Customer Ratings & Reviews

To start I think the Swann Wi-Fi Floodlight Security system is a good system, it is in fact the system I have been looking for to mount from my backyard deck for quite some time. It hits on every feature I was looking for in a HD camera floodlight system, and at great price. Fact is I was surprised at the pricing when comparing to other security camera/floodlights in the market. The mobile app that installs and manages the system is intuitive and simple to operate. After installing the Swann system to my back deck and downloading the app to my mobile I had the system up and running in minutes. Could not be easier. The setup of the system provides a highly flexible range of settings for lighting and siren duration after motion detection. The app includes a full mobile user manual which is thorough, and I suggest reading the guide to the get the most out of the Swann. Personally, I do not care for reading long manuals on my handheld, so I checked, and the User Manual PDF was on their website under support, nice to have the manual in hand. Lighting from the floodlights lights up my large backyard brilliantly and recordings provide good facial recognition at medium settings which I have decided to implement at this time due to storage capacity and medium range wi-fi connection signal to my closest router. For 1080p HD you should have a strong Wi-Fi signal. System is rated at seven days local storage to SD card and you receive two days of storage on their cloud. 30 days of cloud storage is available with subscription. Siren when set to high is not very loud and it cannot be heard in the adjoining room of the house, certainly my neighbor would never notice if it activated. It should get an intruder’s attention along with the illumination of the flood lamps, but do not expect it to wake you up in the middle of the night. One security issue I have is if I want to turn on the siren or floodlights manually with the app it takes about 30 seconds or better for the app to load on my phone. Overall the Swann is a solid implementation of a security camera/floodlight system which I believe will serve us well for years in keeping our family safe.

---HIGHLIGHTS--- Easy Setup, Razor Sharp Video and Sound, Stable Operation, Sensitive Motion Detection, Versatile App, Accurate Night Vision, Internal and Online Storage, 2 Way Communication, Siren, Bright Dimmable Flood Lights, Works With Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa ---SETUP--- Setup is easy and straightforward. If you can handle changing a light fixture, than you can install this floodlight camera. The wiring harness exactly matches the wiring configuration in all standard junction boxes. Included in the box are the accessories (mounting bracket, screws, wire caps, etc.) to accommodate most installations. Swann has an excellent installation video on their website that shows the installation process step by step, and I highly recommend to review it prior to installation. After it is installed, the next step is to download the Safe by Swann App and pair the floodlight camera to your phone and Wi-Fi network. This pairing process was simple and took less than 2 minutes. ---USE AND PERFORMANCE--- The floodlight itself is very well made and feel capable of standing up well to outdoor use. Since it is made for outdoor placement is is rated as weatherproof (IP65). The video and sound quality is very crisp and detailed. People, animals, and objects are easily recognizable. The video quality can be set to low, medium, and high based on your needs and network strength. Be aware that streaming and uploading 1080P video requires a strong and stable internet/data network. I have a very fast broadband internet service and strong Wi-Fi network, and found the sound and video handling and transmission to be very stable. The Safe by Swann App is very intuitive and makes accessing and controlling the floodlight camera very easy. The App allows a great degree of customization of all of the functions. The motion detection is very sensitive and accurate. Fortunately, it is adjustable from low to high sensitivity depending on your preference and needs. In my backyard I set it to medium/high and had no issues with false wind or light alerts. The camera has three modes: Home, Away, and Night. All the modes are customizable based on the camera being armed, motion detection sensitivity, and light and siren response. The modes have to be manually set and there is no way to schedule the modes. I am hoping that a scheduling function is added in a future App update. The floodlight uses super bright (5000K/2500 Lumens) LED bulbs! I really like that they are dimmable in the App from full brightness down to one percent brightness. I keep them on at night at one percent brightness and find that my backyard is illuminated perfectly in the evening and at night. The night vision capability works well in low light conditions, but when the floodlight are activated they are usually bright enough to switch to full color recording. The siren can be set to low, medium, or high. The microphone is sensitive and picks up conversations well. The intercom likewise functions well. The unit has built in storage for about 7 days and offers 2 days of free online backup. Compatible with Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. ---BOTTOM LINE--- Overall I found the operation and function of the Swann Floodlight Security Camera to be flawless! The Safe by Swann App is very fast and stable, and makes practically every function easily customizable. It looks very nice installed in my backyard, and I am looking forward to many years of use.

