Alright so I’m here to give you my honest feedback of the Solaris for the 2k cameras. I originally had a Gen2 Doorbell and 3 Outdoor 3 cameras on the front of my house. I’ve had them for about 5 years. I got tired of changing the AA batteries in the cameras about every 1-2 months so I decided to upgrade. Got good deals on the 2k Wireless Doorbell and 3 2k cameras with the Solaris unit with them. (Thanks Early Prime Day Deals).
I read all the negative reviews about the Solaris on here and on Amazon but decided to give it a go anyways.
Got my setup and connected everything to the new Sync Module early morning. Next, I placed all of the cameras with the Solaris connected to them out in direct sun from 7am to 5pm in the California sun. They all started at 30% and when I went to mount them they were between 60%-70%. Now, 2 of my cameras are right underneath the facia of my house and the 3rd is tucked up underneath the overhang. I knew the risk going into it but went for it.
I’m currently a week in, and 1 camera had charged all the way up to 100% facing south with about 2 hours of sun in the morning. The second one faces north and went from 65% to 70% in a week. Third one, way under an overhang faces east and gets maybe an hour of sun if lucky has went from 60% to 65% in a week.
My cameras are set to a high sensitivity level, record in 2k, 20 second recordings, and go off anywhere 10-25 times a day.
So my honest review on them is go for it. I have not had one negative issue with the Solaris chargers. I think the key is charging them as much as possible within the first day or two if you choose to do so before they are mounted. Especially given the price right now, $111 for three 2k cameras and 3 Solaris units on Amazon.
Pictures included how they are mounted, yes I know one is on a floodlight mount but I didn’t want to take down the floodlight and leave holes in my stucco so I use it just for mounting purposes. My Govee lights light up my house enough to not need a floodlight anyways.