Based on about 2 weeks worth of usage:
The video quality is excellent. The night vision is pretty amazing. I love the fact that I can stick the NVR in an out of view corner in my basement but still view the video from the computer in our kitchen. You can even configure almost all of the settings from the computer.
I initially couldn't figure out how to remotely connect to the device (needed to use IE instead of Edge) so I contacted Amcrest's customer service. They were very helpful and responded in a reasonable amount of time.
My only complaint is that the user manual isn't really worth reading. It's basically just a book full of screen shots with short descriptions that don't help me understand the purpose or functions of the features. I can pretty much guess on just about everything so it's not that big of a deal, but when I do have questions, the manual isn't helpful.
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This Item  Amcrest UltraHD 3-Megapixel (2048 x 1536P) 8Ch Network POE Video Security System (NVR Kit) - Four 3MP POE Outdoor Bullet IP Cameras, 98ft Night Vision, HDD Not Included, Power Over Ethernet (Black) |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | $66.99 | $389.99 | $428.70 | $799.99 | $449.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it May 22 - 23 | Get it as soon as Monday, May 20 | — | — | — |
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| Sold By | — | ZOSI Security Home | Security ANNKE Technology | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| number of channels | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| connectivity tech | Wired | Wireless | Wired | — | — | — |
| video resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 5mp | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
| memory capacity | — | — | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB |
| compatible devices | Smartphones | Cameras | Cameras อเลกทรอนกสs เนต, Smartphones | Smartphones, Cameras mount, Tablets | Smartphones, Cameras MOBILES, Tablets | Smartphones, Cameras เลนส |
| night vision range | 98 feet | — | — | — | 65 feet | 65 feet |
| signal format | Digital | Analog | Digital | ip network | Analog | Analog |
| camera description | Front | Front | Front | Front | Front | Front |
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Great product! Requires some Patience/ and Tech Savvy
This is a great product and has many capabilities. I am not new to the Amcrest product line as I am private security consultant. In my last job I installed the Amcrest UltraHD 3-Megapixel (2048 x 1536P) 8Ch Network POE Video Security System (NVR Kit) - Four 3MP POE Outdoor Bullet IP Cameras, 98ft Night Vision, 2TB HDD, Power over Ethernet (Black) with four cameras. The client came back and said I want three more cameras in addition to the four that came in the kit. This NVR (Network Video Recorder) handles them great. Amcrest does a great job with their Poe line of cameras. Their Poe line of NVR 's have either a 4/8/ or 16 port 10/100 switch, 8 in this case, that supports the industry standard of 802.3 AF. For most people this doesn't matter, but it's worth noting. Everytime I have plugged in an amcrest Poe camera the onbaord switch has had no probles powering them and showing an image and giving them an IP address usng its own subnet with DHCP.Onto the hard drive, this specific model has a 2 terabyte Seagate model in it (see attached photo.) If you go about reading reviews on the standalone Amcrest NVR/ DVR recorders people say "I didn't get a hard drive!" This is true, if you buy one of their standalone recorders they do NOT include a hard drive for a couple reasons. One: you choose your model and brand of wanted hard drive. For me/ my clients I steer them towards western digital purple series as these are engineered for high write rates (recording) as opposed to engineered for quickly reading (watching the footage). Secondly, it brings the price down for you at the time of purchase. I don't have to tell you that quality security products aren't cheap and these are far from the most expensive. IF you reaaally want to spend some money check out axis, honeywell, bosch, panasonic etc. Amcrest (previosuly branded Foscam) ARE good cameras, but are NOT the professional pieces like those aforementioned.For those that are interested what's under the hood, or other ports, and or plugs, I have attached photos of what is on and in the chasis(remove four screws and top comes off to acess hard drive etc.)Overal I LOVE the Amcrest brand and their whole line of Poe/ network video products. They have had calls from me about RMA's and returns and warranties, and I have also exchanged propmt emails with them and have ALWAYS been happy. Their csutomer service is bar none! I have eead reviews about people waitingg on hold, etc, however their website does list their sucustomertomer service phone hours, and the time zone for them.At this point you're probably thinking this dude has to be paid or even worse, work for them, but surprisingly I don't. I just honestly love this brand of products and am generally 95% happy with the products and always 100% happy with the customer service.the ONLY thing that they could improve that I see right now is a dome or bullet varifocal ip camera. For most of their outdoor ip cameras you have an 81-95 degree viewing angel, which is great for large specific areas. However you may have only one area you want to view and it be far off, or a certain doorwayor object. Therefore that is what I would reccomend, definitely not anything to take a star off for. If amcrest roll those out I will definitely be a buyer.Overall LOVE LOVE LOVE Amcrest!!