The combination of Dimmable LED lights with the camera in one unit creates ease of install and function. Install is simple with existing round outside electrical box. Very pleased with this introduction to the security camera experience.

This is a great add-on you can have to your current alarm system. I installed to my backyard door light. It was really easy to install. Took me about 16 minutes (including removing the old light). It comes with all what you need for the installation with 2 different type of screws (for the electric box type). I connected it to the power line, turn on the breaker, installed the app on my phone and followed the steps. Very easy to do! In the beginning it was a little buggy but then it started working fine. The motion sensor is so effective, the LED lights are not that strong but strong enough for my application. Night vision is very good. Very sensitive motion detection that you can also adjust from the app. Live video monitoring is very good working. No hiccups or delays (very minor) It also has the alarm siren that I don't think I'll ever use or need. Not that loud. The microphone is VERY sensitive. I can hear people talking in my house! That's too much I think... Basic subscription will allow to have some short videos playback. It says they are saved locally on the device. You might upgrade to cloud storage to keep evidences or records if somebody brake the Swann or steal it. I think I'll get 2 more of this device to install on the other corners in my house. I like the way it works.

The Swann 1080p Wi-Fi Floodlight Security Camera is a great unit. I was a little intimidated at first because it requires hardwiring. I’m not a fan of messing with electricity. I had hoped this would come with a (solar?) battery option, but then again, who wants to climb up to charge a battery? We had to wait a bit after receipt to install because it was raining nearly every weekend. When all the stairs aligned for us to have the time and weather to install, we weren’t sure what to expect. Let me tell you – the installation went super smoothly. I was surprised how easy it was. The hardest part was figuring out which breaker powered the light we were replacing. We installed on to an existing light fixture (not a floodlight; just an outdoor carriage light). We had a copper grounding wire instead of the green/yellow as listed in the instructions (we also watched a video on the manufacturer’s web site). We were still able to make it work. The app provides step-by-step instructions on setting up the camera. It was relatively quick. We were up and running in no time. The unit has a siren feature (we did try this out – it’s loud and plays both on your phone and the unit). You can also adjust the brightness of your lights. I was using this to oversee our backyard, so I kept it at 100%. You have three modes – Home, Away, and Night. I wish you could set these up on timers, but it appears that it would have to be manually changed. Each mode can be armed (camera on) or not. The Home Setting defaults to not armed, and the others default to armed. The remaining features of the app are fairy intuitive. I was able to link to my Alexa devices, but I’ve not tried that out yet. The camera seems quite sensitive. I’ve had several alerts of motion but not anything visible in my video(s). I do have one nice clip of my neighbor’s fireworks, though. It shows our backyard then giant flashes of light. The clarity is nice – the video isn’t blurry or grainy. I can see the entire backyard clearly. I am beyond happy with this unit. Highly Recommend.

