Defender SN502-4CH-002 Feature-Rich 4-Channel H.264 DVR Security System with Smartphone Access and 4 Indoor/Outdoor Hi-Res CCD Night Vision Cameras
June 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Home Security Systems
- Access live video footage directly from your iPhone or BlackBerry Smart Phone
- H.264 video compression lets you record over a month of footage
- Let the coaching iMenu teach you about the DVR’s settings and features
- Multiple viewing options allow you to connect up to two televisions and a VGA monitor
- 24/7 lifetime live customer support is available through phone, email, and live web chat
Product Description
The Defender SN502-4CH-002 is a complete DVR security system that has all the latest features yet is very easy to use. It has been specifically designed for do-it-yourself applications. This kit includes a four channel D… More >>
Defender SN502-4CH-002 Feature-Rich 4-Channel H.264 DVR Security System with Smartphone Access and 4 Indoor/Outdoor Hi-Res CCD Night Vision Cameras
Very responsive 24/7 tech support. I’ll update more once its been running a bit.
Rating: 5 / 5
Overall I like this camera system. DVR is great. Camera picture is good. You dont need anything but a monitor to make this system work. Comes with a very sensitive mouse… kind of too sensitive. It is hard for an amatuer to set it up for remote viewing via internet or phone. I’ll still cant view mine away from home. I know it has the potential to do it but its tough. You have to adjust firewall settings and establish a static ip address. Overall good product though. I have seen better deals out there since my purchase, but they were internet weekend specials and maybe the product was not as good, I dont know.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have had this unit installed now since its release. The set-up was a breeze. I should mention however that I have allot of experience with computers and networking, but even with that said I still think the set-up was very basic and easy to understand. I set up the system to check to make sure the cameras were all working, which they all worked fine, in about 15 minutes. This test did not include any of the networking, but it showed how easy it would be if I did not need the network functions. After installing the DVR, cameras, and running the included wires for the cameras, I had it set up and recording using the motion detection on all the cameras in about 15 minutes again. The networking did not require any degree to figure out, and the tech support is excellent if there are any problems. I did purchase an extra squid adapter and power supply for the cameras because I installed two of the cameras inside my house and two outside and I wanted the ability to turn off the inside cameras when I was home for a little added security in case I had any online security breaches. This is really not necessary, but I like to be able to tell my guests who are staring at a camera that the inside cameras are off for now. Setting up this system for mobile view using my BB Storm was no problem at all with the provided step-by-step document.
Since I installed my system I have had two of my business friends over and they were amazed with the quality of this system for the price I paid for it. They also told me about the horror stories, things I was able to avoid, they had while installing and setting up there professional systems. Both friends told me, if they had it to do again they would go with this system, but the model with 8 cameras, for there business.
The reason I gave this unit 4 out of 5 stars actually has nothing to do with the unit.
-The video quality is worth every penny I paid for.
-The set-up was a very easy process.
-The customer support is great.
-Worked on my BB Storm with OS .607 and below. Will not work with OS .713 as of right now!
I only have two problems with this unit. Neither kept me from purchasing the unit obviously:
-The firmware, that came on my unit, does not support the e-mail notifications currently. I have been assured the problem is being addressed and should be fixed soon. This is the reason for the 4 out of 5 stars. I will update this when the problem is fixed.
-The DVR accepts the standard security cable type, but the cameras are not the standard type. This means that if you were to run all the wires for these cameras and decided later that you wanted to install better cameras, you would have to run new wires because Defender does not sell a converter for the cameras end of the wire.
I should also add to this post, in case anyone was wanting to be able to use the remote viewing or mobile viewing for this unit, that Defender recommends [...]
for users with dynamic IP from there ISP. This is also what I used, and I would definitely recommended it. DYNDNS makes it very easy to set up an account and also provides information on how to set up your router to auto-sync with your account. You can set up the DVR to auto-sync as well, but do not set up both the router and the DVR. Just set up one or the other and let it do it’s thing. Defender provides all the information needed to set up the DVR with your DYNDNS account.
I would definitely recommend this unit to anyone looking for a great video surveillance system [...].
On a side note… I contacted the Defender tech support about this unit and its functions, before I bought it, and they sent me a coupon for a discount if I purchased it from there website. [...]
Rating: 4 / 5