alpinehyperlite
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Didn't really have a place here to put this write up/review, so I dumped it here in case it could help someone.
I have been looking to install a security camera system at the house for the past few months and finally after hours and hours of research, I settled on the Amcrest 720p 4 camera system.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R3QLLA2/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1429078418&sr=1&keywords=Amcrest+720
I purchased for $399, but it appears to have gone down $20 form when I ordered last week. I had been looking at the basic system, but the $100 upgrade to HD was totally worth every penny.
So today I got in the system packed in the typical amazon brown box. When I opened it up I was pleased to find a solidly packed thick cardboard box.
Inside I found all components (DVR, cameras, chords, accessories and manuals including mouse and remote) individually packed into their own boxes.
The wires were individually bagged along with the power supply which powers all 4 cameras.
The cameras were individually wrapped with foam as well as a nice thick bubble type packing material.
The DVR is a very clean and compact unit.
Every entrance to the house is covered and with the wide angled few of the camera, I am able to get much much more in the shot than just the door. The cameras are fairly compact but have very very clear quality. Much more than expected out of a > $400 system. (Excuse the mess, all the white has recently been prepped to re paint)
The entire install took about 4 hours including having to decide the exact positioning of the cameras. It is a wired system so I spent about half of the time in the attic running wires through the walls. I installed the DVR system in the cabinet with the rest of my A/V equipment because I could connect direct into my receiver as well as my router. The system is connected directly into then 60in samsung tv and it comes in extremely clearly even at night. Keep in mind that the next picture is a picture of a tv screen. It is much more clear in person.
To show the night vision capability of this system this picture is of my back yard. The other side of the pond is almost 175 ft away.
Overall I am very very happy with this system. I will get more pictures of the cameras during the day which has an extremely clear picture.
Now to the cons.
It's loud. The fan in the DVR is a constant on fan. Makes a good bit of noise. I'm sure they did it this way to keep the costs down, so I can't complain too much about it.
The software is very difficult to use. The mobile app is a total pain in the ass. It worked decently on my ipad. I had been avoiding updating my iphone but when I tried to sync the phone to the system, it actually caused the DVR to shut down and restart. It did this several times. I aid screw it and just decided to update my iphone to see if it would sync correctly. Surprise surprise. It worked. I'm still learning how to manipulate the system to my needs so I will not comment on the layout of the software quite yet. One thing I will say is that the quality of the mobile/remote view is the picture quality is not near as good as the view on the tv. The lag time over LTE connection on the phone is about 2 seconds. So that was not horrible.
Over all, I am extremely satisfied with the system and look forward to using it in the future. Day pictures will come soon. I will update this thread as necessary.
I have been looking to install a security camera system at the house for the past few months and finally after hours and hours of research, I settled on the Amcrest 720p 4 camera system.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R3QLLA2/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1429078418&sr=1&keywords=Amcrest+720
I purchased for $399, but it appears to have gone down $20 form when I ordered last week. I had been looking at the basic system, but the $100 upgrade to HD was totally worth every penny.
So today I got in the system packed in the typical amazon brown box. When I opened it up I was pleased to find a solidly packed thick cardboard box.
Inside I found all components (DVR, cameras, chords, accessories and manuals including mouse and remote) individually packed into their own boxes.
The wires were individually bagged along with the power supply which powers all 4 cameras.
The cameras were individually wrapped with foam as well as a nice thick bubble type packing material.
The DVR is a very clean and compact unit.
Every entrance to the house is covered and with the wide angled few of the camera, I am able to get much much more in the shot than just the door. The cameras are fairly compact but have very very clear quality. Much more than expected out of a > $400 system. (Excuse the mess, all the white has recently been prepped to re paint)
The entire install took about 4 hours including having to decide the exact positioning of the cameras. It is a wired system so I spent about half of the time in the attic running wires through the walls. I installed the DVR system in the cabinet with the rest of my A/V equipment because I could connect direct into my receiver as well as my router. The system is connected directly into then 60in samsung tv and it comes in extremely clearly even at night. Keep in mind that the next picture is a picture of a tv screen. It is much more clear in person.
To show the night vision capability of this system this picture is of my back yard. The other side of the pond is almost 175 ft away.
Overall I am very very happy with this system. I will get more pictures of the cameras during the day which has an extremely clear picture.
Now to the cons.
It's loud. The fan in the DVR is a constant on fan. Makes a good bit of noise. I'm sure they did it this way to keep the costs down, so I can't complain too much about it.
The software is very difficult to use. The mobile app is a total pain in the ass. It worked decently on my ipad. I had been avoiding updating my iphone but when I tried to sync the phone to the system, it actually caused the DVR to shut down and restart. It did this several times. I aid screw it and just decided to update my iphone to see if it would sync correctly. Surprise surprise. It worked. I'm still learning how to manipulate the system to my needs so I will not comment on the layout of the software quite yet. One thing I will say is that the quality of the mobile/remote view is the picture quality is not near as good as the view on the tv. The lag time over LTE connection on the phone is about 2 seconds. So that was not horrible.
Over all, I am extremely satisfied with the system and look forward to using it in the future. Day pictures will come soon. I will update this thread as necessary.