Swann - Enforcer 8-Channel, 6-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System - White
User rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars with 464 reviews.
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Description
Features
Monitor your property with 6 cameras
Position 6 Enforcer cameras with 8 channel DVR to watch over entrances, yards, driveways, parking lots, shop floors, storerooms, and customer service areas.
4K Ultra HD high resolution
Allows to see everything that's happening live or in playback mode. Plus you can zoom in close to see car license plates, faces, tattoos, logos on clothing, labels on clothing and so much more.
Night vision
Get color video at night up to 32' with the lights on and even longer, up to 130', in black and white during total darkness.
Viewing angle up to 90°
Expertly captures a wide angle of your property for exceptional security at all times.
HDMI and VGA outputs
Connect to a wide range of compatible displays for versatile viewing, including your HDTV, LCD or plasma TV.
Send a warning
Protect your property and deter intruders with motion-activated police-style red and blue flashing lights, spotlights and siren.
Swann Security app
Allows to see live or playback video from anywhere in the world with your smartphone.
Works with your smart home
Enjoy hands-free security using voice commands, and stream video from your cameras via the Google Assistant and Chromecast, Google Home Hub, or via Alexa devices.
Heat and motion detection
With Swann's True Detect, warm objects like people and cars can trigger the lights, siren, push notifications and recording with fewer false alarms to worry about.
Weather-resistant design
Install cameras indoors or outdoors, as they're built to withstand rain, snow and heat, all year round.
Free local and cloud storage
Allows to record up to 180 days+ onto the massive 2TB hard drive, with no fees, or backup footage to your Dropbox account.
What's Included
- 8 Channel DVR-5680
- 6 PRO-4KRL Enforcer Cameras
- 6 BNC Cables 60ft / 18m
- Ethernet Cable
- HDMI Cable
- Power Adapter & Splitter
- Mouse
- Mounting Screws & Plugs
- Quick Start Guide
- Theft Deterrent Stickers
Key Specs
- Camera Resolution3840 x 2160
- Field Of View90 degrees
- Night VisionYes
- Number Of Cameras Included6
- Camera Power SourceCable with AC Adapter/Plug-in
- Works WithAmazon Alexa, Google Assistant
- Number Of Channels8
- Recording Resolution3840 x 2160
- Storage TypeDVR, Cloud
- Indoor Or Outdoor UseIndoor and outdoor
- Minimum Operating Temperature-22 degrees fahrenheit
- Maximum Operating Temperature122 degrees fahrenheit
General
- Product NameEnforcer 8-Channel, 6-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System
- BrandSwann
- Model NumberSWDVK-85680W6RL-US
- ColorWhite
- Color CategoryWhite
Camera
- Video Camera Resolution4K (2160p)
- Camera Resolution3840 x 2160
- Field Of View90 degrees
- Night VisionYes
- Night Vision Distance130 feet
- Night Vision ImageColor
- Number Of Cameras Included6
- Day/Night ModeYes
- Camera Infrared Distance130 feet
- Image Sensor TypeCMOS
- Camera Mount TypeOther
Power
- Camera Power SourceCable with AC Adapter/Plug-in
- Battery BackupNo
Compatibility
- App CompatibleYes
- Camera CompatibilitySwann Cameras
- Operating System CompatibilityAndroid, Apple iOS, Windows, Mac
- Works WithAmazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Connectivity
- Camera ConnectivityWired
Recording and Playback
- Streaming VideoYes
- SubscriptionOptional and included
- Number Of Channels8
- Recording Resolution3840 x 2160
Storage
- Storage TypeDVR, Cloud
- DVR Storage Capacity2000 gigabytes
- Internal Storage Capacity Upgradeable Upto6000 gigabytes
Performance
- Indoor Or Outdoor UseIndoor and outdoor
- Protective QualitiesWater resistant, Weather resistant
- Minimum Operating Temperature-22 degrees fahrenheit
- Maximum Operating Temperature122 degrees fahrenheit
Features
- Auto-On DetectionMotion
- Alarm TypeVisual, Audible
- Alarm LocationConnects to existing
Dimension
- Camera Height5.3 inches
- Camera Width2.3 inches
- Camera Depth2.8 inches
- DVR Height2.5 inches
- DVR Width11.8 inches
- DVR Depth9 inches
Sensor
- SensorsMotion sensor, Temperature sensor
- Motion Detection Range32 feet
Output
- DVR Output(s)HDMI, VGA
Display
- Camera Color DisplayYes
Included
- Camera(s) IncludedYes
- DVR IncludedYes
- Cable(s) IncludedYes
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts18 months (with product registration)
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor18 months (with product registration)
Other
- UPC840236129300
Customer reviews
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 464 reviews
(464 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.2
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.2
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
CGTIII
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.Cameras are good. If you put them under a gutter get them low enough so the infared doesnt like bounce? back to darken the night vision. Any bush branch movement will send you an alert. Cables are only 60 feet, so if the cameras outside, to in the house dvr. you'd better be close. Youll need more cable. The DVR runs really hot. Really needs to have a clear instruction manuel. If you have an all in one computer, you need a seperate monitor. Good monitoring system, but overpriced for what you get.
