I just bought one at wally world for 89 and tax. Came home and hooked it up literally in 10 minutes. got the app and I can check in on my goats and chickens anytime. Very easy!
Bought mine 2 years ago .. like them very much .. there are some bad and good on these.. the goods is that they do resist extreme cold weather . I have two outside and they have never turned off .. the bad is that the app sometimes does lag or doesn't let you see all playbacks , I only have them on motion sensor , and I haven't tried recording continuously .
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the micro 128 sd card: i purchased the card and when I put it into the camera, my Iphone said it needed to be formatted. I did that, but it still states it needs to be formatted. Is there something I need to do for this?
awesome timing on me finding this video as I follow you for Mustang stuff and was looking at these to avoid wiring. How has the connection been for you so far? Are you across all corners of your house? How long are the power leads for each camera?
Hey I have one question I have this night owl cameras but they were already in my home when I bought it so there’s two monitors and a main box in the living room it’s been working fine for one year I can see everything outside on the street two monitors but all of a sudden I came home from work and they were both saying no signal press input select viewing system I don’t understand what’s going on and does the previous owner have access to what’s going on around my house I don’t know.
I do not have internet at my house , with the router can I use the app to view from my phone , I work nights and that is in when id like to get motion alerts ,and be able to view live steam ,Thanks in advance ,,I hope I asked that right.
So the cameras use their own wifi to connect to the hard drive, and your internet is what you use to connect it from your phone to the cameras. I believe you need internet with a router at your house to make it work with your phone. Otherwise it just records the camera data and you have to review the videos when you get home. I’m pretty sure you need a router to plug the cameras hard drive into to view it remotely (from work on your phone)
is there away to set system so even if intruders bypass wifi that the video is yet recording? I have intruders coming into my apartment. I only captured a couple of blared photo's with a camera that only captures images. My night owl camera's didn't record anything. I was told they bypassed the system.
Its been awhile since you installed these, hows it working for you ? I've been looking at this kit through Walmart and getting ready to pull the trigger on a set
How screwed are if you don't conveniently have an electrical box and outlet 13:35 already installed on each corner of your home? Not everybody does....My first impression was based off of the photo on the box showing ONE camera plugged in to an outlet, it says wireless SYSTEM, meaning starting with wireless cameras!!!!!! plug in one and send signals to the other 3 cameras. I bought the system with that impression on clearance priced at $98 about a year ago and now finding a could be necessity for it. I'll figure something out and get back to you guys. smh
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Extension cords and conduit would be a grind I have no interest in. It's just sickening thinking you have what you need and get that reality check. I'm waiting on an e-mail response from night owl about doing a full unopened box system ( watched videos first) :) for a system with battery powered cameras. Can't hurt to ask.
So it is not completely wireless since you have to plug into power. What do you do if you connect these to the upper level of your home and the closest outlet to plug into is way down on the ground? Is the wired power cord that long like 20 ft or more?
Lisa Ryan Correct, wireless refers to the transmission and not the power. It is better than having batteries you would have to constantly swap out. In your case you’ll need an extension cord to reach the outlet.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage GM thanks for the quick response. Do I and my sister have to create our own account with emails and password or do we have to use our moms email and password
I Purchases a wireless security camera system. It is a stand alone camera system. I can't get the system to record to the sd card. What can i do to correct this issue?
I would try taking the needle and pressing the small reset button on the camera to see if it will connect. If not, try to setup the entire system again or call for tech support. They may be able to help
Hi Danny, Great video! I want to buy this system, but I have a couple of questions: 1. How easy are they to install? 2. Can this be connected to a monitor, so shoppers see 4 way split screen when inside of my store (theft deterrent)? 3. How many hours of footage can be recorded and how long is the footage saved for? Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Marika Browne Yes, I connected this to my 32” TV through the HDMI cord. I can’t remember if the cord was included or if I used my own. It will show the screens split into 4 or individually. The memory is pretty long with a terabyte, and just records over the oldest videos once it runs out of memory. It seems to last more than a month of footage. The setup is exactly as shown in this video. Not too hard.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks I'm on the fence, because I'm reading in 2019 the app doesn't work properly anymore. This would be for a store, so I need to be able to see it from my phone daily.
