Reolink camera buying guides and comparisons

Camera buying decisions

Reolink cameras with two-way audio: native features compared

The cameras below have a published native two-way-audio capability. Use the table to compare their connection and video specifications, then verify the talkback path you intend to use. Native camera audio is a separate purchase check from audio through Surveillance Station, Home Assistant or an NVR.

Compare documented camera specifications

This is a selected group of documented models, not the complete Reolink catalogue or a stock list. A missing model has not been assessed here. Open a product name for its full record.

Compare Reolink cameras with documented native two-way audio, then check network, video format and your intended system before buying.
Camera / product detailsTwo-way audioPoEWi-FiResolution widthResolution heightCodecs
Reolink C1 ProYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown — no unambiguous published valueYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink · Official source · Retrieved

2560 px
Scope and sources2560 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink · Official source · Retrieved

1440 px
Scope and sources1440 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink · Official source · Retrieved

H.264
Scope and sourcesH.264

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink · Official source · Retrieved

Reolink RLC-811AYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Yes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown — no unambiguous published value3840 px
Scope and sources3840 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

2160 px
Scope and sources2160 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

H.264, H.265
Scope and sourcesH.264, H.265

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Reolink RLC-823AYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Yes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown — no unambiguous published value3840 px
Scope and sources3840 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

2160 px
Scope and sources2160 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

H.265
Scope and sourcesH.265

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Reolink E1 OutdoorYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown — no unambiguous published valueYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

2560 px
Scope and sources2560 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

1920 px
Scope and sources1920 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

H.264
Scope and sourcesH.264

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Reolink Duo 2 WiFiYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown — no unambiguous published valueYes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

4608 px
Scope and sources4608 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

1728 px
Scope and sources1728 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

H.265
Scope and sourcesH.265

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Reolink CX410Yes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Yes
Scope and sourcesYes

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown — no unambiguous published value2560 px
Scope and sources2560 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

1440 px
Scope and sources1440 px

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

H.264
Scope and sourcesH.264

Camera hardware revision: Not specified by the reviewed evidence · Camera firmware: Not specified by the reviewed evidence

Reolink Support · Official source · Retrieved

Unknown does not mean unsupported. Open Scope and sources beside a value to check the source date and hardware/firmware scope. Unspecified revisions are not a promise that every revision has the same feature.

What this shortlist actually establishes

This selection includes both documented PoE and WiFi models, with different image dimensions and codec lists. Those differences help choose a network and recording arrangement after establishing native talkback as a requirement. A camera outside the list is not being labelled silent: it may lack a sufficient published record in this corpus.

Choose for the way you will answer

Check more than the microphone

Ask whether your intended software exposes the speaker/talkback control, whether the selected integration supports it and what firmware or profile is required. A working video stream or recorded microphone audio does not answer those questions. We have no comparative speaker-loudness, latency or acoustic-quality test here, so the table does not rank audio performance.

These are camera specifications. They do not establish which features work through Synology, Home Assistant or a Reolink NVR. Check the exact camera, integration, recorder revision and firmware before buying for a particular system.

Reolink two-way audio on Synology: microphone versus talkback

Continue your camera selection

Evidence and purchasing scope

The tables use the current published capability records. Each known value links to its manufacturer source and shows its capture date and scope. We have not tested these cameras side by side. Selection is based on documented differences, independently of merchant offers; current availability, price and bundled accessories are not verified.

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