Swann Bulldog Security Camera
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Swann Bulldog Security Camera
Customer Review: Does the job
Summary: 3 Stars
Infrared is bright. Does the job, but picture quality could be alot better in daytime.Customer Review: Average quality, good value for its price
Summary: 4 Stars
The picture quality is ok and night vision functioned as expected. The camera's field of view was too narrow and zoom was too far for my requirements as a backyard camera. I had to twist off the lens cover, buy a separate wide-angle fish-eye lens to get the proper coverage. The picture quality suffered of course. I highly recommend that buyers understand how wide an area they need to monitor. Installation was simple and I'm glad that many CCTV cameras are using standardized 12V power cords and BNC to RCA connectors so any DVR/VCR system can be made compatible with a simple adapter.Customer Review: Interesting toy, no support
Summary: 1 Stars
Interesting toy, no support. When first installed picture was great both during the day and at night. Picture quality started to break down over time to the point that IR was all but useless. Replaced cameras and had same result. Installation is simple. Don't expect any support or warranty backup from Swann. Swann does not seem to be interested in taking care of their product and our experience was that they were grossly unprofessional. Even getting a phone call returned was a major task.
PRO: Inexpensive, easy to install. Interesting toy.
Con: Picture quality breaks down over time with IR mode worse than daylight mode. Don't try to ID anything from it as the picture quality is too poor. Don't waste your time trying to get support or warranty service from Swann.
Having purchased these units and replaced them twice, if you are interested in any serious level of security or ID go to a better quality unit not Swann.
Customer Review: An outstanding camera for a bargain price.
Summary: 5 Stars
This little camera really surprised me, its got an incredible picture, so good its scary! I actually had someone watching over the internet while I was testing the 3 bulldog cameras I purchased and they were able to easily tell me what I had to eat for lunch by viewing my drinking cup which was about 15 feet away from the camera!
It works very well in both normal lighting and low light conditions and hooks directly into the Swann PC DVR 4 Net so you can record or monitor it over the internet and also includes RCA adapters so you can hook it directly into a TV or DVR. For referrence, it was about $85 as of this review, but in my opinion, it is on par for quality with cameras costing much more.
Bottom Line:
An excellent camera for a bargain price!
Customer Review: SWANN Bulldog
Summary: 5 Stars
Now this is a fun little camera. It has great specs for its price, and is incredibly easy to install. I spent about an hour crawling through my tiny attic to run the wiring, but the rest was a cakewalk. This camera uses the CCTV connections, but includes an RCA adapter so you can hook it straight to your DVR or TV. I have 2 of these hooked up to a SWANN PC DVR for Net to provide security to my driveways, and they work great day or night. It surprised me when I got such great night vision footage from the very dim-looking red LED's in the Bulldog. The only downside I see to these cameras, is that you have to really crank the tensioner down tight to keep the camera from wobbling when brushed by wind. Overall, I am very pleased with the image quality, frame rate, and night vision of this camera.