A "UFO" Form Factor Camera

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John Honovich
May 08, 2017
IPVM

I am not making that up. The 'manufacturer' literally calls the camera a 'UFO'.

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John Honovich
May 08, 2017
IPVM

From Seco-Alarm, UFO camera:

I am guessing the pinhole lens is to make it more covert though the form factor would likely give it away anyway.

Btw, They claim an F1.4 lens which I am very skeptical about for a pinhole lens.

Anyone interested in a UFO camera?

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Undisclosed #2
May 08, 2017
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Btw, They claim an F1.4 lens which I am very skeptical about for a pinhole lens.

 

 

Seeing some from China here:

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John Honovich
May 08, 2017
IPVM

It says resolution 0.38 Megapixel. That's issue #1, as it is not MP or HD as the camera above is.

Also, skeptical in general, especially from a no-name source.

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Undisclosed #2
May 08, 2017
IPVMU Certified

You said you were skeptical about f1.4 for a pinhole lens, I thought you meant as a general technical or theoretical limitation of those type lenses.

Though that lens would work, it sounds like it could be on the blurry side.

Then again, I'm having a hard time undestanding what a MP pinhole has that an SD doesn't.

I mean its just a hole, right?

Or is there a cheap piece of flat glass/plastic somewhere that you should remove to unlock mp?  ;)

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 08, 2017

Axis Q9000 or one of the knockoffs?

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John Honovich
May 08, 2017
IPVM

I think you mean the Q6000-E and, I never thought about it, but I do agree it's rather UFO-like.

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Brian Rhodes
May 08, 2017
IPVMU Certified

Part of the benefit of a clear/smoked dome is that determining where exactly is it aimed can be difficult if you're casing an area.

This UFO-'pinhole' camera seems to give that up right away. 

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Undisclosed #2
May 08, 2017
IPVMU Certified

They could at least paint the lens casing white:

Though maybe that would mess with the optics?

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Undisclosed #2
May 08, 2017
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