PoE Doorbell Camera Wired with Chime, 5MP Super HD Smart Video Doorbell V2 with Camera, 180° Diagonal View, Human Detection, Two-Way Audio, Remote Access, Waterproof, Video Doorbell PoE

Running Home Assistant on a home server and was looking for a doorbell with local recording, no subscription cost and the ability to stream over the network - this doorbell has proved great. My house faces into a busy street, so being able to limit notifications was important. I have it set up using motion masks in the app so that it only notifies me when a person steps onto the area in front of my door (an actual person, not just movement), but not when they're just walking in front of my house. Every time someone enters the zone I've setup, it gives me a notification, as well as a notification if someone presses the doorbell. Previously, I was constantly having to run downstairs and go to the door - now I can just talk to them through the app and if it's someone I recognise (Amazon delivery driver) I can send pre-recorded quick messages which play through the speaker ("please leave the package on the doorstep, thanks"). I have a 128gb SD card in the back of it which records any time anyone is on my property, or presses the doorbell and the app is easy to review any recordings which have been made through the day. The motion detection seems accurate and it doesn't record any false presence. It also hasn't missed anything either. My wife loves the app, its very user friendly and easy to set up and provides real time viewing of the door or sending messages. She can also watch clips from any of the events which were recorded on the SD card. On a more technical note, I also have it streaming directly to my server which is running Home Assistant and Frigate. The feed was easy to setup, running a 2560x1920 30fps stream at excellent quality which is currently recording 24/7 onto my server, as well as a substream that's 640x480 and 15fps (frame rate configureable) which takes up barely any bandwidth and is used for previews and frigate AI detection. I'm using the RTSP feeds, which are working perfectly, but know its also possible to use http flv feeds if required. For Home Assistant, you can either integrate via the Frigate integration, or directly using the Reolink integration which works very well in itself - was quite impressed with the all of the available options for configuration directly from HA. In terms of setup, the only bit that took time was figuring out how to format an SD card in 128gb size using FAT32, which seemingly you can't do in windows by default (needed to download some special software), but other than that just plug it into a PoE network switch and it was dead easy and basically everything worked out the box. Would recommend and probably going to buy more Reolink cameras after this.

The image quality of this is nothing short of amazing. Showed it to my neighbour who just bought a Ring Doorbell and they thought this one was a lot better. There isn't a lot of scope for zooming in before things get pixelated but that's really not what a doorbell camera is for. If you want that, buy a 4K security camera. The night vision is particularly good and only uses a single red LED. I have another ReoLink camera and that has about 6 LEDs which really isn't very discrete, but this single LED is fine. I bought the PoE version of this doorbell because I really didn't want to mess about with batteries, or worry about WiFi connections and the like. I knew it would be a challenge getting the network cable there but I figured once it was done, it was done and if I wanted to swap it out for a different camera later I could. I'm very glad I went this way. Before I went to all the effort of the install I set the doorbell up just sitting on a table in the hall and it all worked really well. Setup was dead simple using the Reolink app even though I don't intend to use it long term. The chime is loud enough to wake the dead which was one of my concerns as I'm a bit of a night owl so it's not at all uncommon for the existing doorbell to wake me up. This one will easily do that, it's just a shame that it takes our last plug socket in the hall, but it was that or batteries. I put it off for about a week or more but eventually I tackled the install. It took me about 3.5 hours but 90% of that was me getting the network cable to the door. I had to go from my network switch which is under the stairs, drill through the external wall into the garage, along the wall in the garage, drill through the cladding in the front of the garage, drill through into the porch, hide it all up inside the window sill and eventually out to where the doorbell mounts on the doorframe. The cable is all nicely hidden except for one small run up the outside porch wall. The actuall doorbell install couldn't be simpler and took about 10 minutes! I particularly like that there's no monthly sub for this doorbell which honestly for what they off on those that charge this I think is just a money grab. I plug it into my network and use the software on my Synology NAS. It just works. Flawless.

