Side by Side Comparison of: Zmodo vs Funlux

Super system for the money. Setup is a snap, and the software is very good.You can expect to be on the phone for a while with the tech support if you want to access the feed from "away", unless you are a real Internet geek. The good news is that the tech support knows their stuff, and once you get through the wait time of 20 - 40 min, they will get you hooked right up. Don't waste your time with the step-by-step instructions. It's way more complicated than that. Bite the the bullet and call the number. You will be glad you did.

I installed the equipment myself and I can tell you it is very easy. While I was installing the cameras I used a staple gun and went thru one of the wires. I am unable to use that wire and will be ordering another while I am on the Internet. I would recommend this product to everyone. Only one week after I installed the camera system at my business, I caught one of the "people" who was stealing from the outside of my business during closed hours. The night vision was just as clear as the day vision.Thank You!!S. McGrawAlabama

It's a good little unit. Second one I've bought similar to this, but first with motion detection.DEFINITELY set the schedule. The family I installed this for wanted cameras around the house where they walk all the time or have ceiling fans running. the hard drive was full in three weeks.The online set-up was a challenge. the zmodo.com/network page was only half-way helpful. After the instructions said to go to the port forwarding page on my router, no amount of clicking "next" would take me to the next set of instructions on their site. I was however able to figure out the ports by googling on my own. I was quite impressed with the DDNS set-up. Easy to use once the router is configured. set up of zviewer on Android was easy as well.I did have a learning curve trying to figure out which input device i wanted to use, mouse or remote. I ended up using a combination of both, but would prefer to use the mouse. The interface was a little hard to navigate until actually in a menu, then the mouse worked fine.I did end up with one glass lens cover cracked out of the box, but Zmodo RMA'd it really fast, and didn't even require a ship-back to them. They have top notch customer service.Will probably buy again.

I have bought DVR camera systems in the past and I have never had come near to the quality of this system, especially for the price. The last one I bought cost me $1,000.00 and this one beats it by far. The cameras are upgraded in this package and the picture is true video, not pictures-per-second where the video is choppy and seems to be taking pictures really fast like my last system, no this one is true real-time camcorder quality footage. And the system is fairly easy to set up, (assuming you are able to access the attic or crawlspace if needed). The only downfall to this unit, and I would have thought they would have added this feature to all systems is WIFI, this system doesn't have it. You have to hard wire it to an ethernet cable, so plan on putting it close to your internet router if you are going to want to view the cameras online. You will also need to purchase a special cord that goes to your television, one that is the same as one that goes from a computer monitor to the computer. (It costs $20.00 at Radio Shack). The night vision is o.k., better than any other system I have had but you can still only make a persons face out at about 6 feet away and see the vague image of someone at about 25 feet.

If you are looking for a basic surveillance system, this one will do just fine. The picture is OK, not crystal clear but good enough. I love the motion detection, night vision, and snap shots via email that you can set to receive in 1-10 min intervals. As to the installation ... If you have no IT background, you can probably still get through the basic installation fine. However, if you are going to try to set up the remote viewing feature, be warned that the instructions are not clear, and the pictures included with the instructions are not readable at all. Yes, you can call the tech support, but prepare for a LONG hold (and only during business hours - no weekends, no evenings). I was on hold for 67 minutes and spent another 1.5 hrs on the phone with the tech who helped me with the remote and iPhone set up. I thought to myself: this is a person who does it for a living, and it took him 1.5 hrs to set it up, how is someone like me without any IT background supposed to do that? The tech I spoke to admitted that the instructions are written very poorly and impossible to understand for a layperson. The set up still has some glitches even after the tech call, so I need to call again and go through another waste of a couple hours, but at least all the basics are installed now. So, if you have IT knowledge (or know someone who does) or a lot of patience and time, you should be ok. Otherwise, this will likely be a very frustrating experience.

This product was easy to get setup, and connect, and it works great. I don't understand the negative reviews about how hard it is to use and setup. The instruction manual is pretty self explanatory. I didn't even use the user manual until I needed to find out the default admin password, then i skimmed over it to make sure I hadn't missed anything.I was very happy with the resolution and the IR (night vision) capability. There have been several people complaining because you can't see something far away in the dark ...well don't put your camera so far away. The camera can only pick up what can be seen by the infrared light and an infrared led can only "shine" so far. Even an expensive camera isn't going to see in the dark with IR light. I'm able to see the distance across my house and that is good enough for me. If you need more light you can buy another IR light for the area.If you are looking for a good surveillance system and a great price then I highly recommend this.

