- Access live video footage directly from your iPhone or BlackBerry
- Record over 2.5 years of video footage on the built-in 500GB hard drive
- The system utilizes the latest, most advanced compression level available¿H.264¿saving you storage space without sacrificing video quality
- View video online with no service fees from any computer in the world
- 24/7 lifetime live customer support is available through phone, email, and live web chat both before and after you buy
Product Description
The SN501-16CH-007 is an expandable do-it-yourself video security package. Protect your property, valuables, and family with advanced features that you can setup yourself. Eight included cameras show you who enters your property even when you are away. If your security needs grow, you can expand the system to include an additional eight cameras. The online viewing feature lets you check in from any computer in the world with Internet Explorer. Access your DVR’s li… More >>
Defender SN501-16CH-007 16-Channel H.264 DVR Security System
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#1 by Henry Yang on May 4, 2010 - 10:13 am
beside the set up, and the camera are ok.
Backup speed is really slow.
While backing up, there is nothing happens, you can’t move the mouse, the system doesn’t do any recording.
It says online as it can record up to 2.5 years, which is not true, maybe the were saying if the system is set up with only 1 camera, and with lowest resolution, and lowest sensitive motion detection. which means you can’t see crap in the recording.
30 mins with 11 cameras with regular high setting, it takes about 900 mb.
The sensor is overly sensitive, it constantly record, even there is nothing.
Once the mouse was moved, the search list restarts itself.
It said it can detect FAT32 bit, and maximum support for back up till 1.5 T. But it doesn’t do what as its description.
The max backup click is 2 GB, which is ridiculous.
The system is made of cheap material, if you press the bottom too hard, the bottom would get stuck inside of the box.
The cameras are also made of cheap material; some of the stands don’t even screw on to the base. But since we only use 11 out of 16 cameras, we let that go by.
The support line is no help, normally it doesn’t even answer your call, and the online support doesn’t work.
The quality of recording image is very poor.
The recording doesn’t show anything some time.
Set it as recording 4 pictures per sec, but only the play is more like 4 second per picture.
if you want to back up any footage for court use, dont waste your money on it.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by kat on May 4, 2010 - 10:14 am
We set up the dvr and two cameras in under an hour. Now, getting our router setup to allow other computers to view the cameras over the internet was more complicated. It was due to our DSL provider, not the fault of the equipment. I love this system. The camera clarity is amazing. The split screen choices for viewing on a tv are flexible and easily allow my elderly mother to push 1 button to cycle through different cameras and another button to cycle through 1, 2, 4, 9, or 16 camera splits screens. She loves the split screen choice that allows her to watch one camera in a big picture in the center of her tv, and the others in mini-screens area the center. The night vision is very clear. In a completely black room I could cleary make out a white sock on a white sheet covered bed. The ribbing on the sock was clear. The customer support people were very helpful and the instructions for set up in the manual are easy to understand. They also have a video you can watch that shows you step by step how to install and set up options. I also have a (non dvr) Q-see system. I have had the Q-see for years. It was much less expensive, has no dvr, no web access, and the camera quality was not as good. The q-see is similar to a very nice new Ford Escort. This defender system is a Lexus.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Big Ben on May 4, 2010 - 10:40 am
The Defender DVR SN 501 with 8 cameras was just what I was looking for in a home video survalance system. The compact DVR unit made it simple to install in the living area of our home and be able to keep it out of sight of visitors. The cables and extensions were small in diameter, making them easy to pass through walls and floors and easy to manage. I am able to go online and view my home from a computer anywhere in the world. I can also receive an Email of an alarm event on my Iphone and then connect with the same Iphone and visually see what the cameras are seeing. This Defender SN501 is my second system that I have installed. The first DVR system the “Black*** by Netrome” was a big piece of junk and did not last a year and customer support was non existant and could not speak ledgiable English.
This is not the case with the Defender Customer Support, 24/7 help and courtious. I have only found one drawback with Defender Systems, they are not “Mac computer w/Safari” supported and I have to revert to a Windows Internet Explorer to veiw my system. My Iphone with Safari works though, go figure.Defender SN501-16CH-007 16-Channel H.264 DVR Security System (Black)
Rating: 4 / 5