Topic: Reolink streaming camera

[ValentineWeather]

Added a Reolink streaming camera to the website, I have all Reolink cameras now and use their handy client software, making management easy. I'm using a Webcam host BrownRice Internet out of Taos NM for the streaming camera and the support is great. We were even able to figure out how to stream with audio, but have it turned off due to privacy concerns. For audio to work had to use the RTMP stream to server which the camera supported. I know Reolinks may get a bad rap, but image quality vs bang for the buck is very good. Even if a camera fails, they are inexpensive to replace and have had a few failures, but not recently. What impresses me is they can survive extreme temps in the negative -30 below F range. The streaming camera can be found here:
 https://www.valentinenebraska.net/StreamingCamera.php

[ocala]

I have 4 of them. Bought them because of the 2 year warranty. So far all are performing well.
They just came out with a 4K wireless 180 degree camera. Looks pretty nice but kinda pricey at $200.

[92merc]

Looks good Randy.

As far as the cost of the 180 degree camera, you pay for that wide angle view.  But when you can provide a view like mine, it's worth it to me.

[meteosanjuan]

They look very nice indeed. I have two Reolink RLC-510A. I certainly don't feel like spending money on a decent rtsp. I have a blueiris server and free access via https://rtsp.me

There is no money for more....

You can see them in the livecam section.

https://www.meteosanjuan.com

Regards

[Bashy]

Hi, I have 2 but only one for the weather (E1 Outdoor) but it's not setup for external viewing as yet, I don't think my 72mb BB could handle the bigger images, not only that, I'm not so sure the weather laptop can spare any resources as its already running WD and WXSIM, its just an old I5 with either 8 or 16gb, that said, i wouldnt need WD to run the webcam side of things, AH, but then there's the issue of adding weather data to the camera as well, i did try another timelapse program that did all that but shut it down due to resource limitation :/

There is a problem with the camera at present, I only bought it in January, and that is that it shuts down completely, 100% dead, if I tap it a few times it will come back alive.

When i say dead I mean stone cold, no power to it, I am currently in talks with Reolink, once resolved I would like to find a low resource way to live stream with weather data but also produce a static image for other sites that use the image, Windy for example is just one of a few, anyhoo, I'm waffling, carry on...

[vinceskahan]

Added a Reolink streaming camera to the website, I have all Reolink cameras now and use their handy client software, making management easy.

Which camera model specifically are you using and what software are you using ?  Is it wired or wireless as well ?

Looking to get my timelapse setup up again with an outside camera.  Too many years of using an old USB camera taped inside to a window and attached to a raspberry pi.  Looking for a stable outside camera that will get the job done.  I basically just need to query it for snapshots periodically.  I already have the setup to stitch things together into timelapses with overlaid conditions etc....

[ValentineWeather]

Added a Reolink streaming camera to the website, I have all Reolink cameras now and use their handy client software, making management easy.

Which camera model specifically are you using and what software are you using ?  Is it wired or wireless as well ?

Looking to get my timelapse setup up again with an outside camera.  Too many years of using an old USB camera taped inside to a window and attached to a raspberry pi.  Looking for a stable outside camera that will get the job done.  I basically just need to query it for snapshots periodically.  I already have the setup to stitch things together into timelapses with overlaid conditions etc....

The only software is the Reolink client. Yes, went with wired Ethernet cable for a smooth stream, the camera being used is the  RLC-811WA. Have 7 cameras, all are wireless except this one. 

[ocala]

Hey Randy.

Are you in a drought out there?
The grass in the steaming west cam is brown.

[ValentineWeather]

It's been dry (15.55") on the year, only about 2" behind but all during the summer months with July only about .44" and .55" for August, so in the 10 years I've been back these are the 2 driest summer months.  That grass is generally yellow anyway.  We aren't severe or anything, some of the driest years were in the late 1880s and again in the 1930s when only 11-13" fell all year.

[vinceskahan]

The only software is the Reolink client. Yes, went with wired Ethernet cable for a smooth stream, the camera being used is the  RLC-811WA. Have 7 cameras, all are wireless except this one.

Thanks - went with the RLC-810WA since it was cheaper and seemed to meet the needs to grab a snap occasionally via RTSP.  Like that it has modern wifi capabilities as well.  Fingers crossed....

[vinceskahan]

Just for the others who might look this one up, got the camera today and it seems pretty nice although it's a tight focal radius.  The 5GHz is a great addition.  Setup wasn't too bad, just had to light up RTSP in the confusing Reolink gui app on the iphone.

Incantation to get a still is pretty easy...

Call this from cron every minute or however often you want the snaps snapped...

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#!/bin/bash
now=`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`
mkdir -p /home/pi/timelapse/out
ffmpeg -y -i rtsp://myuserhere:mypasshere@192.168.1.64/Preview_01_main -vframes 1 -s 800x480 /home/pi/timelapse/out/weather-${now}.jpg  2>/dev/null

Then at night rotate the directory over....

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#!/bin/bash
today=`date +%Y%m%d`

cd /home/pi/timelapse
mv out out.${today}
mkdir out

And process into a timelapse....

