The basic motion detection triggers on all sorts of things, trees in the wind, light changes, shadows, clouds, bugs, rain (even after masking parts of the image)...I'm shocked by how reliable the motion detection is, virtually no false alerts after some tweaking
It's definitely YMMV; but this doorbell is a million times better than Ubiquiti despite not having a dedicated lens for packagesThe basic motion detection triggers on all sorts of things, trees in the wind, light changes, shadows, clouds, bugs, rain (even after masking parts of the image)...
But it works well enough to trigger recordings to the SD card. You wouldn't want push alerts for the basic motion.
The visitor and person detection are more reliable, or were for me. Visitor still works, but I haven't gotten a person detection from ReoLink in probably a month at this point. Following a storm that generated a bunch of false person alerts it seems to have just broken. I may have to do a full reset, I'm running out of other ideas.
convince reolink to sell a different model with a different image sensorHow do we change it to 4:3 aspect ratio?
convince reolink to sell a different model with a different image sensor
anything else and you're just squishing or cropping the image. I suppose you could physically turn the doorbell 90 degrees if you want to see packages.
im sure you can get someone with a 3d printer to make you one already, (if its not out there already)They should have incorporated a dual sensor or a bracket which can tilt the camera slightly forward from the top facing downward
3D printing is the answer, IMO. Check forward and backward in the thread below, starting with my post:They should have incorporated a dual sensor or a bracket which can tilt the camera slightly forward from the top facing downward
There are several out there now to chose from, or you can use the STL file from the attached ZIP file and custom make one in a CAD program and have it 3D printed...There are two available, 5 and 10 degree down...They should have incorporated a dual sensor or a bracket which can tilt the camera slightly forward from the top facing downward
And now I have it installed. I had to drill through two pieces of aluminum before I could get to the rear channel where I could push a fiberglass rod and chain through from the space above the drop ceiling, then pull it out with a magnet:I just bought a POE doorbell for the office, and I finally got it set up in BI, but geez, what a PITA to have to set it up in the app first, just to turn on HTTP, ONVIF, RTSP, and RTMP access. Reolink, please turn these on by default.
Hmmm. I don't see any backlight compensation setting. If I leave it on auto, faces are not visible:And now I have it installed.
Yep no WDR or BLC, you have to chose one, I chose porch myself...Hmmm. I don't see any backlight compensation setting. If I leave it on auto, faces are not visible:
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and if I max out the brightness and contras the background is washed out:
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I'll leave it this way, because I care about the faces, and the Amcrest cameras are recording the background anyway.
But Reolink really should add a backlight compensation feature.
ill give them a call tomorrow and let them know...Hmmm. I don't see any backlight compensation setting. If I leave it on auto, faces are not visible:
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and if I max out the brightness and contras the background is washed out:
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I'll leave it this way, because I care about the faces, and the Amcrest cameras are recording the background anyway.
But Reolink really should add a backlight compensation feature.
Just noticed this downward mount. It may or may not work for the ReoLink doorbell. Or one could be made out of wood using the same idea.I still couldn't find a 15 degree downward facing mount
There are additional brightness and shadows adjustments in the advanced display settings if you change 'Color Day Mode' and/or 'Black & White' from Auto to Manual. Maybe playing with that will help....?Hmmm. I don't see any backlight compensation setting. If I leave it on auto, faces are not visible:
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and if I max out the brightness and contras the background is washed out:
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I'll leave it this way, because I care about the faces, and the Amcrest cameras are recording the background anyway.
But Reolink really should add a backlight compensation feature.
You could reach out to one of the posters in printables.com and have them make one for you. I seem to remember someone here did the same or similar. I think all you need to do is take the STL file to a 3D print shop for them to make you one...I still couldn't find a 15 degree downward facing mount