When motion is detected, the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi will record video and store it locally, but you’ll have to supply your own media. The floodlight supports microSD cards up to 512GB.
The Elite uses Bluetooth to pair with your phone and a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 radio to connect to your home network. It supports both Alexa and Google voice commands, but as with other Reolink devices, it doesn’t work with Apple HomeKit or IFTTT applets that provide interoperability with numerous third-party smart home devices.
Smart motion detection features include animal, human, and vehicle alerts, as well as perimeter protection settings. These settings include a zone loitering alert that notifies you if anything or anyone is spotted lingering around your home. It also offers zone intrusion alerts to let you know if a specific area in the camera’s field of view has been breached, and a line crossing alert tells you when someone has crossed a certain threshold. You can have the spotlights turn on and activate the built-in siren sound when an event occurs.
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The Elite uses the same mobile app for Android and iOS as the Reolink Altas PT Ultra and the Reolink Video Doorbell. It appears by name in its own panel on the app’s home screen along with the last captured still image. When you tap the panel, it opens a screen with a live video feed presented in a letterbox format. Below the video panel are buttons to pause, mute, record video, capture a snapshot, adjust the image quality (high or low), and switch between full-screen and letterbox viewing. Use the full-screen button, or just turn your phone sideways to view the video stream in landscape mode.
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At the very bottom of the screen are Talk, Playback, and Cloud Events buttons. The Talk button enables two-way talk, and the Playback button opens a screen with a timeline of recorded events. Here, you can download clips and search for them using the ReoNeura AI search tool, which allows you to use keywords like “red car,” “blue shirt,” or “cat” as search criteria. The Cloud Events button does not work with the Elite, as it is not on the list of cameras that support Reolink’s cloud service. The Eufy E340 offers more flexibility on this front, supporting both local and cloud storage.
To access the camera’s settings, tap the gear icon in the upper-right corner. Here, you can configure Wi-Fi and display settings, enable two-way audio, adjust the floodlight (color temperature, brightness, and motion triggering), customize motion sensitivity, and configure perimeter protection. Additionally, you can enable time-lapse recording as well as email and push alerts.
