Camduster Camera Cleaning “Robot” Tested
The Camduster Cleaning robot claims to automate lens cleaning, removing the need for manual cleaning of cameras, but how well does it actually perform?
IPVM bought and tested the Camduster, and inside this report, we provide test results and details on:
- Physical Characteristics
- Installation
- Operation
- Performance Strengths
- Performance Limitations
- Similar Products
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Executive *******
*** ********* *********** ****** ****, *******, and ****** **** **** ****** ******, without *** **** *** ****** ******** on ****** ******* (*** *** *** more ******** **** **** ** ****** form *******).
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Physical ***************
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*** **** ** ** ******* **** PETG - **** ** *** **** reliable ******** *** **** ***********, ****** flexible *** ******* ** **.
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Multiple ***** ********* ********
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*** ********* ******** (*** ******** ******) between **-*** °*, ** ******* *** icing ** *** ****** **** ***** 37°F, ** ** ******* *** *********** over ***°*.
**** ****** ******** ****** *******, ** Camduster ********* ** ***** ***** *** temperature *** ~**°*.
Performance *********
*******, *** ********* ******* **** *** cobwebs *********** ** *** **********, ****** on ****** *******, *** ********* **** not ****** **** **** *** ****** camera *** ****** ** **** *** lens.
** ***** *****, *** ** *** dimensions ** *** ******** *****, *** Camduster **** ***** ******* *** ***** 2" ******. ***** ** *** ********* DS-2CED1031-I ****** *** ***** ********.
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*******, *** ****** ********* *** *** impact ******** *******.
Camduster ****** ******
****** *******, *** ********* *** ************ for ** ***** ******* *** ** hours ********, **** *********** ** *** brush *** ****** ********* ******* ****** the ***** ** *** *********.
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***** ** * ***** ** ********** cleaning ****, ******** ** *** ***********-*******-*:
Performance ***********
*** ********* *** ******* *********** ** wet ******. **** * ******* ****** of ***** **** ***** ******* ** be **** ** *** **** ** the ******.
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Competitive ******* ********
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** ****** ****, *** ********* ** going ** ** * ***** ******* in *** ******* ***********. ** ***** more ***** *** ** ** ** 3D ******* *** ***, **** *** iterate ** *** ****** ** **** get ****** ********, *** *** **** to *** ** **** ******** *** tooling ** ***** *** ***** **** were **** **** ******** **** **** are *** ********.
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