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Brand:Swann
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Easily monitor your home or business with these wireless security cameras.
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
2.7 stars
(based on 23 reviews)
50% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Accurate(5), Compact(3), Discreet(7), Easy to set up(13), Sensitive(5)
Cons:
Conspicuous(5), Faulty(5), Unreliable(9)
Best Uses:
Deterrent(5), Early warning(6), Recording(8), Safety(8)
Describe Yourself:
Do-it-yourself(8), Handyman(6), Professional(4)
Primary use:
Business(4), Personal(16)
 
Slick-willy
By SharpasabowlingballVerified Reviewer from US on 9/19/2008
Describe Yourself:
Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
Primary use:
Business

Its 300ft FROM THE CAMERA TO THE RECEIVER!! NOT 300ft OF VIEWING RANGE.

300ft is how far you can place the camera FROM the receiver and still get a signal. NOT how far the camera can see.

 
Does the job
By DanVerified Reviewer from Hayward, WI on 9/3/2008
Pros:
Accurate, Compact, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Early Warning, Recording, Safety
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I've had 1 camera and receiver for over a year. A second camera from another system is also on the total system. I have the Swann receiver attached to a DVD recorder. Both cameras can be received by the Swann receiver and the little TV that came with the $80 WalMart clearance item. The Swann camera is under the eaves of the detached garage, on 110v 24/7. The receiver is indoors, about 60' away. To get better reception, including avoiding interference from the microwave, I attached the receiver to the DVD recorder via about 40' of stereo headphone cable, and the picture is always great. At night, it needs the motion detector lights on for a good view, but they come on if anything is in that area anyway. Daylight pix are superb. As for WiFi interference, I locked the wireless g router to a frequency that did not conflict with the 2 cameras. With 3 or 4 cameras, you'd have a problem. The dipswitches for changing the freq of the Swann camera are very tiny, hard to get at, and a bit confusing. Not for the faint of heart. But it works great in all weather (-40F to +100F here) and the sound is excellent also. Oh yes, I bought DECT phones at the same time to avoid interference

 
Great Camera
By Grod2020 from Tulsa,Ok on 8/24/2008
Pros:
Accurate, Compact, Discreet, Easy To Set Up, Sensitive
Best Uses:
Early Warning, Recording
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

These cameras are great for anything that youll need them for. the only complaint that i had is that the switch box is too fast, and that the cameras are top heavy, and that they dont have a good wide range of veiw. Over all they are good.

 
Not bad for price Night vision sucks
By miller lite from cedar lake IN on 8/14/2008
Pros:
Compact, Discreet, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Leds give spot away, Unreliable, You need a out door light
Best Uses:
Safety
Describe Yourself:
Handyman
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

not bad if u have a porch light. the red LED lights give up the fact that they r there. not bad for the price. u would be lucky if it held up in a court of law. good luck

 
Works great; a snap to set up!
By PanzersootVerified Reviewer from Cocoa, FL on 8/4/2008
Pros:
Accurate, Discreet, Easy To Set Up, Sensitive
Cons:
Conspicuous, SHORT power cord
Best Uses:
Monitoring, Safety
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I set this up for an older lady friend who has had other surveillance cameras. Installation was quick. We wanted to use AC power rather than her having to change out the 9V batteries. I was shocked at the short length of wire for the plug - only about 6'. Easily spliced another 30' onto it and pulled it through the attic to an existing outlet. The camera was to be mounted to an overhead beam, so when we turned it on, of course, the image was upside down! Also easily fixed - the camera has 2 small screws that can be removed and the housing flipped over 180 degrees for right-side-up viewing.

CLEAR picture (sometimes but not always in color) and decent night-time viewing.

We give it two thumbs up!

 
Liers I tell you liers
By Puff the magic dragin from Alberquerque, NM on 7/16/2008
Pros:
Accurate, Discreet, Easy To Set Up, Sensitive
Best Uses:
Deterrent, Early Warning, Recording, Safety
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

[...] this product is very easy to use and I recommend it to any one that walks into a radioshack store looking for a motion recorder. The quality is excellent and you just need to stay within the 32-113 farenheit degree range.

 
A waste of time, and money!
By quakerdad from Madison, IN on 7/6/2008
Cons:
Faulty, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Handyman
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Insatalled, and never worked right. It had a Terribly broken signal, likely some sort of interference. Returned right away, and purchased a hard wired Lorex, which has an excellent picture, and GREAT night vision! Don't waste your time and money, with this overpriced paper weight!

 
Very Poor System
By Libby from Indiana on 6/26/2008
Pros:
Discreet
Cons:
Faulty, Quit working after 1 day, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The worst quality I have ever used. These cameras quit working after 1 day. They are definitely not worth the money.

 
not good at all, does not do what it say
By merita dawson from northfork wva. on 5/19/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

the unit doesn,t cove the area you cant make out anything unless its right in front of the camera, night time you see nothing .its avertised 300ft, not true . only 5 ft to see what your looking at, it a ripe off.