I have the system installed with only 3 cameras so far and it works well. I had some difficulty getting smart phone app to work, but after much research I found Meshare to install on smart phones and am now able to view cameras from nearly anywhere.

I purchased this system to help watch over my elderly mother, who wants to stay in her home instead of being placed in a nursing home.

I bought this system and installed it over a few weeks, a little at a time just to see how everything worked......and I loved it. I was a little apprehensive when I saw all of the parts and such but its not hard at all. Also, this company worked with me 100% on all issues. They were courteous and very fair about things. A GREAT experience and I highly recommend this system and this company!

Not full 1080p but in good lighting it has pretty great resolution, in darker areas it also see's pretty well, when it's too dark it switches to night vision/black and white, and can see pretty well in the dark. I think this is a pretty solid purchase, very easy to set up and use. For the price you get a lot of bang.

As advertised. Please be aware the cameras do not move. Where you point tgem is where you see. Night vision works great. No issues working with my Android phone.

All parts received were as advertised and shipped in a timely manner. 100% Satisfied with purchase.
I would have liked for the dome cameras to have been white, but other than that no issues.

A kid broke into our house and cars, so we wanted an inexpensive deterent. This set up was on sale, so we got it for our home. My brother is savvy and set it all up for us. The installation was fairly simple and we had it up and running in about an hour and a half. The program itself is ok. Could be a bit more user friendly, but I am not complaining. I havent had a hard time navigating the system. The cameras have been set up for nearly a year now and still work fine. They are not great at night, but we have motion activated lights that help too. Whenever we check our backup we have weeks of video to refer to. We have never had any problems with the system and feel we got our moneys worth. The piece of mind is a relief.

I bought this during prime day as a security system I want for my mothers place. I have used and setup several zmodo systems and this took less than 20 minutes to setup. Remote viewing is very easy with their app that can scan the dvr and set it up, which I tried but in the end set it up to be used with my own app and port forwarding through the router.SMTP settings worked right away and as always the menu is straight forward and easy to navigate.The quality is good, even for night vision, however the quality is lowered significantly for remote viewing. It is much better when you review the videos stored on the dvr. Ive tried playing around with the settings but you cant raise the quality too much. You can lower it, but then it would be barely viewable remotely.Its a good system for the price and zmodo systems always work for me.

I just received this and setup it up. You definitely need longer screws to mount these outside. The cameras are small, which I like and surprisingly pictures are very clear. I am very please with them. I do have another set of ZMODO at another location, the cameras there are not so great after less than 9 months of USE. Perhaps ZMODO is getting better at their cameras or maybe they are just new. Let's see if they stay this clear after awhile.

I am a first time user of a security camera system. We've had some questionable activities around our place and decided to put up some cameras. We didn't want to pay a few hundred dollars for a system, but we didn't want cheap either. We found this unit here and after doing some research on it we opted to give it a try. The bonus with this unit is that a hard drive comes pre-installed. So far it's been a great starter unit to the security camera world. The cameras are not high definition by any means...and they do pick up more of the reds so the color in the images tend to have more reds, pinks, and purples. It's not over the top, not enough for me to worry over. The point of all this is to be able to see what's going on outside and we can. The night vision works pretty well also. My only sigh is that the cameras do not have built in audio...hence the 4 out of 5 stars. I've found other cameras on Amazon which will work with this kind of a system which do have audio. I'm thinking of replacing a couple of my cameras with ones that have audio. Another feature which which I love (it was also part of the deciding factor in getting this) is that there is an Android app that can be downloaded so you can check on the cameras using your smartphone. I love being able to be away from home and still be able to pull up the cameras on my phone...and even look back at what's been recorded. My only gripe with the app is I think it could be a bit better...but again I'm not complaining to much as I am able to see our cameras when away from home.At the end of the day though...if you need a decent, reliable, not to expensive security camera system...or your new at it...I'd recommend this.

I have a lot of IT experience and I struggled with this. Overall the system is pretty good for the price. The only issue I have had is with the network setup. I tested port 80 before trying to use it and it was blocked by my ISP. So I opted for port 85. I am able to login remotely using IE. I was not able to get this to work using any other Web Browser. Even then you will need to change ActiveX controls for IE in Windows. If you are using a MAC don't even try. The only thing I am stuck on is remote viewing with a smart phone. I have tried 3 different smart phones. One is an iPhone and the other two are different Androids. I will be calling the company tomorrow to see if they can resolve this. I own an older WILIFE system from Logitech. That still works great! Just no night vision.UPDATE. OK, to get the DVR to talk to a smart phone you need to do an update of the unit. You need to download a particular file and put it on an EMPTY flash drive. Empty is the key word. I powered down the unit and attached the flash drive. Turned the DVR back on and the mouse did not respond. The trick here is to unplug the USB mouse and plug it into another port. I followed the instructions and loaded the file. I then told the unit to NOT reboot. You then set the unit to restore defaults. It rebooted and resolved the issue. You would think they would have had a way to have the unit go to the internet and download the file. So the unit is working as designed. I also liked their CHAT support. The two times I used it the person on the other end was helpful. I changed my rating from 3 to 4 stars. You have to WOW me to get 5 stars. No WOW factor here.

