ANNKEH800 4K PoE Security Camera System 8CH H.265+ NVR with 2TB HDD for 7/24 Recording, AI Human/Vehicle Detection, 4X 8MP Outdoor Bullet IP Cam, Spotlight Color Night Vision, IP67, Built-in Mic

The media could not be loaded. I bought this to replace my existing 2MP surveillance system.Packaging - all components came in a box that was packaged in another box that was then packaged in yet another box ! I think it's pretty safe to say it's prone to shipping damages. Each camera was carefully packaged along with other components.Mounting cameras - mounting cameras was very easy. They come with drill template, although I didn't need them as I was mounting cameras either to the soffit or the siding so didn't have to drill anything. All you have to do is plug in the connector coming out of the camera to ethernet cable that goes to your video recorder and you're ready to go. I used existing ethernet cables but you also get them with this system.After powering up the system you're presented with the wizard that walks you through the set up - you set a password, security questions, time zone, choose unlock pattern (so you don't have to type in the password, instead you draw a pattern like you can do on your mobile phone), set up network connectivity, enable access through mobile application etcSystem comes with four 8MP POE cameras although it supports up to 8. Cameras are a bit over 6" (with the mounting bracket) when laid flat. With the help of Annke Support I was even able to connect my old 2MP cameras to the remaining 4 ports and even though the quality is not as good I don't have to initially spend more money to buy additional cameras.Mobile application - Annke has it's own free mobile application that allows you to remotely connect to the system. It's called Annke Vision. Application has fingerprint sign on capability so it's very convenient - I hate typing in passwords. Setting up application to work with the NVR is easy - you click on the add button inside the app, scan the QR code that you see on a screen when setting up a system and you're done.Accessing NVR can be done directly through NVR itself (hooked up through HDMI to TV), through Annke Vision application or simply by browsing to the NVR's IP address while connected to the same local network. If you want to access NVR through the browser from outside your home network you can set up DDNS (I setup my free hostname at https://my.noip.com). I have a poor cell phone reception at work and my employer blocks a lot of ports over wifi so it's difficult for me to use the application, hence I connect to NVR through the browser. Browser plug-in only works with IE, it doesn't work for Chrome.Other features:Motion detection - you can set up motion detection on each camera, the way you do this is you define an "area" that camera should monitor and if it detects the motion it triggers an alert(sends you an email).Video tampering - notifies you if for some reason video has been tampered with.Video loss- pretty useful feature to inform you if the camera has been disconnected (on purpose or due to some technical issues ) - you basically don't need to be checking your cameras periodically to ensure stuff works as expected, system will notify you on it's own.Failed attempts to log in to NVR - you will receive email notification in case someone tries to log in to your NVR with invalid credentials.DDNS - you can set up DDNS to remotely connect to your system by friendly name, i use ddns.net, you can get a free hostname from them. This friendly name then maps to the public IP address of your router at home.SMTP(Email) - once configured NVR will send you alerts to an email. Google has a free SMTP server you can use. I had to use port 587.Video playback - Annke provides a player to be able to play exported files, i also used VLC player and it worked fine. Link to Annke’s player:http://support.annke.com/document/HK/general/player/VSPlayer_V7.2.0.exeImage quality: Image quality during a day is superb compared to my old cameras. This system has cameras with 8MP resolution.After exporting the video, I took a snapshot from the video and it created a file with 3840x2160 resolution. You can clearly see everything that is going on around your house. With H265 compression the videos are also much smaller in size!Image quality at night: thanks to EXIR (I honestly didn't know what it was until I got these cameras) the image at night is uniformly lit - with my old cameras the image was bright at center and darker on the edges. See picture attached to this review, the shot from the Back Yard was done without any lights on, what you see by the stamped concrete is neighbors light bouncing off my siding.I’m attaching a video as well as some images to this review so you can see the quality for yourself.Overall this is a very good system at an affordable price that I would totally recommend to everyone !

I bought this DVR kit because I’m sick of all the teenage kids tagging up graffiti over my walls, as soon as I have a fresh painted wall within the next day it has already had vandals spraying there cans of paint all over my lovely walls and it makes the street look terrible.All 4 cameras are installed outside quite high in the air on poles and in trees, so some stand out but some are also hidden. I have actually caught a few culprits now, I have taken the footage back to the police station and the picture quality was so good they easily used it as evidence.I am pretty sure as soon as a few get caught they all tell there friends that there are cameras at my house now so they all go somewhere else instead.Which for me is exactly why I bought this system and it could not make me any happier, also making the street safer from young trouble makers.Being able to see during the day is so clear and detailed, even object from far away you can still see very clearly and colorful it’s simply magnificent, the night vision is my favorite, these technology is incredible how you can see so well during the night.While I’m talking about technology, also being able to view footage from all cameras using my phone is wonderful , I have motion detection set up also so as soon as I get a notification I will check on my app and view the cameras to see if anyone is getting up to any mischief.The cameras are all in the weather there is no protection covering them and they all still work exactly the same, they are definitely weatherproof cameras.This system is everything I’ve been looking for and even more. Thank you for such a great system and I recommend it.

To amend what was written below, I’ve had this system for 2 years now and haven’t had any performance issues at all lately. There are a few issues mentioned below but overall the system has operated okay. Annie contacted me recently and sent me a free camera to rectify the situation so at least they’re willing to work with the buyers some. I’ll buy Anke again as long as the issues below have been mediated.I have to amend my review from the first week I had it. After setting up all the cameras, it is clear that this system has some problems with the NVR. First off the good. The cameras seem to be really good quality, set up real nicely and are easy to adjust. The picture quality is really good and I'm not disappointed there. The NVR, however, has a whole host of problems. I noticed after I set up all the cameras and tried to go into Review mode to look at old footage, I could only pull up 1 to 2 channels at most. The rest said 'No Resource'. I messed with this for over an hour and could not change the settings. Secondly, the cameras all are labeled as 'Camera 1'. No matter what I do or where I go in the menu settings it either says functions are not available or that I am not authorized to change the name. I am hoping Annke will read this message and contact me about rectifying the situation as soon as possible and I will change the review and update my thoughts as soon as that happens. Thanks.

The system is great when it works. Great night image quality and day. Very crisp images. Only down sides are playback options (there is no speed playing options) and reliability. One of the cameras keep turning off and occasionally comes back on. In the beginning every camera came on without any issues.