Reolink has launched the Duo 2 dual-lens 4K panorama safety digital camera – MBReviews

A yr after Reolink shocked everybody by launching a dual-lens digital camera that would cowl rather more house and even mix the 2 streams right into a single stream, it has now launched the second technology of the gadget referred to as Reolink Duo 2. And, as hopefully, it appears to be an enchancment in virtually each respect.

The Reolink Duo used sensible movement detection know-how to precisely inform when an individual or car was in entrance of the lens, however the Duo 2 appears to take it to a different degree, including pet detection to the equation as nicely. In the mean time, it is a beta characteristic, however I count on it to be a full characteristic very quickly.

The decision can also be improved from the 2K (2560 x 1440p) of the earlier technology of cameras to now 4K (4608 x 1728p) and the lens can also be higher, going from 4 to eight megapixels, which suggests that there’s some enchancment for the night time imaginative and prescient too. The producer says it is color-matched night time imaginative and prescient that makes use of a highlight and eight IR infrared LEDs to assist detect any motion at night time.
One other vital enchancment is the width of the viewing angle.

Whereas the Reolink Duo might already cowl numerous house (150 levels), the Duo 2 has a wider viewing angle, reaching 180 levels. Once I tried the Duo digital camera, the algorithm behind stitching the 2 movies collectively did a reasonably good job, however I used to be nonetheless capable of spot some distortion the place one lens ended and the opposite started (in the midst of the video). And whereas I have not tried the Reolink Duo 2 but, I did examine some photographs supplied by the producer and so they look considerably higher.

The footage regarded completely stitched within the center and nearly no distortion wherever. If this seems to be the precise efficiency of the digital camera, kudos to Reolink, however I am going to take a look at it myself or look ahead to different customers to substantiate that the algorithm is significantly better than what we noticed with the earlier technology. Additionally, the Reolink Duo 2 is available in varied configurations, however not as many as the primary technology as there is just one PoE and WiFi mannequin.

The fascinating factor in regards to the PoE mannequin is that it may be related to an NVR, identical to the primary technology Duo. And, after I tried the Duo digital camera, it was a bit annoying as a result of I wanted to make use of two channels. This has modified with Duo 2 as a result of it appears that evidently the programmers managed to mix the 2 pictures collectively (maintaining the 4K decision intact) and provide it to the NVR as a single stream, thus occupying a single channel, leaving different channels for different cameras.

All the things else appears to be the identical as with the primary technology, so count on assist for SD playing cards as much as 256GB, two-way communication, and distant entry by way of the cellular app, which is beneficial if you happen to’re utilizing the digital camera with or with out an NVR. Moreover, the WiFi model shouldn’t be restricted to simply the two.4 GHz band, as is the case with the overwhelming majority of equally priced cameras.

It’s also possible to join the Reolink Duo 2 to the 5GHz band, simply remember that you will see the very best efficiency by putting in the digital camera nearer to the router. That being stated, if you wish to examine extra details about Reolink Duo 2, simply go to the official web site because the gadget is already accessible out there.