Installation + Footage - Reolink’s AMAZING 12MP Security Camera Review
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Unboxing & Specs
05:14 Connection Option 1 - NVR
06:57 Connection Option 2 - Home Network
10:08 Install Location 1 - Field
11:57 Install Location 2 - Deck
14:33 Install Location 3 - Driveway
17:12 Water Test
17:35 Bandwidth & Storage
18:30 Conclusion
Hey Guys,
Today we are checking out the 12mp turret style security camera from Reolink. It’s model number RLC-1220A. That’s a lot of MP for less than $100US.
We’ll do a quick rundown of what’s in the box & the specs of this high megapixel device. We’ll also look at a few of the connectivity options. And of course, we’ll dive into some daytime & nighttime footage from various install locations. Lastly, we’ll do a water test on the camera and talk about bandwidth & storage.
Included in the box: Certifications, drill template, user manual, window stickers, network cable, weather sealing grommet, screws and anchors, and camera.
There are 3 leads attached to the camera; an RJ-45 network connection to plug the camera into your Network Video Recorder (NVR) or your home network. The next cable is a 12v DC connection. This camera does not come with a power adapter, but one could be used if you are unable to take advantage of the PoE port to power the device. The last cable is a reset button. To use it, press and hold for 10s while powering up the camera.
On the back of there camera is there a water tight door where you can install a micro SD card up to 256gigs. This will record motion only and not continuous footage. It can hold up to 72 hours of motion.
Just below the camera’s lens is the environment lighting sensor.
There is a small a hole just below the light sensor which is the camera’s microphone. There is no speaker on this camera.
Looking at the camera lens, it’s a 5mm fixed lens with a horizontal field of view of 67 degrees and a vertical view of 41 degrees. The 12mp CMOS sensor is 1/2.49 inches in size and can stream video up to 20fps at over 8000Kbps (kilobit).
Surrounding the lens, we have the LED night vision lights. They are rated for 30m or 100ft. We’ll test that in a bit.
The camera’s operating temp only goes down to -10 degrees C or 14F. At this point I have tested the camera well below this temperature without issues.
When plugging in a new Reolink camera into a Reolink NVR, the NVR picks up the device and adds it to its collection. The new camera is then available on all user interfaces without any action by you. This includes the NVR’s UI itself, the web user interface, the Reolink PC app and the Reolink mobile device app.
The 2nd option is the standalone method. All you need is the camera and a way to power the device. When accessing the camera using the mobile device app, it will automatically show up as a camera to be initialized. You can also access the camera over its web user interface, the PC app or a third-party camera management software like Blue Iris.
The first install location will be looking onto a large 300ft empty field. We review the daytime and night footage. We then set the camera up to look at the stars and I happen to capture the northern lights.
The 2nd install location is look onto my back deck. Again, we look at daytime and nighttime footage and also try out the camera’s mic with an audio test. Since my back deck lights turn on when it’s dark out, they provide sufficient lighting for the camera to work in color mode. We will also look at the stars and get a beautiful surprise from Lady Aurora.
The last install location is looking onto the driveway. We use a license plate to test the distance at day and night.
As a final test, we use a garden hose and spray the camera to ensure it will survive a large rain storm. The camera performed great and there were no issues with the excessive amount of water.
In the last section we discuss the camera’s network and HD usage to see how much data is being streamed. We also figure out how long it will take to fill a 1TB hard drive.
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Another Awesome review! Nice camera! Glad to see you back! Thanks for sharing! 😎👍
Nice review. Glad to see you are back, I was wondering about you. From the US, hope all is well!
Hi, Am just leaving a message to thank you as this was a great video that really helped us out on deciding over here Belgium. Thanks, bart
Great job Explaining, keep up the great work!
I'm gonna be setting my nvr system up soon so came here for advice and I must say you have a nice place and it's a great size, really large with land
Thanks for including some shots of nighttime skies in your reviews including a few other Hikvision cameras. That's my main focus for fireball/astronomy monitoring etc. and it's always great to see some actual night sky footage to evaluate.
Superb video review. So much detail.
"for that multi-lingual thief!" I subscribed....just because that comment was legendary :)
Thanks for mentioning bandwidth. 👍
Oy ! That’s a nice kitty 🐱
I much prefer Reolink bullet styled camera for the fact that they are still made from metal... I absolutely hate plastic CCTV cameras. They just don't stand a chance if someone tried to vandalise them.
I've been a Blue Iris user for years but was having so many issues using my Reolink cameras with it (i.e. glitches, audio/video sync issues, playback speed issues). I've spent many hours trying to optimize them to no avail. My Blue Iris PC is plenty powerful (i7-8700 with 32 GB of ram). It seems Reolink cameras and Blue Iris are NOT a good match. I have 20 Reolink cams. 10 of them are 4k, 9 are 5MP, and 1 is 3MP. Just bought a Reolink RLN36 NVR about a week ago and it's been working solid. It supports up to 36 cams. I'm able to run all of my cams at max bitrate and resolution without any problems. I love it! 🥰
I didn't know Reolink had a 36 channel NVR, so I looked it up... pretty cool. I too am having some glitches with Reolink on BI. Thanks for sharing
As you have long got the NVR this is no use to you but might help someone else...
