Swann Night Vision 1080p Channels 4 Hardwired Smart DVR Security Camera System

Bought this swann cctv system for added security and I could not be happier with my purchase! set up was very easy following the instructions and the picture quality is amazing! with good area coverage per camera with the added bonus of being able to view cameras on my smart phone via the "Swann homesafe view app" and receive notifications on my phone when the heat sensing cameras are activated i would definitely recommend swann cctv systems

Very happy with purchased, great video quality and fairly easy to set up Wired system so was time consuming installation

I bought this system online as a refurbished unit, saving a lot of money in the process. It was a no brainer as the warranty was the same as if buying new. It arrived in perfect condition and I couldn't note any defects or scratches etc. I installed the system myself (I'm not an electrician or handy-man by any means) and found it quite easy. I really enjoyed the project. It runs through the main tv in my lounge room which is wall mounted and is accessed on 'HDMI 4'. The hard drive unit sits on top of my surround sound receiver. The one (very minor) complaint I have is that there is a blue flashing light on the front and it runs continuously. If the lounge room is dark, the blue light acts as a strobe light. A small piece of electrical tape would fix it though. The 1080p quality is very good and clear. If a car is passing by at speed in the dark, it can be difficult to make out its make and model as the infrared shows the picture in black and white and the speed of the car can be seen as more of a blur. Other than that, all images both in daylight and infrared are clear and number plates can be made out to some extent. I have 6 cameras installed with a 1TB HD. One of the cameras is continuously recording 24/7 and the others are all set to record at the highest sensitivity (ensuring nothing is missed). This gives me about 10 days of recording before it starts to overwrite the older material. If I had my time again I'd consider a 2TB HD to allow for another camera on continuous and to give myself a little more time before it overwrites. I use the app to live watch at times but haven't yet played with notifications or setting up hot spots (say over a valuable object) to ensure I'm made aware if there is movement nearby. I plan on using these features when I travel. No complaints so far - I'm chuffed with the system and it has had no issues since install (about 90 days ago).

I purchased this security camera because my daughters 2 cars were broken into and one of them crashed and written off. A neighbour on the corner caught this whole event on camera and was apprehended and jailed. With the quality of the images I am sure if anyone broke into my yard or house during the day you would have no problem recognising the person. The night vision IR you have a 50/50 chance of a recognition Overall this day and age I think it was wise to purchase and install a security system with the increase of house burglary. There are 2 things which I found could be improved 1/ Label the ends on the cables i.e. DVR -CAMERA ,I did look before installation but I still managed to turn one around. 2/ Longer Mouse Cable as you want to hide the DVR in a inconspicuous position not on display.

Owned system now for 2yrs, unfortunately car broken into just out of front yard at 523am unable to identify person. Have added a IR Illumunation light that plugs direct to camera power. Will be adding another next week.

This has replaced an older SD DVR and cameras. Setting up was very simple, although two cameras are on 30m cables and the PIR detection wouldn't work until I added power supplies nearer to the camera, I presume due to voltage drop over this distance. Max cable length for the PIR to work isn't mentioned anywhere in the manual, as far as I could tell.

There are no instructions with the box for setting up the dvr recordings. It was necessary to go on to the Swann website to download adequate instructions.

I bought this late last year, we finally got it installed in January . unable to get anyone to do this so we managed to install it ourselves. Used while away on holiday so it did provide us some peace of mind but it was very random in what was detected. One night a moth set it off. I have noticed cars will activate recording but a neighbor walking into same area may not activate sensor.

Like Animal House my unit is failing already after less than 3 months. The hard drive was making a noise so I undid the box and found that the hard drive installed is not surveillance rated (as per Swanns recommendations in the manual!) and is therefore not fit for purpose. Also, the Android software leaves a lot to be desired.

This is the second swann cameras I have had the first one lasted about 3 years second one just over a year I did notice a noise from hard drive just after I bought it should of sent it back but didn't it has now packed in great product easy to set up on mobile etc but don't think I will get this make next I think they should last longer