Lorex Connect Battery-Powered Wire-Free Security Camera

Just a paperweight

Terrible! I tried over and over again to get this to connect to the app for days and nothing worked. I tried reinstalling the app, I tried the app on multiple devices, I tried charging the camera all the way up, I tried multiple wifi networks, I tried multiple frequencies on those wifi networks, I tried resetting the camera multiple times and NOTHING. Absolutely no way to get this to connect to the app! It never would get past the wifi connecting stage. I used the QR code on the box to download the app but I tried downloading every Lorax app in the store thinking MAYBE one of them would work. Nope, none of them worked. I can't comment on the video quality or battery life because I could never get it to work. The lights came on and the voice prompts were audible but no video or connection. I would look elsewhere. What a bummer

Lorex 2K outdoor wireless camera

This Lorex 2K outdoor rechargeable camera measures approximately 3 1/2" tall and 2 1/4" wide. It includes a mounting kit, charging cable and the camera with a built in rechargeable battery. The camera will work with a solar panel for continuous charging. After installing the Lorex Connect app, I have so far been unable to pair the unit with my smartphone, tablet or PC. I tried using the classic app as well without success. The system includes on line support as well as bar code links. The camera is sturdy and well made from quality materials including a hard outer shell, quality charging cord and mounting bracket.

atmj

September 28, 2026

Nice software and features, works well. Need to wake up the camera is not always seamless

This is not my first Lorex camera. I have three others at the moment. One an inside one, and the other two are tied to some outside flood lights. I opted to get this one as I like the software. It has for the most part been quite reliable.

WHAT YOU GET:

**** Camera itself

**** Mounting base (using a tripod nut to secure)

**** Screws with anchors for this

**** Warranty info

**** Transformer

**** USB standard to C cable

**** Sticker for mounting screw location

**** Sticker for warning of camera surveillance

SETUP:

For this camera you need the new Lorex Connect app and to have a registration with Lorex. As I already had that, I did not need to do this part.

NOTE: Setup is done using the app prompts, so this step really must be first.

As a person who has set up many iOT items like cameras, they are getting so easy now, this is really a workable solution.

The other thing you should do is to put the phone you will be using for this on the network that you intend the camera to connect to. As we have both 5G and 2.4G networks, I often have to switch before I do the set up. Per the instructions this camera is dual band, so this may not be an issue. Automatically I put it on a 2.4G one, like all the others require.

You need to plug in the camera. This camera needs to be charged since it is intended to be a battery camera outside. .

In my case, I tend to do the setup on my desk, so I can do the whole thing from there, but for best results, you want to be in the vicinity of where this will be mounted in case there is any issue with the strength of the signal. We have a couple of issues like that and alternative connections for those cases.

Within the software, you add the camera, put in your WiFi info (make sure you have your WiFi password handy.). Very quickly you will be looking at a live view from the camera. Turn down your sound otherwise you will get a reverberating echo. Voila you are done.

In my case, I decided to add an SD card, which is not included. I had one from the camera that this one was replacing. I popped it into this camera and was shocked at how seamless that was. It acknowledged the card and immediately prompted for its formatting. I never had a camera do this so well.

The camera needed a SW update and that went well. Warned me that it would be offline for a moment while doing this. That was a nice touch.

USAGE:

Initially when I set this up, I noted it was the first camera that tended to go to sleep and needed to be woken up, to display a picture in the app. As you can see in my photos the other camera I have does not do that. Mind you that the other one is always plugged in. So this might be a power-saving thing since this is a battery camera.

NEEDS TO BE WOKEN UP:

However when I got this camera, I also got a solar panel, so I did not have to charge it regularly. With that I have not yet figured out how to turn off this need to be woken option. It does make it slower to view the livefeed. I have a number of other battery cameras that don’t do this, so I wanted to change this. It is especially annoying when you select the camera to look at and you have to click in the picture area again to get it to display. Why would I select the camera if I did not want to see what was going on??

So while this camera does a nice job of capturing events, has a nice picture and all the features I want, I really detest needing to wake it up. Also sometimes it is slow to respond and times out. I don’t know why. The WiFi signal is strong where it is, so that is not the issue. And it is 100% charged.

At one point in time, I thought it had quit, since multiple tries could not wake it. Until I walked down and stood in front of it, I could not access it. Standing in front of it, registered an event and that made it accessible. As I have placed it in my front entrance to see if I have packages that were delivered much of my use will be at a distance and not right after an event. So this concerns me.

Based on this alone, I’m taking away 1 star. I have sent an email to the company to see if there is a resolution for this. I have searched all through the FAQs and menus and found none.

Slow and buggy

I received a Lorex AZT-OC101A battery-powered wireless camera for review. I also have the AZT-IC101A which is the USB-C powered no-battery indoor version of this camera which I like, so I thought I would also like the new camera. Sadly the battery version did not meet my expectations. The 2K image quality is good, and the detection options work fine when the camera is awake. Unfortunately, the camera likes to go to sleep, and does not do a great job of detecting movement while asleep. Also it takes a long time for the camera to wake up even when forcing it awake via the app. If you put it in privacy mode and close the app for a few minutes, you temporarily lose the ability to wake the camera or take it out of privacy mode. I don't find this camera to be very reliable, and the battery life doesn't seem all that great either. I hope Lorex will be able to update the firmware and app soon to fix these issues. In its current state, I cannot recommend this camera.