CES 2024 - Smart Home Security Cameras
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2024
- First day at CES and only a few of the security cameras that I review participated. The only ones that I checked out are Reolink, Tapo/TP-link and Zosi.
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A recent Reolink experience: We had a break-in at our shop recently, and the 523WA outside followed the car and got a clear view of the license plate, as well as some of the burglars' faces! It did its job when it mattered.
Wow, sorry to hear that you had a break in but glad that the camera did its job.
Having issues with Reolink Duo 2 obtaining licence plate. I'm believing Australian roads quite different to US. Into property clear road outside property useless. Thanks for the post.
@merluzo8269I was the burglar, I got everything
Reolink is owned by the ccp /c h I n a
Seeing yourself at the booth is a major flex man!! Congrats!
Thank you :)
I thought that was hilarious! I wonder if she recognized him lol. Edit: Yep, "We will send you one for sure" :D
Did the TPLink Tapo lady even notice you were the guy playing on their TV??? LOL!
She said she was going to send him something so I think she know it was him
They did. When I was checking their booth, one rep said, that's him on the TV..lol
Haha. I am about to say that
@@mickonewell8628😊
I was hoping Ring will be introducing new 2K and 4K cameras as well as a newly enhanced Base Station at CES 2024. I don’t understand why Ring is doing nothing to at least catch up to Eufy and Reolink? They have Amazon’s assets behind them. They will continue to fall behind further unless they start competing with new, innovative products.
I know. Hopefully, they will surprise us..we will see.
2k may be a good idea but at 4k many people will hit their cap that many providers like Cox and Comcast put on the account. These would only be good if you have unlimited data.
Thanks for the walkaround. I'm pretty excited to see the Reolink Hub in the wild. Finally, the possibility of getting recordings from battery cameras(hopefully compatible with older versions) into a dedicated storage device. It might help with loading videos much quicker too.
Yes, I was excited too when I saw the hub and I knew that it was for their battery cams.
Pretty huge, espeically compared to Eufy's hubs.
The reolink CX810 looks perfect
-A static lens paired with a PTZ on a dual lens camera is the way to go in my opinion.
-Reolink are just getting better and better. Hopefully spreading themselves across so many options isn't their downfall. I'm looking forward to replacing all my street facing cams with the CX 8MP one day.
-Ring is being kept alive by boomers. Their dashcam is the only innovation in years.
Thanks for watching!
I switched all of my Ezviz cameras over to Reolink last year and have been very impressed so far 👍
How's the reolink app?
Wich reolink model ?
Awesome coverage life hackster.
Thanks for watching!
Nice cameo you had with Tapo! 😂
Wonder if the Tapo Rep recognized him. 🤣
:)
Well guess will be waiting on new reolink color. I had 7 410 in my cart to buy. Happy I watched your video before checking out
Impressed with the 16mp!
thank you :)
Thanks
Looking forward to the Reolink dual lens with 16MP review. Seems promising!
I wish Reolink would make floodlight cams that mount to a junction box. Not everyone can wire up PoE or DC cables for power.
I told them that and I think they will make it happen.
Great video! Not much new to show it seems, Reolink was the only fun stuff - in my opinion. Can't wait to see the test and reviews on your channel! 😃
Thanks for watching!
Oh boy I better start saving now, I see a few cameras I'll be wanting 😂
It's getting spooky how much info is adhered to an image now. Imagine how all those cameras in shopping centres are looking at you, ID you then track your every move. Then all that logged info gets onsold to the highest bidder.
You think too much
Reolink seems to still be the only vendor doing both 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi. I think that is becoming a bigger and bigger factor, as we get more and more devices that are doing wireless connectivity, and the 2.4ghz space is getting more and more congested.
Looking good.
I don't see any solutions only improvement on megapixels but that's all, for solution they need to come with more AI performance like you find in other cloud base software surveillance, also more add on hardware like solar tracker for solar weaknesses panels
I recently purchased the Unifi 24port POE+ switch 12x1GbE +12x2.5GbE +2x10Gb SFP+ with the 36-channel NVR. All my cameras are Reolink and they are working well. I am in the process of integrating some of the cameras into Google Home. The company has been very good to this point.