From the get-go, this Swann product was troublesome. The hook-up to the power supply of your home is like any other fixture that you have ever replaced. You should have no problems at all, as there are 3 wires (hot, neutral and ground). Very simple, even a caveman can do it. You can also visit the Swann website for a step by step installation video. Mounting of my unit didn't quite go as planned. In my particular situation, the supplied screw that holds your Swann fixture to the electrical box was not long enough to screw into the connection, so I was forced to reverse the inside bracket in order for the installation to work. My home was built in the year of 1966 and many things that normal fit homes, don't necessarily fit mine. It was either reverse the bracket like I did, or trek down to my local hardware store, to purchase a longer screw. The pairing of the product was a no brainer, as it was quick and easy once you downloaded the Safe by Swann application. The application was easy to us and very straight forward. The Swann floodlight has three modes which through the application can be changed from home, to away and night. The modes can be tweaked with regards to sensitivity, siren and the amount of light you wish the spotlights to throw. The floodlight makes use of LED bulbs (low energy cost), which is the wave of the future. Specifications indicate that the power consumption is 30 watts. I have seen comments on the web from consumers criticizing the lack of light for this product. Let me state, that this product will light up areas with plenty of light to spare. The Swann captures clear video, sound, and has a decent motion detector which incidentally can be tweaked within application settings. It also has 2 way communications which is a very nice addition to any security system. The units camera has several modes of operation, "Away, Home, and Night" all of which are controlled through the Swann application. I tested the siren, which is not loud at all, even when it was set to the loudest setting. The specifications indicate 75 decibels, but I have my doubts, as the loudness didn't seem powerful especially if you mount this unit in the rear of ones property. Here is the deal-breaker for me. My home has a northern exposure and the Swann product faces north. The product is mounted underneath my roofs overhang attached directly to the wall of my home, and in this location there is an abundance of bright daylight. I tested the video capabilities when the sun was high overhead. When a subject is situated in full sun, the video image was fantastic. Highly detailed and fully in focus. Highly troublesome was the fact that when the subject walked forward into the shade of the roofs overhang, the subject turned into a silhouette figure. There were no discernable features that were distinguishable on the subject. I tried tweaking the settings but nothing satisfactorily solved the silhouetting problem, therefore any film clip would be useless should you ever need them to identify a thief due to a break-in. For all of you photographers out there, there seems to be a problem with what's called :backlighting. If you have ever taken a photograph with a camera or cell phone of a person with a beautiful sunset in background of your subject, inevitably your subject will come out dark, and the sunset will have that perfect exposure. That is the problem with this product, as the camera cant not compensate for the exposure if your subject is backlit. "Since the video captured no distinguishable features, the system is worthless. This also goes for any still photographs that I captured while the subject was in the shade. Totally unacceptable. So you may be asking if the Swann is on my recommended list? No, unless the manufacturer can push down a software update to overcome the backlighting problem. Overall I found the operation and function of the Swann Floodlight Security Camera and application to be less than satisfactory. The Safe by Swann App is buggy and many times just egg times, either while utilizing WIFI or my phones data plan. I found that I had to close and reopen the application several times in order to obtain the proper operation.

Overview: Good simple, expandable security system that is easy to use and install, and does not need a subscription, but poor to non-existent customer support. Pros: Installation was fairly easy as long as you have pre-existing wiring, or are replacing a standard floodlight. I did not have any issues with paring the device over WiFi (I do have a strong signal) App is simple and easy to use. Picture quality is decent. The lights are VERY bright. Fortunately, you can control the brightness. The cameras have a small amount of on-board memory to record video/pictures that can hold a couple of days worth of video, so a subscription is not needed, but optional. Cons: No 24 hour monitoring - only captures video via motion detection - a system with a DVR would be better suited for that type of security. Still, a good system to start with. Video is not always clear. Installed and tested the app on both iOS and Android - the Android version is not as polished as the iOS version. on the iOS version, you can rearrange the video/light/alarm tiles in any way you like, but on the Android version, the tiles are pretty much locked to each camera. Worst part so far for me is the poor/non-existent customer support. I had a problem with one camera not recording video, and I left a message and opened up a support ticket on their customer support forum on Janurary 3rd, 2020. As of January 20th, there was still no response to the ticket - not even an e-mail saying that they received the ticket. On that note, buyer beware. Overall, I do like the system, but there could be some improvements. Aside from better customer support, It would be great if it could integrate with Samsung SmartThings or Google Home. Also, it would be nice to have an always on option for the floodlights at a low light setting, then put it to 100% on motion detection.

This is a simple install, and anyone can do it. Just turn off the power, follow the instructions. Now as for picture and video footage, it's great. I've attached a shot taken. But but but... There is a 5 to 10 second delay with the real time feed. Now before you say it's my internet connection, it's not. The router is close, AND I've got 1gb internet. It could just be that my entire house is connected lol! Great product!

So simple to install just match colors of wires with power off. App is easy to use and drop dead simple. I thoroughly enjoy the fact there are no subscription fees out of the box. It offers onboard memory and free cloud storage, and no batteries to manage.

