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Night Owl - 12 Channel 8 Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 2K 2TB DVR Security System with 2-way Audio - White
Average customer rating
4.2
(99 Reviews)
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84%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Night Owl - 12 Channel 8 Camera Indoor/Outdoor Wired 2K 2TB DVR Security System with 2-way Audio - White
Posted by: tsloan
from Mid-South
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Turned out I didn't need it! This is my 4th Night Owl system. Each generation gets easier to set-up. I upgraded to add doorbells thinking I would need a wi-fi recorder. Thought I would like the spotlight cameras, but the spotlight comes on a lot without any motion or objects in view, tried every setting available but still on off randomly. Not a lot of adjustability (like sensitivity) as before. It is geared to use the phone app, some settings are not available on the recorder display. I have a 50" TV on my home office wall displaying 8 cameras and wanted to add doorbells and get push notifications when someone rings the doorbell,
I bought 2 doorbell cameras but when I add them to the recorder in the app the notification option for pressing the door bell goes away. Also get constant false notifications when added to the recorder, turned off vehicle and motion, left on human/ face detection but still got constant false notifications. Uninstalled them from the recorder and just added them to the app only with just notify if the doorbell is pushed and don't get any false notifications. Haven't tested the other settings installed this way but I have wired cameras covering the area already, just wanted notifications when someone rings my doorbells. If I knew this I could have just installed the doorbells and kept my old system. For most people or first time buyers, this system would be easier to self install and set-up than previous recorders, phone app is adequate and younger would probably prefer the phone app, but for me I miss the more detailed adjustments.
I bought 2 doorbell cameras but when I add them to the recorder in the app the notification option for pressing the door bell goes away. Also get constant false notifications when added to the recorder, turned off vehicle and motion, left on human/ face detection but still got constant false notifications. Uninstalled them from the recorder and just added them to the app only with just notify if the doorbell is pushed and don't get any false notifications. Haven't tested the other settings installed this way but I have wired cameras covering the area already, just wanted notifications when someone rings my doorbells. If I knew this I could have just installed the doorbells and kept my old system. For most people or first time buyers, this system would be easier to self install and set-up than previous recorders, phone app is adequate and younger would probably prefer the phone app, but for me I miss the more detailed adjustments.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Celeste
from Mississippi
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
Night owl are the best cameras ever! You can never go wrong with any night owl products
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Posted by: Ricketh1
from STL
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
This was very easy to set up using my bluetooth phone just as they had recommended
I would recommend this to a friend!
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