor size on the cx810, which means it has smaller and less sensitive pixels. Sensor size should have been increased from 1/1.8 to 1/1.2.
@@LifeHacksteryes, please make side by side comparison. I'm owner of Cx410 so it would by great see differences.
I have learned a lot from this page , I have now fallen in love with Reolink cameras
Thanks for watching!
In all of your night time testing, have you ever run a test comparing your images with your neighbors lights shining and not shining over the fence? I wonder if those lights shining directly into the cameras does not somehow effect the exposure? Perhaps some of the cameras compensate by reducing the exposure? A back to back test with their lights on verses off would be interesting .
Excellent reviews.
I've had several different Reolink cameras. I wouldn't buy another. I was really happy with them..... at first. The trouble is they don't last. My Argus 2 lasted just over a year before the replaceable battery died. But, they don't sell a replacement. The battery in my Argus 3 died. That's an inbuilt battery so the whole camera is dead. I've also got an indoor Reolink PTZ camera. It's a couple of years old and the microphone has stopped working.
Their cameras are great out of the box. They just don't last.
I was reading their customer service sucks also...they take a long time to get back to you and you have to pay for shipping both ways.
What cameras are you using now?
would like a wider field of view for sure, and the low light feature also in a dual lens, turret and dome cameras as others have said. maybe see what it looks like in another video with the front porch light on and the camera lights off.
I will eventually put this up in my front garage area replacing my 81ma.
Reolink seriously need to fix their image ghosting at night. Renders their entire range of cameras almost completely useless for recording anything that moves... Which is basically the whole point of what you want the camera to record....Moving things/people.
ya that alone made me not wanna order it
Ghosting at night.. I need to make a separate video on this.. but this is just because there is not enough light.. I do have to show this in the review. with no spotlights ON..but in real life use case, in my backyard setup, I need to set it in Auto or Smart mode so that the spotlights are ON but just enough to provide some lighting and minimizing ghosting.
@@LifeHackster Would be good if you can get some technical video folks from one of these companies on to talk about why that happens. I suspect it is because of how they work, only updating pixels that they see move meaning they don't see the entirety of the moving object on every pixel meaning they previous and current image are mixed together, but that is just a guess. If the guess is accurate though, I'd like to know why they don't have an algorithm that looks at the outside edge of the moving thing and assume everything with in it must be moving and so don't leave any old pixels within that border.
Here is a video I made to provide some context about low light cams - th-cam.com/video/46Igrdt8BW4/w-d-xo.html
@@LifeHackster Thank You Mr Hackster I love your videos.
Hey Reolink!!! We are still waiting on a CX dome format.
Still waiting for colorX trackmix
I too would love to have a dome camera for better vandalism protection.
Great timing of this video! I'm looking to replace my current setup and this is good info to have. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Great video like always I love my Reolink specially when the ring cams fail and Reolink does a awesome job with no sub fee! Might snag this one soon!
My 410 needs some ambient
light to cut out the ghosting.
The frame rate gets really low in a dark situation causing the ghosting. Still waiting for the PTZ model. Great review as always.
Ghosting will always be there in low light cameras if you don't have supplemental or ambient lighting. Thanks for watching!
What's the notch in the mount? Is that used as a drain in case water gets behind it? Or is it to run a cable?
YYYAAAAASSSSSSSS!!!!!
Run the cable if needed.
Guess it doesn't make any sense to pre-order anything from Reolink these days if it hits Amazon first :) . Nice review as always. They need to design a true starlight sensor camera that doesn't require supplemental lights. But I agree price to quality and function is hard to beat.
I know... it is usually available at Amazon at a later date but not on this one.
@@LifeHackster I received mine. Plugged them into my network switch (not the NVR) and they auto added to the NVR but I can't get to their webpage to directly manage the camera itself without the NVR which doesn't allow me to do much with the camera settings. Any idea what I can do?
@@mrbb1731You have to add the camera (separately not thru the NvR) to the app and you can change the settings from there.
I also would like to see a side by side comparison of CX810, CX410W, Wyze V3, Wyze V4, and
(off label use) Viofo A139 PRO Starvis 2 as a security cam (you have 12v power supplies 😊 )(or any starvis2 dashcam).
