ANNKEH500 8CH 5MP POE CCTV Camera System Compatible with Alexa and Colour Night Vision, 4x 5MP Outdoor IP Security Cameras and 6MP NVR Built-in 2TB HDD for 24/7 Recording

Bought the 5MP POE bullets. Easy to setup, but also has many advanced features for those tech savvy guys like me. Picture quality is excellent at day and night, im not sure how much clearer the 8MP is compared to these but for the average person these 5MP cameras are perfect. Some info:- Literally plug and play out the box, remember to note your password for the box as this password will also be needed if you need to access the IP cameras directly (they have their own interface)- You might want to use better quality cabling as the CAT5 cable included is a little flimsy. I used outdoor CAT6 cable.- Has email and push notification alerts, this is a deal breaker. I am now notified via email and via the app on my phone if there is motion detected, if video is lost, if video is tampered with (someone covers cameras lens etc) or if someone is trying to login to my receiver. Really really handy- Colour night-vision is not enabled by default, but can be enabled manually by logging directly into the camera itself- ANNKE support is fantastic, very quick to reply and they know the product well. Always gave me the correct answer first time round- Motion detection is not the best. It picks up bugs/moths at night despite setting sensitivity to lowest. I have tried reducing motion detection area too. What this receiver lacks is a "dwell" feature we you can define how many seconds a "motion" is detected. If it had that, it wouldn't pick up fast moving objects like insect/moths but would pick up intruders/cats etc. Still, not a huge issue, just have to make the best of it.For the price, it is excellent value. NOTE: This i believe this is re-branded HIKVision equipment so i expect the build quality to be pretty solid and last me. Only had it running a couple weeks so lets see if they stand the test of time. 2 year warranty included by default.

I have rewritten my review on this item, following the customer support provided by ANNKE. After initial installation, I could not get the colour vision at night on these cameras. The Starlight Vision was one of the main selling points for me buying it. After contacting ANNKE, they provided details on how to change the cameras settings on a computer linked to the same network (your home broadband or equivalent). This is not the easiest thing to do if your not a little tech savvy. It also needs to be done via iE as Mac is not yet supported. I had to revert to using an old laptop.Onto the good points: Customer service is very good, albeit via email. They responded quickly and managed to resolve my issues after several messages back and forth. Installation using POE was easy, and I would recommend you power your camera this way too. The pictures are okay, and the APP works well so you can keep an eye on your property remotely.The not so good points: You will need to use their website or support to get into the settings of the cameras etc if you are not familiar with these systems, as I wasn’t. The detail in the images is not as high definition and clear as I was expecting. Number plates across the road are not readable, and faces even up close are not as detailed as I expected. The motion detection was sending me so many false alarms, despite me using as small an area and the lowest sensitive settings that I could, that I turned it off.In summary. Customer service is very good. The system for the money is good, and certainly meets my needs of acting as a deterrent to would-be intruders. Camera vision is adequate, and the app is easy to use. If you are not familiar with logging into the settings on a computer, then you’re gonna need help. However, you do NOT need to do this unless you really want to, and just plug-and-play will be easy enough for majority of people.Would I recommend ANNKE, and this system? Yes, and Yes!

Great to install, really is plug and play.I decided not to use the cables that came with it and run my own cat 5 and terminate with a great kit I bought from Amazon.The pre made cables however were useful initially to check where to mount the cameras.Everything was excellent quality. And so easy to install.Instructions for the NvR are confusing however there is decent support on the Annke website.Quality of cameras is not just as good as I’d have expected when you zoom in but is ok.There is no night vision in colour. I’ve read you have to contact support to resolve this which is a pain. The play a k and functionality of the NVR I’s good. On day one I had to use it to check a non delivery from Royal Mail for an Amazon parcel that said it was delivered and clearly wasn’t!Overall a great product, better than having annoying batteries die or WiFi drop in the wireless type popular cameras, although some of their images are sharper when zoomed.Great system for the money. Cameras are big enough to provide a deterrent and work well, first night recorded 1000 events between four which was mostly moths! However you can do amazing things on the NVR to select sensitivity ans smart areas to target together with different detection parameters which would avoid much of the moth event issue!Would ai buy again….. absolutely. Should you…. Absolutely!

I can conclude I’m pretty happy with my purchase! I have a some past (DIY level) experience with IP CCTV but keeping budgets in mind I narrowed down to either Reolink (which has excellent reviews on Amazon and is priced similarly) or this Annke kit, I chose these because:1) The Reolink cameras come with a 4mm lens, these Annke ones are 2.8mm. There is some reviews stating the Annke description is incorrect or the lens is 3.6mm, but I can confirm the cameras I received are 2.8mm. Picking the right lens is important and you should take your objective into the decision. I specifically wanted 2.8mm for wider FOV as I just wanted to get a general “view” of the area then focus on areas of interest.2) I read that some of Annke’s products are a Hikvision whitelabel, but not all. These cameras look very much like Hikvision models so decided to take a risk. After firing these up it turns out the management page for the DVR & cameras is indeed identical to Hikvision’s but just with the Annke logo. I guess this places these units on a similar level to Hikvision HiWatch etc. Hikvision stuff is generally well recommended and used by professional installers (albeit higher end models).The camera housing is plastic, a sturdy metal body would have been nicer but the general build quality is good. Setup was a breeze & image quality is very good for most use cases. Drill templates, wall plugs & screws are included for all cameras.The NVR is fanless but the included hard drive is slightly on the louder side, so you may want to avoid placing it in a bedroom etc. You could always replace it with another less noisy hard disk or even SSD (for total silence) if it really bothers you.Camera quality out of the box is good, but I would recommend tweaking the camera video configuration to enable WDR, it makes a huge difference in the image quality (especially under sunlight)For the price it’s decent value & I’m most hopeful about the fact these are a Hikvision whitelabel, so I’m hoping they continue to serve well over time.

App is a bit slow to load but get regular update to improve it. Camera feels light and cheap but actually good overall quality in terms of night bison, image quality and waterproof (has torrential rains and strong winds for few days followed by nice sunshine and the quality of the image remained very good). THIS MODEL DOES NOT COME WITH A REMOTE unlike advertised but makes not much of a difference as the mouse does the job. For the price Annke could have at least installed an on/off switch at the back of the NVR to avoid having to unplug it from the main . Vendor was friendly, responsive and courteous when dealing with the remote control query. The Rj45 cables are a bit thick to push through the attic but no big deal (flat ones would have been better for me). Motion detection is rather good once area on each camera is selected. UPDATE: had several issues with the cameras after heavy rain or snow: 3 cameras over 18 months melted (connection with the LAN cable). Better to add own insulation box as camera ones are not reliable. Had 24 month warranty on it but Vendor refuse to honour the warrant passed 12 months: I had to pay for the repairs as part of their policy apparently (for me, if you have to pay for faults, it is not under warranty). Amazon stepped in and sorted it out for me.