Re: home security camera - any good?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No; that describes the chip...1/4" Charge Coupled Device....black & white?



"sammy" <sammy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| jim,
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| this will be right outside my front door used only to see who is outside
it.
| there is a fairly bright porch light so i'm not even sure the LED's would
| come into play. it would be mounted right over the front door pointing
| downward. it would be used to see people about 4 or 5 feet away.
|
| does this describe the lens - "1/4" Black & White CCD" ?
|
| sammi
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| "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > On Feb 27, 4:43?pm, "sammy" <s...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| >> Hi,
| >>
| >> I want an entry way (front door) security camera for my home. The
| >> following
| >> seems to have everything i want in a camera. You can click on the
specs,
| >> features, what's included links and so forth for a ggod picture of what
| >> it
| >> is.
| >>
| >> But it's very inexpensive. There's nothing wrong with that! But I just
| >> wonder if it's a good deal or is it a crap or a camera.
| >>
| >>
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=Fkf3vn76nS...
| >>
| >> Thanks,
| >>
| >> Sammy
| >
| > First, you have to know that the cameras that most professional
| > use ..... bare minimum  .... start at about the $200.00 level. In my
| > opinion, the above camera doesn't tell you what lens it has, 24 LED's
| > is NOT going to get you 45 feet of night viewing, the .8 lux is not
| > great and you need more than 420 lines if you want to see anything
| > clearly. But, on the other hand it's probably worth $59.00.
| >
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