All in the same low lighting as shown in this video, spotlights off. All at the same time.
Thanks for the videos.
Great review! Please also review the Tapo C720 floodlight camera. Tapo has announced it last year but been quiet. Then all of a sudden, it showed up in Amazon very recently. There are almost no reviews of it at all yet.
I still have to check this out. Thanks.
Why not getting the duo floodlight at similar price with 20° more FOV?
I ordered one to replace a rlc-810a. Thank you for the review.
Cool... Thanks for watching!
Your uploads are always great. I wish you would always test the cameras ability to detect motion in the dark.
I'll look forward to the comparison with the CX410
Agree, this is the main thing. If it's worse than the CX410 at night, then I don't see a reason to "upgrade"
This is the only comparison I'm actually interested in!
Is CX810@10Hz or CX410@15hz better to record around the house? I want to pair Synology DVA1622 with up to 8 cameras. There is 120Hz recording limit for 5M and 80Hz limit for 4K.
The audio quality sound like under water, the same issue in cx410
Hey @LifeHackster, can you do a review of the Tapo C720 Floodlight? Or maybe you already have and I've just missed it? I didn't see it on a quick review of your channel and searching for Tapo. I'm really interested in all their cameras and just curious your thoughts on this one in particular.
I haven't checked this out yet.
Why not getting the duo floodlight at similar price with 20° more FOV?
Can you review the Reolink PT go plus or ultra? As well as recommendations for best prepaid SIMs to use with LTE security cameras. Thanks!
We will see...as to prepaid, the Eiotclub is usually compatible with all these 4G LTE cams.
Looking at your review of the CX810 the camera seems to still suffer from the terrible audio quality that the CX410 does ... i thought Reolink would have addressed this ... clearly not
Still waiting for the dome equivalent to these bullet ones. It’s got to come soon.
I know.. dome or turret type ones.
Sad that they don't include the rubber gasket with the CX410 cameras. Awesome review as always!
Thanks for watching!
Hi LifeHackster, I love love love your reviews as always. There is a lot to like about this camera and Reolink is really on their game. It seems like they have also really refined all the setting in the software. One area they won't win any rewards on is audio quality of the recorded events. The smallest of wind sound like a major thunder storm and because of that it was almost impossible to understand what you were saying at time. I will probably own this product soon.
any chance you'd be willing to help guide me with what I need to buy for a reolink system?
Can you make a video comparing the Reolink CX810 to the Reolink RLC-1212A? They both seem somewhat similar and I’d like to see if it’s worth upgrading for better night vision. Thanks!
I don't have PoE at the location I need a good camera. What is an alternative? I have 110 v available. Record to SD card or wireless to my home router. Not cloud and no DVR.
Check out the CX410W - the WiFi version.
Great review! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
I have Reolink cameras now. I wish they had the hardwired version like RING. And the video is wifi to the dvr. Or do they??
They don’t have a hardwired like wiring in a junction box like rings floodlight cams.
Nice review L.H. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
I got a CX810 but i actually don't like it. Its night performance is nowhere near as good as the CX410. I might actually return my 810 and put the 410 back up.
Would this camera be good option for inside use as well?
Yes it can.
Do we need to buy a memory card with Reolink cams? TIA.
Yes.
Watching you from Australia. CX810 are not yet available here, but I ordered one from Amazon US. I'm putting together my first security cam system based on Reolink 16ch NVR and I'm currently looking for a 12"--16" wall-mounted touch screen display to work with Reolink NVR. Would you have some suggestions please? Thanks in advance - Maciek
Any screen will do brodie
can you have 24/7 rerecording with motion detection at the same time? because some cameras you can only have on or the other at the same time!
Yes.
Any plans to review the new Reolink 4:3 doorbell?
I haven’t seen it yet..
Thx for the review bro you are the best
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Was ready to purchase RLC-1212A. Is this new one the way to go? Thoughts thanks
Hey, what’s your opinion against the eufy e330 ? From yours video it seems that the quality is better here. Also what’s your thoughts on eufy vs reolink system in general in terms of security, I saw that eufy had a lot of troubles ? And of course thanks for all the content you made, honestly it’s really great to see so much detailed reviews, I get interested recently to instal some cameras on my house and your video helps a lot.
