Swann Security CCTV 4K Thermal Sensing Bullet IP Security Camera with Face Recognition, Spotlights, and 2-Way Audio – Single Pack
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Swann remains at the forefront of innovative surveillance and monitoring technology with recent new product developments including truly wire-free HD cameras and doorbells, state-of-the-art professional-quality CCTV video surveillance recording systems and cameras, including the latest 4K ultra HD, 5 and 3 Megapixel super HD, and 1080p full HD systems with True Detect heat and motion-sensing technology
Swann 4K Ultra HD Facial Recognition Spotlight 2 Way Audio IP Bullet Camera
Weatherproof, Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Video Analytics, PoE
This 4K Ultra HD security camera is the perfect addition to your Swann NVR-8580 when you need extra security and to cover blind spots. See what’s happening with amazing 4K ultra HD video. Zoom in to essential evidence such as license plates and faces, while powerful night vision keeps your property protected 24/7. See in the dark up to 150ft (45m) or up to 200ft (60m) in ambient light with the powerful infrared night vision which automatically kicks in as night falls.
- 4K Ultra HD
- Facial Recognition
- True Detect
- Audio Capture
- IP66 Weatherproof
- Spotlights and Siren
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Detect Heat & MotionSwann’s True Detect heat & motion-based PIR detection reliably captures & records activity, with fewer false triggers & reliable push notifications. Swann’s cameras also have a super wide 93 degree field of view to cover broad areas, so that you can have fewer cameras in your property, bringing down the cost of home security. | Protection 24/7The super bright spotlights turn on with warm activity near the camera, like people & cars. Get colour video up to 115ft (35m) so you can see clothing colors, car colours and more. Hear off-screen noises and identify voices by their gender, age, accent & language. Record conversations and make sure your kids or elderly family members are being well taken care of by anyone assisting them. | See More in Ultra HD 4KVideo in pro-quality Ultra HD to see everything that’s happening live or in playback mode, plus you can zoom in close to see car license plates, faces & so much more. Plus, enjoy hands-free security using voice commands. Stream video from your camera via the Google Assistant & Chromecast, Google Home Hub, or via Alexa devices with a screen, such as Echo Spot, Echo Show or 4K Fire TV. |
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Facial RecognitionSet up Face Detection at certain times of the day to trigger recording and alerts. Ideal for restricted places where there shouldn’t be anyone roaming around at particular times. Line Crossing Detection allows you to detect people jumping a fence or entering a business. Other analytics include perimeter intrusion detection, static object detection and person detection. | Add on CameraAdd this camera to your Swann Professional NVR-8580 Series 4K wired security system with the ability to see more detail than before, in amazing Ultra HD. With an IP66 rating, you can mount the camera inside or outside for all year round security. | Discreet SecurityCut the cost of crime & know what’s happening with this sleek bullet-style camera to suit homes, offices, small businesses & retail stores. Power, video and audio run through a single Ethernet cable per camera with Power over Ethernet cabling, PoE, making installation a lot simpler. |
| Weight: | 1.05 kg |
| Size: | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Dimensions: | 15 x 7 x 7 cm; 1.05 Kilograms |
| Model: | SWNHD-887MSFB-EU |
| Part: | SWNHD-887MSFB-EU |
| Colour: | White |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Swann |
| Colour: | White |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
It’s ok, but the image quality could be better, and it’s a shame it can’t do 4k at 60fps (only 30).
Night vision is ok, and it does have the PIR lights, which helps the image, and hopefully descourages any potential thief’s…
It’s a bit noisy, and there is no web interface, it’s either the phone app or connected to a TV.
It’s easy to install (provided you are able to drill holes in walls for the cables), but the cameras have a power connector that is not required and it’s water proof, nor it comes with any cover…
But happy with the system overall
This was delivered very quickly and was easy to fit and setup. Connecting to my phone was also very easy. The picture quality is excellent.
Upgraded from a 1080 system. The picture is amazing and the sound a real asset too. I would recommend getting to know how to set the recording settings etc so that you get the most out of the system
Very easy to install and the camera is adjustable in all directions. The body is made of aluminium and very strong. Laying the path of the cabling is the only difficult part. Once plugged in it’s all automatic setup. Picture quality is very good both day and night. Obviously the night vision is in grey colour but when the internal lights come on, either you select or setup for automatic, the picture changes to full colour. The sound pickup is amazing, in fact we could hear people talking 5 houses away. The alarm function is very loud and a great deterrent. All in all really happy with the system.
Great build quality and picture is superb. The lights are surprisingly bright and a useful additional deterrent.
