Swann Maxi Day/Night Security Camera

Average customer rating: 3.5

Great camera, but no wide angle lense
Great security cam
Good for the price.
Mounting Bracket is useless
Great camera

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Swann Maxi Day/Night Security Camera

Manufacturer: Swann
Product Group: Photography
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000BVZRZQ

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Product Description

Get the most out of your Swann Maxi Day/Night Cam Security Camera. The adaptive mounting bracket can easily be installed to ceilings and walls giving you numerous positions to monitor. It's powerful infra-red LED's and sharp picture display features gives you the ability to monitor day & night. It is easy to install just plug 'n' play into your TV VCR & DVR. Vandal-proof aluminum case 24 infra-red LEDs see in the dark up to 66 feet (20m) Easy to mount to ceiling & walls

Customer Reviews:

Great camera, but no wide angle lense.......2007-05-07

This camera got great reveiws and seemed to fit the bill for what I was looking for, but when I hooked it up, the field of vision was only my driveway. That isn't gonna help me much for home security. I called Swann and they told me to get a clear wide angle lense. After calling every place in the phone book and on the internet, I gave up and sent the camera back. All the lenses out there are red tinted, not clear. I wish you luck finding the right lense if you have bought or are thinking of buying this camera.

Great security cam.......2007-04-22

I bought the Swann Maxi Day/Night Security Cam's based on the price, the 420 TV lines of resolution, color video for daytime, and super low lux night time visibility at greater distances than other security cams at this price advertise (though I haven't hooked them up outside yet, so I can't say just how far the cameras see day or night). This camera comes with a 1/4" SuperHAD CCD. I would have prefered a 3/8" CCD (the bigger the better), but the cams with a 3/8" CCD usually had less TV lines of resolution (usually about 360 TV lines). Others with better resolution were lots more expensive. Also, from what I researched, 420 TV lines of resolution should be the minimum of any camera you want to buy. 520 TV lines is much better, but cost way more than this camera. Testing the Maxi Day/Night cams indoors with a Samsung SHR-1040 DVR-4 (4 channel DVR with a 160 GB hard drive to record video on) seems to have good enough resolution and color accuracy (for indoors). The Maxi Day/Night cameras come with 60 or so feet of power cord, which includes video, all in one cord. The cord has BNC video connectors, but it also comes with a BNC to RCA adapter. So you really don't need to order the extra 120ft power cable, unless you just need the extra length. The mounting bracket is not what is pictured here... I am planning to modify the bracket myself if it is not sturdy enough. I won't really know until I hook it up outside. I ordered the Swann Maxi Day/Night Security camera and the Samsung SHR-1040 DVR-4, and the only other thing you will need to have is a video cable to go from the DVR to a VCR or TV, which is the way I hooked up my cameras... security cameras to one DVR-4 to VCR then to TV.

Good for the price........2007-02-13

It's a pretty good camera for under a hunderd dollars. I don't think you'll be able to read a license plate from 60', but the resolution is respectable. Night vision also works well. It came with the wrong documentation which Swann kindly remedied by email. The stand that came with it was crap - the screw fitting stripped out with the slightest pressure and the thing couldn't even support the weight of the camera. I complained to Swann and they sent me a better stand. One thing, plug the camera in and test it before you mount the hood so you don't mount it upside down like I did!

Mounting Bracket is useless.......2007-02-08

The mounting bracket is not what is shown on the picture and it is useless. You can tighten it as much as you can and the camera will still slip and slide. I had to modify and add an extra bracket so as the camera was stationary. Otherwise the camera works fine.

Great camera.......2006-12-24

I got this from Amazon for $99 and saved $50. I hooked it up to my panasonic DVR and recorded on EP mode and the quality was excellent. I used it in my bedroom to see what my cat does at night, and also put it on my window sill and recorded the outside through the window screen on afternoon and the quality was great. Then the led's came on when the sun went down and reflected against the screen and I couldn't see anything but I will be hooking it up outside in the near future. It's easy to use and I recommend it to anyone. It would be nice if it had audio.

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