Key fob mini-cam - £8.39 delivered

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 12:57pm #1

Spotted these on another forum about a month ago and bought one, great quality recording to an SD card
(not included but 2gig cards can be found in some Tesco for a fiver).

Parameters:
Pixel :2000000 color CMOS
High resolution image with 2000k pixels
Min. illumination:1 Lux (min)
Support USB1.1 and USB2.0
Support AVI video format
Video decode use motion JPEG, recording for AVI format VGA (720 x 480 @ 30fps)
Recording can be sound or manually activated
Working time: 2 hours
Standby time: 250 hours
Store consumption:1GB per 40 min
Support 30 fps for 720x480
With LED indicator
Support Micro SD (TF) card: 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB(max.)
Support Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista/WIN 7

How to charge:
Please charge the mini DV before using for the first time.
1. Can be charged by connecting to PC USB port;
2. Can be charged by connecting to adapter with USB cable.

Package contents:

1 X Mini DV
1 X USB cable
1 X User manual

New link, price is now £8.89.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250631012815

Stuck it on to the side of my car a took it for a spin

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55a9_XKFBI

Yes, I know this is 2010...

Some more examples (not mine) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E4UIP8whH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waFX4TmKsOs

Oracle · 10-06-2010 1:01pm

Hey they're very good quality pictures for a micro cam. Out of interest, what did you use to stick it to the car?

chillywilly · 10-06-2010 1:03pm

cool

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 1:04pm

Oracle wrote: »

Hey they're very good quality pictures for a micro cam. Out of interest, what did you use to stick it to the car?

Phone mount and insulating tape.

amacachi · 10-06-2010 1:05pm

Getting listing ended.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 1:10pm

amacachi wrote: »

Getting listing ended.

Apologies, link updated.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250631012815

Price is now upped to £8.89 too...

Amalgam · 10-06-2010 1:13pm

amacachi wrote: »

Getting listing ended.

This listing has ended. The seller has relisted this item or another one like this.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250631012815

Fresh Pots · 10-06-2010 1:13pm

amacachi wrote: »

Getting listing ended.

This should work so.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=Car+Key+DC+Mini+DV+DVR+Camcorder+Camera+webcam+Spy+Cam#item53e1c47f1e

Very tempted to go buy one of these, I'm a sucker for any of these pointless gadgets!

:D

Tabnabs · 10-06-2010 1:26pm

squared wrote: »

This should work so.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=Car+Key+DC+Mini+DV+DVR+Camcorder+Camera+webcam+Spy+Cam#item53e1c47f1e

Very tempted to go buy one of these, I'm a sucker for any of these pointless gadgets! :D

£7.98 from the first seller. That's father's day sorted!

Kashkai · 10-06-2010 1:32pm

I bought one for 1p on ebay last week...............

(postage was £6.50 though :P)

I plan to tape it to my rc glider which can fly up to 2,500ft high so should give me some good aerial shots of the surrounding countryside.

One word of caution though..........

My mate also bought one of these cameras and when he connected it to his pc, his internet security found a trojan horse in the camera's root directory. So be careful when you connect up these mini cams to your pc, might be a good idea to run a scan on it first.

Gone Drinking · 10-06-2010 1:38pm

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

his internet security found a trojan horse in the camera's root directory.

Really doubt it was any sort of virus, sometimes anti virus scanners mistake memory key software for a virus and flag them as containing trojans.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 1:43pm

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

I bought one for 1p on ebay last week...............

(postage was £6.50 though :P)

I plan to tape it to my rc glider which can fly up to 2,500ft high so should give me some good aerial shots of the surrounding countryside.

One word of caution though..........

My mate also bought one of these cameras and when he connected it to his pc, his internet security found a trojan horse in the camera's root directory. So be careful when you connect up these mini cams to your pc, might be a good idea to run a scan on it first.

The camera doesn't have any storage, it needs an SD card.

Kashkai · 10-06-2010 2:07pm

I was there when he plugged it into the usb port on his laptop and Norton internet flashed up that it had found a trojan horse on the "mass media storage device", i.e. usb camera. His keychain camera came with a 2GB SD card.

My camera appears to be ok. Brilliant little gadget btw. I left it running on my desk in work when I went to lunch and it picked up on the "ladies" in my office picking their noses when they thought they were alone and unobserved

:D:D.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 2:10pm

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

I was there when he plugged it into the usb port on his laptop and Norton internet flashed up that it had found a trojan horse on the "mass media storage device", i.e. usb camera. His keychain camera came with a 2GB SD card.

My camera appears to be ok. Brilliant little gadget btw. I left it running on my desk in work when I went to lunch and it picked up on the "ladies" in my office picking their noses when they thought they were alone and unobserved :D:D.

