One cable per camera, and nothing depends on the Wi-Fi holding up · review
Four 5 MP dome cameras, an eight-channel recorder with a 2 TB drive, and 18-meter network cables in the box. Reolink states person and vehicle detection, continuous recording and compatibility with its 4, 5 and 8 MP cameras.
The conclusion The safest wired purchase here. Not the sharpest, and the one most likely to still be supported when you want a fifth camera.
Wired systems are bought once and lived with for years, which makes the question “will this still be supported” more important than any figure on the box. Reolink is the answer to that question in this hub: a long firmware record, an app that is actively maintained, and a recorder that accepts the company’s whole camera range.
Deliberately not 4K. A 5 MP stream carries about 60% of the pixels of an 8 MP one, so less data for the same period: the supplied 2 TB holds noticeably more history, and Reolink states up to 16 TB in total with an added drive. Reolink does not publish the sensor size, so any night-time advantage cannot be put in figures. For a long drive where somebody has to be identifiable at the far end, 4K is the right answer: the sister kit, the Reolink RLK8-800B4, has four 4K bullets and costs more.
Eighteen meters each. That is generous, and it is also consumed faster than people expect — a run goes up a wall, along a loft, down a cavity and round a door frame, and straight-line distance is not what it costs. Measure the real routes before ordering extra.
The transparent bubble collects dust, rain spots and spider webs, and the camera’s own infrared reflects off them at night into a haze. Two wipes a year keeps the image the sensor can actually produce.
A household that wants to install once, expand occasionally, and not think about it again.
Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
| Camera resolution | 5 MP (2560 × 1920), stated by Reolink |
|---|---|
| Night vision | Infrared, stated to 30 m (98 ft) |
| Recorder | 8-channel with 2 TB drive, up to 16 TB stated |
| Cabling | 18 m (59 ft) network cables supplied |
| Recording | 24/7 continuous on all cameras |
| Expansion | Any Reolink PoE or Wi-Fi camera, 4 to 8 MP |
| Amazon reference | B07CQLB8HS |
| EAN | 0633696952966 |
Mostly storage. A 5 MP stream carries about 60% of the pixels of 8 MP, so less data for the same period, and the supplied 2 TB lasts noticeably longer. Reolink does not publish the sensor size, so the effect at night cannot be put in figures. For most houses the trade is favorable; on a long drive where identification matters, 4K wins, for instance with the Reolink RLK8-800B4.
Around a normal house, usually far enough for the recorder to sit centrally and reach four positions. Measure the actual runs before assuming it, including the vertical drops and the route round door frames — cable length is consumed by geometry, not by straight-line distance.
Reolink states compatibility with its own PoE and Wi-Fi cameras. Some ONVIF cameras work on some recorders, and none of it is guaranteed. Plan on staying within the brand, which is the usual and reasonable price of a kit that works out of the box.
7.8/ 10
The safest wired purchase here. Not the sharpest, and the one most likely to still be supported when you want a fifth camera.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 2, 2026.
A house wanting a system that will still be supported and expandable in five years.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
8MP · four 355° × 90° PT cameras · 15 m (49 ft) color night vision · auto-tracking · 8CH NVR
The only wired kit here whose cameras pan and tilt. ieGeek states 8 MP at 3840 × 2144, color night vision to 15 m (49 ft), AI detection with auto-tracking, and two-way audio, on an eight-channel PoE recorder.
Best for: A property with several approaches, where four fixed cameras would leave gaps that four moving ones do not.
4K 8MP · 8-channel NVR · 2 TB drive included · H.265+ · 30 m (98 ft) IR
An eight-channel 4K kit with the recorder and the drive in the box. Loocam states 8 MP cameras, H.265+ compression and a 2 TB drive already fitted, with person detection and push alerts.
Best for: A first wired system, where everything arriving in one box matters more than the last word in image processing.
4× 4K bullets · 8CH NVR with 2 TB · person and vehicle detection · 24/7
The 4K version of Reolink's wired kit: four 8 MP bullet cameras at 20 fps, an eight-channel recorder with a 2 TB drive pre-installed, and detection that filters branches and insects out of the alerts.
Best for: A property where footage may have to be handed to somebody else, and detail decides whether it is any use.