I'm team eufy but they have to improve on alot of things
I'll definitely wait for that Zosi 3 lens camera
Any release date for the Reolink battery powered doorbell? That and the lack of true floodlight replacement has me on hold for them….
ANy idea when the CX810 and E1 CX are releasing?
That Tapo Hub sounds like a great idea. Would love to see more of that and also the privacy shutter cameras. I think it's the C125 that can do 30fps.
Thanks for watching!
Wow New coming
Is the CX810 the Upgraded replacement for the CX410? Did they say when it would start to ship? Im so glad I waited!
It is not a replacement but its 4K model on the X line. I'm not sure when it is going to be shipped. Hopefully, soon.
I wonder if the Home Base pro supports 24/7 recording for Poe cams. But also for battery cams. I’m wanting to have recording 24/7 thought bout switching to eufy tho. For there floodlights, and battery cams and door lock. So it’s all on one app so I don’t have 3 different apps.
I would love to see Reolink expand their operating temperatures to colder climates. But it’s clear that it’s not anywhere in their interests to do.
Well my Reolink cameras have worked without issues in -30 ~ -34 C degrees this winter (2x TrackMix and Duo 2 and E1 Outdoor) how much colder do you need? :) The "rated" temperature and actual can usually be quite different, how often also Wifi mesh products and such are "only" tested down to -10 ~ -20C but in reality can usually support lower temps.
@@RPGWiZaRD I find that hard to believe considering mine stop working properly at around -10 C
@@JessieMHadaller Well I can only tell about my own experiences but I follow the Reolink reddit thread quite a lot and saw some others also giving them some credit some week ago or so for his battery cam holding up in -24 C. We had exceptionally cold here in Finland with around -30C for one week straight and to my suprise I didn't find any difference in performance on mine. I've got a Ubiquiti network set up here with a wireless mesh config with USW-Flex Poe Switch and a U6 Pro AP (inside a barn) outdoors. One of the TrackMix is connected by WiFi, the other by PoE and E1 outdoor also by PoE, I was expecting stutter and the PTZ to possibly get stuck but it just kept working...
@@JessieMHadaller are yours battery? my plugged in Reolinks are working perfectly right now @ -38c.
@@thatdaveguy321 they’re PoE. The RLC 520s
Poor Ring 😂
Love your channel and thanks for covering CES.I have 4 reolink cameras on my shop. They work and record and play back 40% of the time. Looking for an outdoor camera that actually works. I also have a wyze and eufy that are about the same as reolink. At least eufy have real customer service. Any suggestions?
That Tapo doorbell looks like it could be a good one, sounds like they are sending you one, please report back on it! Your videos are really helpful.
Im actually interested in all new Low Light cameras. I like seeing Tapo Expand their Low Light Full-Color tech into a PT/z camera. Im curious on all the new Homebases coming out. I guess they learned from EUFY and others that its the way to go.
Ring destroy the competition this year with their innovative 1080P Cameras , and Christal clear sound on all their cams .
Hahahha
:)
i have Tapo wireless cameras and they are great
That Tapo video door lock looks very, very interesting. I have two Wyze locks and I don't like them. Thanks for covering just the security cameras.
Thanks for watching!
would love to see a review of the Tapo homebase and C525WB / C428 ^^
Another question. Is there a free app like the tapo app where you design your home and place camera in it. Does it show fov so you know the view of the camera and what it can see? I am looking for an app to design how each camera see base on the fov.
Is that P/T from tapo a low light camera because it sounded like it was but they call it a colour pro...
Im interested in the cx810. I have one more port available and i would most use it for that. Still gutted that reolink hasn't added alerts for each camera yet. Hopefully thier hub has that feature
Definitely interested in the new reolink WiFi NVR. The homebase seems like it does the same thing as the NVR and to be that large and only support 1 3.5” drive is disappointing. Would love to see at least 2 drives for RAID.
I’m curious to see how there new battery cams operate while plugged into constant power. Would love to see them be able to record 24/7 since they seem smaller/better than some of the POE equivalents.
I wish their battery cams can be plugged in and have wired features. Thanks for watching!
