Reolink Duo 3 Wifi Review

Reolink duo 3 wifi: introduction

• Type: outdoors
• Connectivity: 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi (with Wi-Fi 6)
• Ecosystems: Amazon Alexa, Google Home

Reolink, the brand for which I abandoned all my nest cams, used CES 2025 to present the Duo 3 Wifi camera.

The new 3 wifi duo looks like a twin of the power version on the sternet that went on sale in early 2024, and the specifications are also almost identical, offering a 16MP UHD resolution and a 180 ° panoramic view, thanks to Its double 4K sensors and an advanced image sewing algorithm.

This design eliminates blind points and captures intricate details, which makes it ideal for monitoring large areas such as entrances, parking and rear courtyards.

Equipped with double-band Wi-Fi, the 3 WIFI duo admits 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies for soft live transmission and faster data transfer.

The Reolink cameras, in case I did not know, come with local storage options through a microSD card and that is the case with the new arrival.

This not only eliminates the need for monthly rates, but also allows you to save recordings without depending on the cloud storage.

Reolink actually offers cloud plans for those who want them, but crucially, it does not block the essential characteristics behind a payment wall.

Keep reading to get my full review of Wi -Fi Duo 3 Wifi …

Design and installation

• Voluminous and resistant design
• Additional Wi-Fi antennas
• Multiple assembly options

As mentioned in the introduction, the new 3 wifi duo resembles the Poe version, but has two additional antennas, which are obviously for that Wi-Fi connectivity.

It is a design quite similar to the 2 wifi duo that was directed a couple of years ago and, like Duo 2, the 3 wifi duo includes two lenses in one body, with spotlights and lights going around, giving a slight head of Robot of the 1980s. Look (Johnny 5, for any person greater enough to remember).

Actually, it is a monster, in terms of design, with a resistant metallic body that measures 195 x 103 x 56 mm, and weighs around 620 g; It is a factor so that it is far from the plasticky models, but Petite, Argus 4 Pro or Argus Track of the brand.

As I said, the only real difference of the Poe model abroad is those antennas, which simply screw next to the unit.

Talking about screwing things and there is a screw hole at the top if you want to mount the 3 wifi duo, and also one at the bottom if you prefer a wall or surface mounting.

Regardless of the option you choose, it is just a simple assembly arm and a support that you will need to attach to cut it in place.

The microSD card can be found below, protected by a couple of screws; This makes it more difficult for possible thieves to pinch any evidence.

Now, although the 3 wifi duo is an intelligent security camera enabled for Wi-Fi, you will have to connect its router and the camera through Ethernet for the initial configuration, which is strange.

It seems a supervision of Reolink to allow Duo 3 capable of synchronizing with its domestic network directly outside the box, as well as its other Wi-Fi cameras.

He will get an Ethernet cable in the box, although it is a nuisance without which he could have had, and let’s be sincere, he is quite overthrown.

The Ethernet port in the camera is in a cable that is divided from the power cable, so it is also quite complicated … but it means that it has the option of enclosing the duo 3 if you wish.

It does not receive the usual indications of Voice Reolink during the configuration. Since your phone and camera are connected to the same network, the camera should be shown directly in the Reolink application if you have other chambers of the brand installed.

If you do not, you will first have to configure your application.

People aware of security will be happy to know that they do not have to register to obtain a reolink account or give up any detail, although they should do it if you want to use certain cloud characteristics, or synchronize your reolink with Amazon Alexa or Google Home.

Once you have performed the initial match, you can get rid of the Ethernet connection and be wireless.

One more point for the 3 wifi duo, as is the case with many of the reolink cameras, is that it has a double band 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi so you can take advantage of that fastest 5GHZ band, faster, If you have an access point close enough to reach it. It also has Wi-Fi 6 technology on board.

In the box there is a 12V 2A CC feed adapter, which will need to plug. This is not a battery camera.

Characteristics and in use

• Continuous recording
• Event recording activated by movement
• Movement’s snapshot
• Double sewing image

Once you have the 3 wifi duo matched within the Reolink application, you can configure how you want the cam function with the content of your heart.

A warning that I include in all my Reolink reviews is that the personalization level and the wealth of options offered within the application can be quite overwhelming.

Reolink offers a control level that is practically unmatched in the rivals of the smart security chamber, but that also means that you will have to understand an absolute alluvion of options to configure the camera exactly how you want it. .

It will simply work outside the box without problem, but you will discover that you will want to play certain aspects to meet your needs.

In terms of details for the 3 wifi duo, this process is not as laborious as it is with some of the reolink battery cameras, since you really do not have to worry about anything to do with the battery life.

So, things like the recording continues, the use of care, the quality of the transmission and the like they are not things that you need to bother to.

However, it is possible that you should play with the chamber configuration, through the application.

Because these two 4K lenses combine to provide a complete view of 180 degrees, there is a software element in the process; That is the advanced image sewing algorithm that I mentioned in the introduction.

What this means is that the software actually sews two 4K videos separated into a super broad view. This is ideal to cover large areas such as entrances or gardens, but you may have With an obvious line where both are found.

It had a visible line that could improve, but not completely eliminate. I could only see it in the clouds, as stood out in screen capture below, if you look strong enough, and it was not important, but it is something to take into account.

Also keep in mind that anything super close to the camera will distort to its blind spot, according to the stitch configuration.