first thing: it does work. doesnt show great at night in darkness but if you have a light it shows better. i have a motion light so if it comes on. i can see you clearly. now if you like to upgrade to newest technology like an all in one computer you wont be able to set it up. you will have to get a different monitor for the set up purposes. i had zmodo tech support set mine up. the netviewer software being put on your desktop is better than the internet web address. so you dont look for tech support number i will give it to you 18665516881 just call and let them do it. its much better that way. if one camera stop showing check the back of dvr camera inputs. unplug and replug. mine lost connection for some reason. i swapped the cables around. but all in all it is a good system and works quite well. this is worth the money b/c i could find just a dvr with hard drive for under the price of this. i paid $199 for it.***update**for some reason 2 of the cameras got water behind the lens. they are not working properly. i will see if i can put a different camera in their place.

This camera system is easy to install, it was just right for a small place in a house. But it works fine and its incorporated with my television so especially at night its easy tot switch for me

This system is very good!!! The only problem I have is that we bought it in Oct 2015 for $215 and now it is $109!!!!!! Disappointed with that!!

good

Great produc! Easy to install...

I purchased this as a gift for my Grandma. So far it has been great. I did have to buy longer cables to reach the far ends of her house.

Pros:
* Easy to setup
* The video quality is decent and the night vision is also pretty good.
* You can access the camera feed from a smartphone
* The DVR unit is compact and relatively easy to use.

Cons:
* The Android app wouldn't register the device via the barcode. Luckily I have an iPhone the iOS version registered the device perfectly, and the android version was ok after that.
* Smartphone app can't can't playback DVR recordings, unless you are on the same local network.
* You must use the mouse, there is no remote. I am going to see if I can get a remote that has mouse functionality for her later (USB receiver). Not sure if it would work on something like this.

It works. I plugged in the cameras and monitor to DVR and boom I could see all 4 cameras. After that things went south...Manual is not great. It explains how to plug in the system but doesn't explain how to work the software. You need to "right click" the mouse to bring up the menu.Software is lacking. Remote viewing only works on IE, for other browsers you will need an IE wrapper extension. So for Mac you're out of luck.They have some port forwarding for you already once you plug in the Ethernet to your router (take a look at UPnP in Network for the ports).The email setup is questionable, mainly because of the lack of feedback, I cannot send Test email using the web version (it's too painful otherwise to enter email, password and stuff using just the mouse and on screen keyboard).I think I'll just pay a little more for something with better software.

I am a senior female, had suspecisions of neighbors messing around my house so didnt want to spend alot but wanted to see what was going on. This set did the trick, I can observe and Ive had it a couple of years now but its a pain to review and havent been able to capture a review.Also you dont have enough wire and had to buy more and I have a really small house. I like it and I guess you can use your phone to record the screen if you need to capture something for court or what ever.I caught the neighbors, teasing my dogs, and walking their dog on my property to poop...and they have a large yard like me. So since the cameras Ive confronted them and they so far havent been caught teasing my dogs or leaving poop in my yard to walk in. Yeah they have a dog so that poor dog must catch alot of hell.

The DVR works ok, it's a bit buggy though and slow at times, but nothing major that prevents it from working. The Zsight software on my iphone 6 seems to work fairly well once you get the ports and such opened in your firewall.The only major gripe I have is the cameras, they claim to be outdoor cameras but if they get rained on they will eventually become contaminated with moisture. 3 of the 4 I have all look terrible now from moisture slowly getting in them. The one that is covered from the elements but still outside seems fine. If they get rained on regularly though don't expect them to hold up.The front cover will unscrew so at least you could dry them out if need be, but I would suggest just letting them be protected from direct rain. The hardware on the mounts tends to rust quite easily as well.To get something better I suspect it would require spending a lot more money, so I think for the money it works fine, just don't place the cameras out in the elements.

