Swann - 8-Channel, 6-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 1080p 1TB DVR Surveillance System - Black/Gray/White

System is good, easy to setup. I bought two additional cameras to use all 8 channels. Swann app works good, easy to configure and uses very little bandwidth. I recommend this product. Also I did need to contact their tech support, very good service, very helpful and knowledgeable engineers.

These cameras are really good cameras. They have a really good picture. The app to view on your mobile phone was extremely easy to use. Wish the camera pivoted without having to unscrew them to make it easier to get the right view. But other than that glad my husband and I purchased this brand.

I keep getting black screens on my monitor display. I can only see my cameras via their mobile application. Definitely not user error either. I’ve reset the unit and tried mutual email cables for HDMI and cables to the cameras. Nothing seems to fix the issue.

me that is all I buy bought 3 system all ready it has great eyes so you btter stay away

Terrible connection Can’t even read what it said just a waste of time

Bought this and two extra cameras at Best Buy. The hardware seems adequate and functional, however the software interface on the security console will make you pull your hair out. The worst is the popups that block the middle of the display until someone goes in and closes the popups. And it loves to do popups all the time - asking for admin password or change resolution or whatever even when no one is interacting with it. The popups just sit there blocking the main display. This is very annoying since the security console is under lock and key and isn’t location close to the main display. Had to buy second monitor to be in cabinet with console and leave cabinet unlocked so employees could go in and clear the unwanted constant popups. Would not buy again and do not recommend.

Had a Q-see, but switched to this system since Q-See went out of business and no longer supports remote viewing. First thing that I noticed is that the cameras have a plastic housing and no cover. We'll have to see how the cameras hold up to the weather. Q-see cameras had a metal housing and cover. There are 3 separate adjustments to position the cameras. Kind of a hassle especially when adjusting side to side. A feature that I do like is that these cameras have thermal sensing and thus are not triggered by all movement. However, if there is enough movement such as on a windy day, then swaying branches will trigger the camera. Another feature is the spotlight and color night vision. The verdict is still out on these features though as using the spotlight seems to cause loss of detail even if the picture is now in color. Also, the spotlight is bright enough to enable night color, but the picture is overall dark. There are adjustable picture settings on each camera so perhaps playing with these settings will yield better views. The DVR is near silent which is very much appreciated since the prior system had a noisy fan. Phone app works well and was very easy to connect. PC App for Windows 10 was also easy to connect. Except phone app and Windows 10 app have different controls and capabilities. It would have been nice to keep everything consistent between both apps and the primary monitor. An example is that I can turn the spotlight on with the phone app, but that doesn't seem possible with the PC app. Also haven't figured out how to playback clips using the PC app. There are a lot of features with the Swann system. I'm still new to this system so I'm sure I'll discover more. Overall seems to be a good security camera system. Recommend.

My main complaint is that the online manual is for a PREVIOUS version of the system. You'd think they could spend an afternoon and update the manual. As it is, it's very difficult to understand the workings of the system when the manual just makes things more confusing. The hardware itself is fine. After you figure out how things work, you can link thru the internet and your wifi. It can be fine tuned for motion sensitivity and send alerts to your phone. Or you can see live views on your phone. You will need to connect to a TV for the setup, even if you will normally be viewing on your phone. I still don't have my system fine tuned adequately, but I think I'll be able to sort out the bugs. Overall, it's a pretty versatile system.