diff --git a/source/_integrations/reolink.markdown b/source/_integrations/reolink.markdown index 06c3fb37121..49c3ca3b7b4 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/reolink.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/reolink.markdown @@ -456,10 +456,34 @@ Removing a chime from a doorbell can be done by deleting the chime following the This will also decouple the chime from the doorbell in the Reolink app/client. Therefore, the chime will no longer ring when the doorbell is pressed. -## Showing the camera in the dashboard +## Examples -1. One way to show the camera in the dashboard is by using the picture glance card. -2. For example, you can place arrow buttons on the card to [control the camera](/dashboards/picture-glance/#creating-a-card-to-control-the-camera). +### Showing the camera in the dashboard + +One way to show the camera in the dashboard is by using the picture glance card. +For example, you can place arrow buttons on the card to [control the camera](/dashboards/picture-glance/#creating-a-card-to-control-the-camera). + +### Sending rich notifications + +You can receive rich notifications on your phone when someone rings a Reolink doorbell or a Reolink camera detects an event like motion or a person. + +### Automation ideas + +- Turn on (outdoor) lights near the camera to improve image clarity at night once the camera detects a person, vehicle, or animal. +- Turn off notifications and recording when you get home (based on, e.g., geofencing) and turn it back on when you leave home. +When someone presses the doorbell, Play ringtones on speakers (Echo Dot/Google Home/smart hubs) throughout the house. +- Pause a TV and show a notification badge on the TV when the doorbell is pressed (only when the TV is already on). +- Play the quick replay messages of a Reolink doorbell only when not home (geofencing) +- Wake up and start recording on other battery cameras nearby if one camera/motion sensor detects an event. +- Turn on the spotlights or sirens of other cameras nearby when one camera detects a person, vehicle, or animal. +- If a camera detects a person/vehicle/animal, then point other PTZ cameras in that direction using PTZ presets. +- Switch day night mode (Color/IR Black&White) based on sunset/sunrise times or the status of (outdoor) lights instead of relying on the internal light sensor. +- Change the camera volume based on the time and/or when you are home or not (geofencing) +- Increase the framerate and maximum bitrate of a camera when a person/vehicle/animal is detected and lower them again after 1 minute of no detection. This saves storage space, so you can record longer when recording 24/7 without compromising image clarity during events. +- Turn on indoor lights close to windows in a sequence with some time delays if a camera detects a person to make it look like someone is home. +- Show a camera stream on a full screen on a wall panel, tablet, or Google Home display when someone rings the doorbell. +- Switch HDR mode of the camera based on sunset/sunrise +- Make an input boolean helper to easily disable notifications on all cameras and automatically enable notifications again after 1 hour. ## Known limitations