+407ForRent Yes, I found it. 300 feet. Of course materials like brick or concrete would effect it, but I have 3 out of 4 bars of strength from about 50-100 feet away and it passing through roof tiles
misael j Laureano Wireless refers to communication. Show me any electronic that’s doesn’t have a power source. It’s not solar LOL. The next closet thing is a battery powered one. Now tell me do you want to be up on the eves of the house chasing batteries every day?
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I'm asking because I have one that keeps cutting out I want to get a second access point close to it will these wifi cameras connect to the access point which is just like a router, the cameras connect to the night owl box that has its own wifi so the cameras don't technically use ur homes wifi or ur homes routers WiFi
It’s on the mobil app. Pull up the camera you want to do that on, then push on the screen and it will take you into another view of the camera and now there should be a button that looks like a speaker that you hold down. You should also hear sound when in that view
If I wanted to hard wire to a house circuit, is it safe to clip off the AC power plug and run it into a power / ground circuit to a light switch or breaker box?
I can buy a single wireless camera and install it with a microsd card ? So I have to run a wire to connect it to my router? Or can it be done through WiFi? Sorry just confused, bought a logi circle but it’s not recording just whenever I open the app it’ll record but that defeats the purpose as I can’t have to app open 24/7
Jairo Borrero With the sd card you will be recording onto that card usually without any way to access the data until you pull the card. I would imagine you would be able to record until it runs out of memory and it will record over itself once it does, or perhaps a setting that records only motion. With these cameras they plug into a power source and then relay the information via their own wifi back to the hard drive. If you want to access the information from your phone you then need a router at your house so they have a way to communicate it to your phone. Otherwise these just plug in and record and you check that data when you get home
Danny Johnson thank you for your help !! Yeah I don’t mind it recording over itself as if something were to happen I’d pull the sd card out and view it. I was just confused as I read you can buy a single camera and not connect it to the night owl system. All you’d need is an sd card or the cloud subscription
I believe you can click on each camera view separately and click record. Have you hooked up a tv to the actual hard drive? Are you using the mobil app?
My mom has the Night Owl 8.0 with 4 wired and 2 IP cameras. I can't get the IP cameras to connect. I tried several times using varies things. Any suggesting?
Anonymous Anonymous I do believe that’s also an option. There is a thought that it’s better to have people see them and scare them off as well. Some people sell dummy cameras for that reason. If not, plasti dip is a great alternative
I've installed mine and I can see it remotely through any computer even through my iPhone through web-browser (like safari) BUT NOT through freaking NightOwl X app. I can see it only when I am on the same network as router. No remotely! Again, it is not the phone because I can access/see the port (NVR) I opened, but not through the application. Do you know anything about this! It is making me crazy. Their support kind of sucks. Please let me know.
I just did an update on my iPhone and it’s making it very difficult for the app to work (but its working). The night owl app works but not the night owl xd
That's a lot of storage, so I would suggest changing the record options to motion only so it isn't constantly recording. Otherwise, that's about the best it will do for the hard drive size
Rottingboards I would guess not. You can download videos from the app to your phone, but that’s probably the best you’d get. If someone takes the hard drive they probably have everything (unless you go for a cloud option). Not sure that’s an option for these
You got yours from Home depot? So did I. And yes, sadly, this system is very hard to find any cheaper unless you go with the wired option. Which I had seen at around 279.
TagKis LosHlub How far away are they from the hard drive? Mine have done that now and then, but are fine. Maybe you could try the antenna extension they come with
I just bought one at wally world for 89 and tax. Came home and hooked it up literally in 10 minutes. got the app and I can check in on my goats and chickens anytime. Very easy!
I've been enjoying mine for over a year now :)
Only thing is, when I tried to download software to watch on PC I was told by support that the software does work and was unavailable.
The fact that you literally have a terminator sitting in your garage is awesome lol. I had a black one years ago.