They look pretty decent. Enjoy yourself. 👍🏻
Thank you.
Darn, I didn’t know you were there. I would’ve invited you to the CZcams smart home creator dinner on Sunday!
I am also learning too that there are other meet ups aside from CES like PepCom etc... also I'm just here for 2 days...Next Year just send me an email. Thanks for watching!
For some reason, my first comment has disappeared. Good video, enjoyed seeing the new stuff from Reolink and Tapo
Thanks for watching! CZcams occasionally removes comments before I can answer them.
What about the Tp-link Tapo C720 Floodlight camera? It was announced 1 yr ago.. and it's still described as "Coming Soon"!?
LOVE your hat!!! Where can I get one? Please please please 😬😬😬
I wish Reolink would add the option to ring the existing chime with their wired doorbell.
Yes 100%
And to add more wireless chimes to put in distant rooms.
Reolink POE is probably in my future this year to replace Eufy. I love my Eufy setup, but i want wired for the long term. As I get older, I don't want to climb a ladder to pull down cameras to charge them, nor do I trust solar enough due to Michigan cloudy winters. Though the cam batteries do last through the winter if I charge them just before it gets too cold.
I'm hopeful that you will review Reolink's base station setup. I'm also interested in Zosi to consider.
No dash cams there?
Thanks for all the reviews you do.
Dashcams are on another area that I haven't checked.
Have you ever hooked a 4K monitor directly to a Reolink nvr which allowed you to see video in 4K? Will that work?
Hi bro
Between Ring floodlight cam plus and eufy E330 professional which I should buy? Thank for your advice.
how did the TAPO door camera able to display live feed video to the TV monitor?
does the tapo or reolink home hub thing do 24-7 recording or just clips/events?
Those dual reolink cameras would probably be good for 3d viewing as well
Reolink for the win. I do like that iPad with the home layout of where the cameras are located. that would be nice if they all had that and let you touch screen the camera you wanted to view.
That actually would be cool
Hmmm? Sir I am thinking about either a wired Relink or Lorex dual camera system for my home, since You do the BEST reviews, is one better than the other in your experience or is there something better? Many thanks and PLEASE stay healthy and safe out there!
Reolink... Following in Eufy's footsteps...
Lol did they really put you on their booth reel 😂 I hope you better get some royalties 🤑
@LifeHackster. I have a question. WHen you were talking to the Reolink guys at CES, did they say what are they aiming at in terms of releasing the battery doorbell? I am due a doorbell and really wanted a battery one instead of having to route cables and was wondering if they mentioned anything about when are they aiming at releasing it.
Man reolink is really stepping up their game because my auntie has the argus pro 3 and when she first got it the app was horrible and the Wi-Fi connection was horrible loading the app took forever. And then we had like a really big storm and her camera got water all inside of it I don't know how that happened but it got filled with water. But reolink sent me over a new camera after I told them about what happened and since then I've noticed the app experience so much better than what it used to be everything's quick and snappy even the footage looks better now, so I don't know what they did.
On those new color night vision Reolink cameras, specifically the E1, are they PoE? If so I’m going to replace my whole setup with these. lol
They are PoE. I'm waiting for a dome version of it too.
Looks like Tapo is COMING..……….some other companies may be a memory if they don’t step it up ..soon.
Nice to see Tapo's HomeKit compatibility noted, but then we cut to their new D225 doorbell which is NOT HomeKit compatible, boo.
16mp? thats insane ! meanwhile Ring is still at 1080p on their "Pro" model...
When you talked with the Tapo reps did they say when the 525WB is going to be available ?
It’s almost like Ring is giving up. I would never buy that flying Camera (It’s creepy and intrusive), but if they built a higher resolution outdoor camera I would buy it immediately. There current line up is subpar on a good day, in my opinion.
Did you notice anyone doing home automation? I heard that this year was going to be a big year for integrating cameras into home automation.
