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I have several Reolink cameras and I am quite satisfied with their build quality and functionality. Specifically for the Reolink Go series, I have both the ones that rotate horizontally and vertically, as well as one that is stationary, and they all work perfectly without any significant issues. The only problem with the stationary camera is that its sound quality is not very good - meaning that when you watch live video, the sound you hear has quite a bit of noise. The rotating cameras do not have this noise, and their sound quality is quite good. The solar panels do an excellent job. I have one camera that I’ve had for 2-3 years and I’ve never had a problem except for one time when I mounted it on a tree, the screws rusted, and it fell, so I reinstalled it with new screws. Also, one of the two rotating cameras I have, unfortunately, a bird apparently chewed the end of the power cable from the solar panel to the camera, but fortunately, this was just the adapter, so I got a new adapter and fixed it, and I also put some tie wraps around the camera and cut their ends so that birds don’t land on the camera and chew the cable again. Another downside is that over time, because the Reolink Go Plus has a rubber piece at the end of the cable to make the connection to the camera waterproof, this unfortunately pulls the cable outward and requires a bit of caution during installation, meaning you might need to help it a bit with some electrical tape or a tie wrap. Other than that, I definitely recommend the cameras from Reolink. They are reliable cameras, and I also have another location with older models, not the Go series, those that connect via Wi-Fi, and I am very satisfied. One camera in particular I have had for over 5 years in an outdoor location - on the wall of the house - that gets wet and is exposed to sunlight, and it has not suffered the slightest damage - meaning after 5 years it works perfectly, both its sound and image - it has no problems - of course, this model is primarily metallic - Another positive aspect of having cameras from the same company is that you have one application and you can control them all together.