3G/4G LTE Security Camera Outdoor Wireless, Reolink Go PT + Solar Panel + 32GB SD Card, Battery Operated Security Camera 355°Pan & 140°Tilt, 2-Way Audio, 1080P Starlight Night Vision, Smart Detection

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I bought this Reolink 3G/4G LTE Pan Tilt Solar Security Camera to go in a wooded area that has no electricity. In fairness, I wasn't expecting too much from the camera, but I have been pleasantly surprised.The Installation of the SIM card was extremely easy. I purchased a 'Three' SIM card, as Three has the best reception in our area. It was simple to activate (I simply popped it in and it just found the signal, so it couldn't be any easier than that!), and place in the camera.The app is easy to operate once I downloaded it from the apple store for free. It's functionality is excellent. I tested it indoors first (I didn't want to put it up a height, then find out it doesn't work), and it even picked a strong signal there.Installation: I installed the camera on the main trunk of a Sycamore tree about 10ft off the ground. I then installed the Solar panel about a further 10ft up the tree facing south, at an angle.Functionality: The pan-tilt works good, and the email alerts are excellent (Mainly from wildlife in our case!), all controlled from the app. The speaker function is quite handy, if you need to get the attention of someone.Battery life: The PTZ camera is using approximately 3% battery life per day (this is allowing it to work on it's own with the alerts, rathe than viewing it all the time), but when the Sun shines (I installed it in November, and we live up North, so not much Sun at present!) it does put that amount back in. I would recommend fully charging the camera using the lead provided before installation - I used an iPhone charging plug and the lead supplied.Picture quality: In daylight the picture quality is extremely good, and we can see a great deal of distance with good clarity. The zoom function works well too. At night, I would estimate that we can see about 20m in complete darkness, which isn't too bad at all. Certainly good enough for what we need.Negatives: Only a couple of small points - The bracket that holds the camera was plastic, which was really strange, as everything else was of exceptional quality. For example, the bracket that holds the solar panel is a heavy duty steel item, but the one that holds the camera (which is substantially heavier), was moulded plastic. In my view the manufacturer needs to upgrade this part of it, as I'm not sure how it will cope over time (Particularly if our pesky squirrels keep hanging around it!). The second thing is the colour - White. That might be fine for some installations, but if you are wanting it to blend in a little (particularly in a wood as we did) then an option of a Black one, with a Black solar panel and cable would have been far better.Overall, I've been very impressed with this camera, and wouldn't hesitate in recommending it.

Great little Camera with clear images and easy to set up, Solar panel keeps the battery topped up well.BUT the lead doesn’t push in properly and keeps falling out. I’ve had to stick it with tape not ideal.wish I had sent it back when I first got it

I use the camera for remote security at a site very distant from power or internet, so the Go PT is ideal. I've written a review before but thought 6 months of experience would be worth noting. What really impresses me is the tiny solar panel has been able to keep the camera near maximum charge all over the UK winter (November 20 till end of April 21 and still going strong). The Vodaphone link at 4 quid a month is a great deal and it works very well after a doddle of a setup. Just occasionally it slows or fails to link for a short while and this seems to be during times you would expect the mobile network to be very busy so no big surprise. All in, a great camera, superb colour balance, bright and wide spread IR night vision and reliably trips and notifies from everything from a squirrel upwards (6-8m or so). I use it on the higher resolution. Very few false pings when set at a little below maximum sensitivity. Customer service continues to be great following some recent queries, lovely polite messages and they actually answer you personally and don't just dole out standard lines. Note, the SD card auto-overwrites when full which is great but not mentioned anywhere I could find. The time lapse feature is fantastic and not something they really advertise, it runs in the background of any of your other settings, genius!Suggestions: 1. Make a camouflage skin for it (and the panel+cable!). 2. Allow software to set a high resolution setting for what it saves to SD card but optionally a fluid mode for quick live viewing without having to switch to fluid and back again.Seriously Reolink, where have you been all my life?!

It's a great camera with a great image and PIR sensor that works. Got a Vodafone V-SIM to go with it (IoT supporting SIM) with £4/month fee that you can cancel anytime (there is no contract as such. One SIM needed per camera). You can share the camera/set of multiple cameras with multiple users that download the App and you can view all of your cameras at once. The App is intuitive and works well. So far so good.BUT, there is a big BUT.Last night we got broken into (late in the night).One of the camera alerted us 23x, but we didn't hear a thing, as the App alert sound is too weak and there is no way to increase the volume.The thieves stole the camera and the SD card with it with all the evidence. There is no way for us now to connect to it now and playback what happened.So all in all, it is merely a feeble deterrent for some burglars, but it won't stop the ones that know the weaknesses of this camera and in the middle of the night, it is very unlikely that you will hear the alerts.. even if you are a poor sleeper.One other downside is that the solar panel may not be enough to keep your cameras charged during the winter, especially if your property is north-facing like ours. We ended up having to take the cameras on and off every few days to charge them via cable.