 
Swann Cameras security
By Gladys RiggsVerified Reviewer from Roderfield, WV 24881 on 5/16/2008
Pros:
2 sets no good
Cons:
Unreliable
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I would never buy another set of security cameras from Swann. Two sets and they lasted less than a year.Called the company for replacements. They were very cold and unprofessional.

 
no distance
By Gerald Mchenry from Conway Ar on 4/18/2008
Pros:
Discreet
Cons:
Faulty, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Recording
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The unit does not cover more than 10 ft from the wireless system. It advertises 300 ft but that is far from the truth. I took a tape measure and the best I got was 9 ft 4 inches before it lost picture.

 
BAD PRODUCT
By JUANCA from NAPA CA on 2/13/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
bad nightvision., Faulty, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Safety
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Nightvision at night is poor.Object needs to be right infront of the camera in order to get a not so good image.Bad reception,cant get good image if its more than 20ft away from receiver.Poor audio.

 
I'm Disappointed
By WilfVerified Reviewer from Morehead City, N.C. on 2/9/2008
Cons:
Terrible reception
Describe Yourself:
Handyman
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I have the camera only 35 feet from the base and the picture is "jumpy" and inconsistant

 
I will buy this product again.
By RJVerified Reviewer from Upland, CA on 2/1/2008
Pros:
Accurate, Easy To Set Up, Sensitive
Cons:
Conspicuous, Eats up batteries a night
Best Uses:
Deterrent, Early Warning, Safety
Describe Yourself:
Handyman
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My wife and I love this system. we plan to add another for our back yard. I plan to get a system for my mother's house too.

 
Swann Nighthawk 2 Pack
By Pede from Atlanta, GA on 1/19/2008
Pros:
Discreet, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Conspicuous
Best Uses:
Early Warning, Recording
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Not as clear a picture as I expected. The receiver is only about 60ft away. The color is average. Just wish the picture it sends was sharper. However, it does work well. I do get a scrolling line of interference occasionally. Would recommend this unit to others - I can live with the minor deficiencies.

 
Blew Wireless Network Out of My House!!!
By "Partially Blinded"Verified Reviewer from Cumming,Georgia on 12/14/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Good picture
Cons:
Conspicuous, The "evil red eyes"
Best Uses:
Deterrent, Recording, Safety
Describe Yourself:
Handyman
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I would only recommend this IF YOU DO NOT HAVE WIRELESS NETWORKING AT HOME!!!!! It is a great bang for the buck - but, it will knock out your wireless network. The evil red eyes are very visible - which is good for deterring folks - but they also know that its there ( bad?) Production company needs to add frequency tuner to allow for working around the wireless network issue and it would be a very good product. I now have a three wireless camera security system that I can only use when no one in my house wants to use the computers.

 
not happy
By double d from rockford,il. on 12/9/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Conspicuous, Easily Avoided, Faulty, Junk, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Deterrent, Early Warning, None, Recording, Safety
Describe Yourself:
Handyman
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

very poor performance in cold wx.under 32 degrees it is not what i expected

 
Works sometimes, lots inteference
By NetAdmin TeacherVerified Reviewer from Uniontown, PA on 11/4/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Sensitive
Cons:
Inteferes w Wireless LAN, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Recording
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself, Professional
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The setup of the camera system was fast and easy. Getting the correct angles took the most time during the setup. Connected the power adapter to the camera, battery won't work in my situation. Plugged in the receiver, camera's started working. One problem, as soon as the camera's were plugged in, I lost my wireless internet. This is a huge issue for me, being a Network Administration Teacher. I checked the signal frequencies and the camera's operated at wierd frequencies which rendered channels 1-7 useless by my router. By weird I mean that 7 channels are useless and the cameras only use 4 channels. I now have intermittent wifi but when I power up my laptop and connect to the wireless, the camera display is hazy and frequently drops connection. Because of this I have purchased a 802.11n router and network adapter to eliminate this issue since the n standard uses 5GHz instead of 2.4GHz.

 
Simple To Set Up
By Southern from Alabama on 10/20/2007
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal

Very easy to set up. Not the clearest picture ever, but gets the job done! Only problem: conflicts with 2.4GHz Cordless Phones. I simply got new phones, different GHz and works fine now. No real problem other than that; so far so good.

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Works well but
By Mike the gadget guy from New Jersey on 7/10/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Deterrent
Describe Yourself:
Do-It-Yourself
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This prodict works well overall. I have a wireless internet router and have no problems whatsoever. The only thing that I do not like is the fact that it won't transmit as far as advertised. They say 300+ feet but I cannot get a clear picture beyond 100 feet. Other than that, this is a great product and I reccomend it highly.

 
The prouduct is fine as ...
By Korey w from Mableton GA on 5/6/2007

The prouduct is fine as long as you do not have wireless internet. I have ran into big problems in this area. If you have multiple cameras (i have four) you cant simple change your wireless lan frequency. Also do not mount on roof. They are not water proof as advertised. The highlight of the product is the nightvision which works really well.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Easy to use. Conflicts ...
By Matt C from TX on 4/5/2007

Easy to use. Conflicts with wireless internet. Video ok if receiver and camera are in the same room.

 
works pretty good , was ...
By r m from o on 1/1/2007
Pros:
Easy to use, Good features, Good Value, Reliable

works pretty good , was surprised at the clear view, color not always there

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