Customer Ratings & Reviews

It was very easy to install. Moreover, it works great.

The Swann Enforcer has a lot of features built into its program. It can be integrated into your smart home with either Alexa or Google assistant for voice control, and monitored from your smart phones. It works on both iOS and Android. Not to mention that the base can be connected to any tv or monitor with a HDMI cable, and display all cameras constantly in a grid, or all the cameras individually like a slideshow on a constant rotation. The base includes 1TB of local storage. I logged about 500 hours using both main and sub stream recording, and only used about 300gb of storage. I have my recordings set to constant 24/7 recording for 2 of my cameras and the other 2 are set to record 30 sec clips only when triggered. (The hard drive can be upgraded to a max of 4TB.) Each channel can be set up however you want it. The system comes with 4 cameras, but is equipped to handle up to 8, which gives you plenty of room to expand with this system. If you go to the swann website and visit the product page, you can view the compatible cameras for this system, if you want to get more. One of the best features of this system is the PIR. All the included cameras have a built in Passive Infrared Sensor that helps to make the "True Detect" so great. The True Detect tries to eliminate false detections and recordings by attempting to pick up heat signatures during motion sensing. My last camera used to get a trigger when it snowed out, or the wind blew leaves across the yard, so I will be curious to see how this works in the other seasons. Right now it has been pretty decent at eliminating false triggers. The cameras have a 90 degree field of view which is a wide angle but not as wide as some of the wireless brands which can encompass 180 degrees. While those cameras might be able to fit a wider area into the screen, the edges are typically somewhat distorted, and the wider angle cameras usually have a shorter field of view when it comes to overall distance. So a 90 degree camera can typically see up to 100 feet, and be distortion free. While most of the 180 degree cameras are typically only good up to 50 feet. The base does have some features in the software that are not supported with this setup, like "sound", and "PTZ" . There are no speakers or mics included on these cameras. There is also no "Pan Tilt and Zoom" ability on these cameras either. The features remain in the program incase cameras with those capabilities are ever added later. Even though there is no PTZ function available, you do have to enter the PTZ menu to change some of the camera settings. Here you can change the Exposure, White Balance, Day and Night lighting, Image Enhancements, Video Settings, and Language. The night time lighting can either be done in color (with the assistance of a small white spot light, that lights up for recording), or in Black and White with the infrared sensors (which glow red in the dark). Unless of course you have an alternate constant light source, like a porch light, street light or seperate spot light. The cameras can also be set to deterrent mode, in which they light up a set of strobing red and blue LEDs to simulate police lights. These lights can be triggered to go off when motion is detected, and you can set the duration of the strobe effect as well. The system has a 12 month warranty and an IP66 rating on the cameras. IP66 is "dust tight" and protected against heavy seas or powerful jets of water. So they should be able to handle virtually any kind of weather. The Base does have 3 total USB ports. One port on the back can be used to connect the mouse. Sadly, the unit does not support any keyboard, so all typing has to be done with an on screen keyboard and the mouse. The other USB ports can be used for external drives or flash drives to back up or store important recordings. The phone app lets you view all the active cameras in "live view", and lets you playback events. When you view individual channels you have the option to do a manual record, snapshots, turn on the alarm, or the spot light. You also get real time notifications of current events, can view the user manual and have the ability to connect to your DropBox storage.If you don't have a DropBox account, you can sign up for a free basic account which includes 2GB of storage, or enlist in one of their premium plans for increased data storage. When setting up the base, you have the option to use an alternate DNS or the one provided by Swann. Swann tech support says that they do not hold any video data on their servers. Their servers are solely used to help relay your video data to your remote devices, if selected. Overall the security system is really nice. It is spot on with the event notifications, they all come through in real time. Live viewing and connecting to the cameras from the app is pretty quick and so far pretty reliable. I have had other camera systems that sometimes take forever or just sometimes will not connect.My favorite feature is the S.M.A.R.T feature, which bypasses the long gaps between triggers and puts just the events together for playback. It saves a ton of time trying to review past recordings. There are actually a lot of different ways to sort and search through recordings.The user interface could be a little better, while it might be a little difficult to navigate to the option you want, there are still a ton of options.  The video quality at 1080p is pretty good, and most things have sufficient detail. Facial features are detailed enough for a good description at under 10 to 15 feet at night and under 40 to 50 feet in daylight, which is average for most security cameras. Also, just as a side note, try not to mount the cameras too close to an overhang, corner wall or side obstruction. One of the cameras I mounted was too close to the gutters. It created a haze at night, due to the reflection of the infrared beams bouncing back onto the lenses. Otherwise that was the only problem I had with the install. All the included cables were long enough for my house. If you need longer runs you should be able to buy a BNC extension cable or (regular BNC cable and a BNC coupler). From what I've seen, you should be able to run at lengths up to 1600 feet for 1080p.