This review is from Swann - Enforcer 8-Channel, 4-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System - White
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Security system
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.Works great and has a clear picture and works with other cameras
This review is from Swann - Enforcer 8-Channel, 4-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System - White
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
So reliable.
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.Best thing I've in awhile. No monthly fees. App works great.
This review is from Swann - Enforcer 8-Channel, 4-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System - White
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Price, Safety
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This deal is great buy for the price
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This is my second time I purchased swann security products. My last set were still working but were only 720p and I just wanted to upgrade to clearer picture quality. Very easy to install, ran everything through the crawl space so that the wires wouldn’t be visible and to protect them from direct sun light. You can turn on camera lights and alarm from the mobile app to try and scare off anyone out there as well as take snap shots and record video directly to your mobile device, Besides the HD recording. I recommend this to anyone looking for a simple, easy to install security system.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:PriceCons mentioned:Wireless
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Nice system for price but video quality lacks
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.I was looking to replace my 1080p wireless cameras with a wired system. Wireless system are susceptible to hacking and jamming. You can buy wireless signal jammer on the internet which will completely disable your wireless camera for a short period. This is a nice system for the price and the deterrent feature is the first I have seen on cameras. I have videos where someone came up in the yard between 2am and 4am and the light and siren went off and they looked like deer in a headlight before taking off. It has also stopped people from turning around in my driveway on a dead end street. DVR system has all the features you would find on high end systems costing much more. Detection by motion and IR work well.. probably too well. IR is supposed to prevent system from recording events caused by the wind or sun but even at a low sensitivity level, I still get a lot of false positives. The 4k cameras are decent but only slight improvement over my 1080p cameras. You can only read a license plate at no more then 20 feet away. My 1080p could read license plates at that distance. Night vision is just average. Camera with no light can barely make out the rode and bush 30 feet away. With the driveway camera and streetlight, I can see over 100 feet away but in both cases, night vision cannot make out features of person even at 15 feet away. Motion capture of person is blurry.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Price, Set up
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great system, average UI
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This is a nice system! I think its worth the full price, but I see it on sale a lot so might as wait for a sale and get an even better deal! The install was pretty straightforward. We put the 6 outside our house and other than 10-15 minutes in the attic, the install was easy as pie! We ran over 360 feet of wire for these cameras and the only wires you see are the 2 feet of wire we pulled from wall to my command center. My biggest complaint is that the software if pretty hard to learn and theres no easy way to get to a manual for reference.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Set up, Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Upgraded and Better
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.Great! - Went from a wifi-based Zomo system to this. Pros - Crystal Clear Pictures Easy to use Mobile App Great motion detection Definitely Recommend Cons - Complicated Windows App to setup Mobile Notification process can be annoying, wish it had a notication by period option (where all notifications for X minutes where sent periodically)
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Swann
Posted .Hello An0therGam3r,
Thank you for reaching out to us and sharing your feedback on our Swann - Enforcer 8-Channel, 6-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System. Your detailed feedback gives us a good understanding of the things we have done correctly and those that could use some improvement. At Swann, we strive to create products that are not only affordable but easy to use. We hope you enjoy all the great features this system has to offer.
Your feedback is important to us.
Please let us know how we may further assist you,
Thank you.