For the price, the camera quality is pretty good. Does what i need. However the mounting brackets are crap. 2 broke in my hands, i was able to press one back together (we wil see if it holds up) the other i had to modify and build my own bracket for. The mobile app freezes my phone and sometimes won't connect but other than those issues it performs well. Night vision is good. Obviously this is a lower end system so don't expect the quality of a $1,000 system. This is a view of nightvision via an internet connection 700 miles away from my house. It is brighter than it looks (camera phone darkened it)

Disclaimer: Most of the reviews seem to knock this down in rating based upon the difficulty to access the remote viewing feature and nightmares with network/internet compatibility as well as lack of customer support. While these are all valid factors, they didn't influence my rating and following review since I do not need the remote viewing feature nor will I need to link it to my network/router, etc -This review is for the folks (like me) that just want to be able to monitor/record interior/exterior areas of their house, business, etc with the ability to review the recorded footage at a later time should something get vandalized, stolen, etc. during the night, over the weekend, or for monitoring who's coming and going at the door, porch, mailbox - You get the idea.I'm not an IT person, don't have an extensive background in computers or the surveillance industry - However, like most people I can use a PC, DVR, Smartphone and update my Facebook status without relying on help from a digital/tech savvy 10 year old - so if that's you too, relax. - Anyone that knows the difference between a pair of pliers and a crescent wrench will have no problems setting this up for basic monitoring/recording. It's like hanging up Christmas lights for me by now, as this is system #5 on a new property. After doing a temp set up using previous hardware already in place this is my take on this unit that will hopefully help out some folks and assist them in determining if it's right for their house and needs.This system is easy to set up, it delivers an okay and acceptable image and is ideal for the homeowner or small business owner. (again I'm referring to only the installation of the cameras & hooking up to your TV or computer monitor and recording/reviewing footage with the included DVR - NOT THE REMOTE ACCESS - WIFI - NETWORK/INTERNET Capabilities) -While this system is marketed as a indoor and OUTDOOR system, it's definitely not designed with an emphasis on the outdoors, longevity wise, as the elements of even living in cookie cutter suburbia will reduce the lives of the cameras and wiring substantially from my experience with similar units. I've installed 4 surveillance systems on my home over the past 20 years and I was not that impressed with the quality of the wiring and the fact that the camera and power connectors aren't hardwired into the camera (you connect the camera to it's video and power cable at the mounting spot as opposed to just a single wire that is hardwired right into the camera and then powered by the monitor inside your home) - That is an automatic drawback.BNC and a power cable at the camera location? Exterior? Aside from the highly noticeable red and yellow plastic connectors that scream attention to themselves, this type of setup is a disaster in the elements - Within a few months rest assured that the sun, exposure to wind, rain and just the elements will have these frayed & destroyed - One could build a 'makeshift' box to protect the connectors, but that's more time and aggravation. I learned the hard way with an identical setup and know that this is a recipe for a camera failure a few months down the road - Even if you're mounting under eaves or in a place that isn't directly exposed to sun, wind, etc - You have to deal with securing and concealing the wiring. Depending on your house, it may or may not be that big of an issue - For this house, it is an issue since my eaves are not that high, and if one wanted they could just rip the camera and wiring off quite easily.IMAGE: Not bad. Okay and well within an acceptable quality range for the price. Night vision is fairly good - Remember, these aren't going to be able to read plates in pitch black night from 100 feet away - It does a good enough job at close range, but ambient light from a porch light, street light, etc improves it - In all fairness the image quality is good for what you're paying for. Don't have unrealistic expectations that it's going to capture crystal clear images from great distances - But it will catch a good image of a person in your driveway within 20 feet or so in near dark conditions.IMAGE SIZE - That left me unimpressed - I felt as if the cameras are all zoomed in - The best way to describe it: Imagine a mid 1990's camcorder on max zoom on a person or object from a considerable distance - Basically the aspect ratio is not wide enough for my needs - (older bullet IR cameras I am replacing had 3x the width) These are great for smaller/confined areas (like the porch, a door, gate) but forget a wide area - The image is good but too 'close' -Wiring/cables: Like others, I did find them to be rather thin - Which wouldn't be an issue if I was using them indoors - These wires definitely wouldn't survive one summer without degrading under the hot sun. If you can install them where they won't be exposed to the sun for long periods you should be fine, but for anyone that needs to run them in areas where they will get a lot of exposure - I'd be leery -DVR: It's great and easy to configure - No problems with that - Remote and mouse all work as described - No issues there.PROS: Inexpensive and quick set up - For the money it is a good deal if it fits your needs - Basically something that you can install quickly and have up and running and won't loose sleep over if you can't take it with you if you move.CONS: BNC and Power connectors at the camera; BAD for exterior application - Makes it vulnerable to the elements, calls attention to itself and is one more thing you have to secure and (if needed) conceal.Mounts are standard cheap metal mounts that do the job - Screws are almost a bad joke - Plan on using decent ones if you want it to stay in place - The supplied screws are about as durable as scotch tape on a hot stove -In closing - After testing the cameras, DVR and reviewing footage from day/night recording I'm not all that impressed. I'm not unhappy, but I thought that the camera image quality was identical to something from 15 years ago - Not 2014. They're great for now, don't get me wrong, but I foresee them fizzling/dying out in 6-12 months. Had I made the mistake of permanently mounting them, running the cable through eaves, attics and crawlspaces, well I'd keep it and make the best of them - But I'm relieved I only did a temporary set up for testing and evaluation.I WOULD KEEP THEM and do a full permanent installation if the cameras were hardwired with video/power cable - The deal breaker is the ridiculous BNC and power cable plug at the mounting location that one must plug into the camera. Had these been hardwired, I'd be content to keep them - I can deal with everything else, pro/con but from experience, the BNC and power plug at the camera is a no go for me. Other than that, I see no other negatives worthy of noting - I just feel this is better suited for indoors with the way it's video and power line is set up - Thin wire + Connectors at the camera makes this a dud for my house.Now of course that's just my evaluation based upon the set up at my house - Do your homework and get an idea of where you will mount these and note how much wire will have to be ran and secured - They may be ideal or impractical - It all depends on your needs and where you install them.

