Zmodo 4-Channel, 4-Camera Indoor/Outdoor High Definition Security System Black ZM-SS714-2TB

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Product Features

4 bullet IP network cameras

With 720p color image sensors and 2.8mm lenses allow you to capture images with 720p (1280 x 720), VGA (640 x 480) or QVGA (320 x 240) resolution.

IR LEDs

Provide night vision up to 66'. An automatic day & night mode with IR-CUT filter and auto switch makes it easy to transition between day and night images.

81° diagonal field of view

Allows you to view a wide area.

Weatherproof camera design

Enables you to capture footage outdoors.

4-channel security NVR with 2TB hard drive

Lets you keep an eye on 4 areas simultaneously.

Best Buy Customer Reviews

It's not bad

Posted by: Law808 from on 02/12/2016Overall camera system is not bad. The quality is not crystal sharp, but it's decent (720p). Connecting the system is straight forward. However, if you wanted to run the ethernet cable through a hole in the wall, you might need to cut the connector off and put on a new connector yourself after. This was what I did, but I don't recommend this if you don't have experience making ethernet cables. After it's hooked up, you need to connect it to a monitor to complete the set up. After that, you can use your laptop or mobile device to view the recorded footage or Live View.

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Junk x&*(!

Posted by: horsemom from on 02/02/2016I'm fairly tech savvy but what a waste of 3 hours and still doesn't work. Followed the 1 sheet of instructions but referred to internet website for majority of the install. Nothing will connect. The menu is like looking at a 1980s menu screen. Hooked it up to my 52" tv just so I could see. The cameras all worked but can't get it to port forward. The video tutorial said I needed 2 computers and 2 internet connections to make sure it is working correctly. Boxing it up and taking back. I shouldn't have to spend 3 hours running through different support scenarios to get it to work. Will pay the extra money for a better system and decent support.

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Amazing use for these cameras.

Posted by: Chase from on 08/28/2015I put them in the car because my old GPS failed after an accident. Jared Pruitt ran with the idea and made it happen.

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Great Buy

Posted by: JennRowley from on 03/31/2015Easy setup, plenty of wire, and a app on your phone to view the cameras.

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Great hardware setup but lousy software

Posted by: justabitofknowledge from on 03/30/2015The PPoE makes setup easy. The hardware package is clean and easy to install. The cameras provide a decent picture, although night vision is not great. BUT, the software (ZViewer) is so poor, it's almost not worth having the cameras. Get a third party product, and you will save yourself a lot of time and frustration. The software lacks features, but more significantly has too many bugs to name. Also, tech support is limited to chat and is rather lame.

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Great camera system so far

Posted by: Jstar1978 from NC on 03/07/2015I bought this system after reading online about several different brands of systems. I even purchased a Swann brand first. After several hours of no luck at attempting to get my router to recognize that system, I contacted their customer service. After more than 2 hours of waiting to talk to a customer service rep I found them to be useless to assisting me. I returned that system and purchased this one from Best Buy. The cameras were so easy to set up; almost just plug and play. The connection to my Android was up in minutes using their Zsight App. Installation was the hardest part, only because the Cat 5 lines had to be ran through my attic for the cameras. Once that was done everything else went smoothly. One thing you need to know are the cameras are weatherproof, but you must weatherproof the connections. This can be done easily with shrink tubing or simply wrapping the connection with Saran Wrap and then covering that with white electrical tape or white duct tape. Now for the NVR and cameras. The pictures and video are great. You can go into your settings and chose the quality you want. With my settings I get beautiful recordings with true to life color. The night vision is comparable to any other systems I have viewed. I have one camera that I have covering an outbuilding that is 125 ft away. I have a night light in my yard and I can still see the building and can see anyone moving around the building. I did have one camera that the IR quit working. Zmodo sent me replacement camera under warranty quickly. Instructions are limited for using the NVR. I found a lot of information on the Zmodo Forums and also contacted Zmodo Support via chat. Zmodo Support was very helpful. With my settings, my 2TB hard drive is holding 4 weeks of 24 hour a day recordings. You can set up the sensitivity of the motion alerts and how you wish to be notified. You can also search recordings and easily save them to a USB flash drive for viewing on you computer. The menu is a little confusing until you use it a while. So far the only negative I have with Zmodo is the Zsight App. After the the last update it is working somewhat better, It still tends to be somewhat glitchy at times. Zmodo reps say that they are working on those issues now. My rating is for the system itself. If I were rating the app it would only get a 4 star rating.

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Ir lights stopped working

Posted by: NickD from on 02/20/2015Four cameras worked great on the first day. The next day three of the four cameras night vision stopped working. The ir lights would not switch on. The view was great with the day/night when they worked

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Good camera

Posted by: Vokimtri from on 02/04/2015Good picture, easy installation. Day night picture quality are very clear.

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Clear image, good coverage

Posted by: DaveK from on 01/16/2015If you want a small security camera system (four cameras) which has very good image quality during the day and night, this system will work well for you. I wanted a camera system to record activity around my house while I am home and gone after some items were stolen off of my porch. I originally purchased a Swann four camera system (960H, 780 TVL resolution) and installed it. I felt the image quality was very good but was not great. It had decent day and night vision and image quality. The app on my iPhone worked great and I was able to monitor everything from the DVR unit or from my phone in real time. When I reviewed playback from the DVR, it functioned as expected but was a little glitchy when watching multiple streams at the same time which made it very annoying but bearable. The mobile app did it's job but was bare bones and also did not allow reviewing streams that were recorded on the DVR. You could only watch real time. This Zmodo went on sale and after reading about analog systems (Swann that i got) and digital systems (this Zmodo), I knew I had to try it out. I installed the Zmodo system in place of the Swann system and was immediately impressed by the much better image resolution and color of the 720P cameras from Zmodo. I have to admit the Swann camera mounts are superior to the Zmodo but the Zmodo cameras themselves are superior to the Swann units. I installed the mobile app and I was able to see the different streams as well but only one at a time (you can view all streams at the same time with Swann or one at a time). The image quality on the mobile app with the Zmodo was superior and very clear when you select the SD or HD resolution stream. Although buggy still, you do have the ability to view recorded content from the Zmodo NVR on your mobile device. Reviewing the streams from the NVR on the Zmodo was similar to the Swann and had some quirks as well but was functional and did what would be needed when reviewing video. Overall I would recommend bypassing any of the analog solutions (cameras which are TVL rated and use BNC connectors) and get a digital solution (720P or 1080P rated cameras which use ethernet connections) based on my research and my real world experience between these two systems. This Zmodo is a good system if you want to have really good image quality and a recording of what went on around your house in case you need it. The installation is easy enough and if you have some understanding of where to drill into your house eves, you do a pretty clean job of self installing this system to monitor the perimeter of your house.

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very good

Posted by: daja62 from on 01/09/2015relativity easy to set up and should be a good security system as well and nice to be able to view with cell phone via app

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4 bullet IP network cameras

IR LEDs

81° diagonal field of view

Weatherproof camera design

4-channel security NVR with 2TB hard drive

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