Teddy bear camera recorder tv#
Teddy bear camera recorder mac#

Teddy bear camera recorder tv#

What I found is that, when holding the fob naturally, you have to aim the front end slightly up and forward to capture a view that doesn’t cut off people’s heads or the tops of objects, for example, a TV on a pedestal. So I went back home, and into my gym where I could use a wall mirror to practice on. There’s something else I found out - combing trying to be cool and casual and shooting correctly aren’t the same thing. But don’t ignore the fact that after a video is stopped, you have to wait a couple of seconds before turning off the RemoteCam - this is just the way things are and ignoring it could corrupt the video being saved. Ignore the other buttons as they’re just there for show. Now instead of having to search for different buttons, the one located in front of the power takes care of it all: a quick press shoots a photo, while pressing and holding it down starts it recording, with a second press stopping it). To aim the RemoteCam, I just point the front end towards the “target” and press the button on the right top that is closest to me to turn the power on. I’m hanging out in a big-box store - or maybe I’m making this up so as to be safe from privacy laws - twirling the fob around and generally perusing the TVs on display as other customers walk by.

Teddy bear camera recorder mac#

No info is given what to do on a Mac though.Īnd you’re not confined to just shooting AVI-format video (no sound?), JPEG photos can be shot too. And you can set up the date/time just like it was a digital camera so that the files record this information as well - if using Windows, work with Notepad. As for the pictures, they’re a bit more detailed since the resolution is 1280×1024 pixels. The resolution of the color video is 740×480 at 30 fps (frames per second) - not something to play on a large HDTV screen, but adequate for viewing on laptops and mobile devices and uploading to sites like YouTube, etc. A more stealth hidden cam is the covert security camera we discuss in the Sirgawain battery operate mini spy camera review. The files are in folders that are created and if you want, you can always reformat the card afterwards. When it comes to indoor surveillance, one of the best hidden camera options with a smartphone app is reviewed in the Blink xt2 review.įor all practical purposes, the RemoteCam functions like a USB storage device - you see it on the desktop, can double-click it open to get to the contents (or use a program, for example, ImageCapture on a Mac). That’s also how you charge the internal battery for an hour’s worth of power (a LED indicates charging by flashing, btw). And rather than a few minutes of internal memory, you’re using the included 2GB micro-SD card, which will give you almost 30 minutes of recordings - of course you can pop the micro-SD card directly into a card reader, if you prefer, rather than use the RemoteCam’s USB socket. Yes I know that it can be illegal to videotape someone without their knowledge, but….ĭid I say videotape? Wow - does that date me, the RemoteCam is digital all the way. Now where this could come in real handy is the next time my car repairman tells me one thing and, when the repair has been done, a whole different set of circumstances have occurred (resulting in a much higher bill - sigh). And even if you already have a fob there, how many folks are going to be looking that closely when you’re just standing there, holding the fob innocently? It looks like a key-fob, so popping it onto a keychain is no big deal. Which is where the Swann RemoteCam Video Camera & Recorder DVR-410 comes in.

A key-fob for example?Ī key-fob, for real.

There are “spy” cameras designed like pens, but how often do you stand around holding a pen in front of you? What’s needed is something that is ubiquitous and so damn boring that no one cares. So, what would you say is the best hidden camera?īut part of the whole “spy” thing is in the disguise being used. And hey, it’s even useful at times - think about all those Teddy Bear cams that have shown up bad behavior in baby sitters, for example. Regardless, the idea of doing things in “plain” sight” is cool. I’ve always been intrigued by “spy” devices - maybe it’s my love of gadgets, tempered by all those James Bond movies I watched growing up.