Surprisingly, it's not unnatural everywhere!Impulse buying of PET bottle type spy camera
The "left-behind video camera" that I named has the appearance of a PET bottle, and it is a non-real-time mechanism that collects the camera after shooting and connects it to a PC for viewing.
The author, who had been struggling to set up a network camera since the early days of the Internet, is still lightly traumatized by having to deal with the initial settings of a network camera.
I think there are various ways to eliminate the trauma, but in my case, I would buy a network camera that has suddenly changed to an easy setting due to the recent development and spread of P2P technology.
We already have four network cameras, one that is always in operation outdoors, two indoors, and one that can be freely rearranged around the room as needed.
And, it has already been realized that each captured image can be freely confirmed from the outside via a smartphone or tablet regardless of domestic or overseas.
One of the reasons for the widespread use of network cameras is the penetration of smartphones and tablet devices, which are based on network functions, due to lower prices. The other is the spread and price reduction of P2P cameras, which have become a world where ultra-easy settings are possible beyond the conventional NAT traversal and DDNS esoteric times.
On the other hand, non-real-time "left-behind video cameras" that do not look into the network from wherever they are are also developing and growing quite interestingly due to the widespread use of network cameras.
This time, I discovered such a stationary "PET bottle type spy camera" (manufacturer: SeiTang, hereafter PET bottle camera) that I discovered while surfing the web and bought it with a spinal reflex.
It seems that some adults think that it is a "voyeur camera" in a short circuit because it does not look like the original camera, but it is a clear fact that any camera including a smartphone can be dangerous depending on how it is used.
You can also have a drink!A camera that looks like a plastic bottle
Although it is a PET bottle type spy camera made in China, there are a lot of Japanese manuals etc.
The PET bottle camera I bought on impulse was delivered in an extremely casual tea box with only a simple barcode label on the outside. As soon as I opened the package, a slightly dark and translucent blue PET bottle jumped into my view.
There are many items included inside, but the most eye-catching is the label of mineral water for PET bottles, which contains as many as 10 bottles.
Included items are PET bottle and cap, manual written in 5 languages including Japanese, one-sided instruction manual written only in Japanese, after-sales service card, USB cable for charging / data communication, camera. The main body, USB / AC adapter, and PET bottle labels (10 sheets).
The manual is in the right place, and the Japanese translation is ok.The most complicated part is to separate the normal recording start and the motion detection recording start by pressing one power switch.
Unusual for this type of product, the original color-printed manual, additional instruction manuals, and after-sales service cards are all written in Japanese.
Until the actual product was delivered and I picked it up myself, I couldn't imagine what the relationship between the PET bottle and the spy camera would be. However, when I saw the actual product, I was impressed that it was a wonderful idea despite Cheap Trick.
A PET bottle with a spy camera part and a spy camera body
In fact, a part of the body of the PET bottle is scooped out according to the size of the spy camera, and when the spy camera fits in the dented part, it looks like the original familiar PET bottle.
The idea of giving speciality to the PET bottle side, which is easy to mass-produce and is probably the cheapest even with a special shape, is wonderful.
The spy camera body can store a microSD card up to 64GB. 400mAh built-in lithium-ion battery can be seen through
The slit on the left is a microSD card slot.On the right is a microUSB port for charging and data transfer
Basically, the camera is integrated on the outside of the PET bottle, and only when the label is attached will it become our familiar PET bottle shape.
Therefore, it's perfectly fine to actually put your favorite drink in a plastic bottle and carry it around. According to the idea, it can be said to be the ultimate "mobile spy camera".
The spy camera that is combined with the PET bottle is unified with plastic of the same color that is different from the PET material of the general PET bottle.
A lens is located in the center of the surface, and a square button that doubles as a mode setting switch for power on / off, movie shooting, and motion detection is located on the upper left.
It has a built-in 400mAh lithium-ion battery, which enables about 180 minutes of video recording on a full charge.
In addition, it has a slot that supports microSD cards up to 64GB for recording, and the video format can be recorded in 1920 x 1080 AVI format (30fps). In addition, for continuous video of 10 minutes or more, multiple videos of about 10 minutes are created as 1GB.
There is a microUSB port right next to the microSD card slot of the spy camera, which allows you to charge the main unit and read the saved recording files on a USB-connected PC.
The spy camera is charged from a household outlet via the included USB / AC adapter and microUSB cable.Fully charged in about two and a half hours
Charging the spy camera body is completed in about two and a half hours from a household outlet using the included USB cable and USB / AC adapter.