Mini Car Key Chain Camera DVR €1.14

squod

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Mini-Car-Key-Chain-Camera-DVR-Covert-Video-Recorder-/140522074223?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item20b7c4b06f#ht_5305wt_905

Can this be correct?

Lord Derpington

plus p&p of ~€3.78 so its not €1.14.

Its ~€4.92, which i would say is probably fair enough.


After a quick look, seems to be the same one dealextreme are selling here for €7.93.

unreggd

Been meanin to get one of these

€5.08 with Paypal's current rate

Cheers OP

I think they stopped making the best one , the #3, so I wouldn't bother really.

Twatter

I ordered 2 a few months ago....few weeks later got anm email to say they'd been stopped by customs and they issued me a refund....few weeks passed and got one of them in post anyway!! grand job

eringobragh

Whats the quality of this like? Might come in handy if a Garda threatens to rape you! :P

Amalgam

eringobragh wrote: »

Whats the quality of this like? Might come in handy if a Garda threatens to rape you! :P

Here you go, uncompressed footage in one of my posts from the previous (massive) Keychain Cam thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67163816&postcount=518

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Here's the thread (50 pages), lots of information and hackery pockery.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055935996

T-Bird

I saw one in PC world a couple of weeks ago and had to pick my jaw up off the ground. I am sure the price was 99 Euro for it...

Amalgam

thundermuppet wrote: »

I saw one in PC world a couple of weeks ago and had to pick my jaw up off the ground. I am sure the price was 99 Euro for it...

Was it this one?



The MD-80 is sold boxed and branded by a lot of retail places in Dublin, it is EXACTLY the same as the ones sold direct from China, as in, really worth about €6-12, depending on where you but it..

T-Bird

No, it was the very same one OP has. It was up in the Sligo store where the cameras and memory cards are.

squod

Deleted User wrote: »

I think they stopped making the best one , the #3, so I wouldn't bother really.

Found a #3 for EUR 5.69. Will go with that one so.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/3-Mini-camera-Car-key-hidden-camcorder-chain-ring-DVR8-/290545741238?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item43a5e02db6#ht_4620wt_905

bob123456

Now available in 720p HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj26JjSiazQ

quinnthebin

squod wrote: »

Found a #3 for EUR 5.69. Will go with that one so.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/3-Mini-camera-Car-key-hidden-camcorder-chain-ring-DVR8-/290545741238?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item43a5e02db6#ht_4620wt_905

plus 4euro postage - suddenly what looked like a 1.14 bargain is almost 10euro (admittedly different source and better model)

the ebay instructions make for a good read though...

Package Includes:
1 x Key Chain Video Camera
1 x USB cable (Not include the charger)
1 x Manual in English
How to use ?

1.Charge: The battery is built-in lithium rechargeable battery, so when you use it the first time, please charge firstly.

2. Power on to video :Please confirm the TF card has already been inserted products!

1) Press "ON/OFF" button , yellow indicator light begins to bright, now it enters into standby mode,

(2) Holding the "RECA" button, yellow indicator light flashing three times faster ,and put out immediately. At this time, it begins to make a video.

(3) Press "RECA" button yellow indicator light begins to bright , Pause and Save the record If you need to continue to video, please holding the "RECA" again.

3. Take Photo :Press "ON/OFF" button, yellow indicator light begins to bright, now it enters into startup ready mode. which can enter into standby mode. Press "VIDEO/CAMERA" button. yellow indicator light flashing, represents a photo shoot. Repeated press, repeat photo.

4.Time set: First create a new Txt file by root of the storage TF card and change the file name in " Set time", Open " Set time" file, inside edit year, month, day, hour, minutes and seconds format ( for example,2008.04.12 14:11:00 ) , and save the file before exit, time created and modifications completed, when next time you start the machine , the time will be recorded simile tenuously.

5.Power off: In the halted state, Holding "ON/OFF" button, then release till indicator goes out. Then the machine is turned off.

6. Auto-power off function

7.Connecting computer: It can connects computer under power off mode, standby mode or video mode, after that which can be used as U disk, who can copy, cut and paste, delete file.


so that's clear - now how does it charge and how do you operate it

squod

squod wrote: »

Found a #3 for EUR 5.69. Will go with that one so.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/3-Mini-camera-Car-key-hidden-camcorder-chain-ring-DVR8-/290545741238?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item43a5e02db6#ht_4620wt_905

I'd be very wary if I was you. They started putting out fake #3 cameras around the time I ended my interest in them. I don't believe they are making the original number 3 anymore. The best site to check up on these things is:

http://www.chucklohr.com/808/

Snowc

How long is postage from China

BeanFlicker

Just to note

External Memory: Support 1~8GB TF card ( not include memory for this item ).

Internal Memory: No

So you will be paying another few quid to get MicroSD card, still going to get one, thanks op

quinnthebin

Snowc wrote: »

How long is postage from China

Just over 8,000 Km

sorry - tried to stop myself
hat, coat, leave etc...

