ONWOTE 8CH 5MP Audio PoE IP Home Security Camera System, Vandal-Proof Dome, 8CH 5MP NVR 2TB HDD for 24/7 Recording, (4) Wired Outdoor 5MP Ethernet IP Surveillance Cameras, 100ft IR, Wide Angle

I purchased the “ONWOTE 8CH 5MP Audio PoE IP Home Security Camera System, Vandal-Proof Dome, 8CH 5MP H.265 NVR 2TB HDD for 24/7 Recording, (4) Wired Outdoor 5MP Ethernet IP Surveillance Cameras, 100ft IR, Wide Angle and so far it looks really good. I also got 2 ptz cameras from ONWOTE and once I plugged everything in it worked great. Once I get these installed and running for a while, I will update this, if I can.Update: 3/4/2022 The system has been up and running for a year and a half. One of the Onwote PTZ camera's stopped working last week and per "Asurion extended warranty" it can not be repaired so they are refunding me the cost of the camera. Onwote no longer makes this model and currently only sell the larger ptz that has a bracket that mounts to a wall instead under the eve of the house. Now I have to locate the style I need that is compatible with the Onwote nrv.

I've had 3 different security camera systems at my house, mostly because I like the new technology. I contemplated a 4k system, but this seems to be working out for my needs for now.My setup now:Onwote 5MP 8CH (4) Dome PoE Camera System(3) Onwote 5MP Bullet PoE Cameras(1) Onwote 5MP Dome PTZ CameraInstallation seemed easy enough, though there isn't much explanation of every aspect of the setup in the user manual. I scoured online and on the manufacturer's website to find the information I needed. The system came with 4 long ethernet cables, but I had to make some of my own cables due to length needed. I couldn't use the cable connect weatherizing covers if I put strain relief on the cables, but not really to much of an issue since most of my long runs kept the cable connections indoors. I had trouble with one of the dome cameras with the system which wasn't quite noticeable until I checked late at night; one of the cameras was taking an excessively long time switching to night mode/IR. I contacted Onwote customer service by email and they were quick to respond and sent me a new one promptly. Things that I wish were different: my wall mounted dome cameras have a slight IR reflection at night in the image (my ceiling mounted dome cameras don't have this issue); I live on the coast, so wind is an issue and makes audio hit and miss for me; I could not figure out the dome PTZ wall mount-doesn't seem suitable for this configuration due to the movement limitation so went with ceiling mount-could not find much info on this other than one question saying to remove a couple of screws to accommodate this; better support for browser viewing; some functions in the internet explorer and NVR menu (tripline, intelligent detection) don't seem to work with this system so why is it there; and NVR is a little noisy due to fan. Connection is easy for mobile devices using the QR code. Picture is clear and features are easy to make out. I swapped out hard drive to a 4TB WD Purple drive to accommodate the additional cameras, and that process was easy; open the case remove hard drive mount screws, remove from connector, put new drive in, and close case. The system boots up and recognizes the drive off the bat. I wiped it, and I was up and running. I run continuous recording with both High res and secondary stream with audio and likely get around 2-3 weeks worth of recording-don't know exactly as I am reaching the full disk mark but I haven't fully been tracking it. Overall, much better than my 960H camera system with BNC connectors and separate power supply. Will update review as necessary...

The products are great! First I got cloudy at night but I figured out that do not block the IR lights and remove the film after installed the dome cameras. Then, I will clear at night.Customer supports are great. They helped me next day after I emailed the CS and they walk me through step by step. Excellent!!! And they will follow up with you until you are satisfied with the products. They cared about the business not just sale you the products.Overall I love it and I ordered 4 add on cameras to be total 8.

purchased and installed this system and overall it works great for our needs. Had to reach out to support for a few questions about undocumented PoE issues and their responsiveness was great. Unfortunately, one of the four cameras appears to be defective and is not able to operate with IR lights enabled. Went through extensive troubleshooting with support to confirm the camera needs to be replaced and was shocked to find that they have no replacement policy for defective items. Since I don't want to return the entire system through Amazon just to replace a single camera I'm stuck purchasing a new one myself due to ONWOTE's unwillingness to stand behind their own hardware. Disappointing.

Easy to install, excellent image quality, love the remote access app that you can do virtually anything from (reboot to format disk or set recording parameters) and the tech support is amazing!!! Always a prompt response and a big help in troubleshooting and resolving issues. I highly recommend!

UPDATE:Tech support resolved the issues I had. The update did cause issues to cameras but it's because I didn't follow the instructions correctly. They are sending me replacement cameras. Considering it was my mistake that is fantastic customer service!Original review:Worked as intended for a while, but started running into problems when adding more cameras than came with the package. It came with 4 cameras but clearly says 8 channel. Thought it was an issue with the cameras not being the same brand so I purchased the same brand as the NVR and it still didn't work. Called tech support and they send me some firmware updates that basically bricked the system.

EDIT: Support got back to me and told me to cut the backup segments into even shorter time durations. So I've now cut the duration down to 15 minutes per segment. POS STILL DOES NOT WORK. THIS SYSTEM IS COMPLETE GARBAGE.Installed the camera about 3 months ago. I haven't had time to adjust the cameras themselves, but I turned them on and everything appeared to be working fine.Last night someone robbed my neighbors and my camera caught the robbery so I've been trying to extract the video for police. The backup videos are unplayable. It appears as just a still screen on VLC and is unplayable on every other video player. I've tried numerous adjustments, but nothing has worked. The software ONWOTE uses appears to not be functional at all.