Reolink’s NEW Wireless OMVI 2i Camera vs Solar Floodlight! Which Is Better?

Mark here and today we're going to look at two completely wireless cameras from Reolink. So you might have seen this one a little earlier this year. This is the solar Wi-Fi floodlight. It does have two floodlights, one on each side. It has a 700 milliamp hour battery and they claim it'll last approximately three months on a charge, of course, depending on how you use it. But it does have a solar ease, solar-powered system, so that keeps it running. I've had this one up for a couple weeks now, testing both these cameras, and they've remained at 100%. We are just coming into fall. Of course, things could change as the days get shorter, but I've used this one throughout the summer in various locations and it's served me well. The field of view, the horizontal field of view, of this camera is 124.5 degrees. So now that you've got that, the newer one which actually hasn't officially been released yet, please subscribe to our channel so that you get notifications as to when this actually does come out. This one here is from the Omni series. So earlier this year the Omni 3i came out and the X16 is right around the corner, I believe it's early November for its release. The two lenses, so it's got two, it's got one wider angle at the top here which is 110 degree horizontal field of view and the pan and tilt camera has a 59 degree back and forth horizontal field of view. It also boasts a solar panel and this one has a 10,000 milliamp hour battery and they claim it can run six months on a charge but of course again you have that solar panel. So we're going to look at these two cameras. I'm not sure of the price range of the two. I believe this one here the solar Floodlight camera is $139 currently Canadian on Amazon. This one hasn't been released yet so they do have a Omni 2i PoE currently on their website but what I'll do is I'll post the price up here when it does come out and before I post this video. So I installed both of these cameras on the side of my house and both cameras are designed for flexible installation without the need for complicated wiring. You can install these cameras anywhere that you have Wi-Fi signal. So I did a number of tests and what I did is this camera when it mounts you can adjust the entire body back and forth and then of course you can set the pan and tilt to its area of location. So what I like to do and I've noticed this with the other Ombi cameras, is I bring this one over to capture a field of view over on this side, to the far side. And then I take the home position of the pan and tilt, and I run it over to the other side. If something shows up on that pan and tilt camera, it will then follow it. And if something shows up on the wide angle, this camera will turn to check it out and see what it is. and also follow it. I took a few different shots day and night and in this clip here you can see our lawn mowing landscaping team just heading off for the day. This is Holly and her little one and you can see how the motion of the camera moves and follows her until she gets to the side of the house. That's kind of the home position that I have been leaving the camera. So I took this shot during the day and I did it at different increments. So you can get an idea, I do have a little subscribe sign, so again don't forget to subscribe, and you can see the difference between the Omni 2i and the floodlight camera. So for the day view the Omni 2i of course it's a 4K versus a 2K it did do much better. It has a shorter field of view 0.5 versus 59 degrees so of course it's going to be a little better and I expected that. So here is the night footage using a license plate. So you can see from the video that the OMV pan and tilt does have some clarity over the floodlight, the solar floodlight camera. And that's, of course, again, to be expected with the higher megapixel of the OMV's pan and tilt camera. But again, getting back to, are you looking at just monitoring a wider area or are you a little bit more focused on tracking individuals for license plate and facial recognition? So let me know down in the comments what your thoughts are on these two cameras. I'd love to hear from you and don't forget to subscribe to be in the know of all of the newer cameras that are out and a little bit about our farm. Take care and have a wonderful day. See you next time.