Reolink needs an IR Illuminator. I had to add one to my rcl-811a. It was untunable. Kept triggering on rain and bugs.
hey I just started watching your videos. High quality stuff, the information is very appreciated. I was wondering if you could give me some advice. We recently bought a house and I started planning my video system. Currently, we only have 1 camera. It's the Tapo C120. I really like it.. it's good quality and the Android app works well too, however I noticed there is no Windows application and no plans for supporting Windows in the future. I started using Agent DVR on Windows and it works fairly well, but I would like the option of having a native application as well. Can you recommend any smart video systems that 1] have native Windows apps (last time I checked, the Google systems did not have this) and 2] integrate well with some other home security devices, like motions detectors/vibration detectors. Thanks in advance!
Wow 2024 should be a good year for security cameras. A 16mp duo3 and 8mp version of the cx410 would be amazing. I got a duo2 summer of 2023 and a new version will be out sometime this year already. It's got me thinking if I will need a new nvr again to record and see the live view with the duo3 im assuming is 8k 16mp. All nvrs atm works up to 4k
The Duo 2 is 2x 2k cameras to get 4k, the Duo 3 looks to be 2x 4k (8mp) cameras. It'll take a firmware update but I am betting it will work with all current NVRs.
@@jaturnley yep. I think you're correct on that detail. 2 16mp lenses would be nice. that's for 2025 duo4.
I hope you asked the Reolink guys why their audio quality sucks so much. If you didn't ask, please do if you have another chance. Tell them they need to upgrade both the speaker and microphone so customers can actually speak and hear clearly. For now it sounds like 1960's audio from the Apollo program.
This. Hunnid pecent this. The reo fanbois on reddit will say the 2way audio quality Nd speaker output is "perfectly fine" though. Must not know the standard of fine.
I picked up one of the new wireless NVRs last week. I have had no end if issues keeping our Doorbell WiFi conneced to the network, and while you can scroll back through the footage of the SDcard its less than ideal to run it 24/7. That's all solved now wit the new NVR, it never loses signal and constantly records, plus I was able to move my POE camers over to it via the wired network like the 32ch NVR does.
I had planned to build a BlueIris setup, but for the money this was a great investment especially with the holiday sale price.
That's great! Thank you for sharing your experience.
I wonder if I need the wireless nvr for my WiFi doorbell. It keeps dropping connection but it’s like 5 feet from the router. Either that or I’ll upgrade to the battery one from Reolink or switch eufy.
I think the antenna in the Doorbell is small and susceptible to interference. I have two WAPs in range of it that work on things near the Doorbell without issues. Moving to the wireless NVR moves the Doorbell to it's own network on its own channel and that seems to have done the trick.
@@jaturnleyI wonder if I should get the WiFi NVR then til the home base comes out ?
@@CoolBreezeDude If you have an old WAP lying around you might be able to use it to do the same thing until the home base launches.
Can the Reolink cameras be used with something like Blue Iris, Frigate, Home Assistant...or is it locked to their hub/NVR?
4:56 Totaly see my hands in that video. Nice I finally made it to CES.
That's great. You didn't say Hi though...
@@LifeHackster Perhaps I should say I too was on that promo video behind you :P that's that only way I am making it to CES right now. For sure would have said hi to a fellow tech reviewer that I follow.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Oh I got it…lol.. try to go next year!
Will the home hub be required to be on the same WIFI network for battery cameras? i have battery cameras on multiple wifi networks
Most likely.
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For a business with operators, what would be the best camera? My wife is opening a nail salon and we need surveillance for the clients and workers. Thanks in advance!
Reolink NVR cams would work pretty good for businesses.
At 1:45. Whats the 3rd camera from the top..? Ive been waaaaaiting for something like this... More info please, more info please...
Reolink now has vandal proof dome cameras.
Can you PLEASE do a review of this ASAP.... Please...
Reolink!
So Amcrest wasn't in the CES 2024 pack of dogs?
Do Reolink and Tapo/TP-link have a wired camera like the Eufy C24 that you can place in the window to record?
With Reolink, I haven't seen a regular indoor cam, they do have Pan and tilt ones. As to Tapo, they have the Tapo C120 but there is no window mount for it yet.
There is the Tapo C120.
@@LifeHackster Thanks for your answer.
No 12MP or 16MP PTZ dome cameras, bullocks. : /
They have a dual lens dome one.