Using BlueIris in "desktop" mode to monitor the CCTV seems to use significantly more CPU time than streaming to the web interface.
I am running BI in a fairly lightweight Windows VM on my TrueNAS server. When I bring up the live view via web I'm only running at between 22% and 27% CPU. When I open the VM desktop it stays about the same. But when I open the BI desktop application it varies between 50 and 70%. As soon as I close that down, back to the mid-20s.
I know many people use their BI servers as the viewer for their CCTV, so worth a mention in case someone thinks their BI server can't hack the task and is about to drop a load of money to build a new PC when all they really need is a tablet for everyday viewing!
The 820A is an 8mp sensor sadly, the only 12mp offering at this time is a RLC1212a. If you want better than this you'll have to shell out for HIKVision's most cutting edge 12-16mp offerings, those cost a lot.
Less than -10 C degrees? Now, that’s cold.
Thank you for information.
How to extend between NVR and Camera line?
That depends on the distance between the camera and the NVR. 100m is a comfortable distance but anything over that might need an extender or even a PoE switch.
Do I need anti flicker ?
How can I view the IP cameras feed from a diffrent private network (using internete) using RIO app or a computer in the network. Do I need to configure any Port Forwarding or how does it work? Could you please give me your two cents here? By the way nice video.
Thanks! I haven't tested it, but from what I understand, you can add multiple cameras or NVRs to the Reolink app from multiple locations. Add the devices to the app they way you would normally and they can be access from anywhere. No port forwarding is necessary.
you would think you can get a plate read at 75 feet but looks like it cant pick it up
Does it have a Starlight sensor like many affordable cams? Good sensor + fast review is #1.
No, this camera does not.
Why were they discontinued……
image comparison? i heard that this 12MP isn't better than the 820a
I am super interested. But 67 degrees horizontal is awful
is that George w Bush doing a Tech Video ...LOL
What is the NVR model you used with the 12mp cam?
The NVR featured in my video here: th-cam.com/video/zwq16tF2FHc/w-d-xo.html
@@HomeTechDIY Can this be used without POE (power cable, wifi, and SD card only)?
If you record 24/7 and have a 2TB drive in the NVR how many days of footage will you get please?
You answer should be here: support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006073894-How-Long-Can-Reolink-NVR-Record-for/
I bought the bullet style version of this camera, RLC-1210A.
This caused me serious problems when connected to my Milestone installation. I even did a total re-install of the Server OS and Milestone trying to solve the issue.
First the camera OnVIF is not recognized by Milestone, newest device drivers did not help in regards to this.
Finally found that attaching the camera as a "universal camera" got picture and sound in the NVR but the software became unstable because of this causing the recording server to crash and restarting (automatically).
Newest FW on the camera did not help the situation.
So if you are running Milestone I do NOT recommend this camera.
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you spent a lot of time troubleshooting only to end in frustration.
What do you do with the reset button and the power cord if you're using the Poe. Will they not just end up dangling, is there any weather resistant caps that come with it. they seem kind of big to be hidden if you're mounting this on a wall and not going straight through the center base?
Why everybody goes with the highest megapixels(mistake)? Go with the biggest sensor(it is like going with a DSL camera). That way you have very good night time videos as well. These days the best for the money is 1/1.8" sensor.
Which camera model do you recommend? I can add it to my list of upcoming videos!
Are any cameras good at actually seeing faces and plates at night time. They do no good if you can't identify the perp....
you can make a camera look better when moving but will have more grain and less sharpness
Question...if the wifi goes down, does the camera continue to record footage?
Yes. This camera is hardwired to the NVR and records footage independently of the WiFi and Internet connectivity.
@@HomeTechDIY Excellent! Thanks for responding. The camera appears to be the same type of camera that captured footage of Suspect Vehicle 1 in the Idaho4 murder case against Bryan Kohberger. This JLR guy got some footage of said camera...th-cam.com/video/GU4SjPvmC30/w-d-xo.html
@@HomeTechDIY I don't think I ever thanked you for your response to my question. And I don't think I mentioned that you were featured in a video I did about the Reolink camera that many believe captured the murder suspect in the University of Idaho quadruple murder. The landlord there tells me he believes his Reolink camera is a RLC-522A. I have the 520A. Anyway, here's a link to that video - th-cam.com/video/07tmUEpPG2U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Dc7qOMxWGiPTvJMS
And I would love to get your opinion on whether the Reolink camera at the University of Idaho is running in infrared night mode or just black & white night mode. Here's a link to some of the video captured by that camera - th-cam.com/video/ND5pLBty6P8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DAiwtBKtdW7qI98X
That's awesome! Thanks for the video and plug!
Do you know why this camera was discontinued?
I was quite disappointed. Was there something wrong with the camera or was it a manufacturing capacity problem? I have been preparing to install a security system on my house using this particular camera for two angles.
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You did not address the frame per second which is a highly important metric
It was mentioned at 4:30. It's a max of 20fps at 12MP. There is also a visual of the frame rate when bandwidth is discussed at 17:35. Is there anything additional I can lookup for you?
@streetgainer you did not pay enough attention and missed the frame per second info, which is a highly important metric
discontinued 😔
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