Swann Security Camera CCTV 4K Ultra HD Human Vehicle

 

The Worse feature for Fitting, is that the cables require a 16mm hole to go through, say a door frame
25mm for 2 cables, this is because the system uses industry standard fittings, when what it really needs is a specialist connector to minimise the size of the hole you need to drill, I fould it impossible to get 2 cables through a 16mm hole, as the fittings are so chunky and industrial.

4 cables you would need 2 X 25mm holes, absolutely mad.

I bought trunking and small boxes to connect the cameras up, to help make it squirrel and rodent proof, should be steel! but there is a limit.

Round conduit is good but its ugly and only comes in black and white and costs far more.

Connectiong to the HDD box is also a problem because the connections are so close to each other there is hardly any wriggle room for fingers.

Viewing on a monitor is a pain, it refuses to work with some TV’S because of the 4K requirement older TV’S do not support this.

Also everytime you go to look at it, the password is required, even to change between the different display settings.

I eventually worked out how to switch off the Watermark that says Swann, it is hidden in Deep Pan settings.

I find the Iphone app variable, sometimes it connects easily other times not at all, viewing clips is easier on the App but doing it on the monitor is a definite learning curve, as the software is still stuck back in time when it was first developed.

What Swann appear to have done is upgraded selected bits, but used the old, if its not broke, don’t fix it mode of thinking, and just left it, in it’s user unfriendly world.

Fitting the Cameras is a problem too, as they are designed to go against a flat surface and don’t angle properly without giving a weird angled shot.

I got around this by adapting some arris rail brackets.

I have bought a ring door camera to suppliment my system and will add a PTZ which might have ti be a WIFI one as I have already ran out of Channels all 8 will be taken.

My advice is turn off the alerts, when you at home, as they drive you mad, they alert for everything, a tree blowing in the wind, a car driving by, your neighbour putting out the trash etc

Overall it is a good system. like everything nothing is perfect.

Don’t forget to learn how to format the HDD every now and then, because it soon fills up with rubbish, endless shots of that bloke walking i and out fitting cameras for instance.

It is good at spotting Moths and spiders most entertaining.

I would therefore recommend that you still by one.

After you have taken on board all points mentioned.