VideoSecu Home Video CCTV Surveillance Security Camera Outdoor Weatherproof Day Night Vision 520TVL

Granted, this is the first video security camera I have owned, but I was very pleased with this purchase. Our purpose for buying was to use it as a baby monitor. The combination microphone, IR night vision, and full color (though the colors are a little off) visible light, and price ($25!) was a perfect combination for our purposes. It provides a secure and interference free (not to mention cheap) option to the wireless systems. A drawback in comparison to a traditional baby monitor is that it isn't as portable.

I purchased a RF modulator in combination with this camera and back fed the video/audio into our home's coax lines so that the feed could be watched on some old NTSC televisions in the master bedroom and the family room. Belkin RF Modulator ( F8V3063 )

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the camera doesnt show in color. but at least i can see it at night with no lights on. so thats a plus. the range is decent. i can see to my back fence line. which by the way is approximately 75 feet away from where camera is posted.

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The focus is tight (40 degree field of view, which is pretty standard for non wide angle units) and the two I received do have microphones. The night vision is ok with the built in illumination. But as has been said the plastic housing and base are flimsy and it is hard to lock them down with any sort of precision aiming. They will work fine for my needs.

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The colors look funny during the day, and the details aren't very clear (everything looks rather purple and you can't really see green). However, the details at night are very good. I can actually see the green from my tree, my neighbor's yellow car, and hints of other colors as if you're looking right outside the window. However, I would question the quality of this product. I ordered a total of six of these cameras, with one of them being defective. I would suggest getting this for a small boutique or a convenience store, where it's generally dim and limited to sun exposure. The sun exposure really messes with the clarity of this camera in terms of contrast.

To give you some perspective, a burglar broke into my house wearing a dark colored hoodie. Based on these cameras, he was wearing pink/red.

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I have 4 of this general type of IR camera for my paranormal investigations group in Portland, OR which I have connected to a DVR. With this model you get what you pay for. It works but the entire camera body is made of plastic. I paid over $80 for one of my cameras and it is made of all metal.

This model also has an extremely flimsy base. If you are mounting it to a wall you may have good results but if using the base alone it's not very sturdy and feels like it would be very easy to strip the threads. The image it displays is also very bright and washed out a little compared to my other cameras. The IR isn't as crisp so if it's detail you are looking for this may not be the camera for you. You will be able to see a person on the camera and if they are relatively close you will be able to ID them but if they are a little ways off you will have a hard time identifying exactly who it is.

The depth of field is also zoomed in pretty tight. If I point this camera and my more expensive camera at the same object, the other camera shows the object at a distance and a lot of the surrounding area. This camera will have almost the entire screen filled with the object being viewed.

For the price it's a pretty good deal. I may get another one to connect stand-alone to my laptop for a 5th camera to record with.

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