2025
Smart home cameras are just better when they’re wired. Yes, it’s a pain in the ass to install them, but if you can manage it, you’ll never have to change a battery or climb a ladder to get a camera down and charge it, or wait very long for its video feed to load in an app. If they’ve got a wired internet connection, all the better, but as Wi-Fi cameras with wired power go, the $220 Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi camera is one of the best.
The Elite Floodlight WiFi reminds me a lot of Google’s Nest Cam with floodlight, at least as looks are concerned, thanks to its curvy white plastic and two articulating floodlights with frosted white covers. One big difference is that the Elite Floodlight WiFi uses two separate camera sensors, their footage stitched together to form one long, 180-degree field of view.
Reolink Elite Floodlight Floodlight WiFi Reolink’s Elite Floodlight WiFi is a easy to install wired camera with seemingly endless customization and no need for an internet connection. See at Amazon Pros Crisp, clear video
Crisp, clear video Tons of customizability
Tons of customizability Local video
Local video No subscription or internet connection required
No subscription or internet connection required Easy setup and installation
Easy setup and installation Stable, reliable Wi-Fi Cons No microSD card included
No microSD card included No cloud storage options
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