Reolink 4K PTZ PoE Home Security Camera Outdoor with Spotlights, Person/Vehicle/Pet Detection, 5X Optical Zoom, 360° Pan 90° Tilt Color Night Vision, Auto Tracking, Two-Way Audio (823S1 3D Zoom)

For the most part static cameras are ideal for us. Pointing up the driveway, spanning across the rear garden, the shed... However we live in a quiet cul-de-sac, and no matter how we position the static cameras at the front the angle isn't quite right, stuff isn't adequately covered. After some glowing reviews for the PTZ camera i was finally able to persuade myself; and invested. The camera feels solid, sturdy, and when securely fitted to the front of the house is super secure. I'm connecting via POE through the loft, so for me was fairly easy to cable up.Upon testing, the angle is pretty wide, other users have captured images so I didn't feel the need, but what is fantastic is that you're able to find a good angle remotely.. no manual adjustments of camera position (helpful when the camera is a good 25ft up), you can set preset views, so if you want to cover your drive, looking directly down to your front door, or you want to cover more of the road, you can have the camera switch preset views automatically and scan (patrol) between them with varying speeds, to pretty much cover everything. Funny fact, we have a close neighborhood, and a neighbor saw me putting the camera up, and cheekily asked if it could see her drive to... I wasn't intending to, just simply patrol my property, but upon request, it now includes my neighbour, and as word spread, the entire cul-de-sac! So all my neighbors drives are included in a patrol sweep of the camera. After a spat of burglaries in the area this one camera goes a long way to add security to the whole neighborhood much to their delight.. To be honest I wasn't really sure what reception a camera like this would be greeted with, which is why I initially did the right thing, respect privacy and keep it looking low, and boxed in to our front property :) Not now! It covers a dozen houses in the cul-de-sac.It's a nifty piece of kit. Excellent image, great night time IR sensors. I'd say if you have a Reolink system, and doing what I did and pondering; give it a try, especially if you're covering a wide property, or if you wish to mount the camera high, and don't fancy making constant fine adjustments on a wobbly ladder. The fun bit is, once it's mounted, and running, it's impossible to not play around with the PTZ and you end up finding uses for it even when you thought you wouldn't!Additionally, cannot fault the Reolink help team. Super helpful, very quick to respond.Really good hardware, really good software, really good customer support. As a cynical critic at the best of times, these guys are a pleasant, reliable and safe change. Cudos where cudos are due.

Even though It's only 5mp I've given it 5 stars for picture quality because the 4 x optical zoom compensates when compared to 4K fixed focal length cameras. I have other 4K Reolink cameras but the 5mp benefits from from being able to be played back simultaneously on multiply screens, whereas the 4K can't, not on my NVR.The camera can record 24/7 or motion to either a 64gb card or a NVR, or both depending on how you set it up.If connected directly to a Reolink NVR with POE then the installation is very simple with no power supply needed and responsive when zooming and panning. On the other hand you could connect directly to your router, using the supplied power supply or by using an POE injector, scan the label, input your wi-fi password, and then you would be able to record straight to the micro sd card and the NVR or either, depending on how you want to do it because the NVR would pick it up on the network.Using the presets is very quick, ie, owl box, bird bath, shed, but expect the camera to be a slow to focus if the object you want to focus on has other stuff close or the contrast between objects isn't great. This is normal even on high priced DSLR cameras unless set to single point focus. People often wonder why a camera has problems trying to focus on a bird perched on a branch surrounded by other branches. Unfortunately single point focus isn't an option on this type of camera.I am pleased with my purchase, It doses exactly what I want it to do and the build quality is great. The presets work smoothly, quietly and fast.On a separate note, although I had no need to contact the support staff on this camera I have contacted them before and they have been first class, and before you ask I am a private buyer with no reason to give anything other than my honest opinion.