The bottom of the device can be opened by tilting cap. So you have access to the electronic and communications components of the device. Per wire clip the battery compartment is pulled out in the four rows of eight (!) - Two in succession - AA batteries or rechargeable batteries fit. Lt. Although operating instructions satisfy four batteries for the operation, but the manufacturer strongly recommends to use eight, apparently because four not long enough supply the required energy. While it can also be an external (!) Power supply are connected, but that would have to be purchased separately and plugged to the mains.
Here a disturbing problem of the device opens up: Who does not ever - even for ecological reasons - want to buy new batteries, the battery needs 16 (half of them to change) and for at least two chargers for four batteries) as require batteries - as batteries - in operation an identical charge.
One wonders why the manufacturer has the device to current high-performance lithium-ion battery missed that one, either in the unit or better can charge in a separately sold charger (as a spare battery)? For other devices with comparable power consumption that goes without saying today.
Comparable devices have a slot for Micro SD cards. Here are full-size SD Card (8MB - 32GB) must be used without the supplied remote control is not working. My (fairly new) camera, for example, accepts micro SD cards of all the transfer speeds of up to 124GB. And an internal memory for at least a limited amount of photographic and film material does not have the security camera.
Mean The previously mentioned deficiencies that you have to buy one or two chargers and a SD card for 32GB before the first (!) Using the machine once (at least) eight (better 16) batteries as well. (8 MB are now ridiculous. The rich only for about 10 seconds of video). Such a thing is man - apart perhaps from the SD card - currently experience only rarely of comparable equipment offerings.
However, included is a fairly well-to-understand, 32-page instruction manual in the format 14.5 x 10.5 cm. Here we learn that the unit photos in JPG format (5-8 MP) - and films in AVI format can accommodate (320x240 or 640x480,16fps). Photos are taken in good quality, day in color, at night (or in low light even in the daytime; IR LED switches on) black and white. The film quality is passable.
The camera offers many communication possibilities for the recordings made: by e-mail and MMS via the GSM / GPRS network, which an additional mobile phone contract requires and the PIN code request for SIM card (only Mini possible!) the camera must be turned off and the camera also does not support SSL / TLS encryption, which needs to be clarified with the mobile operator.
Via mini-USB port, the camera can be set on the PC, but also manually, in test mode, such as the date. The recording time is then transmitted later.
Before turning on the camera is then adjusted with the built-in laser pointer to the surveillance zone (detection angle 35-52 degrees, depending on the distance) as well as desired to escape interval, video length (between 1 and 5 minutes), or image acquisition sequence of photos.
Conclusion:
In my opinion, the camera is best suited even for wildlife watching. But this is much earlier to observe and consider.
To monitor or home - as against burglars - it is too large and conspicuous, especially since they front also has several reflective surfaces. One would have to be quite creative, to make them inconspicuous for this purpose.
Also it is the camera in some respects not up to date the technical possibilities.
