1080P Wireless Security Camera System, Firstrend 8CH Wireless NVR System with 8pcs 1080P HD Security Camera and 3TB Hard Drive Pre-Installed,P2P…

Had initial issues setting up the system, was not able to view it remotely. Customer service called me and guided me with the tech issues. System works great. Good quality image. Night vision is very good.

Update 8/27/2018: After leaving the below review, Daisy sent me a replacement camera to try and it looks much better! (check the second attached image). The may have the sharpness turned up but I feel this is a better image than before. If you have problems I would advise to contact their support. I have changed my original 3/5 to 5/5 stars.

Some cameras in the kit may look more blurry than others. I contacted support and they told me this is normal. It’s as if the camera resolution is lower and they just blew up the image. Other than that these systems are what you’d expect software/app wise being clunky. I purchased the 8 pack with 3TB NVR for $630 at the time and still feel I received a decent bang for my buck though would have liked to know the actual picture quality (not what I’d expect to see being 1080p, 720p maybe). Hopefully this helps someone with their purchasing decision.

Well the product was shipped fairly quick. The difficulty was installing the cameras and putting power supplies by their locations. All the cameras worked at one time or another but never all at the same time. Cameras have good picture when they worked. Signal was intermittent at best. NVR does not come with the best instructions and could never figure out how to record or playback. Bought the system for an extra security measure. Recently had a break in and couldn’t even use system to identify intruders even though I had cameras that would have captured them. Police tried to access NVR and were completely confused as to how to use. They told me what I had was garbage. My suggestion is look elsewhere for more reliable system. I was looking for cost effective and got what I paid for I guess.

Good product easy to set up and great picture quality! I have one camera out of 8 that keeps flashing from a clear screen to a pink screen but other than that it’s pretty nice set up for a not tech savvy guy like myself ! Haha

Update November 2021: They added advertising to the IP Pro app that you’ll use to view the cameras. Update October 2021: The company saw my prior review and reached out a few times to make everything right even though the system is out of warranty. I have to say that they do care about having happy customers and good reviews. All in all, this system and the customer service add up to a good value.

The 8 cameras were pre-paired and all came up during initial testing. One or two of the included power supplies doesn’t work so I’ll need to have more sent. I couldn’t get the system to send email to my Gmail account without opening up and changing a setting that Google definitely claims is a security risk. Ironic, I know. I finally got that working. I called and left a message in need of support for that problem but I figured it out before they called me but at least they called me. By the way, I was in bed because it was nearly 11PM local time. Hey, at least they called and the gentleman was very nice. So I continued to set up the system and install more cameras yesterday and was trying to get some of the cameras to record during motion events only and only during certain hours. They give you those options but don’t explain well what color the squares should be to accomplish what you need. I figured that part out and here’s a tip for you. On the channel setup screen do NOT put a check in the PIR check box. The system doesn’t use passive IR and that will cause you some big problems. The NVR also does not have a rewind button. You can FF at 2,4,8 times speed and you can pause and play. So let’s say you want to watch in slow motion. Not happening. No slow motion. Let’s say you want to watch frame by frame. The play button and the pause button are two different buttons which means you have to press play then move the mouse to the pause button. Back and forth. Just to watch something in slow speed. What on earth are they thinking!

The biggest issue aside from the clunkiness of the NVR is the app. IP Pro. That thing is not good. You can’t rewind or FF a recorded segment but you can slide the time line and sort of deal with it that way. It’s not at all user friendly. If anyone is aware of a better app I’d love to try it.

In summary and for my early review on this I’d just say that this system records and does a decent job of that. Actually viewing while away or at home is challenging. Catching the details of a crime on this thing will cause you to want to commit one yourself. I’ll update this and perhaps change my stars as I get further in but so far it’s not something I’d buy again. I’m just trying to convince myself not to return it.

04/01/2020 Update: I got a call from Neal and he’s sending replacement power supply for my cameras as well as an extender to improve my range. He was kind and courteous and I appreciate his attention to my issues.

My system hard drive was making some noise. I reached out to firstrend company. Alisa was great and she was able to help me provide a replacement for HDD asap. Its working great now.

WARNING, DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA SYSTEM! I purchased this system few months ago and waited before I put a fair comment. The first disappointment is the lack of customer support. I called numerous times the 800 number listed and no one answers. 2 of the 8 cameras stopped working after just 2 months. These wireless cameras do not work good with the WiFi as stated. I was also never been able to see the cameras from my smart phone as they stated. Their DANALE app software does not work. The installation instructions are awful as stated by many customers. The lights on the NVR are also not working as stated by many customers. I have never been able to view an footage so easily. SYSTEM NOT RECOMMENDED SINCE NO ONE WILL RESPOND TO YOUR CONCERNS.