REOLINK16CH 5MP Home Security Camera System, 8pcs Wired Outdoor PoE IP Cameras with Person/Vehicle/Pet Detection, 8MP 16CH NVR with 4TB HDD for 24-7 Recording, RLK16-410B8-5MP

As of right now I have installed 3 of the 8 cameras in the back of my house and garage so far. Running the wire is a task but for the speed and reliability of having the cameras on Ethernet and the ability to access the camera multiple ways instantly is absolutely worth the hassle of running the wires from the cameras to your NVR.I decided I wanted to run my own cat6 Ethernet cable rather than using the cabling provided so that I could cable manage and be a little more accurate with the cable length than the cables that were provided. I also chose to buy a 10U server rack to mount in my basement to hold my NVR and a patch panel to run the cat6 to. I also decided to buy an UPS because in the case of a power outage I still want my security cameras to run. I then got myself 8 security camera junction boxes(on Amazon), some 1/2 in conduit and connectors and a main junction box to run all the conduit to. I then drilled an 1 inch hole in the back of the junction box picked where I wanted all the wires to go into my basement and drilled about a 1 inch hole from the outside of my house to inside my basement.It’s taking me about an hour and a half to about two hours per camera after I got the main junction box, server rack and NVR all set up. That means installing the camera junction boxes where I want the camera, running the cat6 through the conduit, tipping the cat6 cable to connect to the camera through the junction boxes and to the patch panel on my sever rack, hanging the conduit and running it to the main junction box and finally installing the cameras onto the little junction boxes. It is a chore but again for the ability to access the cameras through multiple means instantly is worth it.The quality of the cameras is great especially during the day and the night vision works well in dark areas at night. If any areas are lite at night or cars drive by, I recommend turning the IR lights off but keeping it on auto day and night. That will eliminate the night vision but will record in black and white, which if there is a street light for example on, then the quality will be fine. Otherwise you might get some unwanted glare during night time in those areas.You have the ability to connect the NVR via HDMI to a monitor or computer and can access the cameras and setting right there. You can also get access to the stream anywhere with the app. You will need to creat a log in on the NVR first or use the Admin login information to be able to initially view your cameras but after the first time you won’t need to log in again. And finally you can also access your cameras anywhere on your local network by just web browsing the IP address of the NVR. All of these means of viewing the video stream are instantaneous and light years more reliable then any wireless camera on the market.Even if you don’t want to install the cameras yourself, you can hire a company to run the wires for you. Just tell them you already bought the security system. You’ll probably spend close to 1,000$ I’m sure. Especially if you have 8 cameras to run wires for bit your already about to drop 800$ on the security system itself, just saying.Overall great product so far. Absolutely recommend, especially if you have some sort of general understanding of running Ethernet or wiring in general. And some patience when running the wire if you chose to do it yourself.

I love the system I wish I would have got 32 channel

Reolink support is really great fast and thorough, i spoke to an educated engineer they know exactly what to do in plain language. I recommend using thier equipment mine is a Reolink REOLINK 16CH 5MP Home Security Camera System, 8pcs Wired 5MP Outdoor PoE IP Cameras with Person/Vehicle/Pet Detection, 8MP 16CH NVR with 4TB HDD for 24-7 Recording, RLK16-410B8-5MP it works perfectly and the cameras are clear day and night . I feel much safer using them. Thank you Reolink again their support service is #1 fast and thorough I recommend them 100 % actually if everyone had support like there’s the world would spill easier..

First, the good. These cameras produce a nice, sharp image with fluid motion at 30 fps. Night vision clarity is excellent, although the onboard IR illumination range is far less than the claimed 100 ft. range. Actual useful range is about 30-40 ft., unless there is another light source nearby. I have multiple cameras on each side of the house, and the *combined* illumination from them provides excellent visibility overall. The fact they can record sound is a BIG PLUS. (Default sound setting is OFF... you will need to enable it per-camera in the encoding settings.)Now, the bad. The downsides are unreliable motion detection tagging, and PC based viewer software that loves to crash and always loads several cameras into a single frame causing them to rotate images wildly until I drag each camera to its own frame. I haven't found any way to save view settings in the PC app, so I have to drag cameras to their own frames each time. This is ONLY a problem when viewing with the PC software (which unfortunately is my preferred viewing method). Viewing on a directly connected monitor works perfectly, and so does the iPhone app.In playback mode there are indicators on the timeline to indicate motion, which are supposed to make reviewing footage easier. In reality, motion detection accuracy is hit-or-miss. A bug flying close by will trigger motion detection, yet people or animals walking up the sidewalk less than 30 feet away, and cars coming up the driveway right in front of the cameras, will (randomly) NOT trigger motion tagging, even in broad daylight. If you want to review overnight footage to see what happened in your yard while you slept, do NOT rely on the motion indicators on the timeline, because you will miss a lot of activity that doesn't get tagged. Most of our overnight motion tags are moths, which seem to be attracted to IR.Deducted 1 star overall, because of the poor PC software and unreliable motion tagging. The cameras themselves are 5 stars, and the NVR is worthy of 4-1/2 stars. My biggest complaint is you are limited to 4TB disks, even though much larger disks are available. This is a big deal considering you only get a few days of storage when using multiple cameras. I had to set all 8 cameras to the minimum encoding resolution (2304x1296 @ 15 fps) to get a full 7 days retention on the factory-installed 3 TB disk. That renders at only 3 MP (instead of 5 MP) but still exceeds what my 1080p 40" monitor can display, so the picture quality remains excellent, unless you use a 4K monitor. When left at the default 2560x1920 @ 30 fps, retention was only about 4 days on the same 3 TB disk.With cameras this good, if Reolink would improve their SOFTWARE reliability and really work to improve MOTION tagging on the timeline, this would be a 5-star system all around... but not with these flaws present.Like another reviewer, I also had problems with some of the included 3 ft. patch cables being defective. No idea on quality of the 60 ft ones, because I ran my own bulk cabling through the attic and terminated to a patch panel at the NVR.Overall impression is this is a great little system, but with a few flaws which Reolink could probably fix with updates to their PC app and firmware (wherever the motion detection algorithm lives).