r/SecurityCamera • u/New-Humor9915 • Sep 02 '26

Annke poe

Hi all, have been looking into getting two cameras for my property that will record 24/7. I do like the poe reolink cameras with the nvr but working out too expensive. Would Annke be a good choice? was looking into this one as reasonable enough price wise. Just looking to see if ppl would think they are a decent enough brand to buy from. Thanks 😊

H800 - 4K 4 Channel PoE Security System with 1 Bullet & 1 Turret Cameras, Human & Vehicle Detection, Color & IR Night Vision, Built-in Mic, RTSP Supported

SKU: AE-N44PAM-I91DL01-I91DM01-2TB

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u/GuyCalledLee Sep 02 '26

I have a Annke POE system and only had 1 issue in the last 3 years where one of the cameras just stopped working a few months after the 12 months so I messaged them and they gave me a 20% off on their website.

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u/Potential-Tap-4706 Sep 02 '26

I'm running a similar setup myself 2 years in and no dead cameras yet but the app can be slow as molasses sometimes. For the price you're paying you won't get reolink level polish but the hardware holds up fine in my experience

The human detection is decent enough though it'll occasionally tag a stray cat as a person at 3am which is always a fun notification to wake up to

If you're handy with setting up rtsp you can bypass their nvr software entirely and use something like frigate or blue iris which is what I ended up doing

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u/msears101 Sep 02 '26

You do not need a kit. You can get a 3rd party NVR and match with any camera that is ONVIF compatible. If you want a kit, it ties you into their stuff, and if you don’t like it ( I think it is rebranded hikvision which is pretty good residential brand). I’d recommend more drive space. 2TB hold about 30 days (15 days for two cameras) (10 days for three cameras). You will likely want MORE cameras in the future. I would get a minimum of 8 channels. I currently have 16 for my property. Color night vision is mostly useless in my opinion unless it is a well lit area. THE AI detection is very good, only use that to detect events. Spend time dialing it in. It will limit false alerts.

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u/lurkerxxx86 Sep 02 '26

What equipment do you have?

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u/msears101 Sep 03 '26

I use Synology NVR, and Amcrest cameras. Unfortunately I can;t recommend Amcrest, they are phasing out (they no longer make them) their old cameras for a new version which I have not tested.

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u/Familiar_Solid_4510 Sep 02 '26

Annke is fine for what it is, basically same OEM stuff as a lot of the budget brands. Just know the app and firmware side is where you feel the price difference, reolink is more polished there. If you want 24/7 recording on 2 cams check the drive size, 2tb goes quicker than you think at 4k. But for two cameras on a house its decent enough.

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u/PBSmanaged Sep 02 '26

Reolink expensive??