I bought this until to keep an eye on our house while on a long trip. I bought this unit specifically for the remote capabilities. The physical set up was easy--put the cameras where you want them, run the cords, plug the unit into your TV, etc. The quality is fine in daylight, worse at night. I honestly could not figure out what I was looking at on one of the cameras focused on my yard when the camera was in night vision.The remote set up was impossible for someone without high-level tech knowledge. I consider myself above-average with my general computer skills and I couldn't figure it out. I was very disappointed I couldn't use the remote capabilities to monitor my house. I didn't try the support line like some other reviewers...I ultimately had a security company come and install a working system.The price of the unit is decent, just don't expect a high-level security camera system.

Well, it work good but the cam is very low resolution! i can see in my phone, work good in phone but another system is better, sorry. bye

Cameras are good, DVR did no less more than few month. It maybe badluck ?

Product works great but as description explained below, 4 dome and 4 bullet cameras come in package, well I got all bullet. I needed the dome cameras . Way state dome when they give you bullets

Funlux KS-Y88ZUH-1T-N 8 Channel Full 960H DVR Surveillance System with 1TB HDD HDMI Output 4 Dome & 4 Bullet High Resolution IR-Cut Night Vision Security Cameras QR Code & Push Alerts on Cell Phones

It's okay one of the camera did not work. When night you cannot really see clear you can't see very far and make out if anyone walks by unless you know the person .

I didn't install it because it said there is no hard drive inside. In fact, there is. I installed the system using only one camera for the last two months, and that camera died a couple days ago. I replaced it with one of the 4 that came with the system. it worked fine until it didn't! UDATE: 8-11-17.... second camera intermittent, mounted in shade.

So, is the affordable price of security worth it?You always hear the term, you get what you pay for. Well, it still applies.Let's break this one down:First, the boring stuff and why I can comment with authority. 18.5 years Law Enforcement, Security specialist in home and corporate defense and offense.8 years federal government with a degree in electronics and analysis.Most import subject matter authority: I purchased the dang thang and I have internets that I can write on. It's true if it's on here.Start with Pros:1.Reasonable prices for the amount of sheer stuff you get.2. Packaged great, looks good3. Not to hard to install and set up compared to other wired systems.4. Compatible with a TV and able to see where you need to place system.5. Has decent infrared lights to see within 15 feet or so.Pros end thereCons:1. This system is severe outdated and is obsolete due to amazing companies with wifi capabilities that far exceeds this one.2. The instructions to put this together SUCKS! Thankfully I've installed many similar ones and it installed the same as Swann or SVAT.3. The online WIFI setup was extremely difficult . I don't know if your time is valuable? But assume my time is worth $200 an hour. This costs me $1800. Worked amazing! I could see it from another location any time of the day . This elation ended 2 weeks later. I never got my high fix again. It was DONE! I called customer service..... well, if I once again was paid by the hour for this fun phone excursion I would be RICH! Because I would have added the "I HATE YOU FEE" to each of the 3 people who had Middle East accents and literally had no command of the English language. Final result: wifi quit working . The entire system quit working about 7 months after that.Final recommendation:Buy them all up, send them to your enemies

We purchased this camera set up in 2015, there was an app you download so you are able to pull up the cameras through your phone and look at all of them. At first it worked pretty good and now we are having nothing but problems with them, when you pull it up on your phone it doesn't save anymore pictures from the activity going on, it constantly says connection has timed out so you can't look at the cameras (and we have very good internet) so it's basically a waste of money having them because we can't see anything anymore! I doesn't catch everything going on because we tried to have my husband stand outside in front of them and do 5 different things and it only showed 1 when I was looking on the computer monitor. We are very upset with this because we purchased it for the safety of our home and they won't work anymore!

