Swann Night Hawk 2.4 GHz Reviews

Swann SW233-WO2 - good picture, but blocks WiFi network
by D. Pew from Southern NJ, 2009-11-12

Was looking for a security camera to watch between the side of the house and the side street. First tried these cameras inside the window - daytime was fine, nighttime all you could see was glare in the window from the LEDs. Tried one outside, and it worked fine...for one night. Went to start the VCR it was hooked to the second night and there was no picture from the camera. Replaced it with the second camera, which worked for two nights, then stopped. It was October and low temp might have gotten to 45 degrees, well within the range in the specifications. I tried the receiver at about 40 feet from teh camera, picture was good, just a little interference. When receiver was closer (about 10 feet) picture very good. The other issue was it totatlly blocked my WiFi network, could not connect from my laptop. So, returned the set.

Pros: good picture, when camera works
Cons: outside doesn't last more than two days, totally blocks WiFi.

Idiot Camera
by Bill from Minneapolis, 2009-05-05

This camera/receiver operates on 2.4 GHz. So does just about everything else in the world of home electronics - most notably, cordless phones and wireless internet. And just about everything interferes with the signal from the camera to the receiver.

This thing is so lousy it should be banned from the market. I have a camera approximately 15 feet from the receiver. I cannot see the picture unless I unplug my cordless telephone from the wall.

How a company could build something so badly designed is a mystery to me.

Foal Watch Camera
by B. Norton from Montana, USA, 2008-05-14

We bought this camera not as a security feature, but as a "foal watch" camera to monitor our mares out in the barn about to foal. It was easy to install and we have been very happy with the clarity of the picture. The only thing is when the cordless phone rings, the picture goes bonkers, but other than that, it's worked out fine. Good value for the price.

Don't bother
by S. Morse from Maryland, 2008-04-07

This product isn't good at any distance. I had it as close as 2 feet from the receiver, and it still wasn't worth it. Don't try to have it extend out any further than 10' without expecting serious degradation of quality. We got this camera with the intent of watching our 2 year old son at night. He likes to get out of bed and play with things at night, so we needed a way to observe from our room. Our bedroom is about 75' from his room. The frame rate was way too slow and the picture quality left a lot to be desired. I'm not sure of your planned use for the device, but it would be a waste for anything outside of watching a turtle crawl in the brightest room available. Then, and only then, you might be able to tell what you are watching.

Not as good as a wired camera, but easy to set up.
by John R. Slaughter , 2007-10-17

Easy to set up, this system can mess up your wirless local area network (wlan) if you have it on the wrong chanel. Concrete and steel mess up the reception, so if you live in a concrete and steel house don't expect great reception. It works best within line of sight. Over all, I kept it.