Youtube.

More info on the camera(s) here -

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

Fresh Pots · 10-06-2010 2:13pm

Can you be charging it while its recording?

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 2:15pm

squared wrote: »

Can you be charging it while its recording?

No, unfortunately. All the info is in the link above.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 2:24pm

I should point out that the AVI files it produces are massive, 10 minutes came in at around 850mb on my test.

Here's a handy free trimmer -

http://www.solveigmm.com/?Products&id=AVITrimmer#Download

johnnyrotten · 10-06-2010 2:47pm

Site contains malware!!!

Oracle · 10-06-2010 3:04pm

JustinOval wrote: »

Phone mount and insulating tape.

Ingenious & creative! Where pray tell did you stick this, was it on the side window, or on the car door, or inside?

KamiKazi · 10-06-2010 3:05pm

Think I'll buy one. Worth the €10 punt at least.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 3:07pm

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Site contains malware!!!

Looks OK to me...

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=solveigmm.com

http://www.unmaskparasites.com/

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 3:08pm

Oracle wrote: »

Ingenious & creative! Where pray tell did you stick this, was it on the side window, or on the car door, or inside?

It was down low on the rear quarter panel, needs to be higher IMO.

Basq · 10-06-2010 3:19pm

Better value?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Car-Key-Spy-Camera-DVR-Hidden-Video-DV-HD-1280x960-/320544725134?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item4aa1f4588e

OR

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Key-Micro-Camera-Hidden-DVR-Video-Recorder-720-480-/320524053109?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item4aa0b8ea75

johnnyrotten · 10-06-2010 3:19pm

JustinOval wrote: »

Looks OK to me...

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=solveigmm.com

http://www.unmaskparasites.com/

The link to the item ( http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250631012815)

Not the trimmer

Do-more · 10-06-2010 3:22pm

For a bit more you can buy a different style one that includes a windscreen mount.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vehicle-Camera-video-Mini-DV-DVR-spy-car-sport-Recorder-/110543545333?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bce8a3f5

fdevine · 10-06-2010 3:43pm

$14.99 delivered from ledshoppe.com for anyone that can't find one on any of the previous links.

Use code 5lsr to get a free laser keyring.

Site looks dodgy as hell but I have used them before without issue.

Amalgam · 10-06-2010 3:48pm

basquille wrote: »

Better value?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Car-Key-Spy-Camera-DVR-Hidden-Video-DV-HD-1280x960-/320544725134?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item4aa1f4588e

OR

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Key-Micro-Camera-Hidden-DVR-Video-Recorder-720-480-/320524053109?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item4aa0b8ea75

The HD is upsampled. [fake] The 'internal' resolution is the same as the rest.

Do some reading of this rather ace site dedicated to these little Fob marvels..

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

Spent a good while reading already, I love sites like this.

EDIT: There's no guarantee whatsoever that you'll get the same camera as the OP. There are literally a dozen different types, all with varying build quality, different lens\sensor and internals.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 3:49pm

There's no shortage of these mini-cams on Ebay, but the seller in the link I posted seems to be consistent (I know a good few happy customers) in supplying a decent quality model.

For the different types take a look here -

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

Basq · 10-06-2010 3:56pm

Amalgam wrote: »

The HD is upsampled. [fake] The 'internal' resolution is the same as the rest.

Do some reading of this rather ace site dedicated to these little Fob marvels..

Yeah.. I noticed the internal resolution is the same but it's cheaper at the end of the day. So if the's same as the rest, I'm up a euro or two!

You literally have no guarantee which one you'll get.. as they do vary in terms of quality.

kdouglas · 10-06-2010 4:04pm

Cant seem to find any information on the sound activated feature of this?

Can anyone confirm the sound activation works on these?
If so, does it stay recording until you turn it off manually? Or does it record for a set period/until there is silence again?

eden_my_ass · 10-06-2010 4:27pm

Might be of interest to anyone who has ordered/got one

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100617.p.Fujifilm_4GB_Memory_Card

happymondays · 10-06-2010 5:27pm

eden_my_ass wrote: »

Might be of interest to anyone who has ordered/got one

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100617.p.Fujifilm_4GB_Memory_Card

anyone know does microSDHC cards work with these?
i thought they could only use microSD cards.

10-06-2010 6:09pm

happymondays wrote: »

anyone know does microSDHC cards work with these?
i thought they could only use microSD cards.

lol :rolleyes:

happymondays · 10-06-2010 6:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

lol :rolleyes:

so have you actually got anything usefull to say or is that your total contribution to this thread :rolleyes:

Fresh Pots · 10-06-2010 6:32pm

happymondays wrote: »

anyone know does microSDHC cards work with these?
i thought they could only use microSD cards.