I have now had this Zmodo unit for a year and over the year, I have had to replace the hard drive once and all 4 cameras failed under 6 months. I am using the base Zmodo unit still...with a new CCTV compatible hard drive and 4 new cameras from another company. Zmodo means junk to me and not worth the money. Video quality is only fair at best during the daytime and miserable at night indoors, unless you have indoor lighting on, then the video quality is fair....just like during the day. At least it's fairly easy to use, but I cannot adjust the time to correct it.....very user UNFRIENDLY menu and I have tried over & over & over to redo the time/date and the junk won't do it. So, its off by an hour or two. But I do have it working fairly well, even tho the time is off a bit and at least I do have video coverage while I am at home or away from home. Zmodo should be lucky I am giving it a high 2 star rating....only reason it was not rated lower was the video qualities is fair during daylight hours.

One of the four cameras immediately developed an irregular blank white space at the top. Hopefully, a Zmodo employee will read this review and offer to replace the camera before I have to return the product altogether. Other than that, I like the interface and the overall ease of set-up. Annoyingly, I really need the system for night vision more than daytime, and the 11 LEDs are apparently only good enough for about 20 feet outside a regular suburban home at night. I'm purchasing a separate camera to attach to this system to see if more LEDs make the critical difference between seeing a blurry humanoid shape and being able to clearly identify a person.

If youre looking for hi tech crystal clear images and detailed images, move on. If you just want a basic, easy to install CCTV system this is great. Its as easy as mount the cameras with 3 screws, plug the cameras into the cables, run the wires to the unit and plug them in. Its easier than the average surround sound system.the night vision is OK, works well in darkness up to about 10 feet; the images are black & white though. The overall image quality is OK, if someone is within about 15 feet the image is clear enough to recognize a stranger by the photo. Past 30 feet you'd have a hard time distingushing between Jessica Simpson and Hillary Clinton. When you attempt to 'zoom' the image it gets very grainy, so forget that idea. The field of view is fairly narrow, so if you are using it in a small space (10x10 room) the view is limited.Overall, its a breeze to put in and use, just dont expect the best image quality. if youre a small business or a homeowner, its fine though.UPDATE 2/13: here we are less then 18 months later and the system is not working properly. First, one camera developed issues with the image and rolling lines. Then a second camera did the same thing. Now the images freeze on the screen every few minutes for 30-45 seconds and it stops recording while this happens. I tried to contact Zmoto with no luck. For being less then 18 months old and only used inside a climate controlled store, I am disappointed. Pass and pick another better quality setup.

These cameras work fairly good but the mobile application that is needed to monitor away from home does not work very well away from my home. I may and try to get a third party application for mobility. You get what you pay for.

I purchased this system in Jan. 2016, and wanted to allow ample time using it before posting a review. 8 months later, I can say with confidence that it's a crappy system with SUPER crappy customer service. You get what you pay for. Connecting 8 cameras from different parts of our house, to one location where the DVR/hard drive would be located, was a royal pain - so much so, that we had to enlist the help of my partner's brother who is a master electrician by trade (and my partner is a very savvy handyman in his own right, so for him to be stumped is a real testament to the difficulty in rigging this up). Beyond that, we followed the instructions to download the Zsight app for remote viewing on our phones. It didn't work no matter what we did. After calling customer service and being on hold for a solid 30 minutes before speaking to a real person, we learned that there was a different app (MeShare) that we should download - absolutely nowhere in the instructions or documentation was this other app mentioned. We literally never would have figured this out on our own. The MeShare app does work, and it has been great to use while we are out of town and away from our home. The system operates fine when it's actually operating - the cameras are generally reliable and provide relatively clear footage. We went back to review footage on a few occasions and discovered quickly that it is best to download the footage to a USB and then plug into our computer to review - the system allows you to fast forward at a maximum 8x speed, but I actually timed it and did the math and it is NOT 8x speed. Much, much slower. Making footage playback a miserable experience if you're just using the system. We are now 8 months into using the system and have hit what might be our final straw. The system spontaneously stopped recording footage four days ago. Since installing the system we have had the hard drive set to "overwrite" as it became full - meaning it would overwrite the earliest data on the system with new data. So we constantly have the last ~15 days of footage available to us. Suddenly this is not the case. I have tried 6 times now to format the hard drive on the system, and although a dialogue box appears saying it is being formatted, upon completion our hard drive storage has not been wiped clean and remains full. We have unplugged, reset, shut down, restarted, refreshed, formatted, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, and the hard drive absolutely will not wipe clean. As I type this, I am also chatting with a clueless customer service rep about this, which is what prompted me to leave a review. She has been completely useless. See for yourselves:

