Customer Reviews for Night Owl - 2 Camera Indoor AC Powered Plug-In Wireless 1080p Security Cameras with 2-Way Audio - White
Customer Rating
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BTWN8 10 camera system
on November 24, 2025
Posted by: John67
Gender:Male
Signal is poor and you cant loop through cameras to increase the signal like you could in the previous version I had. Looking for an antenna to boost signal with no luck. not sure why yall removed the option to loop through cameras to help with signal but it not a good idea.
I have scumbag neighbors who like to rev their truck and 4 wheeler engines all night long these cameras have been getting it all. I can’t wait to go file at district court now that I have some evidence.
Ease of set-up: 5 stars, the app makes it easy, haven't tried the monitor and keyboard configuration
Storage: 5 stars, no subscription, no cloud. 1TB seems to be plenty of room; two months in and I still have over 900GB of space.
Quality: 1080p, looks good on the phone. Haven't verified on a dedicated monitor.
Motion detection: 2 stars, needs work. Cameras/system unable to truly differentiate between a person or cars. Cameras will record regardless what it detects.
Recording: 3 stars - cameras/ System takes too long to start recording. A delivery person detected will already be walking away from the front door area before the recording kicks in; this is like a 4-6 second delay.
Battery: .5 stars - definitely not as advertised. This is the biggest disappointment. The batteries supplied (2 for each camera) lasted about 1 month, on full charge, before needing to be recharged; even with the spotlight feature turned off. Purchased additional batteries to be able to install 4 batteries in each camera, and the time before recharge seems to increased to two months, less time on my front door camera due to increased activity.
Overall option: An okay camera system of people looking for value and getting used to setting up their first system. Wireless is a good option users in rental properties where drilling through walls for wires or where power access is limited or not allowed. Person/car detection needs work; record delay needs to be improved.
I've had 2 of these systems for over 2 years. The image recognition algorithms send notifications on: tree branch shadows, squirrels, cats, dogs, and other animals as Human" notifications. "Activity" zone settings are useless , as I continue to get notifications from images anywhere in the camera FOV. NO tweaking to sensitivity or other settings help eliminate erroneous image notifications. Engineering needs to make lots of improvements to the image recognition algorithms. PS: I’M a Cyber Engineer with over 40 years experience architecting, designing, integrating, operating and maintaining complex IT and security systems.
Last Year, I used to complain a lot about this wireless system. I understood it was a new product. I knew that as with any new product, it may bring many bugs and issues. I still own the product, and I have witnessed all the improvements Night Owl has made to it.
Today, I am glad to share how well my cameras perform after the great firmware updates Night Owl is constantly releasing, and the quality, clarity, and excellent performance this product offers. I recommend this system, and I look forward to the products Night Owl will have in the future.