Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First of All, I spent a significant amount of time (many, many hours) researching to get the right cameras for my application. I paid the asking price for the cameras $99.99/each and I purchased two of them. I am not the most tech savvy person so first and foremost - they had to be easy to use and for outdoor use. I also had a list of requirements that the cameras had to meet and the Reolink RLC-410WS did not disappoint. Here are the things I wanted the cameras to be able to do: - Record to an SD card so I could review recorded images and not pay additional monitoring fees each month. - Have Wi-Fi so I did not have to run Ethernet cables and drill holes through my walls - Good quality night vision - Motion detection and send alerts by e-mail or App - Have very good HD picture quality - Can access footage remotely on iPhone using App or IP address The Reolink RLC-410WS does all of the items above very well. Also, many prior reviewers mentioned they had a hard time to setup and that the software was not intuitive. There are many good videos on YouTube to show how to get started. This made the setup very easy. I had my first camera plugged in to my router and up an running in less than 10 minutes. Now, the cameras are not perfect. I do have two complaints that I think Reolink could easily correct and I would have given them 5-Stars. First, in order for you to connect the cameras by Wi-Fi you have to add it to your router. Well my router has an 18-digit WEP key. The software on the cameras I received did not allow for an 18-digit WEP key. (Only up to 16-digits) However, there is a new software that you can download for free and it fixes this problem. I just think the cameras should have already had the newest updated software already installed on them. Again, not being the most tech savvy person, it took me over an hour to figure out why the Wi-Fi would not connect when I unplugged from the router for the first time. There are some basic instructions when you go to the download center to install the new software but it took me 30 minutes to click on the right things to get the download to start. (So if you don't have an 18-digit WEP key like my FIOS router has this may not be an issue for you). If Reolink included a troubleshooting guide that would have been a big help. My second issue was on the actual installation and mounting of the camera. Due to the way the camera tilts and pivots it is very hard to screw in the three screws if you are mounting in a tight location. The base is very narrow and I could only get two of the three screws inserted properly. The cameras are very well built and solid. In any event, as you can see by the pictures, I did get them mounted. The last item I want to mention is the Wi-Fi on the cameras is only as good as the Wi-Fi signal that you have at the camera. So before I mounted anything, I tested and made sure I had good signal strength and viewed it on the App while installing. I still need to make some adjustments on the motion detection as I was getting alerts every minute due to the sensitivity. So far I am very happy with my purchase and I will more than likely buy two more cameras so that every doorway in and out of my house is covered. Hope this helps you all with your security camera purchase research. "Like" if this was helpful.