JV
Swann Customer Support
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Price, Set upCons mentioned:Wireless
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great System with a not so great Mobile App
|Posted .After installing and using the Swann Enforcer system I have found the overall system performs fairly well but there are some shortcomings especially in the mobile app. Below I have tried to list out everything that I really liked about this set up as well as the items that I felt were problematic. This system uses analog cameras and bnc cables – old school cctv, the downside is they aren’t as flexible as most of the newer digital wireless cameras or even ethernet based wired camera systems (NVRs) but on the plus side this system is far less expensive. One thing to keep in mind when looking at these 4k camera systems is that the resolution you see on your phone app is not 4k. What you see on your phone is the substream video at a far lower resolution. The actual default resolution sent to the mobile device is 362x240 with a max resolution of 704x480. Quite a difference from the 4k resolution of 3840x2160 which is the mainstream video that is stored on the DVR. Because the mobile device’s screens are small the image is still quite sharp even at the lower resolutions. To actually gain all the benefit of the 4k cameras you need to be looking at 4k monitor attached to the DVR via an hdmi cable. Also when recording in 4k the frames per second fps drop to 8 which means the image can be very choppy when viewing anything that is moving fast. If you lower the camera resolution to HD 1980x1080 you can then record at 15 fps so it’s a trade off of resolution vs frames per second. Luckily Swann gives you the ability to vary each camera’s resolution and frames per second so you can configure the cameras to meet your requirements. What I liked about the system: - Swann provides good documentation on getting the system initialized and its relatively straight forward. If you don’t feel comfortable installing the cameras and system Swann also provides information on how to contact professionals to do the installation. - The information provided for configuring the cameras within the DVR application is fairly comprehensive and the downloaded manual offers even more details. I highly recommend looking at the manual and checking out on line videos for additional help. - The 4k video images are clear and there are options to help enhance the image quality. - The Motion detection worked well and setting up the motion detection zones were easy. - Setting up alerts and email notifications was simple and they work really well. - The Enforcer alarm and blinking lights definitely draw attention when set off. - The night vision is bright and clear but not very colorful under normal night lighting. - The mobile app was easy to use but its slow opening and buggy as explained below. - Swann uses “modes” which allow you to set up different configurations for home, night and away. - The camera head can be rotated and angled on the mount to meet nearly any type of installation. - No additional cost since the video is recorded and saved locally on the hard drive. What I don’t like about the system: - The mobile app takes a long time to fully load. First you get the Swann home page and spinning wheel, then you get an image of a DVR and the spinning wheel, then you get camera icons and the spinning wheel then eventually you get your camera images. The app usually takes between 15 to 30 seconds to display images. This is using an Iphone 12 pro on my home wi-fi network using the default substream of 360x240 resolution. Comparatively another wired system I own takes 5 seconds consistently to load. Both my wireless doorbell and wireless outside camera take about 15 seconds to activate and load images so the Swann app is the slowest. - The mobile app doesn’t work correctly on all settings. Using the app I configured a camera’s motion detection and hit save. When I went back to check the setting I found that it is back to the default setting with no explanation as to why. Because of this issue I do all my configuration directly in the DVR. - The mobile app doesn’t include all the options that are available in the main DVR configuration page nor does it match or mimic DVR configuration screens. - The cameras have a small viewing angle of 90 degrees. Many of todays newer cameras have a 130 degree or more viewing angle which means they see a wider view of what is in front of it. - These cameras use BNC type cables with Siamese power taps and they can be a pain to run through the house. The cables provided are approved for in wall use so you cannot expose the cable or connections to the outside environment. - The supplied wired mouse is cheap and limits the distance you can sit from the controller. - There is not a pc app that works with this model. I tried to get the Swann Home Safe View app to work on my windows pc but it does not recognize the DVR. When I checked the Swan support page it does not show the DVR8-5680X as being compatible with the Home Safe View app. - The mounting hardware and the screws to lock the camera head to the mount are cheap and you can strip out the heads without much force. - There is not an all camera Alarm On/Off setting in the Mobile App. There are times when I would like to be able to Arm or Unarm all the cameras at once with a single button without having to use one the three mode settings. It does have a Do Not Disturb but that is not the same as being able to arm/unarm all the cameras with a single button. - The cameras do not have microphones so they do not record any audio.
