Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor

Video Review on the Defender Stealth 1 Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R30WW VA7T4S40I There is a lot to like about the Stealth DVR by Defender. It offers an affordable way to covertly capture and record the events of an area. While such a device may not discourage criminals it certainly may make it easier for them to get apprehended. The Stealth DVR looks like any other motion detector, except for the small pinhole camera located at the bottom. Once activated the camera will record (with pretty good image quality) for a set amount of time. This ideal for use in a nursery (nanny cam), an office building (are the cleaning people stealing the change out of your desk) or other areas where you have lingering suspicions. Pros - Good video quality (see the video portion of the review) - Multi-position mounting bracket - Lots of control on how and when you want the camera to record - The main power source will likely be the AC adapter, but the camera can take 4 AA batteries as a back-up. - Comes with a 2G memory card Areas for improvement - The reason for a 1/2 star reduction t is that it does take some time and patience to get the camera set-up correctly. The manual is helpful, but you may need to read through it a couple of times. - As other mentioned - this is a camera for a well lit area - once you have a significant reduction in light you start to have issues. A few others have mentioned that they are disappointed in the lack of sound. For me it is not that big of a deal. If you are going to use this camera the video capture is going to be far more useful than the sound emitted. - The video format is not Mac compatible - I used the Elgato 10020840 Video Capture Device (White) to capture and transfer the video to my Mac. Final Verdict - While the set-up can be a bit tricky the Stealth DVR provides impressive video quality. The Stealth DVR is a effective motion activated security camera. 4 1/2 stars ---Please note that the manufacturer sent me one unit for reviewing purposes--------- Rating: 4 (Charles Evans, 2010-07-10) Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor customer review

Works great This was shipped really fast and works really well. I had no problems at all with it. Rating: 5 (David G. Carnes, 2010-05-02) Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor customer review

Surveillance Camera The stealth has many great functions except night vision which was a bit of a disappointment when your profession calls for night time use. Over all we tried it out and it was quite interesting to use. It delivered everything it said it would do and then some. There is no sound on this which was a bit of a disappointment for the price but over all, outside that.....it was good quality video. Rating: 3 (William Michael Barton, 2010-04-29) Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor customer review

OK for daytime - poor at night Although another reviewer had left similar feedback, I wanted to reiterate that this device does not record well in low light. I suppose that shouldn't be surprising given the aperture of the camera, but I was still hopeful it would do better than it does. I'd be hard pressed to identify someone messing with my stuff if that activity occurred at night when all there is lighting the area being observed were a few overhead lights. Still, it does a decent job, hence the three stars. Rating: 3 (Craig C., 2010-04-04) Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor customer review

Not bad This recorder is pretty decent - I just have a few complaints. It has no sound (which I knew when I bought it) but still, that should be a VERY easy thing to add. Secondly, it doesn't come preset to record on the highest resoulution, and I have no idea how much time is able to be recorded at the highest resolution. The manual covers lower resolutions, but not higher ones. Finally, while the manual was decent and the interface to configure options not bad, it seems like $200 for this thing is a little much. Rating: 3 (mr, 2009-10-04) Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor customer review