Says up to 16Gb max so any microSDHC card should work.

Amalgam · 10-06-2010 7:04pm

happymondays wrote: »

anyone know does microSDHC cards work with these?
i thought they could only use microSD cards.

Deleted User wrote: »

lol :rolleyes:

Ohh you.. happymondays asked a perfectly cromulent question.

Many little fidgety gadgets like this cannot use SDHC cards, an example of this are the army of 'DS cards', many cannot used SDHC, some can.

Valid question.

10-06-2010 7:12pm

Amalgam wrote: »

Ohh you.. happymondays asked a perfectly cromulent question.

Many little fidgety gadgets like this cannot use SDHC cards, an example of this are the army of 'DS cards', many cannot used SDHC, some can.

Valid question.

I read the first page of the thread and it said up to 16gb sd cards were supported...16gb automatically means SDHC does it not? Or are you able to get a non HC 16gb MicroSD?

Amalgam · 10-06-2010 7:40pm

Good question. I think above 4GB the card uses a different standard (standard 2.0 at least) and this is classed as SDHC. I always presumed SDHC uses a different internal memory controller.

The various wikis don't give up much clarity. This page is the closest.

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Secure_Digital?t=5.

Basq · 10-06-2010 10:31pm

I'm still stunned someone actually used the word "chromulent"...!

Jebediah Springfield would be proud!

Kashkai · 10-06-2010 10:36pm

I believe these key fob cameras can only take SD cards.

Like cmon, they are just a cheap little gadget that are good for a laugh when spying on work colleagues dodgy personal habits or for strapping to rc airplanes for some aerial footage.

I paid one penny for mine so i don't expect full 3D HD picture. There are more expensive cameras out there if you want all the bells and whistles.

Btw if you want one of these cameras from a reputable site, then try hobbyking.com. $17 shipped to Ireland and that's with a 2GB SD card.

Abelloid · 10-06-2010 10:43pm

I don't know what the difference is, but I use mine with a HC card.

KeRbDoG · 10-06-2010 11:38pm

JustinOval wrote: »

Youtube.

More info on the camera(s) here -

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

Any idea which camera model (1,2,3,4,5,6,7?) that the eBay seller yea bought from sells?

suppafly · 11-06-2010 12:52am

kerbdog wrote: »

Any idea which camera model (1,2,3,4,5,6,7?) that the eBay seller yea bought from sells?

on the website he says #3 is better. He has a comparison video too

http://www.chucklohr.com/808/#qa3

I didn't read the whole site though so other ones might be better but the #3 video look very good quality

11-06-2010 1:40am

Just purchased one and a 2GB card.

Helloooo voyeur porn! :pac:

Seriously though, this kinda technology is incredible. Such fantastic quality recordings from something a few inches in size, and for a tenner. Crazy stuff.

delly · 11-06-2010 1:49am

Every now and again you stumble upon a BA thread that contains a product you didn't know existed and could happily go on in life without one. But once you read said thread, you know your live will never be complete without purchasing said wonder bargain. Damn you BA, damn you too hell!

Alkers · 11-06-2010 2:09am

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

hobbyking.com. $17 shipped to Ireland and that's with a 2GB SD card.

Got a link to a model? Can't seem to work my way around that site at all!

center15 · 11-06-2010 2:25am

I have one of these sdhc works fine!

11-06-2010 2:33am

Simona1986 wrote: »

Got a link to a model? Can't seem to work my way around that site at all!

yeah I had the same problem. That website is a disaster. I just went with eBay in the end. Worked out at about €15-16 for the cam and 2gb card (off two different sellers).

Amalgam · 11-06-2010 8:36am

Simona1986 wrote: »

Got a link to a model? Can't seem to work my way around that site at all!

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11867

The interesting thing about their version, they claim to be shipping a model of the Fob camera without the aspect ratio distortion that the eBay ones suffer from.

Basically, all the others have an internal resolution of 640x480, but they output the .avi as 720x480.

Quote from the site:

The SD card is removable and the camera has a USB port for direct PC copying.
There are many similar cameras to this one on the market, but be assured this model has a true 30 frames per second rating and includes fast SANDisk memory for jitter free picture motion. Lense hardware is 640x480px and maintains the correct aspect ratio without AVI manipulation*. Producing a clear 640x480 AVI jitter free movie.

*Other similar cameras have software AVI formatting to 720x480px, reducing clarity of the 640x480 native image from the lense. While this sounds good on paper, it makes the movie less clear and enjoyable.

dabbler2004 · 11-06-2010 9:47am

Thanks OP just ordered one...now hurry up Mr Postman

NTC · 11-06-2010 10:41am

Just order 3, will make some handy (and fun) gifts.

Thanks guys.

Key fob mini-cam - £8.39 delivered

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