Pen Camera Car Alarm Remote Keychain DVR Camera
Pen Camera Car Alarm Remote Keychain DVR Camera
I want to start with why I bought this...
I wanted a very small, very light, and very cheap, video camera to attach to my small RC Helicopers, Planes, and Rockets.
I did some research and found that most suppiers ended up with the same basic PCB and components, so I searched out the lowest price. I found these for $4.99 and figured that was pretty good.
Having read reviews about units not completely working, I was fine with that - given the price...
I bought 4, figuring that at 4.99, if I got a couple that worked I would be fine.
They arrived in record time. And, give or take, they all worked!
I will admit that a couple had 'some issues', but at $4.99 for a video/still camera - I have to say, I'm impressed!
Okay, they are nowhere close to a GoPro (my favorate action video camera), but my small helis can't lift a GoPro, so here I am...
Out of the box, one wouldn't hold the memory card, so I chose that one to 'dis-assemble' (remove the keychain split-ring and two (very small) screws and it's open)... The memory card issue was due to the battery pushing down on the card connector. I pulled the battery out (from the double-stick tape) and moved it over, and that resolved the memory card issue.
The sound isn't very good, but I figure that since I'm going to strap these to an RC Plane or Helicopter, the most I would hear is the engine, So I'm fine with not having much sound (but you need to adjust to your usage - if you need good sound, these probably aren't for you!).Read more --
I wanted a very small, very light, and very cheap, video camera to attach to my small RC Helicopers, Planes, and Rockets.
I did some research and found that most suppiers ended up with the same basic PCB and components, so I searched out the lowest price. I found these for $4.99 and figured that was pretty good.
Having read reviews about units not completely working, I was fine with that - given the price...
I bought 4, figuring that at 4.99, if I got a couple that worked I would be fine.
They arrived in record time. And, give or take, they all worked!
I will admit that a couple had 'some issues', but at $4.99 for a video/still camera - I have to say, I'm impressed!
Okay, they are nowhere close to a GoPro (my favorate action video camera), but my small helis can't lift a GoPro, so here I am...
Out of the box, one wouldn't hold the memory card, so I chose that one to 'dis-assemble' (remove the keychain split-ring and two (very small) screws and it's open)... The memory card issue was due to the battery pushing down on the card connector. I pulled the battery out (from the double-stick tape) and moved it over, and that resolved the memory card issue.
The sound isn't very good, but I figure that since I'm going to strap these to an RC Plane or Helicopter, the most I would hear is the engine, So I'm fine with not having much sound (but you need to adjust to your usage - if you need good sound, these probably aren't for you!).Read more --
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