I have just purchased again Swann security camera as these are the latest with thermal heat detection and with built in spotlight the quality is the best on the market and colour vision at night and 4K very sharp and you can read the car number plate and the alarm is very loud it too good
Amazing quality. Works equally well on my phone. Very impressed with quality of sound on recording.
1. Amazing quality of the videos.
2.Security iapp is designed very well .
3. less noise form the NVR box when compared to the previous ones.
4. Spot Light and Alaram is add on features which is very useful to stop the intruder.
5. motion detection is spot it work accroding to the heat motion.
Just so others don’t fall for this and blame the system or app I will inform you now that if you have have problems with using the app on strong signal mobile app test it by going to someone elses home and using their WiFi ( if it work then your mobile network is blocking P2P connections as mine ( hg3 UK) is .
Took me days to get to the bottom of this and my network just denied it but it was fixed by changing network. When you pay for data it should just work.
This is a professional quality 4k resolution security camera system by well known brand in security Swann. I am not going to go through too much technical details as there are enough reviews for those who are interested in details.
Camera system comes well packed in a nice sealed box and upon opening the box you will find two cardboard boxes, one with 2 cameras and the 2nd one with Digital Video Recorder (DVR). All accessories are included to get you set up in no time (apart from physically installing the cameras outside the house on the wall). I am disabled and cannot do the physical installation and was hoping for Covid19 to go away so I could ask my local handyman to do this job for me but that’s not happening very soon so I decided to just set it up through my upstairs bedroom windows and get this review out of the way.
There are 2 cameras and 1Terrabyte Harddrive version of DVR included in my kit. Both cameras come with 18 meter long cables which is white in colour as cameras are also white. I would have preferred a black or dark brown cable as it would be less visible on brick wall but that’s only nit picking. Cameras are very light weight but excellent quality material and finishing make you believe that these are robust enough for British weather.
DVR unit is black as most of TVs and other DVR units you may already have are normally black hence it will blend in. Looks just like SKy set top box. Once you have plugged in all the cables and switched it on you will see Swann set up wizard on the screen, just follow the instructions and within 5 mins I was looking at the live feed of my 2 cameras on the screen. I didn’t read any instructions nor looked at the supplied information as it’s simple plug and play type security system.
Image Quality is what you expect from 4k resolution. Photos I have uploaded are 1080p Monitor being used as test screen but later I plugged it in my 4k Samsung TV and I was very impressed with the quality of video and pics.
The Android app is available on Google play store and it’s easy to install and set up your camera system so you can monitor your home via 4g mobile network when you are away. Night scene in full colour is astonishing as I never thought it would be possible for camera to work in colour in low light situations but as there is a street lamp outside my front window, camera can pick up full colour with no problem.
I am very impressed with this system and would definitely recommend it for home security. For business and office you would probably go for 4 camera version of Swann Security camera system.
What is it?
After completing on a new house my mind was always set on getting some sort of camera security system in place so dial in and check. There is only so much coverage and protection I can get from video doorbells so the next step is to get something dedicated to security.
This is where Swann comes in, I have seen their products in many high street stores so the name is established and I have held the products in my hand to gauge quality. Now I finally have my own system I am incredibly happy to know that this is a wonderful system that will really give me that peace of mind I have been looking for.
So what’s in the box?
– The Swann NVR-8780 8 Channel NVR with 2TB hard drive already inside
– 4x NHD-887MSFB 4K Bullet Spotlight IP Surveillance Cameras
– 5x CAT5e Ethernet Cables (4x 18m & 1x 1m)
– 1x HDMI Cable, Power Supply, Mouse, Mounting Screws and Plugs,
– Quick Start Guide, Anti-Theft Sticker
How is it?
The Swann NVR-8780 system does emit a whirring sound when on but that won’t be heard when stashed away. It’s small and light so I believe it can stack on top of existing items in the house but perhaps not to be stacked on. The full kit comes with 4 cameras but the system is an 8 channel so if I needed more cameras in the future, it’ll be super simple to add. It looks like it’s really easy to install and set up too.
The NHD-887MSFB has Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) so it’s super useful to know that the cameras won’t take up any more power points, using the CAT5e cable to power them. Hooking the system up was super quick, one short CAT5e cable from the system to the router so get everything online, the supplied mouse is a nice touch too. The quality of these cameras though, wow.
With 4K UHD, two way audio and IP66 certified weatherproofing, these cameras really are high quality, showing superb clarity viewed from the system on TV as well as on the Swann Security mobile app. As I’m new to all of this, it’s wonderful to see such features like motion detection, face detection and even this ‘True Detect’ which triggers when it detects warm objects like people or vehicles coming and going.
