Question 1

is this wireless?

Accepted Answer

No, this is not wireless. Each camera comes with 60' of Siamese cable that carries the video signal to the DVR and power to the camera from the power pack. I would recommend a wired system over a wireless system. In a true wireless setting there are two things you need to consider. #1 power source. Since getting power to the camera can only be wireless via battery, you will have to change them often. If you do have power available close to where you are mounting the camera then that problem is solved but you are no longer truly wireless. #2 Interference. Wireless cameras send their signal back to the receiving unit via radio frequencies. You may find that you get a lot of static like interference in your picture. Your picture quality will Depend on your area and the quality of transmitter in the camera. Good luck with your project. I hope I've been helpful. If you have further questions, I am bschickert at allsatnet (dot com, they won't let you put your e address in the answers)

Question 2

Are the cameras indoor\outdoor?

Accepted Answer

yes cameras are indoor/outdoor   but color/clarity is not great. review of recorded data is not as easy as more expensive sytems BUT for the money (I paid 149), the system is pretty good. I wanted it so I could view while away from home and that works !!
  all depends on your needs. facial recognition would be tough.

cliff

Question 3

Can you add extra cameras to this? We need 6 cameras total. Thank you.

Accepted Answer

No. This receiver is 4 channel therefore it only has 4 video inputs. If you need 6 cameras you will need a 6 channel receiver. Typically surveillance DVRs come with 4, 8, and 16 channels.

Question 4

how far of a distance does the cameras pickup???

Accepted Answer

They pick up pretty far, and the quality is pretty good, but the thing to keep in mind is that the cameras have a 6mm lens which is different than most systems.  The larger the lens the more zoomed in and focused the picture is.  These work good if you have a specific area you are wanting to focus on such as picking up a face as someone goes through a door, but if you want something that has a wider area of detection you want the 3.6mm.

Question 5

Can you ad a 5th camera?  Looking to install on 4 corners of my house and one specifically on the front door.

Accepted Answer

Hi Randy. This is a 4 channel DVR. That means you can have up to 4 cameras. So no you can not add another camera. I also have a KGuard OT801-H02-500G 8 Channel H.264 Level Surveillance DVR Kit in my house. This is an 8 channel DVR that comes with 4 cameras and you can add up to 4 more. Both come with a 500 GB hard drive installed. I like the KGaurd much better because you can shut the DVR off with a button, better picture, and easy navigation. I bought the Night Owl for a small cabin which I think it will work fine for. Hope this helped.

Question 6

What is the length of the camera cables?  Looking to install this on the four corners of my house.

Accepted Answer

I wanted to say 90ft each, but after looking through the product description I found 60ft each.  It may not seem like a lot, but it goes quite a ways if you can run nearly in a straight line to where the cameras are.  I installed it in an office with drop-tile so I had pretty much the ideal scenario.  You might run yours up into your attic and back down maybe for a similar layout.  Otherwise, having to run the wire across walls and around corners would take up that length fairly quick, and would look rather tacky and obvious.

Question 7

Does this come with all the cables? If so what size?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the system comes with all of the cables.  I think they are 60 feet long.  This is just barely long enough to work with a small house, but it works.

You will need to provide your own monitor.

Mark

Question 8

Hi I want to know does it record voice ?

Accepted Answer

While the 4-unit Night Owl DVR has four video inputs, it only has one audio input. For my application I am not using any audio at all so I do not have anything plugged into that port.

I also bought the 8-unit Night Owl DVR and it has one audio input for each video channel or eight total audio inputs. The DVR however was DOA and I am currently working with Night Owl to get it replaced. The 4-unit model worked fine, though.

Question 9

is this system expandable for more cameras?

Accepted Answer

no but you can upgrade cameras. I upgraded one camera and it doesn't seem any better(100 ft night vision and 50 ft face recognition)

Question 10

Are the cameras only able to be mounted on a ceiling? Could they sit flat on a window ledge or even mount to a wall?

Accepted Answer

Any flat surface will work. The mount uses 3 screws and has a short post that attaches at the back of the camera and swivels in almost any direction.  Could be mounted upside down or sideways on any horizontal or vertical surface.

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