I purchased 2 other night vision cameras and was disappointed. I spent the extra money to buy this camera and was very impressed with the picture quality. I can see across my street at night with no problem. The night vision picture is very clear and bright. During the day it is so clear it's like looking out a window.I didn't give it 5 stars for one reason. The price is great but it does not include the power supply cord or any cable. That's just a ridiculous way to sell this item. It's like selling a car without the keys included. It costs $25 for the power adaptor and another $25 for cable and connectors, not to mention a trip to Radio Shack.
Also, you need to take it apart to focus the lens after you set it up. There were no directions in the box to tell you how to do that so I had to call the company.
I would still buy it again (I'm recommending it) but let the buyer beware that you need to spend at least $50 additional in order to hook it up.
There is a BNC female connector on the back plate (male BNC adapters for RCA cables are available at Radio Shack, as is the 12v power converter. Save more money and time. Positive polarity.)
I noticed the camera rattling and loose inside. If your camera begins to rattle, open up the back plate and carefully remove the whole assembly with the plate-attached metal stair-step stand that supports the camera. You can adjust the stand by twisting any loose columns. But be careful not to unfocus the camera.
Do not try to open the front of the camera, unless you absolutely have no choice like to replace the IR ring!
The IR ring (infra-red led lights attached to a curcuit board) is held in place separately in the front of the camera with a small white pin connector with wire leads to the camera board. This is convenient because when the IR leds may burn out after a few years, you can just disconnect and replace the ring for cheap.
The sun shade slides only if the front and back end screws are loosened. At the top-back of the camera, there are 2 built-in screw fittings that confused me at first. (Be sure to refer to the picture here that shows how the wall connector is put together, or you will become frustrated since there are no instructions or diagrams on how to use the supplied hardware.) Do not try to move the angle of the shade, since the only way it moves is from front to back on slides.
The reason this or most surveillance cameras on the market today do not have any audio is because the public privacy law has changed to make eavesdropping illegal in many states. But if you are so inclined, find mini-microphones, transmitters and receivers on the hobby shop sites selling motorized airplanes that employ digital cameras. You might find better prices for mini-box color cameras as well with portable power supplies.
Enjoy!I just installed this camera today. The picture is good but the field of view is very narrow. I can only see a width of about 18 feet wide at a distance of 60 feet. The IR ring is visible at night and makes the camera stand out, something to think about.This is a great camera overall and the company has great customer service. Shipping was pretty quick too. I didn't realize how zeroed in it would be. My mistake in not paying attention to the "long range" in the description or understanding that. I used it anyway further back with good results.
It was ok with me that there was no audio because I purchased a high range mic for cctv separately and attached it to the back which worked with the video cable that I also purchased separately.
I purchased this to obtain license plate numbers of cars parking near mine on my street where I park without paying a fortune for those type of cameras on other sites. I figure if someone does something I can obtain the plate number too. It does do that (only during the day) at about 25 feet even when the cars are moving at about 15 mph and you pause the DVR. I have a CPCAM 4 channel DVR. From where I had it mounted (25 feet) the view was just the plates verses the car and plates so I used another camera for that and moved this one back.
Also at night the plates are washed out (at 25 feet) but due to the small area where I can mount the cam at the right angle to view the plates I couldn't experiment with the camera being back further as to not wash out the numbers so I can't judge what it would do a little farther back. The night vision is that good so I think if too close it washes it out.
Good high resolution also. When I first installed it and trying to get the right angle I had it halfway on the back part of my car . (I could see the rain drops on the car and the camera was 15 feet away.) Now I moved it back 50 feet and I can get my whole car in from the side as well as the persons face who is standing next to my car.
I would say this is a good deal for the price and quality (big and sturdy) with a really good thick bracket. I would definitely purchase this again if I had the need. Make sure you need it for long range and not close up unless it is a small zeroed in area.I purchased two of these to replace the cheap, low quality cameras that came with my DVR System. They work very well. Easy to hook up, comes with good stands (though I mounted mine on light stands via the 1/4 inch threaded hole on the bottom) and work as advertised. These have decent rangeI was able to get about 30 feet in a building with no other light sources.
These are not super high end cameras, they don't have settings or features to adjust. They are plug and play cameras that work well.
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