Swann Home DVR Security Camera System with 1TB HDD, 8 Channel 8 Camera, 1080p Full HD Video, Indoor or Outdoor Wired Surveillance CCTV, Color Night Vision, Heat Motion Detection, LED Lights, 845808

Was about to pull the trigger on a $200 home video surveillance system, then I found a recommendation online to go with a swann system. Found this one on Amazon, looked good and the reviews seemed good so I jumped on it. Arrvied quick from Amazon. Noticed immediately that this is a well made, quality system. Nothing seemed “cheap” and it was well packaged, with DVR in one box and sets of 4 cameras in the two other boxes. Dry ran the dvr and a camera in my living room, everything seemed fine. Then I installed the DVR in a closet that has access to the attic, no problem except for the fact that I had to use a wireless access point to connect to the internet. From there I installed the cameras, running the cable through the attic to points outside my home. This is probably the hardest part of the install. I recommend getting a fish tape to help pulling the cables. Once you get the cable outside you can “dry fit” the cameras from the rough to exact locations. Using the Iphone app I could test place the camera and see exactly what I would get. The articulation on the base of each camera takes a little getting used to, but by the time you’re on your second camera it’s pretty much old hat. Expect to tweak the cameras at least a couple of times after mounting to get the right location. Video is crisp, but no way it’s HD. I access the dvr using iOS and Windows apps. Haven’t completely figured it out yet, but seems pretty easy to configure. I have to find the sweet spot on notifications though. It hits my iphone way too much when the leaves on a tree move or the dog goes outside. Bottom line is that this is a solid system, easily worth the $300 cost. And it looks like it’ll do the job for a long time.

Super easy setup, especially considering my story. I bought a whole new set of cameras because my discontinued Night Owl DVR was on the fritz and it was time to upgrade. My fear was I would not be able to use the existing cables and would have to go back into the attic of doom to run the wires. Turns out, despite Swann’s refusal to guide you regarding compatibility, the Night Owl wires DO WORK (same connectors, obviously), but more than that, my old heat/motion sensor cameras also work with the Swan DVR and look just fine. I laughed when I saw Swann claim each camera as a Swann device. Which makes me think they are all made in the same factory and white labeled, perhaps. But I digress…. Not every model of camera will work with every DVR, but in my case they did work no problems (yet), so maybe it’s the Swann tech rep’s job just to tell you “no” and steer you toward company products.I also wanted to say that the company declined to give me a credit against a large price drop that occurred within two or three weeks from my purchase. They have the right to do that, but you should know that they are going to say “too bad” if you expect that kind of accommodation. Helps you know the way the company does business.

This is my second Swaan unit. My last $300/4 1080p camera unit lasted 5 years before giving up… this one has significant upgraded cameras (although colors get washed out in higher light levels), details can be seen that the previous high res cameras can’t display. I am currently using only 2 of the new cameras and all 4 from the previous system and love the improvements.I also like that i have enough storage to record a couple cameras 24×7 so a complete record is available something my old system couldn’t do due to lack of storage.Trival imho my only complaint is that the brain is a little noisy even compared to my desktop computer’s multiple fans.

Se ve increíble y fácil de instalar

I previously had a Swann security system and four cameras that worked well, but they cameras were old (low resolution) video. My primary motivation for buying another Swann system was that I could re-use the existing cabling. Swann uses two cables per camera – a BNC/coax cable for the signal and a second power cable. That was extremely important. Drilling holes and running cable all around your house is about 95% of the work of installing one of these systems. Having the cabling in place was a huge time saver.Once I got the cameras all connected the video quality is just great (4K). The app for your phone (iPhone or Android) is a big improvement over the old app. Easy to to view live cameras or playback any video captured as a result of motion detection. The motion detection is great, you can block out custom areas in each camera that you don’t want triggering the motion detection. You can also setup intrusion detection zones and privacy zones (mostly for indoor cameras). Also has a feature to upload video to a Dropbox account.Overall, I would highly recommend this system, especially if you’re looking to upgrade your older Swann system.