Just hit 10 years with it this month 10 YEARS with the Cobra: My 2004 SVT Cobra Terminator
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I’m so buying them thanks man this video help me out a lot
Good help with my set up.. Thanks.. The cats are too cool !
Nice set up by the way!
The cat on the left😂
Bought mine 2 years ago .. like them very much .. there are some bad and good on these.. the goods is that they do resist extreme cold weather . I have two outside and they have never turned off .. the bad is that the app sometimes does lag or doesn't let you see all playbacks , I only have them on motion sensor , and I haven't tried recording continuously .
Hey nice new edge mustangs lol i got one too
You’ll love my channel then. I have nearly 700 videos showing how to fix just about anything you’d need- from fuel pumps to diff gear installs, to pulling the entire engine. Check it out and feel free to subscribe!
Danny I've got a night owl security camera model c50xl. ,, which is the hot wire which is the ground wire
the micro 128 sd card: i purchased the card and when I put it into the camera, my Iphone said it needed to be formatted. I did that, but it still states it needs to be formatted. Is there something I need to do for this?
The particular set im talking about does not have antennas on the camera just power plug.
I bought one of those today and I like it
Jeff Grant I’m coming up on 3 years with these now and they are still doing great!
Yep I got mine Danny to Try And discourage the kids from trying to break into my house
What size screw did you use to mount the first camera? Also, did you do cable management?
awesome timing on me finding this video as I follow you for Mustang stuff and was looking at these to avoid wiring. How has the connection been for you so far? Are you across all corners of your house? How long are the power leads for each camera?
Yeah, these are on the corner of the house and the router is in the middle of the house. They have been very good so far.
The power cords are petty long as you’ll see in the install video. I need to clean them up a bit but they blend in with the Christmas lights lol
Hey I have one question I have this night owl cameras but they were already in my home when I bought it so there’s two monitors and a main box in the living room it’s been working fine for one year I can see everything outside on the street two monitors but all of a sudden I came home from work and they were both saying no signal press input select viewing system I don’t understand what’s going on and does the previous owner have access to what’s going on around my house I don’t know.
I do not have internet at my house , with the router can I use the app to view from my phone , I work nights and that is in when id like to get motion alerts ,and be able to view live steam ,Thanks in advance ,,I hope I asked that right.
So the cameras use their own wifi to connect to the hard drive, and your internet is what you use to connect it from your phone to the cameras. I believe you need internet with a router at your house to make it work with your phone. Otherwise it just records the camera data and you have to review the videos when you get home. I’m pretty sure you need a router to plug the cameras hard drive into to view it remotely (from work on your phone)
Can you hook directly to a tv just to view the outside
Yes. There is a HDMI access port on the hard drive that allows you to connect to a tv
That system looks more advanced than the WNVR-BTWN8-1-V2-CN4 that my customer bought😢
So if my DVR gets stolen in a break-in will I still be able to view the footage on my app? thanks!
I was wondering the same thing. 🤔🤔🤔
Do nightvision works inside the window aiming outside at night?
is there away to set system so even if intruders bypass wifi that the video is yet recording?
I have intruders coming into my apartment. I only captured a couple of blared photo's with a camera that only captures images. My night owl camera's didn't record anything. I was told they bypassed the system.
I need help, the camera won't show on screen at
Does it show anything at all like "no signal"? Do you have an HDMI cord attached from the new router to the tv and on the right channel for HDMI?
Its been awhile since you installed these, hows it working for you ? I've been looking at this kit through Walmart and getting ready to pull the trigger on a set
Kronkus36 it has almost been two years, and they are still working very well. Just as good as the day I got them
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Mr Danny I need help getting mine to get pass the last part
Just ordered this unit. Hopefully the range at my house isn't too spread out to impact the connection.