As with all the latest reolink cameras, you will get intelligent detection for things such as people, cars and animals.

In the application you can establish recording schedules and activity areas; Play with the images on the screen and the quality of the video transmission; In addition, choose specific options for the built -in siren and the focus.

If you turn on the movement detection, the 3 wifi duo will send you push notifications when you have seen the movement. These can become a bit overwhelming, so it can reduce them using object detection function, with the monitoring of animals, person and vehicles on offer.

You can select if you want you to notify you about your combination of people, vehicles, animals or all movement, and you can program when you want to obtain each type of alert.

Therefore, I could choose to have notifications of people and vehicles during the day, but only notifications of people at night.

The 3 wifi duo also has a movement track function, which condenses the movement events in a single 15 second image for a quick review, with these snapshots of time by email that they send you by email, if you wish .

There is also a good time span option with the 3 wifi duo, so you can get great descriptions of one day events in your garden, for example.

Local storage

When it comes to reviewing its footage, the good news, as always with Reolink, is that there is no need to cough for additional subscription rates.

With the 3 wifi duo, it actually has a wide range of local storage options; Up to 512 GB of microSD, FTP, NVR, NAS Drive or through the use of New Home Hub of Reolink.

For the continuous recording, the start center or an NVR is a wise option, but a microSD card will simply overcome the oldest images when it is full.

I tend to use security cameras in a recording configuration activated by movement and Reolink allows you to choose how long the recordings last after the movement ends.

Guide: local storage in intelligent security cameras explained

Reolink also offers a quite cheap cloud option, if you want to follow that route.

In the US, there are cloud plans with 1 GB of free storage (7 days of history) and then paid options: $ 3.49, $ 6.99 or $ 10.49 per month. It is £ 3.49 or £ 6.49 per month in the United Kingdom.

That gives 30 days of history (60 days for the upper level), plus 10, 50 or 100 GB of storage space respectively for 5 to 10 cameras. This is a fraction of the cost of the tastes of Ring Home or Nest AK.

None of these additional costs is really necessary; You are only paying for storage, there are no cut characteristics if you do not pay, unlike other brands that make you pay the complete use of your cameras … Yes, Arlo, I mean you.

However, the discharge of usual responsibility applies that if the camera or card is steal, it will lose everything.

All their engraved clips are shown in the application timeline view, with useful miniatures to facilitate the search for a clip, marked with a small pleasant icon if a person or pet has been seen.

The application facilitates the filter by event and type of movement, with small useful icons, so it is easy to find the clip you seek and save it on your phone permanently.

However, be sure to change the discharge quality if you want complete resolution clips; By default, select a ‘fluid’ clip that is not close to the dual (‘transparent’) that records.

In the clips, you can choose where to show the camera name, date and time, or the reolink logo, and can also deactivate them too.

From live view, you can jump to the bidirectional talk, which works well enough. It could be a useful feature if you want to scare someone who should not be in your garden, but the speaker at the base is a bit difficult.

There is also an incorporated siren so that it can, if it is what, create an alarm of sound and light to scare unwanted visitors as well, if the movement is detected at established times. You can even record your own personalized warning too, which is fun … “Oi, get oooooooouuut!”

Reolink offers Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa skills, which allow you to transmit images to a compatible smart screen. However, for the 3 wifi duo is Google only for now, in terms of intelligent assistants. I heard that Alexa’s support should be added soon.

Performance

The 16MP Chamber of Reolink Rockea AA at all, Dual 4K, 7680 x 2160 Resolution.

That is much wider than the normal 4K due to those dual lenses. With a great F1.6 opening also on board, it really makes the difference.

It is super clear, especially at a distance. The images that capture the 3 wifi duo is very clear and detailed.

Unlike a pair of recent reolink releases, such as Argus 4 Pro and high PT ultra, there is no night vision of colorx, on the other hand, you get the black and white night vision option of IR and / or night vision of Color with foci carefully.

In the application you can choose to use an automatic change option between the two, which works very well.

In the example, you will see that you are collecting many details during the night in the side patio, and then it becomes color, with the fox orange layer really appearing while contemplating exactly where to defecate in my patio.

These garden chairs end about 25 feet where the camera was placed, so it can see that the range of the attention center is quite good, although you will want to use only the IR option if the constant distance is its goal.

The Reolink Duo 3 Wifi is obviously better located outdoors and is an IP67 classification camera, which can work from -10 ° C to 55 ° C (14 ° F to 131 ° F).

Of course, you will need an outdoor exit to boost it.

Final thoughts

Reolink continues to push the limits of consumer security chambers, and the 3 WIFI duo is another strong addition to its constant expansion alignment.

While industrial design may not adapt to all and configuration peculiarities are a bit annoying, the combination of that ultra wide view, high quality video, intelligent features and local storage options make it another excellent reolink option and, As always, one, one that will not break the bank.

How do we try

When we publish our reviews, they may be sure they are the result of “living” with long -term tests.

Smart security cameras generally live inside an ecosystem, or a range of products that supposedly work in harmony. Therefore, it is impossible to use a security camera for a week and broadcast a verdict.

Because we are testing a smart home kit all day, every day, we know what matters and how a particular camera is compared with the alternatives that it could also be considering.

Our reviews are integral, objective and fair and, of course, we are never paid directly to check a device.

Read our guide on our intelligent security cameras process for more information.

Frequent questions

Reolink Duo 3 Wifi: Specifications