Esky® HD Spy Hidden Camera DVR Pen and 4GB Recorder

• Produce high res color photo, 3840x2880 resolution of JPG format
• Video recording with sound, with 1280x960 video resolution and 30 FPS of AVI format
• Built-in micro DVR;HD camera effects;1.3 megapixels camera;
• High sensitive microphone, cover 15 square meters
• 4 GB internal memory with micro SD Slot expandable to 8gb

I had my doubts! How come a video camera would fit inside a pen barrel?

Well... I got my answer! Excellent video and the sound pick up astonishing!

At first I thought the manufacturer idea on having to remove the micro SD card in order to extract the videos was a nuisance. They even supplied a little SD to USB adapter...

I said... Why? Then I found the answer: The supplied USB cable had a too thick rubber moulding which would prevent the connector to be inserted unless the SD was first removed.

I was worried of having to put in and out the little memory, as the operation could damage the pen memory connector... Then I decided to get a small sharp knife and remove the excess rubber from the pen side at the connector cable.

Bingo! Now the cable goes in easily and no need to remove the micro SD! The pen does recharge fine with the card in place and the video and audio data is easily retrieved without using the SD adapter!

So thanks for the adapter. It is nice... For something but i don't really need it!

One little drawback: During my first recordings I experienced some unexpected stopping. I am not sure if it was an accidental switch depression or the pen did it for itself.

I have to test this! It might be an operation mistake while accommodating the pen in my jacket pocket!

Nice device indeed! Might be a little fat, but I don't think they can be made any slimmer.

It already solved a $160000.00 dollar conflict by catching the swindler on the fly!

Do not hesitate. Get one!

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This review is for the 4 gig Esky HD Spy Hidden Camera DVR Pen VP-482.

Video:

Bitrate: 18614 kbps .AVI

Frames Per Second: 30

Frame Resolution: 1280 X 960

Sample rate: 22 khz

Audio: 352 kbps .mp3

Pros:

-Very slim and believable, compared to the other fat USB Pen Cams, because of the tiny connector on the end that plugs into pen cam.

-There is no light on when the pen cam is recording (to record, you hold the button down until the green led starts flashing, and then quickly let go that way you can be 100% sure it is recording).

-Very good video resolution.

-The video picture is 4:3, which is almost square, so, unlike wide-screens Pencams, the top and bottom of the subject isn't cut off.

-30 frames per second.

-Good, clear, audio (except around fluorescent lights when it buzzes).

-Playback of videos on Windows Media Player is flawless, but not so good on VLC Player.

-Videos/pics can be viewed using the supplied USB cable, while the pen is recharging.

Cons:

-If pen set in a stationary position, then there is no motion blur whatsoever but if you are moving around with this Pencam then you get a LOT of wavy, motion blur.

-Rather large, and very distracting, yellow time/date stamp in lower right corner on playback.

-Maximum recording time on a single charge is 45 minutes (2.65 gigs) and then the battery goes dead (the red led light comes on). You can upgrade to the 8 gig SDHC memory card, but it WON'T extend the video recording time you'll have to recharge pen after 45 minutes.

-I bought an identical second Esky Spypen from BetterStuff LowerPrice (5 star rated great service), and it had a total of 35 minutes record time on a single charge.

-DON'T use the USB cable to move videos to your PC it will take forever. Use the supplied USB adaptor and it transfers files in seconds.

-Battery time is short; it takes about an hour to recharge.

-Color on video is okay, but it's a little 'yellowish'.

This cam has a very good, although not excellent, video picture. If set in a stationary position there is no motion blur, BUT if you move around with it there is tremendous motion blur (so much so the video is basically worthless). The only way to get a good video is to hold it steady in your hand.

Clipping the Pen to a plastic card in your shirt pocket will keep it vertical, and making a small mark on the top will keep the subject centered.

I've bought and tested 5 different Pencams from Amazon. If placed in a STATIONARY position (except for all Swann Pencams) they all work very good. But so far, there is only one I would recommend the Sphere Pen Camera.

Why ..? because it has a CMOS camera. Brilliant picture and sound and get this it has AUTO-aperture. The camera auto-adjusts to changing light situations..amazing. NONE of these cheap plastic lens Pencams has this.

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the seller was so kind that he gave a microSD reader in the box. Although it didn't work well. I want to say thanks. the spy pen is cool. the camera and recorder work well. I like it.

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This product is a cool gadget to have. It is portable, light, and very useful. The only difficult thing when I tried to record myself was to hold the pen in the right direction and angle. Other than that, the pen recorded well. The lighting was a little yellow but it didn't affect the viewing.

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It does the job! I'm very happy with quality and performance. Small, easy operation, effective for take picture and video.