Reolink D340B 2nd Generation + Chime

Motion Detection The biggest advantage. The camera distinguishes between people, vehicles, and animals, and you configure for each category what you want to be notified about. With my previous doorbell, I received notifications at night about cats and birds flying overhead. Those are simply turned off here. Additionally, you can exclude zones, such as the sidewalk or the street, so that passersby do not trigger a notification.

Image Quality 4MP and color night vision. In the dark, you can still see faces and license plates, not the grainy green image that infrared cameras end up with. During the day, the image is more than sharp enough to recognize a delivery person or a stranger, even from a few meters away.

Storage and Costs Local storage, no subscription. Everything is stored on your own card or NVR and remains within your network. With many competitors, you pay monthly for storage and possibly for smart detection. Here, that is simply built into the device.

Chime You plug the included chime into a power outlet and you hear the bell throughout the house, even when your phone is on silent or you are not near the front door. You can adjust the volume and ringtone. It is a small detail, but it is exactly what most doorbell systems fail to address properly.

Conclusion As far as I am concerned, this is the most honest doorbell system in this price range: it does what it promises, without monthly fees and without notifications that are of no use to you.

I was looking for a replacement for my current one, which still had a micro USB. This one has a USB-C, so you can connect it using your phone cable, for example, or vice versa. The doorbell was installed and paired with the app in a few minutes. Everything was fairly straightforward; a phone is required. You install the Reolink App on your phone, link your account to Google, or simply register. Scan the QR code from your mobile and your doorbell on your phone (this was fantastically done). The app works well; I also have a Hub Lite and an outdoor camera with it. The Hub acts as online storage and a central point. So no separate SD cards in different products. Furthermore, the doorbell has everything you can expect regarding privacy and control over what should and shouldn't be recorded. I believe the battery also lasts a really long time; I haven't charged it since purchase. So, about 20 days already? So far, I am very pleased with it.