Review on Swann Wired PIR Dome Security Camera | Ultra 4K HD Surveillance Cam with Color Night Vision | Indoor/Outdoor | Thermal, Heat & Motion Sensing | Add to NVR with PoE | Model: SWNHD-886MSD by Kevin Singleton

If you are using them WITHOUT SWANN NVR, be aware of the following: Even in the latest firmware, their web interface requires an archaic plugin which I had to use Internet Explorer to install/access. This has always been a problem for ALL SWANNE cameras. I was hoping that these next-gen 4K cameras would finally move them away from the dreaded plug-in, but that hasn't happened. I assume this is to punish you for not using your DVR. I use iSpy, so I only ever need the camera's web interface for initial setup and when I need to change settings. However, using IE for this is still tedious and you should be aware of the limitations. I took a star off my glowing review below for the same reason. That shortcoming aside, these cameras are amazing! Swann still puts the hardware in place. The color night mode works great down to very low light conditions, but still offers IR black and white night vision in total darkness. The picture quality day and night is fantastic and a huge improvement over the old 1080p Swann cameras I replaced. However, if you plan to record these cameras in something like iSpy, be aware that drastically increasing the resolution will require a LOT more CPU power. /GPU performance for streaming and recording on your server. As such, you'll likely need to lower your frame rate when running your software on lower-end hardware. A security camera really doesn't need more than 10-15 fps to be effective, so it's no big deal anyway.