This BNITCULT wireless CCTV camera system HD 1080P includes 1x 8-Channel 1080P (1920×1080) NVR and 4 x 1080P (1920 X 1080) wireless IP66 Weatherproof Cameras. It is ideal for both indoor and outdoor uses, perfect for villas, homes, offices, workshops, warehouses, restaurants and etc. This Expandable system can support up to 8 cameras. Additional cameras may be purchased on Amazon. Discover more in BNITCULT wireless CCTV camera system HD 1080P review and specs.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Picture quality is really clear in the day time
- Night vision lights everything up
- Long capturing unit
- Very easy to set up the cameras
- Don’t need a lot of wires to connect a camera, just need one
- Good camera phone set up
Cons
- Wireless can lag sometimes
- Requires an internet connection to function
- If something passes the screen it blurs
- No audio capture mic
Key features – BNITCULT wireless CCTV camera system HD 1080P
- This All-in-One 8 Channel NVR Kit Allows 4 Outdoor 1080P Cameras to Connect and Set Up in Just Minutes
- Suitable for Home and Small Project Which Help You Record,
- Playback and Remote
- No Need Wires Anymore, No Exposed Lines Anymore
- More Beautiful, More Hidden, More Safely
- Strong Anti-Interference and 100ft Night Vision
- 1920*1080 Image Sensor Makes More Clear and Stunning Picture and Video
- Supports Multi-Alarm Triggered
- View the Video on the Mobile App from Anytime and Anywhere
BNITCULT wireless CCTV camera system HD 1080P review
Design & Build
it looks a quality product, the cameras appear compact and well made, the wiring to the house WiFi router being self explanatory and readily links to the cameras on it’s own. Its dimension is 32.4 x 27.6 x 17.8 cm. It is built on 90% Metal, 10% Plastic. It comes with white color.
Storage & wired connection
I’m impressed with this camera system. I bought it with the 1Tb hard disk storage, and it is definitely worth ordering that option. The cameras transmit via wireless digital radio to the main unit, although they do have ethernet connectors if you want to hardwire them. I didn’t need these, so they come with a little rubber blanking plug to stop water getting in. So each camera just needs a 12v power supply. Each one comes with a mains adaptor with a long lead, but if you need longer you can get 12v extension leads cheaply via Amazon or eBay (up to 60 ft).
Connection (LAN & WiFi) – BNITCULT wireless CCTV camera system HD 1080P
The system came with 8 cameras that have both a WiFi antenna and a LAN socket. The main box only has one LAN socket which is used to connect it to the router. I’m guessing if you wanted the cameras fully wired then you’d have to connect them to a hub/router. Really, I’m not quite sure why the cameras have the LAN socket given they’ve got WiFi. In fact the LAN socket is on a small trailing lead hanging off the back of the camera along with the power lead, which is a bit annoying really. After wasting time taping up the LAN sockets to waterproof them I found some small rubber bungs in the bottom of the boxes which are apparently meant to seal the sockets.
The setup was easy enough once I’d given up on the supplied manual (which didn’t match the current software) and looked online. The unit found the cameras automatically. One odd thing was that it assigned numbers to the cameras as if they had been preset. E.g. the first one I powered up came up as camera #3. I was expecting to have to configure each one and assign it a number.
Image quality
The images from the camera are pretty clear – more than good enough to identify people. Being HD you can zoom in quite a bit also (E.g. on the phone app). The IR illumination comes on automatically when it gets too dark for the normal daylight mode to be useful. The ‘night vision’ mode is really good with a good degree of illumination.
How easy to setup?
I haven’t had chance to fully investigate the security of the system. The main unit is password protected but out of the box there is no password set for the admin user – I would definitely suggest setting one ASAP. My main concern was the ease at which the cameras were connected (automatically) via WiFi. This makes me suspect that although the box and recordings may have some degree of protection the cameras themselves may be open. I was at the very least expecting some sort of pairing to be required to establish a secure link from the main unit to the cameras. Without further investigation I don’t think I’ll be pointing the cameras at anything private and certainly wouldn’t want them in the house.
Phone app
The phone app works well so long as you have a reasonable internet connection between the phone and the main box. I’ve found it’s good enough to allow the cameras to be monitored from 100 miles away. It also allows access to the recordings etc. Obviously, the main concern is that the main box is recording the footage rather than the quality of it when viewing remotely.
One minor annoyance is the HMDI output from the main box. Although this is nice clear HD in my case the experience was marred by quite a bit of noise on the cable that resulted in random horizontal lines all over the picture on my monitor. This noise seemed to relate to the hard drive being accessed from what I can tell. That being said there is no noise on the actual recordings, nor is it viable on the phone app (just something affecting the HDMI output).
The software in the main unit could probably be better but it’s clearly done on a budget. That being said it does what you want it to – I.e. it records clear HD video from all the cameras. It has the ability to record on a time schedule and/or based on movement. The software can also trigger recording using remote sensors but the system is not supplied with these. It can also send alerts to the phone app when motion is detected (this can also be narrowed down to specific areas of the frame). There is provision for it so send email alerts but that requires you to enter the password of your email account (I’d seriously advise setting up a specific email account if you are going to do this and not use you personal one).
In summary, it does what I want it to do. It seems pretty reliable so far. The cameras have a reasonable range and the images are clear. For the price you are getting 4 HD WiFi cameras, a 1TB hard drive plus the control box and software.