SANNCEWireless CCTV Security Camera System 8CH 5MP NVR Recorder with 4x 3MP Outdoor Home Wifi Surveillance Security IP Cameras, Dual WiFi, Works with Alexa, Motion Detection, NO Hard Drive

Bought this over other brands mainly because i was using Sannace system for 3 years now (hard wired version) and that never had a fault. And should i want to expand later down the road, Sannace cameras will still be available- which is not something i can say about other brands.Good About this product :1. - I bought the one without a Hard Drive - and I recommend others do the same. A 1TB hdd from a name brand is currently around £40 - all in all like £10 or so more expensive than if you buy the Sannace with HDD installed, however they don’t say what make and model HDD they include. For me that was a no-no as hdd is where you keep data and need to ensure is reliable2. It comes with HDD screws to mount your own hdd with. Nice addition.3. Comes with a USB mouse.4. Has HDMI output for monitor.5. Cameras included are pre-paired. Makes it a nice equality of life option.6. I went for DC powered cameras. I’d avoid using the solar power ones because outdoors, the panels will need cleaning every so often. Then you also have a battery that eventually will naturally degrade. For longevity you better off with dc powered cameras.7. The psu cable for the camera is nice and thin, can fit it trough window seals without damage to window or cable.8. Easy installation, took me 2 hours to install all cameras and have system configured.Not so good:A) - seems to me that the video encoding is done at like 620 pixels (max setting). And only other option is 360p.B) difficult to update firmware, needs a usb and what not. Haven’t managed to do it.c) big deal breaker for app - it asks for location tracking on APP - if you deny access to location, it won’t let you add camera system. That needs to be fixed. Chinese camera’s already are dodgy when it comes to privacy, so this isn’t exactly reassuring.

Based my purchase on existing reviews and trawling through various other options. I decided on these based on good features, price and aesthetics. I opted for no HDD and bought my own Seagate surveillance drive. I did this on the assumption that the one supplied would not be as good a quality. Installing hdd was a doddle and the sata cable is already present inside the DVR. Picture quality and functionality are fantastic. Setup of cameras was easy, plug and play, already preconfigured. The only bit that took some time was figuring out how to get the app onto my phone for live view. Eventually found a useful FAQ on their website on this. Need to download an APK of the Annke Sight app directly from the site, it's not on google store for android. I think they are interchangeably known as Sannke and Annke as a company/brand. The cameras are well made and look great. Only complaint would be the ethernet cable that hangs off the back of the cameras, which is not relevant if using wifi but are there as a wired back up. This is difficult to cable manage as it has a wide girth, be better if this could be unscrewed.

This is my first venture into home security camera's so don't have anything to compare too. But this system was very simple to setup. Camera installation is pretty straight forward as long as you consider that they are powered via adapters, so you either have to have the adapter inside and run the cable from the adapter to where the camera is located. I think the power cable is approx 3m so gives you a few options. The ethernet cable plug is quite large so you either need to leave this outside and tape it up ir you will need to make large hole (think it was 20mm) through the wall if you want to bring it through the wall. I did both.The software is OK but could be better. You can customise the motion detection area and sensitivity but I'm still struggling to get this to work how I would like, it would be nice to be able to set different sensitivity levels for different areas (as some cameras allow you to do) rather than a single area. The remote viewer app works well although at times can be a bit slow, although not sure if it is the app itself causing the delays. From the app you can view live feed, or you can playback from recordings. I have the recording running 24x7 and the app shows you where there is motion so you can go direct to that, although it can be a bit fiddly to scroll to the time you want. It would be nice to have the option to just playback motion video as you can when watching locally, but you can't have everything.All in all a good buy.

I bought these to replace a haphazard array of cheap Chinese cameras I had bought over time and connected up to a software NVR running on an old Windows PC. I was tired of inconsistency in recordings and cameras going offline so decided to invest in a proper set of cameras.In around 3 hours I had set all four cameras plus two extras that I had bought for a total of 6 all WiFi cameras. I also installed a 1TB HDD in that time and got everything working.Honestly you really do just turn it all on and it just works. The cameras that come with the kit automatically pair so nothing fiddly to deal with, literally plug and play.The power cables are a very good length and can way be extended with CCTV extension cables available on here too.The hdmi and vga connections are perfect and high quality.The menu system takes a little playing with to learn where you can adjust things such as the camera names but it’s all there just need to hunt around a bit.I tested the iOS app on WiFi and it worked perfectly first time, tested on 4G and works although much slower to update. I also tested the web access via Chrome, I noted others had issues with this but as long as you enable flash (not enabled by default in Chrome) you will have no problem viewing them on your computer.In summary this is an amazing kit at a great price and am already wondering where I can put two final cameras!