Me - Aug 7, 2016 4:40pm: I have a Funlux 8-ch DVR camera system, and it has spontaneously stopped recording. It is set to "overwrite" when the hard drive is full. (has been set to overwrite since we purchased the system in January of this year). I have tried 5+ times to format the hard drive, and although a dialogue box appears saying that it is being formatted, nothing happens and my hard drive remains full. I have also pressed the reset button on the back of the system, and nothing happens beyond asking me for login credentials, date/time/region, etc.

Rep - Aug 8, 2016 12:41am: Hi

Rep - Aug 8, 2016 12:42am: You can uncover the DVR, take the HDD out and connect with your PC, then format in your PC

Me - Aug 7, 2016 4:43pm: Okay, that's a temporary solution, but then what happens when it fills up again and once again does not follow the "overwrite" command?

Rep - Aug 8, 2016 12:45am: Sometimes, it will have such problem, but not everytime

Me - Aug 7, 2016 4:46pm: If we have this issue again, we will have no choice but to stop using this system. I assume this issue should be covered under warranty since it is a product defect?
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Me - Aug 7, 2016 4:57pm: Please confirm - If there is a device defect, is it covered under warrant?

Rep - Aug 8, 201612:58 am: is this problem happened often?

Me - Aug 7, 2016 5:00pm: This is the first time. My point is, if it happens again I need to know that we will be refunded or allowed an exchange of the system. You said "sometimes, it will have such a problem, but not every time" - which sounds to me like it could happen again.

Me - Aug 7, 2016 5:00pm: It shouldn't even be happening this time. I should be able to send it back right now for a refund or exchange. But I am willing to give it another chance.
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So... there you have it folks. Don't bother. Even if the system was somewhat difficult and crappy, the customer support reps are TERRIBLE.

Camras work amazing but the dvr its self froze after 3 days of working tryed to reset but the button on the back doesn't even work

I am only giving 2 stars because the picture quality isn't too bad. HOWEVER, This product came in with no type of manuals or anything to give guidance on how to operate and or navigate the system. Then my cameras stopped and after calling tech support I was advised it was cause the memory was full and wasn't set to rewrite after it got full and it can't be deleted by the owner if the full point has already been reached. Also, pertaining to the memory they do not tell you you can only get about a week on the full memory if operating all cameras. Lastly I just found out when i called tech support that what i paid for the system on amazon was actually more then they sell it for themselves. Do yourself a favor and find something better. I was cheated by Amazon on price and not given materials to full know what to do or how to do anything with this system.

They told my that It's not compatible with my 60hz tvs so it sits in the box tull I buy a new 120hz tv

piece of ****ok maybe a little harsh, but i wanted take this out back and go office space on it.cameras ok quality, no audio, user interface sucks, hard drive issues every couple months had to reformat manually each time even though overwrite was selected. tried another hard drive and same issues so it was the system. finally gave up and now its just off, and i feel better about my life.please don't get only worth like 30 bucks. cause you will need to buy something else soon after

This system and more so Zmodo is absolute crap. First off when it worked properly the night vision was useless. The only advantage to having the cameras up at night was they did have a little light so anyone who was thinking about breaking in would see that and move on to an easier target. Notice I said "when it worked"? Because this system has more problems than Britney Spears during her meltdown years. One camera for just suddenly shows mostly snow, you can sort of make out what it's pointed at but you couldn't identify a person if you had too. My biggest complaint is their mobile app and their website. The mobile app (iphone) just flat out doesn't work most of the time. Says its timed out like it's either my phone to slow or my internet is to slow but both have no problems whatsoever on any other app. When the app does work you can't use it at all to look back at anything. When it gets movement it takes a picture, as soon as it gets movement it takes a picture. When it takes that picture it doesn't record (on the app, the hard drive does record). So you look back at something and see that there was movement in your camera go to that time in the recording and it says "No Video at this time". Every single time. And the stupid system takes a still picture at the first sign of movement which means at best I will see the foot of someone walking by or the unidentifiable bumper of the car that drove by. If you are watching live it freezes ALL THE TIME. You have to switch cameras and come back to get it to work which is USELESS.I have tried to reach out to ZMODO and they are blissfully ignorant to the problem and use the language barrier as an excuse to not do anything. Don't waste your money on this crap. Find something that has HD and isn't a joke of a company.