What is particularly outstanding is the night time clarity. The infrared night vision is powerful and clear but when the spotlights are activated, wow my jaw dropped at the clarity and colours. The microphone and speakers are super clear and can pick up sounds from some distance which is superb.
People have mentioned about the troubles they have had with the mobile app. With my experience (coming from a fresh-eyes approach, and a newbie), it has been pretty simple to set up. Notifications to let me know if the system is active, when movements have been detected and even when I switched the system off all come up in timely prompts. It could be the most basic features but these work and work well, over time where I gain more knowledge and confidence with the system perhaps I may experience what others have claimed but I haven’t so far.
Conclusion/Verdict?
This is a brilliant system and arrived super fast from Amazon. I’ve been using it for a few weeks to try and get to grips with it before writing this but so far, so very good. It is simple to get up and running, easy to configure, it all seems to run like clockwork. The cameras have fantastic quality which really are the star (or stars) of the show. I genuinely didn’t believe security systems would have such amazing clarity, especially from what we see and expect from crime shows on TV but this is a superb piece of kit and highly recommended.
Each camera has 2 way audio and spot light built in so it double up as spot light for your driveway or garden, with the spot light night image become colour instead of IR black and white. You also have option to use the motion activation to set off alarm to deterrer intruder etc
The camera and main unit are plug and play, just plug in the mouse and use the Hdmi to hook up to you TV and you get to access all the controls and settings for the system. 4K TV would be the best but any 1080p TV will do just fine. Both the phone app and the DVR software is easy to start but hard to master, out of the box it will do everything a home CCTV system would do without much adjustment. There are tons of customization you can do to this professional CCTV, each camera can be set independently to others.
Motion detection is done via software detection and also heat PIR, it does give less false alarm compared to other ip cameras. The 2TB hard drive is plenty of space for video footages, you have option of recording 24/7 or only record when motion detected and each camera can be set independently. The camera and mount are full metal and built to last, the 2 way audio is usable but not perfect.
The only thing I did not like is the camera mount, it does tilt and rotation but it does not turn sideways. It would be much more flexible to have a ball joint instead of the 2 hinge system. Nevertheless the mount is solid without wobble, in fact you need to use the included key to loosen the nuts before you can make any adjustments
For viewing the live feed or playback you can use your phone app, it will work anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access and your CCTV system is connected to your home network. For best quality you can insert a USB stick and back up the 4k footage from the main unit in the format of AVI or MP4. The search function is very advance and your motion activations will be cataloged and easy to find.
These were tricky for someone like me to fit as the cables have quite large connectors so the hole in the soffit had to be big to get them through. Once installed the picture is excellent and the motion detection feature is very good. The base unit connected immediately with the network via Cat7 Ethernet and then to my iphone by scanning the QR code on the base unit itself.
The app is great, clear views and you can increase the definition to higher than on my destktop PC. Via the app you can switch on the lights, take pictures and record direct from the screen. The base unit itself is small in form and takes up less space than the HD one it replaced. There is no HD spin sound and lights are kept to a minimum.
The features of the software include motion detection via defined areas or a custom mask, I find it very sensitive so tweak the settings for your setup. The lights on the cameras can be set to automatic, which frankly will upset the neighbours or manual and can be activated in the app or on the unit. The video quality is far superior on the iphone than on the HD monitor but both are useable. In all I would rate this product highly and the features and quality of the video feed both via the network and direct via HDMI are excellent.
This Swann CCTV kit with 2TB 4K 8 channel NVR-8780 with 4 ‘professional spotlight bullet cameras’ (thought: does anybody do a range of amateur spotlight bullet cameras? – intentionally I should say..) that also work with Google Assistant and Alexa if required although in our case we don’t have them. It comes all in a natty well illustrated box so you know straight away its not a vacuum cleaner in it. It contains the entire range of items required in setting it plus assorted coils of cable such as an Ethernet cable x 5 (60 ft / 18 m x 4 & 3 ft / 1 m x 1), HDMI cable, the power supply unit, mouse, fixing screws and plugs plus a ‘Quick Start’ guide and last but by no means least an anti-theft sticker. A quick look at the said guide and it seems well laid out and explanatory. I must admit that it was the hassle of routing the cables in that was the main bugbear (as always in such cases..) as trying to ‘lose them’ is the main concern to my mind. I won’t bore you again with all the technical stuff as it’s all in the product details listed above, but following the guide, and doing as outlined in the same said guide, we did get everything up and running. The end results are very impressive: brilliantly clear pictures quality-wise and almost like watching a film on HD television would be not far short of the picture quality, very sensitive to movement of just about anything moving in it’s ‘sensor zone’ – even next door’s small cat was detected – plus the built-in spotlights do really work well after dark considering their size and altogether are very impressive. The sound is quite clear and for the size of the actual pick-up mic’s quite commendable plus it’s a two-way audio set up as well. The cameras are quoted as being rainproof and considering the bad weather we had the other evening when it poured down, and I do mean poured down, they did not falter as the picture quality was amazing or put another way, never seen such good looking rain around the place falling down (really looking forward to a snow shower or two now..) so we are grateful for somebody’s dog, who strayed minus it’s owner, that triggered the system so that we might see this happening. Overall it’s a very well made system, that does indeed deliver what it proclaims and if you value your safety, this is perhaps a system that might be worth your consideration. What’s not to like about it? – from a personal point of view its the initial routing of the cables but a minor niggle considering what the system does or can do. 5 Stars for the actual system.
