Pros & Cons
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- Sharp video
- Bright LEDs
- Wide viewing angle
- Local storage
- Voice control
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- Wired installation
- SD card not included
- Doesn't support Apple HomeKit or IFTTT
Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi Specs
| Alarm | |
| Brightness | 3,000 lumens |
| Color Temperature | 3,000K to 6,000K |
| Field of View | 180 |
| Integrations | Amazon Alexa |
| Integrations | Google Assistant |
| Night Vision | |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Storage | Local |
| Two-Way Audio |
Designed for driveways, backyards, or any area that requires illumination and 24/7 monitoring, the $229.99 Reolink Elite WiFi is a wired floodlight cam that uses two lenses to provide an ultra-wide view of your property. It supports Alexa and Google voice commands, offers local video storage, and delivers sharp 4K video. It's easy to recommend, but if you require an even wider view, the Eufy E340 Floodlight ($219.99) offers 360 degrees of surveillance via mechanical pan and tilt, and is equipped with both telephoto and wide-angle lenses, making it our Editors' Choice.
Design: Weatherproof, With Bright Floodlights
The Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi features a white enclosure measuring 6.8 by 11.6 by 7.2 inches (HWD) with an IP66 weatherproof rating, protecting it from rain and dust exposure. It has a pair of white LED floodlights with an adjustable color temperature range of 3,000K to 6,000K and a maximum output of 3,000 lumens. That’s much brighter than the Eufy E340 and the Arlo Wired Floodlight ($149.99), both of which produce 2,000 lumens.
Positioned below the lamps is a camera assembly that is mounted on an adjustable arm. The assembly houses two camera lenses that capture a combined 5,120-by-1,552-pixel video at 20 frames per second (fps) and provide a 180-degree field of view via dual image stitching technology. The front of the assembly also features a status LED, a microphone, and three IR LEDs for black-and-white night vision. When the floodlight lamps are active, the cameras will record color video at night.
(Credit: John R. Delaney)The bottom of the camera assembly has a speaker, and behind a protective cover is a USB-C power port (used for setup only), a reset button, and a microSD card slot for local storage of recorded video. At the rear of the base are two wires for hardwiring the device to a junction box. Included in the box are wiring nuts and hardware, a wrench for adjusting the camera angle, and a security sticker.
Smart Features: AI Helps You Search for Specific Footage
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.
(Credit: Reolink/PCMag)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.
Installation and Performance: Wired Setup and a Wide Field of View
Installing the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi is relatively easy, but you’ll have to work with electrical wiring. If you’re not comfortable doing so, it’s a good idea to have a professional handle it. I started by turning off the power to my floodlight circuit at the breaker box before removing the old fixture. I attached the mounting plate to the junction box, connected the wires to the floodlight (black to black, white to white, and green to ground), and secured the floodlight to the plate using the included hardware. I restored power to the circuit, opened the app, and tapped the plus button in the upper-right corner of the home screen. I scanned the QR code on the bottom of the camera assembly, entered my Wi-Fi credentials, and assigned a name to the camera to complete the installation.
The Elite floodlight cam worked wonderfully in testing. Daytime image quality was sharp, with excellent color saturation, and black-and-white night vision showed strong contrast and was adequately illuminated.
(Credit: Reolink/PCMag)Speaking of illumination, the two floodlight lamps were more than bright enough to light up my driveway, my front lawn, and part of my neighbor’s lawn. As a result, I had to lower the angle of the lamps and reduce the brightness to avoid disturbing my neighbor.
The Elite had no trouble following my motion recording schedule, and the perimeter protection settings and the AI search engine worked as intended. I searched for all videos featuring a red car, and it quickly returned thumbnails of relevant videos.
Alexa voice commands to view video on an Amazon Echo Show smart display worked correctly, as did my Alexa routine to have an AiDot Linkind Matter Smart Light Bulb turn red when the floodlight cam detected motion.