REOLINK4K 8MP 180° Dual-Lens PoE IP Camera, IK10 Vandal-Proof, Person/Vehicle/Animal Detection, Spotlight Color Night Vision, 2 Way Talk, IP67 Weatherproof, No PT Supported, Duo 2V PoE

I have a variety of Reolink cameras that I use with a Blue Iris NVR setup, and this Duo is a great addition. My neighbor had some people vandalize the side of his house and I unfortunately didn't have a camera that captured anything but their feet. He's since purchased his own setup, but I also wanted to improve my own visibility without using multiple cameras.The vandal-proofing of the camera makes installation take a few minutes longer, but overall it's pretty simple. Before you start drilling holes, if you have a log cat5 cable I would plug the camera in and figure out placement by hastily running the cable out a window/door to your switch. I would have preferred to install this about a foot and a half from the ceiling on the wall instead of overhead because there is distortion in the image, but I was reusing the hole from my previous camera install. Regardless whether you install on the wall or ceiling, you want it away from the corner to maximize the amount of 'usable' video - e.g. compare how close my install is to the edge of the soffit and how much soffit/wall is visible in the video.You can use a T10 bit to remove the outer cover instead of the tiny included allen wrench. The included anchors would be fine for drywall, but I used toggle bolts I had on hand. For an install in soffit like I did, a step bit is your best friend. Use the template included, drill your pilot holes and follow up with the step bit at slow speed to avoid tearing the soffit apart too much. Before screwing anything down, run your cable and ideally use a rubber grommet in your center hole to keep the cable from getting cut up in the event you need to remove the camera. With the dome off, you can rotate the camera, it has stops to prevent you from rotating it so much you start tearing cables but be gentle. There is a triangle on the actual camera body that should be pointing up. The Duo cameras do not have a hardware setting to flip the video vertically, so you would need to do this in your app/NVR. Use the live video in the app to make sure everything is lined up with how you're going to screw it in, and once you're happy then secure it down, followed by attaching the dome and removing the plastic.The camera ships with HTTPS ports disabled, so you'll need to actually use the Reolink app to set the camera up. I enable HTTPS to manage the camera (all my cameras are on their own subnet & vlan without internet access), and both RTSP and ONVIF. Then it's just a matter of adding the camera in Blue Iris by IP, clicking Find/inspect and both the main and sub streams get picked up without issue. As with the Duo Floodlight, the video from both cameras shows as a single video which is exactly what I want. Under image format I used Anamorphic 5120 x 1552 (the native resolution) and configured the rest of my settings as I do with the other cameras for hardware decoding, object recognition, etc.The camera is not perfect, but exceeds my expectations and is pretty close to it as far as I'm concerned. As mentioned there will be distortion that may be more or less exaggerated than what my screenshot shows based on install height and distance to whatever it is you're looking at. For reference, notice how the edge where my neighbors house meets the grass is a noticeably arched line. This is because most lenses from the 35mm in my DSLR to this camera have distortion. Certainly not a deal breaker, but again it should influence how you position the camera to get the best picture of whatever you're trying to monitor. I also found the default auto setting for brightness/shadow had the grass on the left side of my screenshot completely blown out and I had to drop the brightness slightly and increase the shadows. I'll need to check and recheck this throughout the day or just accept the center 70% of my video is what really matters and I probably should mount another camera 20' further down that captures that side of the back yard.

Great visibility, good software. It can be used entirely offline! No need for an account. Very happy with this PoE camera.

This 180 degree dual camera is awesome. Its view is adjustable and is power over ethernet. Very simple to install. It’s worth the money.

Love these cameras, they work really great. I have had other models and this camera is super clear and comes with some nice features that work great. My favorite is the siren which can be "zoned". My only frustration are the screws which are used to hold the dome up... the screws are pitiful. I had to remove the dome to clean the glass and in one removal process the screws were stripped. So reolink has to look at getting more robust screws

I've recently replaced my blink cameras with this. The difference in recording and features is night and day. Comes with everything you need to install. While it's a little bit expensive it is worth the money and investment in your security. The recording is really clear too. Motion detection is really good and captures a lot from bugs to cars. The camera can be set to used with the app, on a computer, or on the cameras NVR. Great funtuionality, features and warranty. Very satisfied with this purchase and investment.

Big upgrade

My first Reolink “DUD” I’ve own Reolink since inception and have had great fortune with there products until this one. Clarity is good and the 180 degrees is perfect, however it stays offline twice as much as online I’m constantly having to reset to get it back online which you can’t do when away from home. I was hoping it was just a firmware issue and it would correct with an update but no. Buyer caution on this one.

Awesome product, the spot light and night view are excellent. At night it’s like day time full color.