Introduction to PTZ

PTZ is an abbreviation for Pan, Tilt, and Zoom. A pan–tilt–zoom camera (PTZ camera) is a camera that is capable of remote directional control (left/ right/ up/ down) and zoom control. 

Pan means the camera can rotate from left and right, allowing the camera to have a wide area of coverage.

Tilt means the camera can tilt up and down, giving the camera a wide vertical range of coverage.

Camera with Zoom (Optical Zoom) can physically adjust the lens, changing the focal length to zoom in and out while maintaining the image quality. 

Reolink cameras that fully support PTZ:

RLC-423, RLC-423S, RLC-423WS, RLC-423W, E1 Zoom, Reolink C2 Pro, C1 Pro, E1 Outdoor, E1 Outdoor PoE, RLC-523WA, RLC-823A, RLC-823A 16X.

The cameras that support PT (pan and tilt):

Argus PT, Reolink Keen, Reolink Go PT, Reolink Go PT Plus, RLC-423, RLC-423W, RLC-423WS, RLC-423S, C1, C2, C1 Pro, C2 Pro, E1, E1 Pro, E1 Zoom, E1 Outdoor, E1 Outdoor PoE, RLC-523WA, RLC-823A, RLC-823A 16X, RLC-830A, Reolink TrackMix PoE, Reolink TrackMix WiFi.

The cameras that only support zoom (optical zoom):

C2 Pro, RLC-422-4MP, RLC-422-5MP, RLC-422W, RLC-511, RLC-522, RLC-542WA, RLC-511WA, RLC-811A, RLC-842A, RLC-822A, RLC-511W.

You can refer to the below links to use PTZ functions via Reolink software. 

Using Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Reolink App

Using Pan/Tilt/Zoom via PoE NVR

Use Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Reolink Client (New Client)