Reolink Duo 3 vs Duo 2 - Is 16MP really BETTER?

Today we will compare the Reolink Duo 3 to the older Duo 2. This video will focus on their FOV and also their video quality day and night and see which one would be a good option for your Home Security camera needs.

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[ShaneNSAT]

I just upgraded two my my DUO 2 to 3's. While the FOV of the DUO 2 is nice in some of my areas, I crop and zoom a lot with the ones I replaced, so the upgrade in the pic quality I get was worth it. The only downside is that the resolution of the DUO 3 increased but the highest bitrate available is still the same as the DUO 2. I feel like we may not be getting the best picture the higher resolution could offer due to the bottleneck of it having the same bitrate as the DUO 2 :(

[markd.songsandstuff]

Thanks much for the comparison showing the lesser vertical view of the Duo 3. The Duo 3 top is the neighbor's roof line, the Duo 2 top is up into the sky, that's more than 5 degrees to me. The 811A also has more view to me, more vertical sky above the neighbor's roof but not a huge difference. Thanks again. You are the go to man for cam reviews!

[pspr]

What did they do to the image processing with the Duo 3? Duo 2 kicks the 3's butt when it comes to colour and sharpening.

[daviidon]

Sticking with the Duo2, I actually need the extra vertical FOV as I mount it very high and don't want blind spots.

[LVirus]

Good vid, very informative, good comparison, helped me make a choice.

[PatLyoutubepage]

awesome comparison with both cameras. If vertical fov is important then the duo 2 is better for that. on detail and image clarity for objects farther away duo 3 has it. it look kinda over sharpened. the duo 3 should have better hdr shadows are not as dark. I don't hear any difference between noise reduction on or off. for me I have my duo 2 centered over the garage door and driveway looking outward across the street around 60 yards out and I can see the sky and entire trees taller than a 2 story house. with the duo 3 if I matched the viewing area at the top edge I would have more blind spot area near the garage door. thank you again for everything you do.

[chris]

Wow that drastically smaller vertical FOV ruined my thoughts to upgrade my DUO 2 to the 3. Also 3 seems way over sharpened. Thank you :)

[utcfgmg]

Would be cool to see a comparison of the duo 3 and the new lorex dual 4K camera

[ausim]

Looking forward to the future vids you mentioned. Great idea!

[somethinghandle]

Thanks for the video. Real disappointment about the Fov on the 3. Mounting under a soffit would force me to choose a blind spot in both the front and back of my house so basically makes this an easy choice to stick with my 2 in the back and 822 up front

[chrisnelson]

How did you route the cable thru the plastic mount hole?? The wire contractors are way too big. Did you drill it out?? Great video!!

[TwoFeatherChannel]

Duo 3 is much better day and night. seems to let more light in during the day also.
Duo 2 has a darker tone, like it would have a smoked lens view.

[maxamillionschnell]

I think some of the video quality difference is down to Reolink increasing the default level of sharpness. If you use a CX410, it's so oversharpened it almost hurts to look at. If you look at the blades of grass on the duo2 vs 3 it seems like the sharpening is quite a bit different, so the license plate snapshots may not be apples to apples. The noise reducton turned on didn't seem to provide any benefit, perhaps even sounding worse.

[YukonHawk]

I do like the extra vertical height on the D2. But the features on the D3 would make a good choice too. I prefer the D3

[TheJones]

Can you review Reolink POE 360 camera?

[markhoward]

Great review. I have one of each. Had the 2 mounted, replaced it with a 3 and wasn't really seeing the improvement. Then I mounted the 2 on the other side of the house and I'm wishing I had another 3. It appears a bit darker, a bit smaller picture(side by side on Reolink DVR monitor). Otherwise zoom and clarity seems similar. I can read a house number across the street on the 2 but not the 3, although the 3 is maybe another 10feet further back, and off to the side a bit. I'll have to measure and figure that out. I may buy another 3 next time they are on sale and put the 2 behind my garage. Keep up the great work!

[ydna]

good comparisons, thanks... now if only I could move my house to position the cameras better lol

[TheKingTywinLannister]

excellent video... I love perfection. Thank you!

[HeyMikeFalcone]

Thanks for the review as I’ve been debating both. Did you have the same bitrate setting for both? Looking at their specs, the duo3 has a smaller 2.8mm lens than the 3.2mm of the duo2. That could explain the loss of vertical field of view. Duo3 might have higher resolution but it seems to also have so many digital artifacts that I may now be convinced to try the duo2. Thanks again!

[wavetraced]

I returned my Duo 3 since the image quality is unusable. They ratchet up the sharpness by default to trick the compressor into not demolishing the edge details like it does the rest of the image.