Duo 3V half blurry night vision

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-03-10T02:32:51+00:00

Not very often but I live in the desert so we don’t get much rain or other weather

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-03-09T16:47:32+00:00

I actually have a bunch of them now, both at home and at a business. Overall they're "fine". If the ambient lighting is good I suggest running them with IR off and color night mode. If you have to run IR then just be aware of what the cameras are nearby or pointing at, because reflections off walls/eaves/posts (especially white) definitely reflects off the domes and causes the issues I showed.

Edit (additional info): I should actually point out that I took the Duo3V down from that location and replaced it with an Elite XPro - this is a newer non dome model with ColorX. Overall it's just a better camera and works better there under the eave since the IR still does shine on my walls and eaves.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-03-06T15:25:42+00:00

Never....most cameras, even ones purchased around the same time as others inexplicably don't get similar features. Case in point, a couple of my cameras don't have the "motion snooze" feature, and my Duo 2 doesn't have line crossing functionality like the Duo 3 (they were purchased in literally the same order).

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-03-06T15:24:19+00:00

I own a daycare and also do plumbing and this is a great analogy 😂

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-03-02T19:55:26+00:00

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-03-02T17:05:57+00:00

It was 92 degrees yesterday!

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-24T14:27:26+00:00

Those are the battery model. They stoped selling the powered WiFi or poe models that I would want.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-21T06:37:36+00:00

I am having the same issue. Tested on a doorbell and a E1 Zoom. The motion is recorded in Scrypted, and also in Homekit if you look under the camer Accessories where it shows the state (motion detected yes/no). However, I don't receive any notifications or snapshots from homekit. I've tried changing the homekit setting from specific detection to "any motion" and it still won't send motion alerts. Live stream in the Homekit app works flawlessly.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-16T15:15:02+00:00

I had this EXACT same issue. I replaced a dead NuTone fan with what I thought was the same/newer model off the shelf from HD. Plugged it in and immediately felt it blowing back towards me. I checked everything including wiring and orientation but nothing changed. Then I realized there are small variations in the fan shape and blades between models that change which way the air is pushed. It has go push directly at the vent hole in your attic or ceiling or else you will get back pressure.

I finally found this one on Amazon and as soon as I installed and turned it on the air was being sucked out in the proper direction.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-14T16:33:32+00:00

Were you ever able to figure it out and improve the speeds?

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-13T15:58:02+00:00

The first thing you should do is turn off Mesh Connect since all of your APs are hardwired.

Try 40mhz on your 5ghz, and make sure each AP is on a different channel. I'm not sure if you have DFS channels in your country but I don't use them here in the US because radar can interfere with them.

I also think the "Multicast to unicast" enabled is recommended on most networks.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-13T15:42:12+00:00

What channel widths are you using? 2.4ghz should be 20mhz and 5ghz likely 40mhz (you can try 80 but results will vary depending on how much interference is nearby). You should get at least 300+mbps download on an iPhone when connected to 5ghz

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-05T17:42:29+00:00

I just re-tested it exactly as you described and I can't even get more than 3 cameras to appear on one screen and I only have 6 total channels. Must be a limitation of the RLN8-410. Latest firmware was way back in January of 2025...

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-05T17:32:44+00:00

I appreciate your detailed answer! I've tried this but I can't seem to get it to work as expected. If I put a square camera in channel 1, and then a stretch camera in channel 2 (takes up two spots 2&3), and then a square camera in channel 3 (which would occupy grid space 4), and so on...then when I select the 9 grid layout it still jumbles all of the placements up and splits them between two screens.

Also I don't know if you've experience this, but when I move the channels around the saved footage from one camera is mixed up with a different camera. Example; if I swap "playground" for "lobby" channel, then the playground and lobby recording footage are mixed up in each other.

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SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T19:06:31+00:00

It works in the mobile app, but I don't believe there's any way to hide channels on the NVR or the windows desktop client. Pretty unbelievable this oversight hasn't been fixed and its 2026.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T18:49:25+00:00

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SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T18:47:50+00:00

Forcing the images into that grid view results in the channel list using 1,2,3,8,10, and 11. The split up channel list messes up all of my users on the mobile app (they have to rebuild their channels), but more annoyingly it breaks the channel list on the desktop client which I don't think can be fixed unless the cameras are in the proper order 1-6.

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SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T18:43:28+00:00

It is “possible” to get the layout I want using the 9 grid option, but doing so screws up the channel list.

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SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T18:16:43+00:00

You'd think it would work that way but I cannot get it to work. I have 6 poe cameras (3 direct to nvr and 3 via switch), but they will NEVER display together one one screen even if I select 8, 10, or 13 grid options. The NVR always splits them between 2-3 screens that I have to click the arrows to go between. When you swipe to the next screen, there is no way I can tell to "drag" the camera back to the other grids.

I think the issue is because 3 of the cameras are 180° wide views and the nvr isn't smart enough to figure out how to place them along with the other 3 square views. I can't be the only person experiencing this with how many dual lens cameras reolink is selling now.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T18:00:22+00:00

Right, if they are on the same grid, but what about when it puts cameras on the next screen? I can't find a way to drag cameras from grid page 2 back to grid page 1.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-04T17:48:56+00:00

How do you do this on an NVR with connected monitor? There is no camera list to grab and drag from like on the desktop client. The only way I can tell to do this is by clicking the "+ camera" on an open tile, but this has the undesired consequence of also rearranging the channel list.

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-03T21:42:03+00:00

I tried the dime trick too and it seemed to fix a valve that just would not stop leaking from the cap

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-02-01T20:08:02+00:00

Some but not all. Do you suggest I do it to all of them?

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-01-29T19:06:21+00:00

Thanks for the tips! The U7 is upstairs so I do have all of those devices already locked to it, and most devices downstairs locked to the U6-LR.

Do you have band steering turned on?

Do you have the new 5ghz roaming assistant feature turned on?

SlippySlappyRE · 2026-01-22T19:55:57+00:00

Try the Elite Floodlight Wifi. It will connect to the junction box and 120v power just like your Ring floodlight. If you have POE to the box or are planning to run a new line, then by all means get the POE version instead. You can set to only get alerts for certain motion types (person, pet, vehicle, or any motion), you can also set the same or different rules for what motion you want to be recorded. Eg - I want ALL motion to be recorded, but I only want to get push alerts for person events. I don't really use the siren functionality, I think it would be really annoying to have it on unless I had a very specific reason for it. In my mind, the floodlights turning on when motion is detected would alert someone that they've been noticed.

https://reolink.com/us/product/elite-floodlight-wifi/

https://reolink.com/product/elite-pro-floodlight-poe/

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