We purchased the eufy solar cams wireless. The picture quality, the app, the options on the app are all wonderful! But the misses are just too many. It will record a leaf blowing but not the huge UPS truck. So it's basically not doing its main job. So frustrating because I love everything else about it. We will be returning them and I am doing the research on what we should do next.
Would this work with an Annke NVR N48PAW? All features?
I'm not really sure but this camera is ONVIF compatible.
With a Reolink DVR can I record footage from the CX810 to the cloud?
Thanks a lot
Do you plan to compare with tplink tapo or vigi ?
Thanks for the review
Are there any cameras like this with a battery from reolink or no.
Why do I feel like the cx410 is better with the spotlight off
Any Hikvision comparisons?
theres a Reolink
Argus 4 Pro coming june 10th if im right (u probably know cause u saw it prob on your phone while reviewing
Cool..
I only want to know,if i can check the cameras in my phone but far from the wifi house...because i cant😮
On my android phone, i don't have the home and away or the smart mode for the cx410
It is not exclusive to the CX410.. it is in the app settings but I don't use Android though.
Can I upgrade my cameras from 5mp to 8mp or 12mp?
Shame they still can't fix the ghosting issue at night.
Ghosting is caused by low light..when the supplemental lights are ON which would be the real case scenario and use of this..it minimizes it.
I am kind of disappointed in the CX410 and CX810. You really need a decent amount of lighting in the recorded area unless you want a really dark and grainy image. They advertise it as needing no light and a lot of owners try to say the same thing and this is not the case. I understand yes I can leave the spotlights on but you could do that with any other camera as well, plus I know I am not the only one that does want nearly a dozen camera spotlights running all night long.
any color night vision camera requires some light to function properly. With that being said, I feel this one is a step back. Hikvision definitely is much better than this.
That is not how they are advertised and how everyone tries to make out online. If you do not have significant lighting, more than just a street, within 50ft then you will end up with a really dark and grainy image.
With the CX series, you don't need a lot or too bright of spotlights to get better image at night. All other regular sensor cameras of Reolink that have built in spotlights, except for the 823A, you will get ghosting beyond 20 feet.... check this video out -> th-cam.com/video/4JEatkWI4Ms/w-d-xo.html
I've watched that before but it proves my point that CX cameras need more light then what everyone seems to suggest. I have Wyze floodlights that make the CX410s look good at only 25% brightness when they are activated. I also have some solar lights to help supplement light. To my original point though, the quality of these without stuff like that is never mentioned anywhere. This is straight from Reolink "ColorX Night Vision: True full-color night vision in low light without spotlights", that is very misleading in my opinion. Don't get me wrong overall I like my Reolink system but the CX cameras are misleading. I have 10 Reolink and 10 Wyze cameras, they both have their perks and disadvantages which is why I like to have different brands and the poe/wifi part as well.
Can you use the app via cellular and not wifi?
Yes
The night performance is a bad joke. I don't understand where is the 1/1.8 sensor
You are talking about the one with the spotlights OFF? This is just to show..but In real life setup, you will set it to auto or smart mode….which the lights will be lit just enough to have better quality footage. Just see how dark it is in my backyard…any other camera will just be black and low light cams will have ghosting and motion blur.
Ugh, I was hoping the audio quality would be better. I just can't switch from my gen 1 Nest cams until someone actually cares as much about audio as they do video. Seriously, how do you not make a mic that accounts for wind? These camera companies are all completely useless for audio.
And yes, audio is just as important as video. I have caught a couple of bad vendors working on my house with the audio from my Nest Cams. Those two instances saved me hundreds of dollars. This audio wouldn't be admissible in court.
Just to be fair.. it has been very windy here lately..more than the usual...it is able to pick up sound even when I'm 40 -50 feet away.
@@LifeHackster is the audio as clear as the Nest cams when not windy? I can hear people talking from across the street with my Nests. Very important that the audio is clear and that voices aren't overly-compressed.
@@PotatosPotatoes Yes..out of all cameras that I have tested, Reolink IP cams have pretty sensitive mics …which might be too sensitive for others…
I'm wondering if anyone here has had any luck getting this camera working in Shinobi DVR.
Good review. I wish it was solar powered.
Reolink needs to use the Sony Starvis 2 sensor
It will eventually carry over with security cameras..hopefully..