Is there a way to disable audio recording? I’ve tried in the app but on playback it’s still has audio
How screwed are if you don't conveniently have an electrical box and outlet 13:35 already installed on each corner of your home? Not everybody does....My first impression was based off of the photo on the box showing ONE camera plugged in to an outlet, it says wireless SYSTEM, meaning starting with wireless cameras!!!!!! plug in one and send signals to the other 3 cameras. I bought the system with that impression on clearance priced at $98 about a year ago and now finding a could be necessity for it. I'll figure something out and get back to you guys. smh
I hear ya. Wireless is the connection, but I bet you can run some extension cords (or wires through conduit)
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Extension cords and conduit would be a grind I have no interest in. It's just sickening thinking you have what you need and get that reality check. I'm waiting on an e-mail response from night owl about doing a full unopened box system ( watched videos first) :) for a system with battery powered cameras. Can't hurt to ask.
So it is not completely wireless since you have to plug into power. What do you do if you connect these to the upper level of your home and the closest outlet to plug into is way down on the ground? Is the wired power cord that long like 20 ft or more?
Lisa Ryan Correct, wireless refers to the transmission and not the power. It is better than having batteries you would have to constantly swap out.
In your case you’ll need an extension cord to reach the outlet.
Question> Why is it labeled WIRELESS, if in fact each camera has got to be PLUGGED IN?
wireless refers to the communication (wifi) not the power source. The cameras on the market with batteries are a hassle to change
Can a wifi extender work for these cameras and nvr??
Got a dead spot on one side of my house, and can't get the ac750 wifi extender to work for this system.
Nice video my mom just installed the night owl, can several people have access via phone?
Juan Fernandez Yes. Just download the app and input the username/password
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage GM thanks for the quick response. Do I and my sister have to create our own account with emails and password or do we have to use our moms email and password
I Purchases a wireless security camera system. It is a stand alone camera system. I can't get the system to record to the sd card.
What can i do to correct this issue?
Hey i have the same system and one of them shows IPC disconnect do you know if I have to reset that entire camera or what to do?
I would try taking the needle and pressing the small reset button on the camera to see if it will connect. If not, try to setup the entire system again or call for tech support. They may be able to help
Records 24/7? And detects motion alerts ?
Yes, yes
For this camera system do you need internet
Only to view it remotely on your phone. Otherwise the camera connects to the hard drive without internet
Would I be able to just unplug your cameras? Shouldn't the power be located somewhere not accessible to the public?
Yes. You can hard wire them in.
Hi Danny, Great video! I want to buy this system, but I have a couple of questions:
1. How easy are they to install?
2. Can this be connected to a monitor, so shoppers see 4 way split screen when inside of my store (theft deterrent)?
3. How many hours of footage can be recorded and how long is the footage saved for?
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Marika Browne
Yes, I connected this to my 32” TV through the HDMI cord. I can’t remember if the cord was included or if I used my own. It will show the screens split into 4 or individually.
The memory is pretty long with a terabyte, and just records over the oldest videos once it runs out of memory. It seems to last more than a month of footage.
The setup is exactly as shown in this video. Not too hard.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks I'm on the fence, because I'm reading in 2019 the app doesn't work properly anymore. This would be for a store, so I need to be able to see it from my phone daily.
Marika Browne I must have the older app. It works fine for me. I can see you live, and also review each Camera from my phone from recorded data.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Ok good to know. Thanks again.
What’s the maximum distance the cameras will operate at?
407ForRent I will have to check again, but it was around 100-300 feet I believe
+407ForRent Yes, I found it. 300 feet. Of course materials like brick or concrete would effect it, but I have 3 out of 4 bars of strength from about 50-100 feet away and it passing through roof tiles
Great video..... thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I’m glad you found it
Does it have to stay connected to your router to see footage from your phone??
Yes.
The camera was given to me with connectors missing. My wires are red, white, grey and green
So you need to connect every single camera to an outlet to get them to work so how would that work out . I thought it said “wireless “
misael j Laureano Wireless refers to communication. Show me any electronic that’s doesn’t have a power source. It’s not solar LOL.