This review is from Swann - Enforcer 8-Channel, 4-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Security Camera Surveillance System - White
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Swann
Posted .Hello explore42,
Thank you for reaching out to us and sharing your detailed feedback on our Swann - Enforcer™ 8-Channel, 4-Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 4K UHD 2TB DVR Home Security Camera System. It is great to hear first hand the things we have done correctly and those that could use some improvement. Your feedback will be shared with our development teams. Your feedback can often help us locate and address potential bugs within the software or hardware. It has been brought to our attention that there are potential bugs within the Swann Security application. Please know that our development team is working hard and consistently on updates to improve your experience. Due to the nature of these updates, it is difficult for Swann to perform to confirm the launch date on each update. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Please let us know how we may further assist you,
Thank you,
JV
Swann Customer Support
Q: QuestionIs there a paid subscription needed for the system to function?
Asked by Alex.
- A:Answer Hello Alex, Thank you for your question. Consumers want smart security solutions that prevent crime, interconnect with one another, and offer value with no recurring fees, and this is what we are delivering with the new Swann Security products. Swann does not charge any monthly subscription fees. Please let us know how we may further assist you, Thank you, JV Swann Customer Support
Answered by Swann
Q: QuestionIv read the reviews on the Swann security app and there not good, I’m scared if I buy this system I won’t be able to view my cameras away from home, my question is will the app be getting better and if so, when
Asked by Alejandro.
- A:Answer Hello Alejandro, Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. Due to the nature of these updates, we do not have a confirmed projection on each launch. Our development team is working day and night to address the potential bugs within the software. Recently the external development team of the SAFE by Swann app ceased trading due to the most recent pandemic, putting the continued operation of many Swann devices at risk. Our team has been working diligently to re-engineer those devices, & transition our customers to the new Swann Security app. We appreciate your understanding & patience at this time, & thank you for your support. Please let us know how we may further assist you, Thank you. JV Swann Customer Support
Answered by Swann
Q: Questioncan one disable motion-activated police-style red and blue flashing lights, spotlights and siren.
Asked by aaka.
- A:Answer This system has a lot of customization options in the on-screen programming. You can change the behavior of each light separately. Mine did not do any flashing etc. right out of the box and I didn’t turn those features on, just not interested in that currently. So far it is a fairly impressive system, pro-like.
Answered by Mawarr
Q: QuestionWhat is the longest length of cable that can be used between camera and dvr without compromising connection/quality of feed? Can WIFI b/w camera and dvr be used for a 400 foot distance? Can dvr be set up to record for each camera based on motion?
Asked by intrepid777.
- A:Answer Hello intrepid777, Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. The longest recommended run is 300 feet. This camera can not connect to the recorder wirelessly. The DVR can record based on motion or continuously as needed per channel. Please let us know how we may further assist you, Thank you. JV Swann Customer Support
Answered by Swann
Q: Questioncan a monitor with a DVI connector be hooked up to this system?
Asked by jdjd.
- A:Answer Hello, Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. No, this can only be connected to a monitor using an HDMI or VGA cable. Please let us know how we may further assist you, Thank you. JV Swann Customer Support
Answered by Swann
Q: QuestionDo these record audio? Info for previous questions show yes and no. Which answer is correct?
Asked by JGH.
- A:Answer Hello, Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. No, the cameras included in this kit do not have audio features. Please let us know how we may further assist you, Thank you. JV Swann Customer Support
Answered by Swann
Q: QuestionCan you connect the recording unit to a WiFi extender? Or do you have to connect the recorder directly to the router? Buck in SC
Asked by Buckinsc2020.
- A:Answer Hello Buckinsc2020, Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. Yes, this can connect to your wireless network using our Swann Wireless Adapter. You also have the option of using a more reliable wired connection. Please let us know how we may further assist you, Thank you. JV Swann Customer Support
Answered by Swann
Q: QuestionGood evening, do you need a monitor or need to connect this system to your TV? I only need two cameras, can I just have two cameras installed/connected as opposed to four? Am I able to have access to this system on my cell phone? Thanks!
Asked by BasketballTony.
- A:Answer Hi BasketballTony, You will need a monitor/TV just for initial setup (HDMI or VGA) but you don't really need it connected to a screen after that unless you are making some advanced settings changes or unless you want to monitor the cameras without the app. You can have anywhere as few as 1 camera or as many as 8, so 2 works just fine. You can access this system on your cell phone through the Swann Security app, but you will need to connect the DVR to the internet via ethernet cable, so keep that in mind. In the app, you will be able to view live video, turn camera lights on/off, turn siren on/off, take videos, and record if you'd like.
Answered by JustBeingHonest