Reolink
Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera
- Native integration
- Local control
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
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At £49.99 the E1 Pro is close to the Tapo C225 while matching its pan/tilt ambition (355° pan / 50° tilt vs the Tapo's 360°/149°) — but the real edge is Reolink's Home Assistant integration, which exposes PTZ, presets and patrol natively with zero HACS add-ons, unlike the Tapo which needs a community plugin just to get pan/tilt working at all. Night vision reaches 12m, plenty for a single room, and it has built-in two-way audio like the Tapo but with a longer IR range (the Tapo tops out at 9m). Best pick for a hallway, nursery or living room where you want real local pan/tilt coverage without a subscription.
What can Home Assistant control on the Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| PTZ preset | Select | Selects a saved pan/tilt preset position; options are pulled from names configured in the Reolink app and only appear after restarting the integration. |
| PTZ patrol | Switch | Starts or stops an automated tour cycling between configured preset positions; the entity isn't created until patrol points exist in the Reolink app. |
| Auto tracking | Switch | Enables the camera to automatically pan/tilt to follow a detected person, pet, or vehicle. |
| Auto track method | Select | Chooses whether tracking uses digital crop, digital-first, or physical pan/tilt-first movement to follow a subject. |
| PTZ calibrate | Button | Re-homes the pan/tilt motors to correct position drift that accumulates on mechanical PTZ hardware over repeated moves. |
Because the E1 Pro has real mechanical pan/tilt rather than a fixed lens, the integration adds a PTZ preset select entity (auto-populated from names set in the Reolink app) and a PTZ patrol switch that runs a tour between saved presets — both require an integration restart the first time you add presets or patrol points before they show up. Auto-tracking is exposed as its own switch plus a track-method select and left/right limit controls to fence how far the camera is allowed to swing. There's also a PTZ calibrate button, included because budget PTZ motors like this one can drift out of true position over months of use — something fixed-lens Reolink models never need. Being Wi-Fi-only and mains-powered, it skips battery-camera sleep/polling quirks entirely, but PTZ commands ride live over Wi-Fi rather than a wired PoE link, so move/patrol responsiveness is more sensitive to signal strength than on Reolink's PoE PTZ models.
Specs
| wifi | 2.4/5GHz dual-band, plus 10/100Mbps Ethernet port |
|---|---|
| audio | two-way audio, built-in mic and speaker |
| power | 5V/1A DC (USB) |
| storage | microSD up to 512GB, FTP/NAS/Reolink Home Hub |
| pan tilt | 355° pan / 50° tilt, up to 64 presets |
| placement | indoor |
| streaming | RTSP (port 554) + ONVIF (port 8000), native Reolink local API |
| dimensions | 84mm dia. x 118mm, 235g |
| resolution | 3K 5MP (2880x1616) |
| night vision | up to 12m, 10x 850nm IR LEDs, auto IR-cut filter |
How does the Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera (this product) | £49.99 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera E1 | £48.98 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G3 | £119.99 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro (Wi-Fi) | £159.98 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera is controlled locally in Home Assistant through a built-in Home Assistant core integration (reolink), so it keeps working if your internet connection or the Reolink cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera use, and do I need a hub?
- The Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. Reolink's own hub is not required when you integrate through a built-in Home Assistant core integration (reolink).
- How much does the Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Reolink E1 Pro Indoor Pan/Tilt Camera is £49.99 at Amazon UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.