REOLINK E1 Outdoor Pro 4K PTZ Outdoor Security Camera WiFi Plug-in Power

The Pro is definitely an upgrade in clarity from the standard version but still not good enough to read license plates or see faces clearly from my house to the road. Now I wonder if I should have gone for the 16MP version. I’ve seen a bunch of users say it takes forever to get the Wi-Fi connected in initial setup, I was having the same issue. Top Tip: connect the camera via a LAN cable to your network to get it initialized and fully set up, then switch it to Wi-Fi. This works every time for me in a minute or two. The APP isn’t the greatest so I hope they are planning upgrades in the future. Overall, solid cameras. Just do your research on the feature you really want and spend the money one time, than upgrade later at additional cost.

Edit: Two years later and these cameras still work well. I really love the Timelapse feature. See my video. Was looking at something to improve on my ring setup at home. Wanted something with better definition and where I had more control over the video, storage, and overall quality. Not to mention the other cameras I have are really troublesome for connecting to my home network. I got this set up late today, but loving it so far. I coupled it with a 256 Gb Micro SD card and have the settings up at 8MP 4k. I even got it set up on my home FTP server to upload the files there every 10 minutes automatically for a backup. Pros - Price - Great image quality even over Wi-Fi - Adjustable from video settings, to notification settings, to storage settings. - Quick to connect and easy to set up Cons - Doesn’t always respond to pan/tilt commands right away or sometimes needs multiple presses to register, however, this is less of an issue in fluent mode (low bitrate stream view) - I wash the camera was a bit better at getting true-to life video coloration in auto mode - Was also a pro, lots of customizability, so if you want the easiest interface this is not it, however, most things are intuitive and easy to learn inside of a half hour—and you’ll want to play with them. - Only 3x zoom… but at this price point, that is more than fair considering others in this price range have zero optical zoom. Ultimately, I’m very satisfied. I wish I had more money to try some of Reolink’s other products. Maybe one of these days. I would say for the price and quality of the image you get, as well as the ease-of use and setup, it’s hard to imagine a better buy at $105 than this PTZ camera. Also a prior reviewer was using the video arrows for playback of a recorded video not the pan/titl/zoom function which explains why he couldn’t move the camera.

This camera works alot better than our other ones.

Rated 5 stars so you will SEE this review. It really rates no stars. This camera will not remember any set time zone other than Bejing+8. NTP time update works fine but camera reverts to china time 2 to 10 minutes after time zone camera setup is changed. No matter if camera setup time zone is changed via app or browser interface. No matter if camera is totally isolated from internet access. No matter if all time parameters are manually entered and saved. No matter if the camera is totally isolated. I have two of these cameras and the problem is the same on both. I use static assigned IP addresses on a wired connection. The camera software still indicates an active WiFi connection even though they have no second MAC address registed on the DNS server. This problem has been detailed via trouble ticket to Reolink. After three rounds of emails they have no solution other than sheepish appologies and offers of more cameras to try. I have hidden the time OSD. Better nothing than Peking time! Dont count on this camera for serious surviellance setups. It is 8MP and may not work with older NVRs; speaker and mic work fine. Alarm and motion sensing untested since this camera could not be used for legal evidence submission. Vendor has no plans to update the firmware only offering two obsolete versions. I am a professional technician. UPDATE 2-1-2026 Latest firmware released today fixes the Peking time issue. Camera now retains local timezone and stays set that way. 5 weeks after initial complaint Reolink came through! 3-19-26 Update. After 3 months use of 3 cameras on two nvr systems I have had zero reboots. All cameras accepted DST changes flawlessly. Excellant video quality. ONVIF interfacing is only average. PTZ works great. Invoking a memorized preset is problematic with most NVRs even tho the reolink app recalls them fine. Setting PTZ presets, exclusion zones, and time sync from NVRs doesn't work. The cameras will not snapshot/email motion alarms via NVR settings and insist on direct internet interface upload even though NVR logs the alarm event. You must use the app for all configuration changes. The browser interface lacks many needed configuation options particularly regarding exclusion zones. The app motion/person exclusion zone configuration language is confusing. The excluded area is defined by the greyed out area and the included area is clear. These cameras are a good value but allow a lot of time to get them configured. Documentation is poor, app is confusing, tech support is terrible.

