3 thoughts on “COP USA SDR35 Functional Smoke Detector Covert Color Camera, SONY CCD 470TVL 0.1Lux 3.7mm Pinhole Lens DC12V 150mA

  1. 72 of 74 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    This is a great buy, July 23, 2011
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    Just Gary (Hilo, HI) –

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    I had bought another brand that was cheaper and I was unhappy. The other one was priced under $50 but did not have audio, was black and white, and was not a functioning smoke detector. If you looked at it, you can even spot the camera as it is not totally concealed.

    So, I decided to purchase this one because of the pic (yes I know that can be dangerous). Well, it looks exactly like the pic. The actually picture quality is really good and in color. The audio works perfectly. And it is a functioning fire alarm. There is no way anyone can tell it is a camera device.

    The only problem I had was that I gave it a little power to test the video, which activated it. So, when I take the power away, it beeps like it has a low battery. Very annoying when you are setting it up.

    I am buying a second one.

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  2. 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Pleasantly Surprised, July 22, 2012
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    Robert M. Moore “BMoore” (Philadelphia, PA) –
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    We have a dozen or so cameras (all exterior) located around the house and property, but due to how the front porch and door is recessed, it would have been nearly impossible to mount a dome or bullet camera to cover the front entrance without it sticking out like a sore thumb. I decided to mount an indoor camera to cover the front door and I installed this camera approximately 2 months ago. I wanted to try a concealed/covert style to avoid mounting an obvious dome or bullet, but must admit I fully expected the quality to be crappy because of the low price. I was wrong. This little camera not only blends in perfectly on the ceiling, the resolution is indistinguishable from 750 tvl cameras mounted outside. This camera does require more light to operate than our outdoor domes and bullets (when they are in color mode), but I don’t need it to, nor would I really expect it to. I am extremely impressed with the quality of this camera and am amazed at the price. I strongly recommend this camera to anyone who needs an interior day only camera, but doesn’t want to install an obvious camera. I should probably point out that I did not hook up the microphone, since I only needed the camera. Therefore I can’t comment on how the audio works, but have no reason to think it wouldn’t impress me just as the video has.

    Amended review on 9-2-2012:
    I have just installed a second one of these cameras in the office and experienced the same results. Once again, I’m very pleased. This is a very nice camera at a remarkable price.

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  3. 21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Better than expected., January 13, 2013
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    I install business/home security cameras and I admit I was worried when I first saw the tiny pinhole. Most 1/3″ lens Sony cameras I install have a much larger lens. I thought there is NO way this is going to give the area of view my customer was looking for. I plugged the thing up to our “in house” DVR and wow was I surprised!! I held it high above my head as close to the ceiling as I could get and after seeing the viewing area, color quality and brightness, I could not wait to get it installed.
    We installed this in the customer’s house and after getting everything plugged in I was AGAIN amazed. Not only did it cover everything they wanted to see, the AUDIO reception (which I did not test before) was OUTSTANDING. We could hear their small dog drinking from its water dish from across the room as well as watch him doing it. ALSO, it really is a smoke alarm. It has a rechargeable battery that is recharged from the power supply. This is NOT a night vision camera. There has to be some light in the room. We installed two of these in the customer’s house; one in the kitchen where lighting was outstanding, this resulted in OUTSTANDING color and clarity. The second was in the living room where the lighting was dim (table lamp and television) and on a scale of 1 – 10 I would still give it a 5 or 6 simply because even though it has no infrared emitters it still produced a picture good enough you could tell what was going on in the room even in the dark corners.

    ** NOTE ** This is a camera/smoke alarm that MUST be plugged in to a 12v power supply (not included) and either a DVR or something with video INPUTS. You will need to cut a nickel/quarter size hole in your ceiling to run the (not included) cables to a power supply and your video source.

    Pros:
    1.) Tiny pinhole that if you did not know it was there you would NEVER notice it.
    2.) 1/3″ SONY CCD Wide Angle Color lens which in my opinion for the size and money you can’t beat.
    3.) REAL WORKING smoke alarm!!! The smoke detector has a rechargeable battery and really detects smoke! There is even a test button on it that when depressed emits a loud alarm

    Cons:
    1.) This is in NO WAY a complaint. I’m just mentioning it so you know. NOT A NIGHT VISION CAMERA. For it to be “Night Vision” it would have to have infrared LED’s and then (to some people) it would be obvious that it’s a hidden camera. You defeat the purpose of “hidden camera” then. This camera needs a least a small lamp in the room to see.

    ** NOTE ** This is a camera/smoke alarm that MUST be plugged in to a 12v power supply (not included) and either a DVR or something with video INPUTS. You will need to cut a nickel/quarter size hole in your ceiling to run the (not included) cables to a power supply and your video source.

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