The next closet thing is a battery powered one. Now tell me do you want to be up on the eves of the house chasing batteries every day?
bro, you still need to power the cameras for them to work lol
Its that or change and charge batteries
are the cameras connected to the night owl Wi-Fi device or are they connected to the Wi-Fi router that you currently have
redfirekla the cameras connect to the night owl hard drive and then you access it through your router to view the cameras and history
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I'm asking because I have one that keeps cutting out I want to get a second access point close to it will these wifi cameras connect to the access point which is just like a router, the cameras connect to the night owl box that has its own wifi so the cameras don't technically use ur homes wifi or ur homes routers WiFi
I would really like to know how long the power cord is on the cameras?
bro not long enough. made by morons
That's what I wanted to know too.
I installed mine. But how do you get it to press the audio button and have it talk outside? If that makes sense
It’s on the mobil app. Pull up the camera you want to do that on, then push on the screen and it will take you into another view of the camera and now there should be a button that looks like a speaker that you hold down. You should also hear sound when in that view
I need help
If I wanted to hard wire to a house circuit, is it safe to clip off the AC power plug and run it into a power / ground circuit to a light switch or breaker box?
I can buy a single wireless camera and install it with a microsd card ? So I have to run a wire to connect it to my router? Or can it be done through WiFi? Sorry just confused, bought a logi circle but it’s not recording just whenever I open the app it’ll record but that defeats the purpose as I can’t have to app open 24/7
Jairo Borrero With the sd card you will be recording onto that card usually without any way to access the data until you pull the card. I would imagine you would be able to record until it runs out of memory and it will record over itself once it does, or perhaps a setting that records only motion.
With these cameras they plug into a power source and then relay the information via their own wifi back to the hard drive. If you want to access the information from your phone you then need a router at your house so they have a way to communicate it to your phone. Otherwise these just plug in and record and you check that data when you get home
Danny Johnson thank you for your help !! Yeah I don’t mind it recording over itself as if something were to happen I’d pull the sd card out and view it. I was just confused as I read you can buy a single camera and not connect it to the night owl system. All you’d need is an sd card or the cloud subscription
my camera was working until it started raining real hard now its showing no signal ....what should i do?
Thanks
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching
How long is power cord on each camera?
Short, may have to extend wires....on transformer ,1 wire has a dotted line and the other has words so polarity can be noted.
where did you get these Danny Im gonna get some for the house
WALMART :)
I got mine from Sam's club, same thing really.
Hi I have 4 cameras in only two of them or recording I don't know what to do to make the other 2 record can you help me thank you
I believe you can click on each camera view separately and click record. Have you hooked up a tv to the actual hard drive? Are you using the mobil app?
Do you know the customer service number for night owl,
1-866-390-1303
how much time it takes for full installation?
mastewal yibeltal A few hours considering I had to get a ladder and drill the mounts into the eves of the house as well
what kind of cables are needed to connect the cameras for power source ?
It comes with a traditional plug for an outlet
Not really wireless then is it
You plugged it in outside? I thought that this was wireless.
Wireless refers to the data it transmits. It needs a source for power
So you have to plug in every individual camera into a power source
Chris Ramos Yes. Otherwise they won’t turn on
How long did the installation take
kay mo I recall about an hour
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thx. Just finished installing mine & getting the app set up. Love it thus far, thx for your vid!!!!
My mom has the Night Owl 8.0 with 4 wired and 2 IP cameras. I can't get the IP cameras to connect. I tried several times using varies things. Any suggesting?
Jeremy Rhodes did you use the needle to push in the reset button on the camera? And it is in learn mode?
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I've done that a few times.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage No needle, I was able to use my finger to get the IP camera in reset mode (blinking red) and it still wouldn't connect.
Jeremy Rhodes If it’s still not connecting after all that you may need to call their customer tech support 1-866-390-1301
I like something undetectable. They should have painted that in black..
Anonymous Anonymous I do believe that’s also an option. There is a thought that it’s better to have people see them and scare them off as well. Some people sell dummy cameras for that reason. If not, plasti dip is a great alternative
Does it zoom to neighbors yard?
Henry Jaramillo Ha ha, no. I only have my own yard to worry about. No zooming on these
What’s the app call you use to view the camera??