Update: I just found out that this is made with plastic gearing. There is NOTHING in existence that should be made with plastic gears. This is a guaranteed failure point and absolutely unacceptable. Every single one of these cameras could fail at any moment, and Reolink knew this when they designed it. Video quality is decent, but nowhere near 4K. Actual bitrate maxes out at 5 Mbps (NOT 8 Mbps), which is slightly higher than 1080p but below 2K for H.265. Considering these are wired power and 5 GHz, this is far below what it should be capable of. There's really no good reason that this shouldn't be capable of 20 Mbps or more, though you probably wouldn't want to record at that bitrate anyways. It's got to be a matter of an under-powered processor (which is inexcusable since that's a pretty light task for a dedicated processor), or an artificial limit imposed as a band-aid for poor software design. The real issue is with the PTZ functionality. Panning is inconsistent and laggy, even when operating over the LAN with a high-end router. It's really difficult to center it on something. It also has issues focusing when zoomed in. The zoom itself tends to look murkier and lower quality. It's a 3x optical zoom, but it looks like a digital zoom. The controls for zoom are also separate from P/T, so you have to open a separate option to zoom. The whole thing is just clunky and unrefined. It also has no ability to scan an area, even though that should be a given for a security camera with PTZ ability. Apparently it's because they cheaped out on the motor and gearing, so it simply wouldn't last if it was constantly moving. At least have the option to scan every hour or something. It also can't/doesn't zoom in tracking mode, which is a HUGE shortfalling and obviously a matter of underdeveloped firmware. Overall it's not a bad camera. It seems to be pretty much standard for security camera companies to lie (yes, that's what it is. Even with compression, bitrate is the only marker of actual quality) about the resolution, but this is at least a decent resolution. Actual 1080p on a camera that's advertised to be 4K (I had Arlo before this that was less than 480p on a camera that was claimed 2K), but it's still lower than it should be. But the PTZ function simply isn't worth the price difference from the stationary cameras. If you're choosing a camera, just get the cheaper stationary ones. You can get two of them for the price of one of these, so that would eliminate any need for the poor PTZ function.

I'm not sure what the negative reviews are for cause this is a VERY high quality product. I was expecting some cheap Chinese garbage for the price but everything about it says otherwise. The fit and finish is really high quality and it has lots of little details like rubber feet for indoor use. You can really tell they put of a lot of thought and care into the design process. Also the company does some really cool stuff you don't normally see in modern electronics: You DON'T need an email to create an account to use the camera which is really really appreciated. It just works so easily with the app. And it gives a lot of nice info like bitrate and such, but only if you go to advanced options which is nice. Also the image quality is really good. It has all the features I wanted: (optical zoom (not just digital), outdoor weather-proof, very easy to use, 4k, wifi 6!, 360degree motion, can look above horizontal, not just at the ground,and best of all no subscription service!!!

I bought this camera to keep an eye on my backyard, but it is pretty bad at it. The motion tracking technically works, but only in a limited way. The camera can rotate 180+ degrees, but the motion sensing only works for maybe 90 degrees. So if it tracks motion to the left, new motion on the right goes undetected. THEN if you manually move the camera the motion tracking stops working entirely and requires a reboot. Hope you didn't install this camera somewhere that is hard to reach. Aside from all of that, if you can sort through the many confusing variations of this camera and somewhat confusing setup it's fine, but I would consider it a stationary camera.

I love this camera! It's super-easy to get set up and installed, and it doesn't miss anything! This camera runs on electricity, so no worries about charging a battery or the battery exploding due to over-charging! This is the second Reolink camera I have, and this one is just as great as the one I have inside the house. The picture is crisp and clear, and the focus is spot-on! The bees even love it, as they often check it out. Yes, I know, they see it as the enemy, but it's still funny. The company stands behind its products, too! I love that! There aren't many companies these days that will do that. I'll be coming back to Reolink for the next camera I buy for the other corner of the house!

It has a very wide viewing area. Images at night are a bit dull. Overall a good camera.

The camera is feature full without a need to pay a subscription. Great quality and awesome price.

An incredibly feature-rich surveillance camera. The more I play with it, the more useful features I discover. My one complaint would be the inconsistency of the Reolink app on different platforms, in my case Windows 11 PC, Android Phone and Android Tablet. Obvious features are missing or present on the app depending on the device I am using. I am forced to try all 3 devices to see which one gives me the feature I need. If I only had the Reolink app on one device, a lot of the rich potential would be lost. Also, please know that the MicroSD card is not included with the camera, and without it, the feature list is very limited, so plan on another $40 or so. Other than that, the best camera I have tried. After a week of usage, I now have to emphasize the inconsistency of the Reolink app across platforms. The Windows app is intuitive and usable. The Android phone app is awkward but usable. The Android tablet app is a bug-ridden abomination. Like many great hardware devices, it is degraded by a crappy, inconsistent app.

Didn’t survive two days installed outdoors in protected area. Moisture in camera - returned at my expense. Replacement worked well until it rained. Stopped working. Advised to dry it then try in another power point. Power unit exploded.

I have this camera mounted above my front door and really like how it can identify people and animals, seperate from basic motion. Our house is well elivated from the road, and the PTZ feature lets me swivel it around and look out over the neighbourhood and roadway. Update - I've now bought a 2nd one of these to cover a different part of my property. Really like this camera!