I had always planned to replace my Ring cameras with Reolink models because of their excellent integration with Home Assistant.
As a first step, I purchased the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite meet my expectations.
One of the main issues is the field of view. While the Ring Floodlight Cam Pro has an 80° vertical field of view, the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi offers only 59°. As a result, some areas that were previously covered by my Ring camera are no longer visible.
At the same time, the Reolink’s extremely wide 180° horizontal field of view makes objects in the video feed appear noticeably smaller and farther away compared to the Ring Floodlight Cam Pro.
Another thing I wasn’t keen on is the dual-camera preview in the Reolink app. Personally, I find having two separate views displayed side by side somewhat distracting.
Because of these issues, I’ve decided to return the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi.
I know that Reolink also offers the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi, but from what I understand, it also uses a dual-lens setup; one ultra-wide lens similar to the Elite Floodlight and a second pan-and-zoom lens, which isn’t really what I’m looking for either.
Does Reolink offer a floodlight camera with a single, conventional lens similar to the Ring Floodlight Cam Pro? Ideally, I’d like something with a more traditional field of view rather than an ultra-wide or dual-lens configuration.