QSee Surveillance system

The Q-See QT5716-9L6-1 16 Channel Surveillance System is an everything-included surveillance system kit.

To see exactly what’s included in this surveillance system, here is an unboxing video:

There are 8 of bullet cameras included with the package. The camera has a weatherproof metal housing and can be used inside or outside. In addition to the main lens, the camera has 36 IR LEDs for up to 100′ of night vision. Each camera comes with a 60′ cable, which provides both power and video signal transmission.

The PTZ camera lens can provide 3x optical zoom, and the camera provides 360 deg horizontal rotation and 75 deg tilt. This camera also has a weatherproof housing, can be used indoors or outdoors, and provides up to 65′ of night vision. The camera comes with two mounting brackets in case you want to mount the camera on a wall or on the ceiling, and 100′ of cable.

The DVR box is relatively small, yet supports up to 16 video channels and has a 1 TB hard drive. It also has 1 VGA, HDMI, and BNC video outputs, 2 RCA audio inputs and 1 RCA audio output, and an ethernet port so you can enable remote monitoring.

Since everything you need is included in the kit, setup was plug and play, though in one instance I found the documentation instructions differed from the labeling on the DVR, but that was just a minor confusion. Note that the cameras require a physical connection to the DVR, so you’ll need to position the DVR in more or less a central spot in your home or office. And, of course, be sure you test all your cameras and connections before actually installing your cameras.

There is a lot of functionality in this system — too much for me to cover everything here. There are many different options and customizations you can make, including setting up programmable cruise patterns for the PTZ camera, setting up motion detection alarms, and schedules for recording events to the hard drive.

I go into more detail about the surveillance system components in this video:

All in all, for the price this is a great surveillance system–everything you need is included, the cameras are robust, and the included PTZ camera makes this system powerful and flexible. Plus the fact that you can remotely monitor your system makes this surveillance system even more compelling.

I hope this review has been helpful!

Pricing and Availability: Q-See QT5716-9L6-1 16 Channel Surveillance System (aff)