Do NOT buy this set. Here are three top reasons why:1. Very poor video qualityWe bought the set 1.5 years ago. At first it seemed like a good set for the money. When we installed it, the quality of the video seemed okay, and we thought it would be enough. Then we had a package stolen from our porch. The thief didn't notice the camera and parked in our driveway *right underneath the camera*. It was broad daylight, you couldn't have gotten a better opportunity to get the license plate, yet when we looked at the footage afterwards, you can't even make out the letters. The quality was so poor! We couldn't even tell if the color was black or blue or purple -- video quality was complete garbage... All we had is a proof of the robbery, yet we couldn't give the police any valuable information2. Hard to navigate softwareIt's very hard to navigate the software, and it takes a long time figuring out how to view the past footage. The software is poorly built and hard to navigate3. The system won't last longA few months after we bought the system, one of the cameras stopped working. Now the quality of the video on 3/4 cameras degraded even more. We had troubles with the system recording and saving files. The system is not build to lastBottom line: do not waste your money unless you want cameras as a deterrent, but you will be better off just buying fake cameras because you won't be able to do much with these

DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SYSTEM, Hi, My name is Arron. I purchased this system on September 22, 2014. The bases for the camera where all striped out, being that I am a mechanical engineer, I rather than waste more time by waiting for them to try to fix the problem with shipping me another piece of junk I repaired the striped out camera bases and continued to use the system. I was at the time a caregiver for my wife and her mother, Hence the reason I didn't have the time to wait for them just to ship me another faulty cheaply made system. I just needed the cameras up to help me with taking care of my family. Now the hard drive has failed. I will make sure that no one else makes the same mistake I did. If you are desperate to have a system like I was, then just know that it will happen to you too. The systems are designed to fail shortly after the warranty ends. This whole statement is my view and opinion as a mechanical engineer understanding the way the system works.

The product is good but comes without control remote. Please tell me where can I find the remote.Regards

I Love this set up and it is working great at my home location! I would give 5 stars if the app would work correctly! After initial setupthe app worked great for about a week or more so I know it was setup correctly. Now it wont connect from my iphone 5s or iphone 6. I called the support and she did try everything to no avail! I am very disappointed with this aspect of the product for which was mostly why I purchased the system and now it is disabled! Sucks! Frankie VMoved it down to a 1 because there is no 0! They lasted less than a year and DVR quit and cameras have increasingly poorer quality!!!!

product is crap. can't keep the camera still. i had to jerry rig it. the cable went out on me. had a few died on me. what a waste of money. pay for what i get. wouldn't recommend it to anyone. buying it is a waste of money

Hooked it all up and the system overall works good but there is no manual for operating it, have played around and figured out a few functions.
Cameras have good picture and the night vision works well but the sound doesn't work for any of the camera's and the app for your phone has been riddled with problems, it has been over a month and they still haven't fixed the phone app so you can not view the snapshots.
I would not purchase this system again if I had it to do over!
Update 03/01/2017
This camera system is the worst, the ap for viewing on your phone will not even work any more and I have contacted the manufacturer and they are not any help, it worked up until they had an update on the ap and every since it has not worked and that has been six months ago.
I'm currently shopping for a new DVR to hook all my cameras to.
Do yourself a favor and don't buy this brand!

The system worked good and I couldn't have been happier.... for 3 days!!! After that the mobile viewing on the app quit working (unless I was connected to my home WiFi), and about 10 days after install the whole system would just turn on and off every 45 seconds. Good luck reaching anyone through their customer support, that's like finding a talking M&M riding a unicorn down the street. The company and their product are complete junk.

I took about 3 hours to install the system and it worked great, 10 minutes later the DVR flashed 'loading' on the screen and never stopped. I unplugged the unit, pressed the restart button and nothing. I went on the Funlux website and it said if you bought this item from Amazon, you have to call them for returns or help. I called amazon and they said i couldnt just return the DVR for exchange, and offered me a 20% discount if I kept the unit and went for outside help to have it repaired, i said no, the manufacture is responcible, amazon then said the whole system would have to be returned,so i had to remove the cameras and ALL the wiring and sent the whole thing back. I wasted 8 hours on my day off

cannot connect to see out of the home network. paid a tech. to come and see if he could fix it in case I was doing something wrong.. but unfortunately it wont work.