Hot off my review of the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi, I was given the opportunity to road test the Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi well ahead of general availability. Thanks Reolink for the vote of confidence in DRN, much appreciated!
I have had this one installed and working since September 2025, Reolink has delayed the availability to ensure the product meets all quality assurance metrics.
From Elite to All-Around Coverage with the TrackFlex
I love the Elite Floodlight WiFi, it ticked a lot of boxes for me and I was perfectly content with where I positioned it and the coverage it provided. I thought it was so good that dad wanted one at his place.
Being the good son that I am, I gave him my unit and got it wired up at his place.
After reading the specs on the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi, I thought it will be a better fit for me in the same location. The key feature that I was looking for is the 360° coverage, allowing one camera to cover my key ingress point all the way down the driveway.
Installation Tips for Optimal Performance
Just like the Elite, the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi needs to be wired into power. As always when you are playing with power, get an electrician to do it properly.
I had Ali from Lion Heart Electrical do my electrical work for me both times, and he also did the work at my parents. If you are in Melbourne and need some work done, look him up. Super happy with the work he’s done, lovely to deal with and does not leave a mess behind. The care he takes with the job finishes with wiping the unit down with wet wipes so it’s pristine before he comes down the ladder.
A few things worth noting before you mount the camera in it’s permanent position (more permanently than what I do for DRN).
The camera could be mounted either to a wall or a ceiling. How you mount it will affect the orientation of the camera in relation to the mounting plate. So decide the where, then remember the how, otherwise you are going to find that your imagery and rotation to be pretty funky. Ask me how I found out.
Secondly, insert your microSD card before mounting it. It is a lot simpler when you don’t have to climb up a ladder later to do this. Also the microSD slot is on the rotation part of the camera, trying to put it in when the camera is live and tracking can be exciting. Yeah, you can ask me how I found that out too.
Unlike the Elite Floodlight WiFi, the microSD and USB-C is behind a thick rubber plug. There are no security screw in place.
A Dive into Technical Features
The TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi is:
- a dual-lens hardwired PTZ floodlight camera
- pan-tilt control
- triple PIR sensor array
- 360° coverage
- 270° out-of-field motion detection
- floodlights with up to 3000 lumens output, from 3000K warm to 6000K cool colour temperature
The all important lenses and sensor details:
- Wide angle lens
- fixed focal length of 2.8mm, aperture of 1.6.
- 1/3″ CMOS sensor
- 3840 x 2160 (8 MP) @ 20fps
- FOV: wide angle horizontal 140, vert 60; tracking horizontal 38, vert 21
Telephoto lens
- focal length of 8mm, aperture of 1.6.
- telephone 6x hybrid zoom
- 1/2.8″ CMOS sensor
- 1920 x 1080 (2MP) @20fps
I deep dived into the interplay between the sensor size, megapixel sweet spots and image quality in my review of the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi. If you are interested in the geeky parts, hop on over to have a read there.
Otherwise in summary here, Reolink has gone with two smaller sensors compared to the Elite Floodlight WiFi. The fixed focal length here on the TrackFlex has a 1/3″ CMOS sensor with a sweet spot for megapixel count is typically in the 4 to 5 MP range.
The telephoto lens with the 1/2.8″ CMOS sensor has a megapixel sweetspot typically in the 2 to 8 MP range.
On paper Reolink has undersized the sensor for the fixed focal length lens, and the telephoto lens is at the bottom limit of the sweet spot. But as I found out with the Elite Floodlight WiFi, raw numbers is not everything.
Lights, Action, and the Real-World Configuration
The TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi is not a ColorX camera. I spoke to the team about it when I took delivery of the camera. Essentially the floodlights and the sensor will interfere with ColorX.
Like all the Reolink cameras, the core features are always there:
- privacy mask
- non-detection zone
- time lapse photos
Whilst the configuration of the TrackFlex is same as the other Reolink cameras, the fact that this is a 360° PTZ poses some challenges. In some situation this could be quite a significant challenge.
I did the testing here so you don’t have to. Where it comes to applying the privacy mask and non-detection zone, the mask is applied for all positions.
So the first thing I do is set the guard position, this is also referred to as the monitor point in the Reolink App. It is the position of the camera you want it to always return to for monitoring.
Once I do that, I set up the non-detection zone and privacy mask. I have some trees along the fence line that always trigger alerts during high wind. The same fence line has a gap in the foliage which from the camera position will look into the neighbour’s backyard.
I would usually set up a privacy mask where I could look into the backyard area, and also paint a non-detection zone over all the foliage to minimise the false positives.
