AOSU 3K/5MP Solar Security Cameras Outdoor Wireless, Ultra HD Video Home Security System 4-Cam Kit with 166° Ultra Wide Angle, Cam-to-Cam Sync, Color Night Vision, Spotlight & Siren, No Monthly Fees

We’ve had these cameras up for a few weeks and so far they are doing great for the value! We loved that they came halfway charged so we could set up right out of the box and make sure everything was working as it should. It took a few days to adjust certain settings (motion detection sensitivity, event recording settings, etc) but overall we are very happy. We got these particularly because they don’t require a monthly subscription to keep event recordings however they do not “continuously record” so that is a downside. It only records and saves the recording when an “event” occurs which is usually triggered by movement and the recordings are anywhere from 10-60 seconds long. We’ve noticed it sometimes misses certain “movements” particularly when it comes to our animals or things that are moving very fast. Overall they do what they need to and they give us peace of mind. We have our settings set to notify us immediately when an “event” occurs so we can tune into the live feed and check it out. You also have the option to record from the live feed if you need.

This is more of a statement than a revue. the reason I am doing this statement is to let Amazon and the company that is selling through Amazon the reason for the return of this product. All of the product was in the box, nothing missing.The reason we return the product was not because of it but because of the surface to mount it on. Our house has cheep vinyl siding on it the vinyl is over a wood wall but the solid wall is about two and one half inches behind the vinyl. The only way to mount the camera on a steady surface would be to cut a hole in the vinyl siding.

This product arrived extremely quickly, and all components were present and functional/undamaged in the box.It wasn't easy finding an outdoor security camera system that has all the features I was looking for:1. doesn't require professional installation,2. doesn't include a costly subscription,3. includes local video storage - an easily accessed hard drive in my home,4. doesn't need a hard wired power supply or periodic battery replacements.I wasn't expecting one product to fulfill all these requirements, particularly at this low price, as this one does.It was helpful to read other reviews before making my purchase. My expectations were realistically restrained, which made some frustrations a bit more palatable. For instance, I knew it would be easier to install by downloading the Aosu App before beginning. Also, there appears to be zero reason to buy this system if you don't have a recent smartphone. I downloaded the Aosu App to my Mac, but, it is extremely limited; it does not give me full functionality and contains some weird glitches. YOU MUST HAVE A SMARTPHONE AND GOOD WI-FI to fully make use of this system.The 4 cameras were already holding a 50% battery charge upon delivery. This was a good thing, because it allowed me to check that they functioned normally on the App before mounting them outside.Installation was very straightforward, and relatively simple. Installing the home base was simple, and Wi-Fi connecting the cameras was completely trouble-free. All 4 cameras connected easily and maintain their connections to the home base without a hitch.I have 2 cameras facing the street, plus one toward my front door, and one at the rear of the house. There is good news and bad news about the images from these cameras. The good news is that the field of view is exceptionally wide, easily allowing cross-camera images from the 2 street facing cameras, and a view of my side gate and the back of the house appearing on screen with the rear camera. The bad news is the trade-off - there is considerable "fish-eye" distortion in the image. Also, even at a distance of about 30 feet, resolution is so bad, that reading license plates or identifying details of any vehicle or faces is near impossible. This is the newest version of this system, using 5G instead of 2.4G, as the older one did. Aosu claims enhanced resolution, but, I find it is pretty bad. This is one of the trade-offs I was expecting.Without going into too much detail, I must say that App is not very intuitive, and it takes some time to get used to the many commands necessary to find every menu or the countless settings included with the App. Also, not every feature works the first time when I use the touchscreen on my phone. Sometimes it is necessary to reload or reverse the commands to get to a previous menu, before it allows me to interact with the one I'm trying to work with. Some of the nicest features, like 2-way audio and adjustment for alarm and notifications, don't work as easily or as completely as I had hoped. So far, the alarms and night lighting features work well. Thankfully, the cameras' alarms, and App/phone notifications can be silenced or adjusted. I have already discovered that not all events are recorded. There were 4 separate events, last night, that should have triggered recordings, but I only found 3. I'm not sure what the minimum time-on-camera is required to trigger a recording or alarm. There is a real-time delay of about a full second between the camera and the phone App.I like that the battery levels can appear on the home screen. You must choose this option in settings, but nothing is easy to find. Adding an additional user was easy enough.I saw that some users had no trouble with this camera system until after a few days or weeks had passed. I will report back in 6 months, or if problems develop earlier.December 13, 2024:The cameras still work great, and I have encountered no charging problems, no loss of video signal, nor any other new issues. If you want a camera that has the resolution to pick up license plates from more than 10 feet away, good luck. These are not the cameras for you. Even being able to identify the brand of car parked across the street is impossible, and that is something I am extremely good at.The phone app is very fussy, and quite difficult to access a single camera quickly after receiving a notification. I have turned down (or off) audible notifications for some of the cameras, due to frequent false-alarms, like passing vehicles on the street and pedestrians on the sidewalk, or dogs and cats. It is hard to learn how to use the multiple steps to access one camera, especially if you just want to check the view, rather than respond to a notification. Finding and viewing the latest clips is easy, but the delay before recording begins for an event is annoying. However, I can't imagine that any competitor has eliminated this problem. I don't go into my older video clips very often, but, appreciate the ability to format the hard drive (eliminating all clips), to increase storage space.

This is an excellent solar security system overall and we are very pleased with it. We had recently purchased it but one of the cameras stopped charging. We reached out to their customer service and they helped us troubleshoot the problem, however, the camera still wouldn't charge so they quickly sent us a new one. We highly recommend this company and camera system.

I installed these cameras on the exterior of my house. Very simple, to put up the batteries last a good long time when viewing live.When viewing recordings on my app on the phone it works very well.. They also give you plenty of wire to mount the solar panels. About five feet long..

Cameras will drain its battery all the way to 0 for no reason occasionally. It won't charge and reset won't help. After gone down to 0 then you can reset it and it will start to recharge it's battery with USB charger, not through the solar panel. That's when you can reinstall to solar panel and place it back to where it is installed. Such a pain and the support wouldn't do much help because it works every time after reset. I've reset my camera 3 times already short after 2 month of purchase.If you are buying it I recommend you install it somewhere you can easily reach with 3step ladder. I installed all the way up in the roof and pain in my butt to get up there every other week.Definitely not recommend, unless they replace my cameras.

Great image however it’s a wider angle than expectedThe night vision could use improvements it’s darker than I expected

Not user friendly. Not hot spot friendly. Returned the item