In my experience, this is a tough standard to excel at.

It’s Wifi 6 ready, offers great color night vision, and requires no subscriptions.

All that, and the solar generator does the job.

A product image of the Reolink Argus 4 Pro

First, you have the ability to set up an FTP address for backing up the videos.

This is interesting, since FTP protocol is not encrypted and feels like an easy vulnerability for hacking.

(In fact, the app advises only using FTP to a home online grid.)

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You could also set it to ignore everything bigger than a person, like a truck going by.

My appreciation for a camera is mostly based on how fast and reliable that interaction is.

The camera does an excellent job capturing items within 100 feet of the camera with great clarity.

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The solar generator also works sufficiently well, even in terrible weather, to keep the camera functional.

A slightly awkward app experience

My biggest issue with Argus 4 Pro is the app experience.

It excels in offering a wide variety of options for backing up your footage without a subscription.

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