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Swann Maxi Day/Night Security Camera | 
 enlarge | Brand: Swann
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $99.99
You Save: $49.96 (33%)
New (22) from $94.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 4 x 6.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: SW-C-MDNC
Model: SW-C-MDNC
UPC: 814282004089
EAN: 0814282004089
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | High resolution color CCD | | • | 24 Built-in IR LEDs illuminate a distance of up to 65ft (20m) in the dark | | • | Weather and vandal resistant durable aluminium casing | | • | Includes 32ft (10m) BNC cable | | • | Mounts easily to a wall or ceiling |
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Product Description
Get the most out of your Swann Maxi Day/Night Cam Security Camera. The adaptive mounting bracket can easily be installed to ceilings and walls giving you numerous positions to monitor. It's powerful infra-red LED's and sharp picture display features gives you the ability to monitor day & night. It is easy to install just plug 'n' play into your TV VCR & DVR. Vandal-proof aluminum case 24 infra-red LEDs see in the dark up to 66 feet (20m) Easy to mount to ceiling & walls
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Good for the price. February 13, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
It's a pretty good camera for under a hunderd dollars. I don't think you'll be able to read a license plate from 60', but the resolution is respectable. Night vision also works well. It came with the wrong documentation which Swann kindly remedied by email. The stand that came with it was crap - the screw fitting stripped out with the slightest pressure and the thing couldn't even support the weight of the camera. I complained to Swann and they sent me a better stand. One thing, plug the camera in and test it before you mount the hood so you don't mount it upside down like I did!
 Great camera December 24, 2006
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I got this from Amazon for $99 and saved $50. I hooked it up to my panasonic DVR and recorded on EP mode and the quality was excellent. I used it in my bedroom to see what my cat does at night, and also put it on my window sill and recorded the outside through the window screen on afternoon and the quality was great. Then the led's came on when the sun went down and reflected against the screen and I couldn't see anything but I will be hooking it up outside in the near future. It's easy to use and I recommend it to anyone. It would be nice if it had audio.
 Mounting Bracket is useless February 7, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
The mounting bracket is not what is shown on the picture and it is useless. You can tighten it as much as you can and the camera will still slip and slide. I had to modify and add an extra bracket so as the camera was stationary. Otherwise the camera works fine.
Great security cam April 21, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought the Swann Maxi Day/Night Security Cam's based on the price, the 420 TV lines of resolution, color video for daytime, and super low lux night time visibility at greater distances than other security cams at this price advertise (though I haven't hooked them up outside yet, so I can't say just how far the cameras see day or night). This camera comes with a 1/4" SuperHAD CCD. I would have prefered a 3/8" CCD (the bigger the better), but the cams with a 3/8" CCD usually had less TV lines of resolution (usually about 360 TV lines). Others with better resolution were lots more expensive. Also, from what I researched, 420 TV lines of resolution should be the minimum of any camera you want to buy. 520 TV lines is much better, but cost way more than this camera. Testing the Maxi Day/Night cams indoors with a Samsung SHR-1040 DVR-4 (4 channel DVR with a 160 GB hard drive to record video on) seems to have good enough resolution and color accuracy (for indoors). The Maxi Day/Night cameras come with 60 or so feet of power cord, which includes video, all in one cord. The cord has BNC video connectors, but it also comes with a BNC to RCA adapter. So you really don't need to order the extra 120ft power cable, unless you just need the extra length. The mounting bracket is not what is pictured here... I am planning to modify the bracket myself if it is not sturdy enough. I won't really know until I hook it up outside. I ordered the Swann Maxi Day/Night Security camera and the Samsung SHR-1040 DVR-4, and the only other thing you will need to have is a video cable to go from the DVR to a VCR or TV, which is the way I hooked up my cameras... security cameras to one DVR-4 to VCR then to TV.
Good for the price. July 30, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have been using four Swann cameras for about six months now and I have not had any problems with them. The day and night vision is great and I have had the opportunity to record and report on a hit and run accident that occured just recently and detect some vandals in the area. Living in Michigan I thought the low temperatures in the Winter, the rainy, windy days in the Fall and the hot, humid temperatures in the Summer would eventually damage the cameras, but they are still going strong.
PROS:
1) Excellent for accessing on my computer
2) Night vision works good for the price, but I still added some
lighting (solar motion lights did the job) to help in the really
dark areas.
3) Constant recording based on the size of your harddrive and will recyle
over pre-recorded data instead of just stopping
4) Can access over the internet, but have not turned on that feature just
yet
5) Price has dropped about six dollar since I bought
6) Well protected from harsh weather
7) Functions extremely well for the price... My only other options would
have costs three times as much or more.
CONS:
1) I have a major problem with the mounting bracket, I am able to get it
to function with some effort... Major pain in the @$$ to keep the
cameras in position after mounted. The mount I received is not the
one in the photo.
2) A wide angle lense does not come with the camera, so I have to place
the cameras on an angle to see, as much as, possible.
3) No microphone added... just something that would be nice to have.
4) The wiring that comes with the equipment could be about 4ft longer,
but not a major problem.
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