Still think I like my 1224As better for the same price & a few extra degrees of view.
Might be until it is night time.. I will eventually compare this to regular sensor camera.
How are these professional grade cameras sucking so much at night... before you say "it's not bad" you are blurry as hell at 20 feet. that's not okay. If I knew you had reolink, I'd know how to defeat it.
6:23, definitely not as good as what they sell it for.
I watched this wanting a comparison with cx410 as I'm thinking cx410 will be better - larger pixels means more light... but no comparison so as cx410 and 810 are otherwise identical, this was a waste of everyone's time... got you the views though 😞
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Here for the hackster
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not all that great still and those low video bit rates are crazy. should be at least 25/50 for 4k, Still a lot to be desired from these.
Not necessarily, if the camera was using VP9, HEVC, or any other high efficiency codec it would be good enough.
This is recording in H.265.
@@RomvnlyPlaysit’s actually not. And vp9 is older hence why vp1 is replacing it.
That being said the quality is bad. Price wise okay, but it’s not great. Often wonder why they don’t use something like a starvis 2 in their low light.
That bandwidth is low. Period.
@@LifeHacksterfigured. It wouldn’t matter if it was exporting in prores - low bandwidth, less info from sensors bad quality footage. Day light looks okay but 30/40 feet away should be somewhat clear.
You look like a ghost @ 6:30 lol.
Yup... but in normal real use you have to have the supplemental lights in Auto or Smart mode. Any camera, well with regular sensor, it is not going to be a ghost because you would not see me at all... but with low light cams, there will be ghosting if there is not enough light.
@@LifeHackster a comparison against the cx410, 811a or 810a would be great
you stayin above water? lol
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Horrible and typical Reolink ghosting render this camera worthless
I have to show it without the spotlights ON...any camera with that low light will have ghosting..that's just how it is even with video and cinema cameras...anyways, you will set this to auto or smart mode in real life use which as you see just more than enough light to have good footage at night.
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I've just took delivery of a CX810 as I'm looking to upgrade my my old Hikvision mini bullets to move from IRCut to colour. I'd heard nothing good about REOLINK cameras except from paid shills and VINE reviewers. My own first Impressions of this camera are not favourable, I don't know what the fuss is with this camera it performs WORSE than my 7 year old Hikvision cams. Stuttering and frame skipping are an absolute joke, as are the lack of settings available, no H264 support (so don't even think about using frigate), the web interface has no fine tuning of anything, I was actually shocked at how basic this camera is for the amount it costs. I'll be returning it with haste, and would not recommend it.
Thank you for your comment! Hey if you are used to Hikvision, stay with them..
@@LifeHackster Did Reolink sponsor this video ? @8.53 You say this is the best wired IP POE camera to date. Not in my testing it isn't (very far from it) there's some serious issues with these cameras that aren't just limited to the appalling stream stutter. A quick look at other reviews online and there's a lot of people returning them (including me) so at least be honest and say that you got these to review.
@@lee-he3ey Not sponsored. Also watch my CX410 vs CX810 video.
Also watch my CX410 vs Hikvision because you are a hikvision guy.
Can you get down on all 4's and crawl around like a dog and see what happens? Does it detect you?
If I have animal detection ON then yes
@@LifeHackster haha, ok
Forget about the horrible image quality at night.. even the image quality in the day on this camera SUCKS!!! Fake HDR that just artificially cheats by lowering the contrast which any cam. can do. The picture quality is muddy, blurry, blown out highs and crushed shadows and has halos. It looks like a low quality CMOS web camera from 15 years ago. The older E1 Pro indoor with the 1/1.27" 2K sensor looks vastly superior to the CX810's sensor.
You need to talk slower
THIS GUY GETS PRODUCT FOR FREE AND IS PROBABLY PAID BY REOLINK TO SAT ITS GOOD, SHAME ON YOU.
Hey ALL CAPS guy, did I say in the video that I got paid? "PROBABLY" is not going to cut it if you are accusing me of getting paid. I'm seeing you have been commenting and bad mouthing Reolink..so tread lightly. SPAMMING my channel is what I'm seeing... and it is not probably...
Just a reminder thst reolink cams can record to other nurses. I use a lorex nvr with mine.