Q-See QSC48030 High Resolution Weatherproof CCD Camera w/80ft of Night Vision (Color) by Digital Peripheral Solutions
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Digital camera reviews of Q-See QSC48030 High Resolution Weatherproof CCD Camera w/80ft of Night Vision (Color)
Digital camera Review: Great Night and Day camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have bought 2 of these cameras with 2 more on order upgrading my old radio shack ones I got years ago that have only 330 tv lines of resolution. These cameras for the price are definatley a BIG step up from what I had. My old cameras would go dark at certain times of the day when the shadows from the trees would come, and I had no night vision, I could only see headlights, and porch and street lights. With these new Q-see cameras I have full clear vision all day, and I can see clear to the street at night which is about 50ft! I can see what kind of car is driving by at night instead of just someones headlights I love it!
This was the most camera I could afford on my budget. The camera is bigger than my old ones and you can see IR's lit up at night which might attract attention if your trying to be more discret, its not really too noticeable unless your looking straight on the camera. I don't care if someone see's, them then maybe they will think twice about invading my space.
Thats what the cameras are for right? The mount is kinda big compared to others, but its very sturdy, and you have a very wide range of motion at which to set it at. Where I live it gets windy, and they hold in place nicely. I am real happy I got these, and I getting much more out of my security system, than I was with my old Radio Shack cameras. I use these just for their audio circuit now. Free shipping was sweet also. Hope this helps
Digital camera Review: Great camera
Summary: 5 Stars
Camera works great indoors, day or night, with excellent clarity & reception. Outdoors exposed to the elements, it only seems to hold up for 6 months or so. Still one of the best deals on cameras available, when it was $50.Digital camera Review: Great camera
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera works great. After reading other reviews, I bought one and now I am regretting not buying more. I bought it last week at $120, now it is over $150, what is up with that? I am going to buy 3 more, but I might wait to see if the price goes down a little. Great picture day and night, decent mount and decent construction. I would recommend this camera to my friends.Digital camera Review: Great camera and price
Summary: 5 Stars
I have several cameras from past purchases and always went with the cheaper 1/4" CCD and 420 lines of resolution. They don't even come close to comparing to this 1/3" and 480 lines! The night vision is much better than any other I have purchases as well. Very solid! Definitely worth the extra $$$ over the 1/4" equivalents...Digital camera Review: Great camera for night and day
Summary: 4 Stars
I initially bought a 4 pack camera kit by Swann Pc Dvr Camera Kit 4CH, which includes 4 cameras, 100 feet of cable, 9V power supplies, and the PCI DVR card (which Q-See sells the same model PCI card).
I was really disappointed with the night vision of the small Swann cameras.
Here's a shot from the Swann camera during the day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makotosan/3406335770/
And a shot from the same angle with the Q-See QAC48030
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makotosan/3406336236/
Notice the color difference, and the wider angle with the Q-See.
Here's the Swann at night, you can see why I'm disappointed with the Swann and happy with the Q-See. The night-vision range is very short, good for about 10 feet, and the camera is about 20 feet from the driveway:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makotosan/3405524361/
Here's the same shot from the Q-See, which is advertised at 100ft:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makotosan/3405524535/
The light in the bottom left is on with both photos, it's just the slightly different position and wider angle of the Q-see that makes it visible.
The cable that came with it was about 60' and was a bit too short to reach my PC that is the DVR server. Fortunately, the 100' cables I had from the Swann kit allowed me to extend it.
Also, the BNC connector on the camera is thick, requires at least a 1\2" hole, so be preparted to drill a big hole for the wiring.
The manual (if you want to call it that) had no mounting instructions. Took me a minute to figure out how the pieces went together to mount it.
It also comes with no mounting screws so be prepared to get those on your own. Fortunately, I had some screws and anchors laying around that worked.
Overall, for the price, I am very pleased. MUCH better night vision compared to cheaper cameras, the color is also much better even at night.
I plan on switching out some of my other out-door Swann cameras with better cameras such as this one in the near future.