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I also think adding cameras around the house act as a great deterrent again intruders
By R. G. on Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2016
I purchased 4 of these camera to place around all the exits of my home. A few years back a couple of guys tried to break in to the house and the wife has been asking me to add security cameras for piece of mind. I also think adding cameras around the house act as a great deterrent again intruders. At night the soft glow of the LED night vision lights also a great warning that they are on camera. I went with POE cameras since even the wireless ones still need a cable for power so I bought a 8 port POE injector WS-POE-8-48v60w Passive 10/100 Power over Ethernet PoE Injector for 8 IP Cameras, VOIP Phones or Access Points, 48 volts, 60 Watts Total Power which connects via Cat5E to the cameras and the DLink switches for the house network. I used BlueIris added to a media PC I already had to act as the control center for all of the camera which I can access via a web page or using their mobile app. The first camera was a little tricky to setup since it was the first but after I figured it out the next cameras took about 60 seconds. I do recommend setting up a static IP so if there is a power outage they don't come up with a new IP address and you can't find them. Video quality during the day and night is very good. Impressed how far the night vision can reach although my primary concern is without 30-40 feet of the entrances. I think the physical quality of the cameras is good. Previous reviewers have talked about two small wires hanging out. I think they have gotten rid of this now. On this model there is the Ethernet connection which comes with outside water-resistant connectors and another smaller connector which looks like it could be used for external power. Not sure how you would reset the cameras now. I did wish that it was possible to be able to disconnect their 8" or so cable and just plug the Ethernet right in to the camera base. On one of my camera their cable is inside the wall but its visible in the other installations. So far I'm very happy with the purchase and we will see how they hold up against Colorado weather.
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Nice picture, Software/FIrmware lacking.
By Mike on Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017
Got this camera for a good deal under $60, and have been using it a couple of days. The hardware appears to be very solid. Picture is excellent, and built-in motion detection seems reasonably reliable. The 2-star rating is primarily due to the software and support from amcrest. The documentation is terrible and often inaccurate. The software is somewhat tough to use and difficult to set up. The support on their website is lacking. What documentation is there is good, but the forums are full of people with the same issues I've had, but no resolution from Amcrest. 1. PC-NVR setup was conter-intuitive. You must add your PC as a new "device" for it to work. Motion detection doesn't work consistently for PC-NVR, and it is constantly streaming video to the PC. 2. email is working, but it sends a single snapshot only. There is a feature documented to limit the frequency of email sent, but it seems to be honored arbitrarily. 3. The documentation says that this camera supports NAS connection, but the support guys on the web say otherwise. 4. PC-NVR files are not stored in a way that's reasonably accessible, if you need to do backup. etc. 5. Connecting to the camera with ONVIF didn't seem to work right. The program I used couldn't get the profile. 6. The web-based video view doesn't work right in Chrome, or Edge. Older IE versions are OK. 7. FTP support with motion detect will only limit recording on motion detect without any pre-record. Otherwise, its sending a constant stream of videos. 8. Videos are recorded from FTP only in dav format, which requires Amcrest software to view. Directory structure for FTP cannot be controlled. 9. No SSL support whatsoever. Both ftp and http are unencrypted. This may be OK on a local home network, but poses some risk if opening connections from outside. 10. Customer support was initially responsive, but went quite after asking for a firmware version (which was already latest) All said, it will do the job once I figured out the FTP strategy. I would not buy it again. Either less money, or better software/firmware. Wish the reviews had reflected that before purchasing.
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