Budget Covert Cameras Tested

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Derek Ward
Published Nov 26, 2019 15:36 PM

****** ******* ***** $*** *** ****** available ****** *** *** **** *** good?

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** *** *** ***** ****** ****** work ** *** **** *****, ** bought *** ****** **** ** *** most ******** ****** ****** ******* ** Amazon, *********:

*** ********** ******, ********* ** ****** ******** - ****, Hanwha, *********, *****, ********** *** ********* **** *******, ********* ****** ********* ******.

****** **** ******, ** **** *** which *** ** ***** ** ** best, *** ***** ***** ******* ****** in **** *****, *** ***** *** WDR, **** ********* *********.

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** *** *****, *** ***** ****** cameras ******** ****** ******* ** ****-*** scenes **** ****** ******** ********. *** light (~*-* ***), **** (~*.** ***), and *** ****** *** ****** ******* reductions ** ***** *******, **** ** way ** ******* ***** *** ****** settings.

*******, ***** ****** ** *** ******* to *** *********** ** ********** ************ cameras, *** **** **** ** *** USB ******* *** ** ****** ** residential ******** ** ******* *** **** security ***** **** ********* *** ** their *** ***** *** ***********.

"Best" ******

** *** * ******, ** ***** the '****' *** *** ***** ***** since ** *** ***:

  • **** ****** *** ********* *** ****** to **** *** ****** (***** ***** IR *** * ****** ******** ****** naturally **** *** *****
  • ******* ** ***** ** ******* ****** on *****, *****, ********, ***. ****** the *********** ** ******* * ****, smoke ******** ** *******
  • ***** ******* *** ******* ***** ******* compared ** ***** ****** ****** *******, though ***** ******** ** ********** ****.

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*** ****** ******* ********* **** ~$*** USD ** *****. *** ******* ***** was **** *********,$**.** *** ******. *** ********* ****** ***** ***~$** ******, ***** ******** ***~$** ******,*** *** ******* ****** ****** ***~$** ******.

Physical ********

** *** ***** *****, ** ******** the ******** ************ ** **** ****** camera ******:

Full ***** ***** *******

*** ****** ******* ********* **** ** full ********, **** ******** ****** ~**' - **' ** *** ******. *** cameras **** **** ** *** ******, and *** ***** ***** ** ** example ** *** *****, **** *** subject ~**' **** *** *******:

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**** *** ******* *** ***** ****** ~10' **** *** *******, ******* **** solid:

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**** *** ******* ******* ****, ******* on *** ******* *****, ***** ******** and *** ******* *** ***** ******, but *** *** *** ** *** panoramic ********* ***** ******* **** ** discern.

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Poor *** ***** *** **** ***** *******

** **** *** *** *** ******, performance ****. *** ******* ***** ****** camera *** *** **** ********** ******* to ***** ***** ****, *** ***** slip **** */* **** ** ** at ~* ***. ****, ** *** not ******** ** *** ***** *******. The ********* ******** **** ** *** light **** ***** ********, *** *** color-only ***** ******** *** *** ******* had *** *******.

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**** ******* ****, *** ********* ** able ** ****** *** *******, *** details *** **** ** ******* ***** low ***.

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** *** ****, *** ********* *** picture ***** ******* ******* ***** *** IR ************. ****, ***** *** ** issue *** *** ******* *****, ***** is "*********" *** *** ***** ******** details ** *** ******** ****. *** color **** ***** ******** *** *** charger ******* ******** ** *****.

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******* ****, ******** ********* ** **** possible, ** **** ** ******* **** to ******* ******* ** ****** *** subject ** *****.

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Recommend ******** *** ******

** **** ***, ** ****** *** overhead **** ** *** ******, **** the ******** ~** *** *** ******** of ~*,*** ***. **** ***** ** from *** ******* ***** ******, ***** does *** **** ** ** ******, as **** **** *** ********* ** red ** *** ******* ******* ** the *** *****.

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*** ****** ******* ****** *** *** spec'd *** *** ******, ** *** to ***** **** ** **** ** possible **** ***** ****. *** **** areas ** *** ***** *** ********** dark, ** *** ******* ******* ******** to ***** *** *****.

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**** *** ******* ***** *** ********* cameras ******* **** *** * ****** app **** ***** ~*-* ******* ** get *********. **** *********, **** ****, recordings, *** ***** ******** *** ** set ** ********. ***** ** ** image ** *** **** ******/**** **** of **** **** *******.

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*** ***** ******** *** *** ******* do *** **** *** *** ** view ******* ****, *********** ****** *****/******* cumbersome. *** *** ******* ******** ** an ******, *** *** ** *** to ****** ** ****** ******, ** continuously ** ~* ****** *****. *** smoke ******** **** * ******, *** once *******, *** ****** ********** ******* for ~** *******, **** * ********, record **** *****, ** ****** ** motion.

*** ******* ****** ** ** ** card, *** *** ****-******* ******* ***** and ********* ******* *** **** ***** and ********* ** * ****** ****** as ****.

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***** ********** ** ****** ***** ****** covert ******* ****** ** ******* ** deploying **** ** ****** *** ***** with ****** ** ** ***** ********. Otherwise, ******** **** **** ***** ******* is ******. ***** *** ***** *** portability ** **** ** *** ****** cameras ******, ********** ***** *** **** value ** ******** **** ** ***** away **** **** *** **** **** of ************ ** ********* ****** ******.

Comments (5)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Nov 26, 2019

****** *** **** *** ** *****! Good ****.

********* ******* *** *&* ** *** amazon **** *** *** ******* ***** I ****'* *** ***** ** **** mentioned. *** ** ***** *** ****** have * ************ *********?

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Derek Ward
Nov 26, 2019
Hanwha

***** ***,

*** ******* ***** (*** ********* ****** for **** ******) *** *** **** ONVIF ** **** **********. *** **** way ** ******* **** **** ******* a ****** *** ****** *******. **'** since ******** ** ***** ** *** usability ******* ** *** ******, ******* the "**** ******/**** ****" **** ** each ******/***.

MD
Matthew Del Salto
Nov 26, 2019
Hudson Security

*** **** ****?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Nov 27, 2019

*******'* ** ******** ****** ** *********** like ****? *********'* *** ******** *** role ** ******* ********* ** *****'* oppressive *** ** ************ **********.

********* ******* *********** "********" ******** **** they *** ***** *******. ********** ****** then *** ***********. ** ********* ***** that **** *** * ******** ********** effect *** **** ** ***** *********** when ***** ** * *******. ****** cams **** * ***** *** **************, etc *** **** **** **** * huge ********* *** ***** *** **********. This ****** ** **** ** *** discussion.

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JH
John Honovich
Nov 27, 2019
IPVM

#*, ****'* * **** ****. **** is * ****, ** **** **** when ** **** *********'* ********, ** an *******, ** *** ** ***** on *** **** ****** *** *********, the ***** *** ******** *** ***** up *** *****.

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