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#!/bin/bash
today=`date +%Y%m%d`
logger -t "[GENERATE_STILLS]" start
cd /home/pi/timelapse/out.${today}
# ref: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/166553/why-wont-video-from-ffmpeg-show-in-quicktime-imovie-or-quick-preview
cat weather*jpg | ffmpeg  -f image2pipe -i - -pix_fmt yuv420p /home/pi/movies/timelapse-${today}.mp4 >/dev/null 2>&1
logger -t "[GENERATE_STILLS]" complete

I rotate the directory because it takes a minute or two on a pi4 to generate a movie from one snap per minute....

[hmderek]

Just for the others who might look this one up, got the camera today and it seems pretty nice although it's a tight focal radius.  The 5GHz is a great addition.  Setup wasn't too bad, just had to light up RTSP in the confusing Reolink gui app on the iphone.

Incantation to get a still is pretty easy...

Call this from cron every minute or however often you want the snaps snapped...

Code: [Select]

#!/bin/bash
now=`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`
mkdir -p /home/pi/timelapse/out
ffmpeg -y -i rtsp://myuserhere:mypasshere@192.168.1.64/Preview_01_main -vframes 1 -s 800x480 /home/pi/timelapse/out/weather-${now}.jpg  2>/dev/null

Then at night rotate the directory over....

Code: [Select]

#!/bin/bash
today=`date +%Y%m%d`

cd /home/pi/timelapse
mv out out.${today}
mkdir out

And process into a timelapse....

Code: [Select]

#!/bin/bash
today=`date +%Y%m%d`
logger -t "[GENERATE_STILLS]" start
cd /home/pi/timelapse/out.${today}
# ref: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/166553/why-wont-video-from-ffmpeg-show-in-quicktime-imovie-or-quick-preview
cat weather*jpg | ffmpeg  -f image2pipe -i - -pix_fmt yuv420p /home/pi/movies/timelapse-${today}.mp4 >/dev/null 2>&1
logger -t "[GENERATE_STILLS]" complete

I rotate the directory because it takes a minute or two on a pi4 to generate a movie from one snap per minute....

You have the stream running somewhere?

[vinceskahan]

You have the stream running somewhere?

No, sorry.  I did do an overnight timelapse from stills but got a lot of partial frames which I read is something that happens with fswebcam and wifi cameras.  I probably need to tune the settings I'm using a bit.

I appended a few stills with daylight, sundown, and after sundown snapshots.  Looks like a little bit of dew on the last one from being temporarily located on ground.

[Mapantz]

I'm using a Webcam host BrownRice Internet out of Taos NM for the streaming camera and the support

What plan are you on?

I'm considering trying it, but the problem is, I don't know how much bandwidth my camera uses, and I stream 4K

[Mapantz]

Scrap that.

I set up a free trial yesterday and already the service is down.

[ValentineWeather]

Scrap that.

I set up a free trial yesterday and already the service is down.

It should be up again. They have been pretty reliable only the second time down for me. Response on the issue overnight.

"We were having a partial issue with one of our upstream connections.  Its been disabled now.  Things should be fast again.  Sorry about that."

[Mapantz]

It should be up again. They have been pretty reliable only the second time down for me. Response on the issue overnight.

"We were having a partial issue with one of our upstream connections.  Its been disabled now.  Things should be fast again.  Sorry about that."

I cam back again, but it's still painfully slow to load my video player and also get to the dashboard.

I'm only using a 30 day free trial, but I won't continue after that, it's just too slow.

[ValentineWeather]

It should be up again. They have been pretty reliable only the second time down for me. Response on the issue overnight.

"We were having a partial issue with one of our upstream connections.  Its been disabled now.  Things should be fast again.  Sorry about that."

I cam back again, but it's still painfully slow to load my video player and also get to the dashboard.

I'm only using a 30 day free trial, but I won't continue after that, it's just too slow.

It's your call. The dashboard is slow here too, but I don't go there much, so not a biggie.

[weatherdoc]

I stream using YouTube: https://wxdoc.info/wxcamlive.php with a Reolink RLC-510A. Still image here: https://wxdoc.info/wxcam.php. Timelapse here: https://wxdoc.info/wxcam-lapse.php.

[Mapantz]

I stream using YouTube: https://wxdoc.info/wxcamlive.php with a Reolink RLC-510A. Still image here: https://wxdoc.info/wxcam.php. Timelapse here: https://wxdoc.info/wxcam-lapse.php.

You need a program running 24/7 for that. I prefer to provide the stream to a third-party, so it does the donkey work for you.

I do live stream to YouTube,  via OBS, if there's a thunderstorm risk, but while I have the PC on.

Streaming via IPTimelapse is too much of a resource hog.

[CNYWeather]

I stream using YouTube: https://wxdoc.info/wxcamlive.php with a Reolink RLC-510A. Still image here: https://wxdoc.info/wxcam.php. Timelapse here: https://wxdoc.info/wxcam-lapse.php.

I steam my Reolink camera using OBS, but I find sometimes I have issues with OBS disconnecting.
Sometimes it'll stream for a week straight, others it will for a few hours. Not sure why

[Mapantz]

It's your call. The dashboard is slow here too, but I don't go there much, so not a biggie.

It's not just the dashboard for me though, even the player that I embed to a webpage sometimes won't load at all. The CSS from their end seems to be glitchy as well.
There doesn't seem to be any consistency, and consistency is the most important thing.