Lorex 8ch Active Deterrent Camera System vs Reolink

Lorex released a new 8-channel security camera system bundled with 8pcs of active deterrent security cameras with 4K resolution for crisp and detailed image quality. Forget your 1080p security camera and replace it with a 4x as high resolution as standard 1080p security camera.

What this product does

Should you have a security camera system requirement for up to 8 monitoring points for your large house or small business offices, and you are not satisfied with your existing 1080p image quality camera system, it’s time to replace it with new Lorex 8-channel POE NVR system kit with 8pcs of active deterrent cameras. You can compare it with similar surveillance kit products, for example the popular Reolink 8 channel 4k system kit which is also sold at the same price.

The Reolink system here consists of RLK16-410 16-channel NVR system plus 8pcs of 4k dome security cameras.

With 1080p resolution security camera you can live view or playback your footage via your mobile devices will look sharp enough. However, if you try to zoom in, the image quality is reduced and tends to have a lot of noise. Compare if the quality of your image or video has 4 times as high quality as 1080p resolution, your image and video quality is sharp even though you are fully zoomed in.

Lorex N841

In this package Lorex introduces a new N841 8-channel NVR system which also supports camera systems up to 4k resolution and comes with a built-in 8-port PoE switch so there is no need to buy a separate POE switch. Indeed this should be an NVR system with a built-in POE switch in general, and the same as those offered by Reolink and other vendors.

In general, both NVR systems offered by Lorex and Reolink have the same features and specs and you can see in the spec and features comparison table in table 1 below. However, the apparent difference physically lies in the number of PoE ports that come with the recording unit (NVR system). So with Reolink, if you still need an additional 8 camera connections, this system can still accommodate them, but Lorex N841 cannot which only has 8 channels.

Smart Home support

More and more home devices will support smart home environments in the future; for that Lorex ensures that this Lorex 8 channel NVR system kit supports Alexa and Google assistant. Wherever you install your camera around the house, by giving command via your voice, the system will understand and execute your command. Reolink doesn’t support this smart home. See also Ezviz LC1C with floodlight cameras or Amcrest ASH26 floodlight cameras that also work with Alexa.

Take a look at the following NVR comparison between Lorex and Reolink.

Table 1 Lorex 8 channel nvr vs Reolink

Model	Lorex N841	Reolink RLK16-410
# Channels	8 Channel	16 channel
Recording resolution	4K (8MP)/5MP/4MP/3MP/ 1080P/720P	Up to 4k (3840 x 2160)
POE switch	Built-in 8-port POE Switch	Built-in 16-port POE Switch / Max. Power Consumption/Port 25W Supported Standard: IEEE 802.3 af/at
Video output	VGA; HDMI	VGA (~1080p); HDMI (4k)
Frame rate	8ch: 240fps up to 4K	Unspecified
Playback	Up to 4 channels, synchronized	Synchronous 4 channels up to 4k(3840 x 2160)
Bandwidth	80Mbps	Unspecified
Storage	1 Bay up to 10TB SATA Backup USB Flash drive & USB HDD	2x SATA Devices HDD (3TB Included) with Maximum Capacity Up to 4TB for Each HDD
Smart features	Support Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant	N/A

Now we compare the two camera models bundled in each of these surveillance systems.

Lorex E891AB

Take a look at the following table 2 as a reference for spec comparison between Lorex E891AB 4k active deterrent security camera and Reolink D800 dome 4k security camera.

The two cameras come with 4k resolutions with different focal lengths that give different wide view angles, the Lorex E891AB with a 2.8mm lens provides a wider wide view angle than the Reolink 4.0mm lens. And note that Lorex diaphragm (f1.6) is wider than Reolink so that more light is absorbed and faster.

Active deterrent

One of the advantages of the Lorex E891AB compared to Reolink D800 camera is the active deterrent feature with couple of spotlights and siren. If the camera detects motion from a human or vehicle, the siren can be triggered either auto or manually as well as the addition of a bright spotlight that can discourage uninvited guests from going further.

You can also make communication in two way with built-in microphone and speaker with Lorex cameras, but Reolink only gives you one way audio (listen) only.

See also another model of Lorex 16-channel active deterrent camera system.

Night vision

The other advantage offered by Lorex is color night vision. As long as there is still sufficient ambient light around the camera or when you set the camera spotlight ON you can still live view in color night vision. However, when the light is getting very low and spotlight is not enabled, the vision is switched to B/W by using IR LED up to 150ft.  

See also Amcrest ip4m-1048e AI color night vision that features face detection and face recognation, full 24/7 color night vision camera.

Now take a look at the following spec comparison table between Lorex active deterrent camera vs Reolink.

Table 2 Lorex Active Deterrent vs Reolink  

Model	Lorex E891AB	Reolink D800
Camera image sensor	8MP/4K 1/1.8” CMOS	½.7” CMOS sensor
Lens	2.8mm f/1.6 fixed lens	f=4.0mm Fixed, F=2.0, with IR Cut
View angle	111 degree Horizontal	Horizontal: 87.5 degree, Vertical: 47 degree
Resolution	4K(8MP) @ 15fps, 4MP@ 20fps, 3MP, 2MP @30fps	3840 x 2160 (8.0 Megapixels) at 20 frames/sec
Dynamic range	HDR	Backlight compensation
Night Vision	Color Night Vision with sufficient ambient light and up to 150ft (45m) IR night vision range	18x IR LEDs range up to 98ft (30 meter)
Audio	Two way audio with built-in Microphone and speaker	One way audio with built-in Microphone
Siren	Yes	N/A
Spotlight	Dual motion-activated LED warning lights	N/A
Smart event	Person and Vehicle Smart Motion Detection	Motion-Triggered Alerts
Housing	IP67 with aluminum alloy housing	IP66
Power	PoE (Power over Ethernet) Class 0 / 12V DC	PoE IEEE 802.3af; 48V Active DC Power: DC 12.0V ⎓ 1A; < 8W
Price NVR + 8pcs Cameras (Sep 2020)	$999.99	$999.99

With the price offered by each of these surveillance systems is tagged with the same price, although in a certain time Reolink makes a time-deal with a promo price, Lorex still offers several advantages including smart home support to work with Alexa and Google assistant, active deterrent with spotlight and siren, and color night vision. Click the link below to Shop the products in Amazon (#Ads).

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See also comparison between Lorex and Reolink 8-channel 4k security camera system kit with bullet camera models.