The camera itself is great. Easy set up, easy to get connected. The motion detection overall only detects motion from cars, people and animals. Limbs moving in heavy wind will occasionally set off alerts, but it's not very often. The floodlights are great. They really light up the area they are covering. The problem with this camera and other Swann camera's is Swann's support is awful. This camera can only be accessed through your smart phone app. The app does not work on Android 10, which has been out for months now. Non working app = non working camera. The only thing they will tell you is "that we are working on it." It shouldn't take months to figure out what the android 10 compatibility issue is. Before the app stopped working, it was 5 years behind where an app should be in 2019. Because of the terrible support, I can not recommend this camera!

I got this toward the end of June and loved it immediately. The physical installation took 10 minutes, and 5 of that was looking for a screw driver. Downloading and connecting the safe by Swann app took about another 10 minutes and I was up and going. The camera and lights were super responsive and the video and audio quality were great. It recorded my first meeting with my new neighbor which was great because I’m terrible with names. I was able to go back and get her name from that video. Now, I’ve got it down. Unfortunately, Swann discontinued their app and forced its customers to migrate to a new app. The migration was advertised to be automated and painless. They said it could take UP TO 30 minutes. I started at 4 PM and by 6, it was doing absolutely nothing. After two chat sessions with customer service, I decided I had been talking to bots because they made no sense at all. Finally I called. I was immediately offered a return. Not even a single troubleshooting suggestion. I wound up getting a notification that my camera was online at 2:30 AM. I’ve left it in place, and it usually works. The video is now diminished and the audio is certainly worse than before. I get the random notification that my camera is online. (Was it not?). It will always record me opening the front door, but neighbors have walked right up to it without being recorded. I gave it two stars because I know what it’s capable of. I hope Swann gets the bugs worked out of their new app soon. I’d definitely give it 5 stars if it performed like it did for 3 glorious days.

Not bad for the price although even though I bought it as a deal of the day, I just found today someone else has it for even $25 less than what I paid. Lights are nice a bright, set up/installation was pretty easy. Get an awful lot of false alarms from wind even set at middle sensitivity.

This is a very bright light and fairly simple to install for the DIY's. It have a great app and has a good solid response. It does disconnect if you do not have the best wifi and you will have to reconnect it again. I bought a wifi extender and that helped a lot. Other than that is a great product and I would recommend this to anyone.

Not bad but I sometimes have connectivity issues ever since I got an update. There are a few details I wished were better designed such as: monitor zones, settings, and quality of speaker sound. Other than that, the lights are bright, screen has pretty good clarity, and the install was fairly easy.

Purchased this to replace an existing floodlight. Easy installation and had the app up and running in minutes. Crystal clear picture. Unfortunately my particular unit wasn’t at weather resistant as I had hoped. After just two weeks water had gotten into the unit and caused it to stop working. Best Buy told me that it wasn’t “water resistant” enough for my location and to return it for a refund. Then I heard from Swann saying that particular unit must’ve been defective and that they would’ve replaced it. Too late. My camera was already gone. I am currently working with Swann to get a new one.

This floodlight and camera combination is wonderful! You can control when you want the light to come on from your smart device as well as watching the video. It will also alert you when there is motion within certain feet of the camera. I feel a lot safer now that I have this! Would definitely recommend!

All good. Easy to install. Had a little tougher time getting it setup to the wifi. Wish it could run on the higher data speed. had to disable the network so it would only pick up the other network. After that it works just fine.

I bought two of these to replace old floodlights. The first one works great! Just as expected. The second one...not so much. Most of the time the floodlight doesn't shut off and other times it comes on when there's no movement. Frustrating.

The camera was for the most part was fine until they did a "required" software/firmware update. The new software is useless, the camera won't stay connected to the network and you could walk from Alaska to Mexico quicker than you can get any type of support. Half the time you aren't even able to log in to your account. You get system error or wrong username/password even though it worked fine the day before. Frankly the light/camera are fine although the siren is so quiet it won't even scare a cat away at 5 feet but what use is it if it won't record and if it does you have a heck of a time trying to view it.

Started out fantastic, and just now experiencing issues with the lights NEVER turning off. Had to factory reset to solve the issue. Jury is still out on this.