Can you see the camera if you look closely? How good does it work in low light? & What would you suggest to get with it for secret recording?
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Yes, if you look very closely you can see the camera, but mounted on the ceiling you would need a chair or ladder. It works great in a lighted room. It does not work in a dark room. You will need a DVR if you want to record images.
2205902
yes. this is a good camera in low light.I used sensitivity up to 6400 and I got good noise all the way through
2006106
The low light performance is probably the best in the consumer camcorder. Check the camcorderinfo website. Comparing low light performace with my old Canon ZR25, I can't be more satisfied.
1162998
It's not that good but in its class it's ok. If you want a small, pocket sized point and shoot digital camera you should be ready for lousy performance in low light. Unfortunately bigger sensors and better lenses are the keys for better low light performance.
2254096
Mine is not the one pictured here but that is the right middle number. Even when I have told people it has a camera they are not positive where it is located on it. All you see is a small hole that could be for anything. Low light it is possible to see but not good. It does not have night vision so you would need to set up lighting. I have a motion light in one area and for another I have night vision light in the other. As for recording. Any security dvr will work fine, you just need to keep it hidden where you know ppl are not going to look. Most dvrs require a monitor. But after it is setup you can remove monitor and just use a smart phone or computer terminal. Choose a dvr you can get answers on for setting up. They can be hard even for a techy
209366
I finally took a video and yes, it takes nice video. I do not know an exact light reading but the videos indoors with little light are poor quality. It needs a well lit room or sunshine for a good video.
1760199
Well I'm not an expert on big foot. What I do know is that the battery does not last long so you may consider buying extras...the camera makes chimes and dings that I'm not certain would be great for stealth shooting...it is a mainly indoor use camera and I believe you would be wise to consider that before exposure to the elements. They are not suited for normal video...that is they lack the ir filter so that they see ir light so day time use may damage the video censor. Hope this helps.
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Yes, it has good capability to capture photo at night during video capture simultaniously. I was in a indoor function, my battery was down for my still camera. i took photo using this. it was good. But dont expect like a SLR one.
94005
The Sony DCR-SR42 handycam shoots very well in low light conditions. I use it in ghost investigations exclusivly in zero light . I do use external Infrared for brighter video but the nightshot it comes with is very good too. Great camera and I will buy another with out hesitation. Awesome camera.
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S. Albert -I was thinking the same thing - taking the laptop and Minoru webcam out and capturing something interesting (more interesting than my face). But when going through the reviews, a few people have said that the picture gets overexposed easily and it works much better indoors. That's the only reason I'm hesitating to buy this thing. Hopefully they'll get it fixed soon -- someone mentioned that it was possibly just a software fix.
739145
Well, I think it's great. For a lot of my macro/close-up shots, I use this camera instead of my mirrorless cameras. It'll let you get in darned close. Bill
527390
Unfortunately, you can see the red "flash" although it is faint, it's still visible. If you're wanting to use this to photgraph, prowlers as in people, I would recommend getting the locking cable. We bought our camera to try to catch people going onto our property, as well as to catch the deer or whatnot, the people came out during the day (to swim in our pond), but the deer came out at night. Anyways, the locking cable is really good, and so far we haven't come across a tree that it doesn't fit around. Also, the camera has a built in spot that you can put a pad lock on to keep people from stealing the SD Card, or turning off the camera. Hope this helps.
1399456
I'm not a camera buff and don't understand the question. If the question is how does it do in low-light conditions without the flash - then, not very good.
1756930
it was pretty great, but in dark rooms no there is not much to do in dark,clarity is great but when zooming in or out while recording it may at times became blurry for a sec, battery wise is great it runs good I'm not so sure but maybe anywhere from 2 hrs constant use to 6 hrs if are not using much in the day.
563356
Video quality is not that good. More of a novelty item. This is the second device I had purchased with a hidden camera and the glasses were better. I would look for something better like a watch you can conceal. Send me your email and I will create a test video for you.
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In general light movement is hard to overcome with any security camera. I minimized mine by tweeking the motion detection settings. In there you'll find an area to choose what to record, how sensitive it is to motion and the percentage of the recording area to cover before recording starts. Mess with those and see if your recording footage decreases...
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The video and camera do not work well in low light. You think you have good lighting but, it has to have lot's of light. In the day time you get great video and pictures. I use a flash light at night ( Mag. Light LED ) to light up what I need at night. Works well. The audio is very good. The wide angle is very nice. I would say a 45 degree angle to each side. The Muvi is a very nice tool for me. The cost is very low. I work Security and I would not want to work with out it.