Camera with quirks in the software

Camera with quirks in the software

Somikon wireless surveillance camera, USB programmable DSC-32.mini

Customer Review

What I liked:
very good video quality
Video quality adjustable to obtain memory.
Loop recording: it is taken up endlessly, can be turned off.
Relatively sharp images
Small (like a matchbox), inconspicuously placeable
LED suppressible

What I did not like:
is very sensitive to movement, especially at night! Each small light beam, Sunrise, streetlight shining into the apartment, the flight of birds, etc. resulting in useless consumption and thus müllt to storage. And this despite adjustable sensitivity.
Recordings are at least 10 minutes. This also müllt to storage. Therefore, can be stored in the loop only 2-3 days, the battery runs out quickly.
Technically inferior, a defective USB cable was delivered and get taken hours to find out why the PC connection only worked sometimes.
The software to be installed was to find first nich, after a long search it was found under "Pearl"
Poor support, no firmware updates
Worse Wide, only small sample
Short battery time 6-8 hours max, unit can also be operated via AC adapter.

Especially the firmware / software is defective. The screws that you will not be declared and are moderate. This results in the evaluation of the data to video and endless unusable müllt to the memory. In the absence of stored 2-3 days, more not. The support is not a deal breaker. For the replacement of the defective USB cable I had to cumbersome RMA exhibit forms and send at its own expense, to date no response ...

Well, for an inexpensive camera, the device has a good hardware, unfortunately the software / firmware is very mangehaft and leads to the devaluation.

Addendum in August 2013: appreciation of 2 to 5 stars: after a year in use I would like to revise the evaluation clear: I had been a number of other surveillance cameras, disguised as watches, pens, etc. tested. In comparison, this device is absolutely top notch. No similar device can be adjusted via the software decidedly, no similar device offers (for the price) such a good image quality, especially at dusk and in the semidarkness. After one year, even the battery is excellent. (You have to realize that the battery is only intended for temporary monitoring of about 12-24 hours, for a continuous monitoring device has the power grid.) Of all offered Spycams low in price I consider this the best.

Super Bad! Rank: 1/5
January 28
robust hardware 1 Rank: 5/5
September 1
no problems 73 Rank: 4/5
February 24
fast and consistent 17 Rank: 5/5
January 22

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