Unhelpful product comparisons: I'm only reducing 1 star just because of how long I had to search and research to understand all the difference between the various new doorbell cameras and the old one. I should be able to learn everything I want to know on the product page or on the company site. The more time spent on other sites looking things up, the more chance I could end up buying something else. In general I knew the difference but there weren't specifics about the chimes and what each camera's limitations are like why does the colour of the camera have to dictate the field of view? (Doesn't that help a knowledgeable naughty person know the limitations of a camera from a distance just by its colour?) You have the POE doorbell camera, the wired one and the battery powered one. But did you know that the POE one can be powered via wires as well? Did you know that the black POE gives you a wide field of view and the white one flips that 90 degrees and allows you to see more of the ground and the sky, if you want to keep a constant recording on your parcel delivery at the doorstep. So the white one is better if your doorway is kind of hidden because there is no point in having a wide field of view. Background: Any way, I had a version 1 POE doorbell camera and wanted to add an additional chime that wasn't an Alexa or 3rd party device. Version 1's can only work with the chime that came paired with them apparently. Thinking about it now, I probably should have physically checked that for myself before spending more money. Who knows what unannounced software updates were made. The V1 system worked fine with no issues but the added chime would be a very helpful addition long term, so I went and upgraded. Now I can have up to 5 chimes. Installation: This device and the old one more or less looks the same, but this one seems a bit more refined, slim and smoother. Installation takes seconds because I was able to just connect it to the backplate from the previous model and as someone with an NVR system and full cameras, the system pick up on the addition of the POE doorbell camera. However, the software on windows and the app lets down the whole process. For me, it found the new camera but won't let me see the footage unless I got deep in to the settings. The space that the old camera held remains and can't be deleted. I ended up resolving this nuisance but I couldn't possibly tell you what specifically worked. I think I logged out of the whole system on the app and logged back in again, but this was after many settings change and deletion attempts and attempts at software updates for the mobile and windows software. As of right now, everything is working fine and it has given me a chance to look at some new settings and really increase the quality of footage that the whole system takes. I would easily recommend this over any subscription based ones depending on the persons specific requirements. Overall, I am still happy with Reolink and the ease of access and freedom from subscriptions that it provides me, but I feel that it just needs refining and some bug removal.

This accompanies my two other Reolink PoE outdoor video cameras. It's a simple setup connecting to my switch, straight forward instructions and the quality looks good. I have powered from the ethernet cable only and there is a good view of my front and a large area in front. It indicates on the app when there is a vehicle or person and just adds that bit more security to delivery drivers and we can ignore those cold callers. The interior doorbell is loud enough too. Connecting up to my NAS, no need for cloud storage subscriptions and can see all three camera views at once on my mobile or PC. First class product for the price

I wanted to use this for a couple months before leaving a review. Actually, I very rarely if ever leave any reviews, but I am so pleased with this door camera that I must inform other Amazonians. It arrived all nicely packaged, as expected. The setup was a doddle - you attach a POE cable into it and it works straight out. When I am indoors, I get a gentle sound on my phone to tell me someone is at the door, or if they ring, my phone rings. If I am driving, my car sound opens up and I talk to the visitor while driving (hadsfree of course!! :). As I respond, the response is heard outside immediately. It's got a few pre-recorded messages ("you've knocked at the wrong door" !! :). You can set the size of moving object at the front door to trigger the alerts hence ignoring cats and birds. Picture from the camera is very clear, transferred in real life. Bandwith used is about 200-400kB/s (according to camera). I slotted a 32GB micro SD into it and it records events, overwriting the oldest ones. Playback is available immediately; plays well, continuous stream, with sound, just perfect. AND IT IS NOT FORCING ME TO SUBSCRIBE, OR HAVE ANY "SMART" APPLICATIONS OR ANY OTHER MILKING "APPS". Just a door camera working for me, controlled only by me, on my LAN. PERFECT!! One single thing to bear in mind is, your POE switch must be a powerful one. My Netgear GS108PE couldn't power this up. Another one I bought, a GS305EPP, provided enough juice for this to fire up and remain fired and stable for the last 3+ months. BTW the GS3055EPP is powering this camera simultanously with Ubiqiti U6 Pro WiFi dish; both are stable and happy. Also, I connected this through a 16+ years old Cat5 cable (it was buried in the internal walls and connecting front entrance wall to my utility room some 7 meters away).

Bought full Reolink full setup, NVR, 5 cameras, Poe doorbell, 10 months ago. Was well happy with the performance of the setup. I had trouble with the doorbell but Reolink helped me sought it out. I was well impressed with the overall package but after a firmware update the doorbell doesn't work, a Reolink firmware update has managed to stop it working. After the update the Doorbell drives us mad with notifications, you can mess with the doorbell settings like sensativative but nothing it makes no difference. Even just putting a light on in the house makes the bell send a detection notification, even changing a setting in the software makes a notification arise on my mobile. I ordered a new Reolink doorbell from Amazon but that made no difference, sent that back. Come on Reolink get your act together, stop messing with the software when the setup is working perfectly.

The Reolink peel E doorbell wired camera is a great product is very easy to set up just using the POE ethernet connection. The picture quality is very good for the price the motion protection while it does take a little bit of time to get the settings dialled in so you’re not getting constant notifications when you do get the settings dial and you get a great doorbell. It’s very good value for money and has very low lag

I'm on the fence with this one. It's a plus that it's POE and that it works with my Reolink app for my external cameras. However, it seriously lacks documentation. Hooking it up is easy but same can't be said for the software and the chime. What's needed is a COMPLETE IN DEPTH video on setting up every aspect of the software. I thought this was going to be a breeze but far from it. I've setup a zone that I don't want any detection on but it does not work. The chime is going off every 5 mins. No documentation at all on the chime. I only get a notification on my phone if someone rings the bell but nothing for motion or person detection. I had spent hours trying to figure out how to add my own voice response. The selection of chimes for the door bell are absolute rubbish and there should be an option to add your own. Maybe there is but if so it's not obvious. SUPPLY A PROPER VIDEO TUTORIAL ON SETUP AND CONFIGURATION PLEASE.!