REOLINKVideo Doorbell WiFi Camera - Wired 2K Outdoor, 5G&2.4G WiFi, 4:3 Wide View Angle, Smart Detection, Local Storage, No Subscription Front Door Home Security, Customized Chime V2

The REO WiFi Doorbell Camera has been a great addition to my home security setup. Installation was simple, and the unit connected to my existing WiFi network without complications. The app interface is user-friendly and makes it easy to check in from anywhere.Video quality is impressive, with sharp images during the day and surprisingly clear night vision. The wide-angle lens provides a full view of the entryway, reducing blind spots. Motion detection works reliably, sending timely alerts without constant false triggers. I also like that sensitivity can be adjusted to fit different environments.The two-way audio is a standout feature—it’s clear on both ends and allows me to communicate with visitors or delivery drivers even when I’m not home. Notifications come through quickly, and the live feed loads without long delays.Build quality feels solid, and the design blends in nicely without looking bulky. For the price, the REO WiFi Doorbell Camera delivers excellent value, balancing ease of use with reliable performance. It provides the peace of mind of knowing I can always see and speak to whoever is at my door, no matter where I am.

I am very pleased with how nice this camera is. I'm personally a fan of the reolink ecosystem because if I wanted to I could block network connection from the cameras and they would still work.As far as the camera itself, the recording quality is very good, but the audio quality from the doorbell to the app, is absolutely phenomenal. I was blown away at how good the audio quality is, it's honestly better than a regular phone call audio.Took me about 5 minutes to install the camera itself, 2 minutes for the initial setup process, and I was off to the races. Highly recommend. I even bought this over the unifi door bell.

Overall I really like this camera but man if you have to mount it on a surface that isn't totally flat it will make you want to punch a wall.Pros:This is really a standard security camera masquerading as a doorbell and I love it, along with the standard smart doorbell features like, notifications when someone rings it, two way talk, auto quick replies, motion and person detection this camera has a full built in web interface like most of their other cameras and it let's you do things like 24/7 recording, recording to external storage via FTP that you rarely see on smart doorbells but usually see on dedicated security cameras.Completely local if you want it to be:This doorbell supports recording to local storage over FTP and using something like Homeassistant you can set up completely local viewing, ring notifications, last motion events you can see notifications. The app will also work locally so provided you're either on a vpn to your home network or physically inside it things like 2 way talk work without the cameras needing internet. This also means your videos aren't stored on some cloud somewhere waiting to be sold or given to police without your consent.Really clear image:Compared to the old ring that came with the house, the video feed is amazing, even at night without any other lights on the view is clear. The FOV is also great, I have my images cropped for privacy but I can see all the way across the street and up to the sky.Cons:Mounting headaches:The issue stems from the mounting bracket only attaching by two screws, one at the top and one at the bottom, mixed with insanely tight tolerances for the mount points on the camera. If the top and bottom screws aren't perfectly even with each other one side will bend slightly and cause the camera to be unable to mount.My issue was I'm mounting to brick and the only way I can screw the bracket in and still be in line with the existing wires was to have the top directly in the brick and the bottom screwed into the mortar leaving the bottom slightly further back behind the top, to work around this I had to put a wooden shim behind the bottom and unscrew the top slightly until the bracket was flat but this lead to a decent gap between the bracket and the wall that water and bugs could get into.Ultimately I ran a small bit of silicone sealant around the tops and side to seal the gap but left the bottom open so any moisture could escape, but this is far from a great fix since I'm definitely reducing the cooling performance by completely sealing the sides, and probably voided the warranty and if I ever want to retrieve the SD card I'll have to cut the seal and re-do it.Reolink could pretty easily fix this by adjusting the mounting bracket to screw into the wall at the corners with 4 screws instead of the two it uses now, this way if one side is slightly uneven it wouldn't bend the entire bracket to a point the doorbell doesn't fit. They already have 4 holes on the corner but currently these just fit into small pegs on the angel bracket and no hardware is included to use these to mount to the wall directly.If you have a perfectly flat mounting surface installing would probably be way easier, but plenty of houses have brick or other uneven siding that this really needs to be redesigned for. Until then, I would recommend mounting a piece of wood or something to the wall first to give it a even surface and then mount the doorbell.Some other minor cons:It isn't battery powered. But for the price I really didn't expect to see anything with a battery here.The back/ports don't inspire a ton of confidence in terms of water proofing. The screw terminals, ethernet port and SD card slot are all directly exposed, I put a rubber port cover into the ethernet port but there wasn't really anything to do about the terminals or SD card. They really need to build this more like their outdoor cameras with rubber slot covers and ingress protected ethernet ports. This was one of the main reasons I tried so hard to get the doorbell sealed to the wall.You can't use your homes built in chime. I don't really count this against them since I feel like it's more a necessary evil type thing, but even if you power it with the existing doorbell wiring you lose the built in chime since you have to bridge connections in the chime. Pretty sure this is to increase the power available since you're running a camera with IR, motion detection, WiFi, etc off of a circuit meant for a single button and a chime. Like I said, don't really hold this against them since I don't think there's a great way around it while still allowing 24/7 recording but it's worth mentioning.Overall I do recommend this, there's definitely some issues that could be fixed and mounting the thing made me hate life for a few, but for the price it's way above other video doorbells, and you can have completely local control without worrying about a cloud provider misusing your data.

If you're looking to integrate it with Home Assistant, just buy Reolink! Their integration works really well! I've had it for a year now, and the integration has never failed.For buyers outside the US, this works on 12/24V. In some countries, the voltage that arrives at the doorbell is 120V, so you can't connect it directly, or you'll fry it. I hired a certified electrician