Toguard SC35 8CH Wired Security Camera System Outdoor with 500G Hard Drive 8pcs 1080P Bullet Surveillance Cameras HDMI Connector

I think this is the first camera I've seen that works on both 2.4 GHz AND 5 GHz (wifi) – which makes a HUGE difference because my 2.4 GHz wifi is incredibly slow. Most of them will only work on 2.4 GHz so I hooked it up with my 5G. I needed an outdoor camera for a shady part of the yard, so solar powered would not have worked – that's why wired was so important with my outdoor extension cable. The camera is really easy to install using wifi, and they have provided a really good user manual. You don't have to guess which app is right for you, they give you the QR codes so it was quick to download. There are lots of great features – I have it pointed towards the carport so I can see who walks up the driveway, and can zoom in really easily – and turn the camera to point elsewhere if I need it to. You just tap on the direction buttons and the lens rotates. It also works well at night – great visibility. The app on the phone is really easy to use – you can take photos or videos and it records automatically motion events, so if someone walks up the driveway, it's automatically recorded. I work from home and do a lot of shipping, and I'm often told that such and such a courier came to pick up a package and the package was not ready – and then I can contact the courier and say HEY, your guy was NOT here, nobody showed up to take the package – so please don't believe him. That package WAS ready – he just never showed up. SO it's really great to have video and photographic evidence of things like that. And apart from that, just great to be able to monitor who comes and goes. Great camera.

This is a very basic security camera system. The cameras plug in directly to the base station. You don't need to connect it to your network to make it work if you don't want to and you don't need to configure each camera. The camera quality is acceptable, in the sense of, that you'll have a solid idea of what's going on, but I don't think you'll be reading license plates at a major distance. That being said, this is a tremendous value. It's plug and play and comes with everything you need. 4 cameras, a power splitter, and 4 sets of extension cables. What I found that was really neat was how well it works as a standalone unit. It comes without a USB mouse, and all you need to do is hook up an HDMI cable to a TV or monitor. It's pretty intuitive to use. Just click around and you can use the scroll wheel to move between cameras or see all 4 at the same time. The base unit is very light, which was a little concerning at first, but there's definitely a hard drive in there and it works fine. Also if a camera goes offline it actually beeps rather loudly to let you know something is up. If you need something quick to deploy, easy to use, and low cost, I think this is a solid choice.