Reolink OMVI 2i PoE vs Wyze Cam v4

For a wired outdoor position, the Reolink OMVI 2i PoE. It tracks, covers a wider combined view and records locally with no subscription, and it opens to RTSP and Home Assistant. The Wyze Cam v4 wins on price and flexibility, is easier to place and adds Alexa, HDR and a spotlight, so it is the better buy for a room, a pet or a covered doorway.

Power and movement. The Reolink OMVI 2i PoE is a wired Power-over-Ethernet camera whose pan-tilt lens tracks subjects, while the Wyze Cam v4 is a plug-in, fixed-view camera on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. One is built for a permanent cable run, the other for quick, cheap placement.

The Reolink OMVI 2i PoE needs none: it records to a microSD card and supports RTSP with no fees. The Wyze Cam v4 records basics to a microSD card for free too, but its smart person, pet and package alerts and its cloud history sit behind a Cam Plus plan.

The Wyze Cam v4 records a 2.5K image with HDR, and the Reolink OMVI 2i PoE a 2K image from its twin 5MP lenses without HDR. Both keep a colour view in low light, and the Reolink adds spotlights plus infrared to its own colour night vision.

The Wyze Cam v4 works with Alexa, Google Home and Home Assistant. The Reolink OMVI 2i PoE works with Google Home and Home Assistant and supports RTSP and ONVIF, but it does not support Alexa, Apple Home, SmartThings or Matter without extra Reolink hardware.

Buy the Reolink OMVI 2i PoE if you can wire the spot with one Ethernet cable and want wide, tracking, subscription-free coverage, ideally on Google Home or Home Assistant. Buy the Wyze Cam v4 for a cheap, easy plug-in camera on a room, a pet or a covered door, especially if you use Alexa.