5/5

posted Jan-30-2012

"On the SCS website I was able to do it all. I admit, I was a little skeptical about purchasing this kind of equipment online but I felt better after being able to research the air purifier hidden cam, complete with sample video and all specs. I was easily able to place my order online and was rewarded with standard ground UPS at no additional cost. Much to my surprise, the item shipped the next day and I had it on my front steps in less than 3 days.

After testing the product, I couldn't be happier. The workmanship is top-notch and the camera delivers everything promised. I did test the unit at night and could see a very faint red light glow through the housing of the purifier, but that was easy enough to fix by opening it and putting a small square of electrical tape over the light. If I need more equipment, I most certainly will use them again. "

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5/5

posted Jan-22-2012

"Their customer service is great. I received a camera pen for christmas and the sound was terrible. Must have been a defect. I called "Anthony" who was very helpful. We were able to return the defected one and upgrade to a better pen. So far, no problems. I've only used it once, but it's already far superior than my other one. "

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5/5

posted Jan-21-2012

"Greetings:

The following is my quick report on a Black Box 6 w/LCD, and Snake Camera upgrade.

The purchase date (9/3/2011) and my delayed reply (1/21/2012) allowed me sufficient time to experience the behavior of this device over time.

My initial impression was that the small DVR presents itself very well - is definitely a nice item and exhibits quality. The rubberized-like casing (exterior) is reminiscent of my earlier Thinkpad and current Alienware laptops – both “top drawer” items.

Like many electronic devices, the unit has a quirk and requires an occasional reset or boot. I do this simply by unplugging it (cold); and after ~ a few seconds, restart. This condition is manifested by the inability to exit “motion detection” and the DVR is stuck on continuous record – indicated by “REC.”

The recorded video when shown (in a much larger format) on the computer screen - is considerably grainier, as expected; although details (like faces) are still easily discernible and definition is quite good – even with minimal lighting.

My final, bottom-line assessment?: I would buy another (and may).

I've only had limited experience with CS/Support, and it was positive – including the exchange and upgrade of cameras. If assistance is needed, a call is answered promptly sans circuitous voicemail.

Vty,
MCA

p.s. PayPal ID:
Name: M C ANNETT or ANNETT, M C
Account ID: cliffannett@yahoo.com
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5/5

posted Jan-17-2012

"Great products. We have two of the pinhole cams and the clarity is fantastic. We had an area in the building that we needed to monitor and ended up catching two people who were stealing.
Thanks!"

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5/5

posted Jan-16-2012

"Very pleased, camera worked better than expected, GREAT pictures. Accomplished what we set out to do"

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5/5

posted Jan-09-2012

"Was having theft in my business--an employee's pocketbook was broken into on 2 separate occasions--$75 times two = $150 gone. I gave the girl her money back and bought this device for $300 and NABBED the theif within one week of setting it up. I bought this camera and installed it by drilling a tiny hole in a ceiling tile with a nail and duct-taped it into place.

I also bought a Cisco wireless router for this purpose. I ran some extension cords through the ceiling to an outlet in my office. We planted money in the girl's purse and when she came in to work I pressed the record button in the camera software on my office computer and just let it record for the whole work day, which was about 10 hours, which translates into about 6 gigs of avi files.

The AVI's are recorded into 845 meg files which makes it easy to search through and/or transport. There is a motion detection setting on the camera but I was worried that there could be a delay when it started recording and I might miss something. So she let me know when the money was stolen and there it was on the video file, PERFECTLY captured.

The thief snatched her wallet and took it up front...then came back 40 minutes later and placed it back in the bag, drained of money of course. The other thing that is cool about this camera is you can log into it remotely from your home computer using the dyndns.org redirect service so I had a few friends watching it as well. The set up was a little tricky at first because internet explorer refuses to install the active X control, but the manual on the install cd shows you how to temporarily disable the IE security to install it.

I also had trouble getting the camera to be recognized on the network and the tech support guys on this site spent an hour trying to help me--they can log onto your computer using a remote desktop type software--they were very patient and friendly----it ended up being that I needed to connect another wireless device to the network (it was the first time using the router)---and then it suddenly showed up on the network after that and worked flawlessly after that.

There are many settings you can customize on the camera...user names, paths to record the video files, email alerts, ftp service, etc. Anyway--I would HIGHLY recommend this camera for anyone having a theft problem at work. Works exactly like it should..and there really aren't any other devices out there that I've found that have this set of features.

There is an option to get a longer cable from the camera to the wirelss device for $40 extra--I wish I got that because then it will make it easier to use it in different set ups. And it is cool that you can have up to 9 cameras monitoring all at once. I might get a few more for certain key areas of the business that could have theft. So Thank You spycameras.com for having such an awesome device for sale! IT WORKED GREAT!"

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3/5

posted Dec-27-2011

"I purchased a covert camera with an invisible IR light. The video is of good quality but the fabrication needs improvement. The DVR (inside the fake hard drive case) is not firmly affixed. When it slides down (like when you insert a memory card) it makes using the buttons difficult to access.

The invisible IR is really invisible. Keep you target within 15-20 feet in total darkness.

Overall, I'm satisfied with the product but for the price there should have been more attention to detail. I'd be reluctant to deploy this to people not well versed in its quirks.

The company provided fast service."

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5/5

posted Dec-27-2011

"Wow, loud and clear pictures!!! Even video, and the motion detection, I bought pen camera spy. It is great to have but frustrated to have it set on motion detection. Otherwise it works great! Didn't know that charger would malfunction the pen but it still working fine.......Thanks!"

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5/5

posted Dec-24-2011

"Purchasing the product was painless. I received receipt of purchase and shipping confirmation the same day I placed my order. I ordered the classic spy pen. It arrived exactly as advertised with instructions for use. The product itself feels very solid and the build quality overall is fantastic. I am very pleased with the purchase and definitely have plans for another purchase in the near future."

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5/5

posted Dec-12-2011

"I ordered the Cam-ball and it was delivered with proper paperwork and instructional CD. The cam-ball was delivered on schedule per email notification. It works great and has taken some amazing video and the quality is outstanding. Great service. Tom"

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