But with the capabilities of the TrackFlex to pan around a full 360°, it now affords me a viewpoint that is another neighbour’s backyard that I wouldn’t normally have.
Unfortunately though, this is where both the privacy mask and non-detection zone fails me. I can only set up the one of each of these, and it applies across every view of the camera.
So my mask for the guard point, is applied the same no matter where the camera is pointing. When it is turned 180° to look down my driveway, the same masks from the guard point are active which then is not the results I want.
I get that the guard point is where most of the footage is going to be recorded, but then, when it leaves the guard point but the mask stays on, you are potentially losing important information.
The other basic feature of the TrackFlex is preset positions. This works in the same way as the E1 Outdoor CX. You can preset 64 positions so the Trackflex can pan to it quickly on demand.
The TrackFlex also features a 270° out-of-zone detection, and pan to it to record the action when an event is detected. The blindspot is the 90° wedge directly behind the camera.
This is a key piece of information to note as it will affect how the mounting plate is secured in position, which in turns affects where the back of the camera is facing.
Evaluating Image Quality: Day and Night
It is a common misconception in the consumer’s mind that the bigger the megapixel number, the better the quality of an image. Reolink, whilst having mismatched the sensor size to megapixel count, has again done an amazing job with image quality.
Looking at the footage right now, which is in the dead of the night of course, both the floodlight and infrared images are more than acceptable.
The quality of the image is superb close to the camera, and falls off at the far end of the range as expected.
Eyeballing the imagery at maximum zoom, there is a fair drop in quality. The hybrid zoom gives a reasonable go at upscaling the image but in the night time conditions, it would be silly to expect much more out of the sum of the components in use here.
TrackFlex nighttime sample (IR)
TrackFlex nighttime sample (LED)
Day time imagery
In broad daylight, or more accurately dreary Melbourne spring in the first weekend of school holidays, the TrackFlex performance was excellent. It tracked me as I came into the detection zone and kept a watching eye on me as I was assessing new locations for my E1 Outdoor CX. It ranged well past my yard and good enough to identify the vehicles I expect to see on my street.
TrackFlex Floodlight daytime sample
TrackFlex Floodlight daytime heavy rain
Other Features
The TrackFlex will auto track an object of interest, but there is no patrol feature here. This is offset by out-of-zone detection.
In terms of waterproof rating, the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi has an IP66 rating – meaning has complete protection against solids entering the equipment. It is also protected against powerful jets of water from any direction.
AI Video Search is also available right out of the box this time around, no firmware update required. This feature is still a bit rudimentary at the moment, and it insists that humans are animals in the tagging. And now I also have positive hits on myself using the search term “pack mule”.
What’s missing and what could be improved?
Having reviewed the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi, I was a bit disappointed that the AI-powered Perimeter Detection did not get carried across into the TrackFlex Floodlight. After speaking with the team, I do believe that it is available via the iOS app but not Android.
I am sure there are technical challenges to transfer that bit of smarts into a camera that can pan the full circle. On the other hand the non-detection zone and privacy mask, whilst are not an ideal implementation, still remains as an available feature.
The preset points are just that – points of interest. I would have liked for it to also store the zoom setting. For example one of my presets is my letterbox. It would be nice if I tap on that preset, the TrackFlex will pan around and zoom into the mailbox.
I know, I am asking a lot but it’s 2026 now. There has been some ridiculously windy days here in Melbourne in late 2025 and the motion alerts went bananas. What was happening was that the non-detection zones took care of the actual foliage bouncing around in the wind, but the shadow it casts on the ground was triggering alerts anyway.
The mounting bracket for the TrackFlex locks the camera body in position with two screws. This means you need to figure out exactly how you want to mount the camera and know the 90° wedge of blindspot ahead of time. I would love a mounting plate that allows some rotation post installation to fine tune that.
Final Verdict: Is the TrackFlex the Right Choice for Your Home?
Quality wise, the Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi lives up to expectations. Whether it is day time or night, it is providing the level of coverage I want for my property.
I have listed a few things I would like to see improvements on, although I have to say it’s over to you Reolink for the technical implementation.
The TrackFlex is pretty ideal for corner implementation as one layer of security. In my deployment use case additional coverage is added with the Reolink doorbell and the E1 Outdoor CX. It is always good practice to layer your security.
Would I pick it over the Elite Floodlight WiFi? They are very different beasts in terms of the function they fulfil. I do wish that the AI-powered Perimeter Detection did get carried across to here.
The Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi is available from today for A$399.99 from Reolink and Amazon Au.
DRN would like to thank Reolink for providing the review unit, particularly ahead of general availability.