Snowc

quinnthebin wrote: »

Just over 8,000 Km

sorry - tried to stop myself
hat, coat, leave etc...

Anyone know thats not a troll?

Capt'n Midnight

for dealextreme allow about a month to be on the safe side

Dozen Wicked Words

DX are great, I got book light in about 2 weeks and micro SD cards in nearly 2 months!

quinnthebin

Snowc wrote: »

Anyone know thats not a troll?

doubt it - might just be a poster with a sense of humour

squod

Quick update, I've ordered the one from the OP. Gonna see how it works before I commit to a car charger.

moonboy52

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd be very wary if I was you. They started putting out fake #3 cameras around the time I ended my interest in them. I don't believe they are making the original number 3 anymore. The best site to check up on these things is:

http://www.chucklohr.com/808/

Thanks to Vienna Calm Grapefruit's link and advice, i went with a seller who has been confirmed to be selling the genuine #3 camera. You can find the name on the site.

$13.99 i paid but that included registered post.

Nonmonotonic

Got eBay stuff from China, took a loooong time to arrive ( month+ )

I thought these ( less practical, more expensive ) were brilliant.

feelgoodinc27

http://www.ibood.com/ie/en/ car key spy cam today €19.95 + €12.50, a lot more pricey but does anyone think it might be guaranteed to be good quality?

stephendevlin

The avi can be very large (takes up a lot of space) quality is good but they are fiddly to use. dunno if its recording or not (no inication) mines is in a drawe this last while

feelgoodinc27

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

http://www.ibood.com/ie/en/ car key spy cam today €19.95 + €12.50, a lot more pricey but does anyone think it might be guaranteed to be good quality?

No. It looks the same as any of the others except for having "HYUNDAI" printed on it.

Johnny_Fontane

a little OT, but what do people use these for?

Is it mostly to spy on your bird when you are out?

Johnny_Fontane

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

a little OT, but what do people use these for?

Is it mostly to spy on your bird when you are out?

I got some Velcro patches and stuck it onto the peak of my baseball cap. It was great fun initially recording my visits to the shopping centre and the bank etc but at the moment it's lost in my knick knack drawer and hasn't been used in ages. I bought one off a seller on rcgroups who could guarantee it was a #3. Cost me $22.

jameshayes

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

a little OT, but what do people use these for?

Is it mostly to spy on your bird when you are out?

they are great for recording bike riding, mountain biking, skiing etc etc...

unreggd

Gonna record bits of my road trips in America

squod

Quick update. The Mini camera from the OP arrived today. Took about five hours to charge first time. just tried it now and it seems to be working fine. As a bonus it records sound as well !

m8

Just got mine in the post and can confirm it's a #8 version.

Pic quality is very good sound not great but ok for the price.

If you use the app to set the time you will need to browse the the memory card and open the TAG.TXT, delete and extra characters and put each of these on seperate line or it won't work.

[date]
mm/dd/yyyy
03:45:00

Of course use the correct date and time in that format.

Turn off and back on the camera and it should be displaying correct time and date.

Hope this is usefull to someone

squod

Couple of videos which compare two gadgets, my phone and the keyring DVR in the OP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VP_BZZQu9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc8VMc_930c

moonboy52

My #3 8088 arrived a few days ago. I just got around to trying it out today.

The LED continually stays orange. It will only turn off when the battery dies or i press the reset button.

I have contacted the seller for a refund or a replacement.

It was only $11 so no biggie.

BeanFlicker

squod wrote: »

Quick update. The Mini camera from the OP arrived today. Took about five hours to charge first time. just tried it now and it seems to be working fine. As a bonus it records sound as well !

How long were you waiting for it to arrive squod?

squod

BeanFlicker wrote: »

How long were you waiting for it to arrive squod?

About two weeks. Not a great gadget, v.delicate I hear. Defo worth €1.14

seanybiker

squod wrote: »

Couple of videos which compare two gadgets, my phone and the keyring DVR in the OP.

Was there a sale on yellow paint up where you live. Everywhere is yellow lol.

I ordered one for meself. Gonna stick it to me motorbike helmet and see what it turns out like.

BeanFlicker

squod wrote: »

About two weeks. Not a great gadget, v.delicate I hear. Defo worth €1.14

Cheers mate, thanks for the upload the video quality looks quite good for the device..!

I'll knock a few hours of stalking with it :cool:

seanybiker

Got mine this morning. Happy out with it.

jenizzle

seanybiker wrote: »

Was there a sale on yellow paint up where you live. Everywhere is yellow lol.

They'll try anything in Trim to brighten up the place

Must get meself one of these, need to get a camera tripod for the car too!

seanybiker

jenizzle wrote: »

They'll try anything in Trim to brighten up the place

Must get meself one of these, need to get a camera tripod for the car too!

Lol a tripod.
Don't forget you need to get the micro SD card seperately.