Bought this mainly to replace the main unit of a previous Swann system as something internal went on the old one to operate the USB mouse. Worked great for 8+ years, so staying with this product was a no brainer. Ex customer service w/ Swann too a few times I inquired.

Great product and fine quality. Disappointed that it seems to pick up moving branches and bugs but not small critters.

This system was very easy to install, I did have to get extra wire for two of the cameras due to the distance form the DVR box.

Amazing that fits just what we needed for our small living room, , lightweight Got a great deal on black friday and couldnt ask for more. I would recommend this to a friend

No sound. Its crap. Non returnable expensive crap!

The Swann 4 camera security system is a good system that’s easy to setup and works well. The instructions in the Quick Start guide are well laid out and easy to understand. It comes with an ethernet cable to connect to your router, a computer mouse for to connect to the USB port, and an HDMI cable to connect to your TV or Monitor during the setup process. After setting up the DVR and your account, it then had me to download the app and add my device to my account. The app works well and has good review. The camera does a good job of detecting motion and pushing notifications to the app. When I get a notification and click on it, it opens the app and goes to live view. If I have previous notifications and click on them, it does not open and show the footage. It opens the app and go to live view, then I have go to the Playback tab in order to see that footage. Hopefully that could be changed in an app software update. There are times when it takes several seconds to view footage, because the app’s loading screen takes a while to load. I also noticed that when I go to view previous videos the video thumbnails do not have a still frame of the footage that it recorded. They all have a default thumbnail of a connectivity icon. Not seeing a video thumbnail takes extra time in trying to find that video you are looking for. The DVR is very quiet compared to other security camera DVR’s I own. The fan on those I own from other manufacturers are pretty loud. I have to put the DVR in the basement. This one is quiet and I can actually use it in our living quarters. Google, Amazon, Alexa, and Dropbox support are a a huge plus.

very clear picture, The first one I brough was a night owl after 2 weeks the picture went dark, This Swann is alot better

Havent put these up yet, just recently got wifi to be able to use the product.. Thinking about putting it up soon

Love this product works well but is not very user friendly on understanding playback and using the other features

This security system is super easy setup and install with the most difficult part being running the wires. I would recommend checking YouTube as there are lots of good tips on how to install/hide wire or hire a professional to install it if you don't want to DIY it. For a HD DVR, the quality is surprisingly well and with 8 channels you can get close to the areas you want to have closer pictures of for fine detail. Once you run the wires and connect the DVR, it's really easy to setup and configure the recording schedule and setup zones to record along with the control of the lights and alarms. The Google voice integration works really quite well and makes it easy to access the system remotely. The App is intuitive and works well enough for me, but I would definitely recommend having a good internet connection for the best experience in terms of remote viewing. The night vision works well but the color is hit and miss and depends largely on the scene. I must say the flashing lights and alarms are definitely enough to startle you even if you are expecting it! The heat motion detection does generate fewer false alarms but I wouldn't go so far as to say they are completely eliminated. In all, this is a solid system and offers great expandability. There's plenty of wire for most installations of the 4 cameras and it's easy and inexpensive to get longer cables. In all I would recommend it!

Didn’t get what was supposed to be in the box not what I paid for

Good system for what you pay. Do you research before you buy any system

It's so clear and the sounds are so crisp. I'm very impressed by how easy it is to use.

I needed to buy a camera because I live right on a corner and cars would always turn fast and hit our park cars and run away.

I love Swann Security systems. I think I got a bad camera this time. Have to hook up another new one and see what happens.

Its motion system only so it is not continous. Playback video grainy not impressed or blurred. If you have enough money saved get the 4k version not this system. If you dont care about clarity then buy this system. If I didnt run all the coxial lines i would have returned it.

It works good for the price but you don't see faces that well like i would like to see but I'm happy with the product

Great system only issue is the app is slow. Tends to jump around. Wish the dvr had wireless option.