ANNKE 3K Lite Wired Security Camera System with AI Human/Vehicle Detection, H.265+ 8CH Surveillance DVR with 1TB Hard Drive and 8 x 1080p HD Outdoor CCTV Cameras, Color Night Vision, Smart Dual Light

Very good entry-level surveillance system. This Ennka 8-channel system replaces an 8-year-old, 4-channel, broken, and somewhat similar analog H.264 system. This Ennka is surprising, by a big margin with its way more advanced H.265Pro+, such as:Pros:1-Much better daytime color and image. 2- Camera controls and options are vastly superior. 3-iPhone Annke Vision app is fantastically better and smoother, when you receive a notice of events (movement, etc) very fast, tap on the notice link and it directly takes you to the event where you see the recording with all its information. 4-The sensitivity control is terrific and wide-ranging. My wife thinks that we have adjusted one camera, or so we think, to the point where we can exclude cats walking around but still trigger when a person appears. I like this very much.Cons: Night vision is not so good. Amazon description reads “ANNKE 3K Lite Wired Security Camera System with AI Human/Vehicle Detection, H.265+” which you later realize are not the cameras you get which have fewer features (ANNKE 3K Lite Wired Security Camera System with AI Human/Vehicle Detection, H.265+” but this refers to what the DVR is capable of handling, not the actual cameras you receive. Those in the know about CCTV would not imagine getting the 3K cameras with this very low price package. I wish I had known so that, for a little extra money, I would have purchased the 3K system with its added features: https://a.co/d/fAf5NxL. In truth, it was my lack of knowledge that failed me.But I do recommend this more basic system to anyone since it accomplishes a great deal of surveillance and the latest technology for a very good price. Annke stands behind its products with a very good 2-year warranty. Support is available at Annke.com, Annke.com Chat service, and many videos on YouTube. You do have to put a little effort into learning all the details of this wonderful and fascinating technology so cheaply available.

Let me start out by saying this is a great system for the money hands down. Now let me tell you the things that bother me about it. 1. Motion detection is a joke , you can adjust it but I have yet to find a setting that works like I expected it to. 2. And this one is a bit funny but the cameras have red IR lights all around the lense for night viewing. We'll at my house that seems to attract spiders and they build webs right in front of the cameras witch is not a problem till night time the IR light illuminates the webs and thats all you see....lol so now I have a duster on a pole to clean them off every other day. But other then that I love this system great cameras nice picture the zoom is pretty good as well . Your not goingbto read a license plate or make out a face far away but works well. I have had several compliments from friends and family that have seen the system for themselves and can't believe it was so cheap. I like it and would definitely buy it again even if I knew about the other stuff first . Oh and the remote viewing from your phone works great the pictures of the system working are from my phone . It was an overcast day and still great pictures and the night viewing is incredible you won't be unhappy if you buy this system as long as you understand it's not the best but for the money I think it's a no brainer

My new obsession!! The system has been up for less than 1 full day and I'm having far too much fun watching the cameras.I have been looking for a good camera system for a while now and after a few car break-ins near by and new construction causing traffic to come down my once quiet road, I finally decided on this system. I read the reviews and compared it to other systems. Honestly, I chose it for the price point and because it had 8 wired cameras, which is what I wanted and needed (WiFi isn't good enough to support wireless cameras). I was told by a highly tech savvy relative that for $250 it was gonna be a junk system and I would regret my purchase. Well, so far I am very happy with my purchase, thank you very much!Installation was meh, I did have an electrician friend come help us run the wires through the soffits, into the attic and down the interior wall, because who really wants to climb around in an old Florida attic, but the rest we were able to do easily. Mounting and aiming the cameras was fine, setting up the DVR wasn't an issue, installing and setting up the Android app only took a few minutes. Being that we're not super tech savvy, I'm glad it isn't too difficult to use.I'm still messing around with the settings and trying to figure out how not to get a notification for every bug that flies by at night, but I'll get there.The cameras have a very clear picture both day and night. Even at night I can see my boat on the boat lift clearly, which is about 100 feet away. During the day I can see down the road to the neighbors house where my kid likes to play. With the exception of that one camera, we strategically aimed the other cameras to protect our neighbors privacy. We try to be considerate like that.We have the DVR run to our living room TV so I can see everything on the big screen. I can zoom into the live image and pan around while it's zoomed in from both the DVR and phone app, which is cool. I can even snap a picture while it's zoomed in, which is even cooler. The image does get a bit grainy on the TV, but is clearer on the app.I think the cameras might have sound since there is a sound icon and volume adjustment, but I haven't played with that yet either. Not to talk through from inside, but to hear what's going on outside. Again, not sure, but will fiddle with it later.The app is easy to use and I can set up alerts through it. I have them turned off right now because at night it's super sensitive and alerts me for every bug that flies by. In Florida, living on the water, that's a big problem. I hope I can figure it out because I would like to receive alerts for animals (think coyotes, gators and snakes) and people, but not for bugs, wind and rain (cuz, Florida).I like that my husband and I can have the app on our phones and check-in anytime we want to. I can't help but wave or do a little dance in front of the cameras everytime I walk by them just for fun.I haven't played with the DVR settings too much yet, so I can't say how easy or difficult it is to navigate.Overall, for a $250 system, I am very happy with my purchase! It gives me peace of mind that my property is protected, I can see the kids outside playing and running around even when I can't be out there to watch them and if the system only lasts a year or two, I'm not really gonna be mad at it.