REOLINK 12MP PoE Security Camera System, 8pcs H.265 12MP Security Cameras, Person Vehicle Pet Detection, Two-Way Talk, Spotlights Color Night Vision, 16CH NVR with 4TB HDD, RLK16-1200D8-A

This is the third camera system I've installed in my home in the last few months. The first one was a Lorex system that cost around $1200. I returned it because I could not get it to quit giving false motion alerts. Then I bought an 8 camera Reolink system. That system was a big improvement and I was happy with it. Then, browsing Amazon, I noticed they had this 12MP eight camera system for a few hundred more dollars. I was still within the return window on the first Reolink system so I returned it and purchased this system. It has been great so far. Very good image quality. The app is simple and easy to use. Setup was easy. I haven't had any interactions with tech support so I can't comment on that. Upgrading to this system also gave me lights on the cameras, audible alarms on each camera, and the ability to talk and listen over the cameras. Those are all nice features and work well.A few things I'd change... 1) The cameras don't lock on to the mounting plate. They just spin on and there's a slight click. If a dirt bag wanted to, they could just unscrew the camera and pull it off. That was one thing the Lorex did better, it had little set screws that locked the cameras to the plate so removing them would require a tool and at least a few minutes of time.2) I think like most of these "cheaper" systems, the smart detection is kind of a gimmic. I've been trying for a month to get the settings where it only tells me if there is a person or a vehicle in the camera's view. It still occasionally alerts me to a wasp, a cat, or nothing that I can discern. It is an improvement over the Lorex technology, though. I'm hopeful one day I'll get the settings just right.3) Not enough NVR storage capacity. I like to keep my system recording 24/7. I could get about 5 days of recordings before it started overwriting older stuff. That wasn't enough for me so I added a 6TB Seagate drive (not cheap!) in addition to the one that comes with the system. I think it can keep about 12 days of recordings stored now. If I ever get to a place where I 100% trust the accuracy of its motion triggers, I may switch it to record motion only. That would greatly increase the amount of days I could keep on the storage.Overall, I like this system and for the cost I consider it a good deal. I looked at a couple of U.S. company's commercial systems when I was shopping and they were $2500-$4k for the same amount of cameras and comparable NVRs. The way I look at it, I saved a ton of money and all it cost me was the weaker camera mounting system (which hopefully will never be a problem) and the occasional false motion alert.Thanks for reading! Hope that helps someone in their search.

I first purchased the Reolink NVR Model: RLN16-410 with 8 12MP POE cameras in November 2023. This has been one of the best investments I have ever made for my home.Since then, I've bought 6 more cameras to add to the NVR. They are plug-and-play, very easy to install. I would highly recommend this home surveillance system to everyone. They have been flawless, and the support has been great when I have questions. You won't regret your investment, buy it and you'll love it!!!

Bought this system during Prime Days to replace an older Reolink system which did not have notification "push" capabilities. The 12MP cameras have very sharp/clear images, much better than what I had prior. Installation/Setup was a breeze, especially since I just reused the network cables I already had in place. Overall I'm very pleased with the system.Here's my observations after several days of use, and tinkering with settings:- After reading other reviews I was a little concerned about the dome cameras stability with regards to staying attached to the base. One video showed a slight tug on the network cable causing the camera to fall from the base. However, if you fully engage (twist) the camera to the base you can feel a slight resistance when it locks into place. I was not able to disengage the camera by pulling on the cable.- When setting Motion Detection Sensitivity the Motion Mark option from the NVR it does not copy to other cameras when selecting "Apply to Other Cameras". It must be done individually.- When setting any Motion Detection options from the PC app there is not an option to copy to other cameras. Only Surveillance settings can be copied.- Person detection appears to be working very well. Vehicle detection on the other hand could use some work. I'm still tinkering with settings, but it seems to be hit-n-miss on getting an alert. (More hit than miss though.) My cameras have slightly overlapping target areas. In one instance three different cameras had a view of my vehicle at various points, but only one triggered an event. At other times I might get a trigger from all three cameras.- I have Record settings configured to only record vehicle/person events. However, when I check out the event history I'm seeing all kinds of movement. Tree limbs moving, shadow movement on the ground, birds, animals, and vehicles/persons. At least I'm only getting push alerts for vehicles/persons, and that's what I really want.- It would be "really" nice if Reolink would add an option to the apps for suppressing push alerts for 1-6 hours. This way I could put alerts to sleep while we have constant expected activity for a relativity short period of time, and not have to worry about turning it back on.