There are other advantages of NVR – audio can come down the same digital signal, so no need for a separate audio cable. Power too goes over Ethernet (called Power-over-Ethernet, PoE). So a traditional system can quickly become a mess of wires (video, power and possibly audio all separate) – for this, you only need to run Ethernet cables – and they are very cheap to obtain, and with different strengths (e.g. for running outdoors).
The system is supplied almost complete ready for plugging in and setting up. A monitor or TV (suitable for 4k) is required, using HDMI (VGA is present if necessary). Four cables are also supplied, but these are of awful quality and wrapped so tightly and kinked so they are useless – Ethernet cables should not have tight kinks (see photo). One star deducted for this – would have been better to have none and save a bit of money (as you’ll probably need to buy the right lengths anyway). I certainly wouldn’t want to install this cable – get the best cable you can, as the installation time/cost will far exceed the cost of the cable itself, so it would be false economy to use the supplied cable.
The NVR mimics a traditional analogue or digital security system for shops and small offices – the type where you often see on a TV screen in sight of the counter staff. As it’s networked and effectively the settop unit is a small computer, I would have liked to see more use in that way – by being able to connect it to the office network and see/control/setup it from any computer on the network.
I opened up the box and found a Seagate 2TB hard drive of a type intended for continuous security use. There’s also a small fan, which is likely to be rather noisy in quiet environments (should be OK in an office or shop though).
The cameras are excellent – well made, rainproof, bright LEDs and very sharp (4k). The unit appears to be able to take 8 cameras plugged in directly (4 supplied).
All in all, an excellent NVR system that does what it says it does. Perfect for shops, restaurants and small businesses. Shame about the rubbish cables, but that’s a pretty minor niggle.
This is the system I ordered but not the system that turned up so unsure if there is some kind of error, the system I received was the 2 camera enforcer system 1tb.
I found it really good though the image quality from 4k is something else, no longer are small objects a few pixels it is crystal clear and sharp I’m very impressed and think 4k cctv is the future. The system itself was easy to set up and get going with and it looks like 1tb is going to record for weeks before it overwrites itself again so good if I go away on trips etc.
overall this is by far the highest quality cctv I have used yet, highly recommended.
Excellent images from the 887 4K cameras, day and night. Microphone pics up sounds around the camera well. Speaker seems ok when tested but iPhone users have to enable microphone in iPhone settings to use.
Colour night vision is a great feature that blows IR out of the water. Needs some light from streetlights etc to work but very impressed. No more IR glare off surfaces with colour night vision. Spotlights are bright even at 50% brightness. Camera lacks some video analytic features the previous 885 cameras have.
NOTE- the NVR has a fan which runs 24/7. Previous model was fan less and quiet. IMO I think the fan noise is needlessly excessive as most of fan is covered by solid housing. Swann says it’s same level as pc or console!?!? In a noisy environment it’ll be fine, but think about it’s intended location. Not for bedrooms or lounge.
I would love to give this 5 stars for the cameras alone, but for me the fan noise is made worse from poor housing design which loses it a star.
I didn’t try the two way audio feature so can’t comment on that. But the microphone is very good at picking up sounds. Spotlights are bright even at 50% brightness. But we’re I live the street lights provide plenty of light so spotlights aren’t a must have feature. Nice for lighting up to way to the rubbish bin and frightening possible would be opportunists. But I prefer to turn the lights off as the night colour vision is great.
Does it do what you want it to do is the question. Yes I’d recommend the 887 if Analytic features aren’t needed. Yes I’d recommend the 4K images, features, colour night vision and the ability to change many settings. But I think I want to try the 885/886 basic analytic features that it doesn’t have…
I think you’ll be very pleased with the images from this camera.