@@LifeHackster
The One they currently hv RLC-842A is fixed lens. We have to move it manually, how can they dont hv one with motorized ptz function is beyond me.
I was hoping for Reolink to update the RLC-842A, with motorized ptz, better resolution 12mp/16mp and optical zoom, i guess they dont know what their customers really want.
What that means? It is dual lenses 8mp + 8mp = 16MP? So its pratically a single 8mp camera on each side right? Glued together?
Are you going to drop a Argus 4 Pro video tomorrow?
Are there any discreet camera setups which will not be too obvious to the intruder ?
What kind of clip mic are you using?
I have the DJI mic
Looking to add a hardwired system to my home. Not sure who has the best software. I hear that Synology is top notch but a little spendy
Reolink is fine and probably better than synology as to their app.
@@LifeHackster well that's good to know. What would be a comparative base station to use that takes drives for storage?
I would love a ColorX Trackmix
I actually told them that. They did say that they will slowly get that sensor on their different cams.
@@LifeHackster Would be nice. Another request I personally have would be more higher zoom options, I live on a pretty big property where I could make use of up to 10x zoom easily. Unfortunately Reolink is missing a few options here, we have a 5x optical zoom bullet cam, would be good with a 10x option and some options for PTZ camera, 10x would be a good starting ground with something that fuses together TrackMix duo cam (wide+telephoto) functionality with the 16x optical zoom PTZ camera and allows guard functionality with zoom tracking and better/faster zoom. I guess a new highend PTZ camera in other words with at least 10x optical zoom would be an instant buy for me.
Any Idea when ring smart lighting coming to uk?
I'm not really sure.
@@LifeHacksterTaking ages to get here.
Is anyone having bad motion blur at night? I had a car run in my back yard at night and it looked so blurry and a shadow chasing it
Isn't that Reed's from Smart Home Solver's wife at 1:47?
Yes, I met them...
I'm really disappointed in Ring. Their cameras are falling behind and Id completely dump them if they didn't have cheap monitoring. I've already been replacing their cams with Eufy's.
What is Ring doing!? They’re about to be left far behind if they don’t up their game soon.
I know.
Wish there was little more emphasis on the new NVRs. Not just a gloss over.
Great review! Reolink is very underwhelming and you can see they are trying to keep up with Eufy products but they fall short when you compare them to Eufy. They should focus on improving thier POE products. Tappo on the other hand is competing hard and their starlight technology seems the best out there. Starlight was their night vision mode without using infrared leds correct? As always thank you for the entertaining vid, I loved how the Tappo rep said “of course we will be sending you one” for their new video doorbell which looks impressive.
Thanks for watching!
3:10 is this out now?
Cx 810 vs C186 5MP AuroraLux ?
Was there any word from Tapo/TP Link as to when the release of the D225 Doorbell Cam will be? Not specific but Q1, Q2, etc..? I'm looking to replace this garbage Google Nest Battery Doorbell V2 since they ruined night vision with a firmware months and months ago and want a battery doorbell cam with color night vision. I have Tapo products so would like to stick with them as long as I don't have to wait all year.
HomeKit HomeKit HomeKit!!! I have all Eufy now, I would give them a B+ in how they operate. But I’d give them a D for what I feel is security when it comes to 100% being sure everything stays in my home. So having Apple run 99% of my home, is absolutely no accident. So my hope is to finally have an affordable home security system that I can pay somebody to monitor when I’m on vacation., but not feel like I’m everything with the ROC. So please, stay on top of the HomeKit options this year!! Thank you and I truly love your channel!!
Thanks for watching!
It's sad to see ring ( the og first product of its kind) go from the king of cameras ,to staying with 1080p resolution and no real updates. 😢
I feel like when amazon purchased them in 2018 it went all downhill. It makes sense because Bezos valued Ring for its market share, not its technology.
Amazon has been losing money on all of their products outside of the Kindle line, so they just aren't providing the funding to keep up with the ever-evolving camera market. Google is the same way with their Nest stuff. They bought up the two leading companies when they saw a trend but didn't see the whole picture and we lost both of them as a result.
I agree.