Night owl X Is the one I used from the App Store. it had the owl logo
If you want to see your cameras in your phone , u need to download knight owl x , if you are on tablet is the knight owl hd .
How can i use a wifi extender with this system?
You’ll want a wifi extender th-cam.com/video/KmXjMVtJwm4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zZaTEL7Ha31h0FFN
How many days do you get of recording time? Thanks
Joe Lugo Usually about a month if you are recording motion only. If you record constantly it will probably only do a week and record over itself
Thanks for the quick reply.
Do you have to manually delete the hard drive after it fills up? Or Does it just start recording over from the beginning? Thanks
I've installed mine and I can see it remotely through any computer even through my iPhone through web-browser (like safari) BUT NOT through freaking NightOwl X app. I can see it only when I am on the same network as router. No remotely! Again, it is not the phone because I can access/see the port (NVR) I opened, but not through the application. Do you know anything about this! It is making me crazy. Their support kind of sucks. Please let me know.
I just did an update on my iPhone and it’s making it very difficult for the app to work (but its working). The night owl app works but not the night owl xd
how do i set more days of storage on DVR
LOVE MY NIGHT OWL 8 CHANNELS
That's a lot of storage, so I would suggest changing the record options to motion only so it isn't constantly recording. Otherwise, that's about the best it will do for the hard drive size
De o we charge the cameras
Can I connect wirelessly to my home wifi instead of using an ethernet cable connected directly to my router?
If someone stills the hard drive does your phone store the last video?
Rottingboards I would guess not. You can download videos from the app to your phone, but that’s probably the best you’d get. If someone takes the hard drive they probably have everything (unless you go for a cloud option). Not sure that’s an option for these
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks Danny for the response.
Why does my camera freeze up at night
Tim Evans I’m not sure. Mine hasn’t done that. Perhaps you can try resetting it with the pin, or call their customer support.
It's Loanly...LoL
When it lights up red, does that mean you’re watching?
K'Lynn Rollins The red is the infrared lights, so they come on when it detects darkness
My camera keeps blinking and it won’t show on the monitor plz help
Look for a small pin sized hole on the camera. You’ll do what is called a hard reset that way by pushing it with a pin
Danny Johnson’s Garage ok thx
have b&w only, how do i get color?
Matt Velasquez get the L2 version
@@MsKaykaypooh Thank you for your response.
I just paid $389 for 4 HD cameras set up from Night owl...did I get a good deal?
You got yours from Home depot? So did I. And yes, sadly, this system is very hard to find any cheaper unless you go with the wired option. Which I had seen at around 279.
How can I get color to my screen?
What wire are you using to plug it into the monitor? These should be color. Do you have the mobil app?
Danny Johnson sorry just saw this and yes I do
My was good when i installed them. After a few months it said “no signal” need help thabks!!
TagKis LosHlub How far away are they from the hard drive? Mine have done that now and then, but are fine. Maybe you could try the antenna extension they come with
Danny Johnson they are no more than 25 ft from the hard drive.
TagKis LosHlub Any interference like cement or brick walls?
can you make these wireless?
Wireless refers to the signal, so unless you buy some kind of battery pack I’m going to say no
Darn, I bought these and thought they were wireless. I must have read it incorrectly.
ONLY HAVE 7 DAYS OF STORAGE
Installing the night owl protection camera system how to reset my password
usually, in life, wireless means no wires
You have to also be reasonable that a camera doesn’t run off of thin air. If needs power. Wireless refers to he signal.
kinda does solar power is real humans just ignore it
usually in life, people understand that perpetual motion devices do not exist and cameras don't power themselves.
The app extreme owl sucks! You can not even use it as a landscape.
It’s funny but it doesn’t look wireless, it has wires. Don’t get it
It plugs in for power, but you don’t have a line going from the camera to the hard drive like most do. It’s wireless on the connection
WIRELESS INTERNET! Not wireless, meaning no power cords.
Thanks Danny, for the video, and a lot of the questions you have answered.