SVPRO 1080P Surveillance Cameras 2.8-12mm Zoom Lens USB Camera 0.01 Low Light Camera 2MP Sony IMX323 USB Camera Board Module H.264 Microphone Supported

for the price you'd think the lens would be on straight.the mounting bracket is insecure. the firmware is garbage. it provides decent security cam footage on default settings, but the white balance and exposure functions are severely gimped if you don't want it to automatically adjust those settings... the lens is on crooked. i'm sorry, that seems like the only thing that matters. it's held on with the same size screws that secure the camera to the mounting bracket... that and the lies about the mounting hole that is too small for a 1/4 20 screw (buy a tap). the lens isn't even on right. feels like this product is just an open source kind of DIY project, pre-made for you, put in a box and sold at a 500% markup (actually is that). well played... better cams out there cost less money.it's cool that it's in a metal box, but... standards. and those usb camera module boxes are dirt cheap. the len... the fisheye lens... you're supposed to see a WHOLE circle... just wasting the lens... it's even too blurry. i feel like it just needs to be a tiny bit closer to the sensor... but it can't get any closer. yay. this box doesn't work for the fisheye. idk. exact same sensor on alibaba is $40 without the box.. becasue it's old. you can find more modern sensors with fisheye lenses for $7 tho. i don't know why this lens isn't on right. fisheye lens only really belongs on a 1 to 1 sensor. i think the box makes it so you can't get it close enough. honestly, these little metal cases are much better with ir lights and motion sensors, for under like $5...i take back the 500% markup thing... it really is priced appropriately given the parts... the PROBLEM is... you just bought an old webcam and scotch taped fisheye lens to it. this is not mounted correctly. like what they hey? a 180 degree fisheye should produce a circle. not a circle with the top and bottom sliced off... and even if the top and bottom were sliced off... it should at least be centered on the horizontal axis. not sure that's possible as this thing is secure by a screw on the horizontal axis........

This product was bought for, and reviewed by, Soul Cooke. I bought this to use as a webcam.The most extreme problem I faced, after the many problems involved in setting / mounting the camera, is that the lens was blurry. This is my best attempt to focus on a piece of paper (with physical therapy instructions) sitting on my desk. The image got blurrier when I adjusted the focus in either direction.After further inspection, the lens is noticeably streaked. First I tried just a regular microfiber cloth. That didn't work, so I tried a moist towelette designed to clean camera lenses. There was no change.Additionally, there was some crud around the lens when it was fully extended. I assume this is a lube to let the lens move in the housing. I have no idea what else it could be. Perhaps this is what got all over the lens?The lens didn't have protective plastic adhered to itself, likely because of the difficulty removing it would be since it retracts into the housing. It did have a flimsy cap over the housing that fell off without me doing anything to it.Anyway, the thing is unusable and I am returning it.---As I mentioned before, there were many other problems I encountered while setting up the camera.First, there's no place to attach the camera to a tripod. Every other camera I've come across has this, even Go Pro type cameras have multiple cases and attachments to connect to a tripod. So I had borrowed some Go Pro hardware to mount it. The camera comes with screws, but I have no idea how it is supposed to be mounted. And there are no instructions for it.Second, the screws for the stand are extremely hard to work with. I needed to use tiny screwdrivers from a computer repair / soldering kit and STILL stripped the screw head. If you don't have these specialized screwdrivers I think you're out of luck. When I had adjusted the stand how I wanted it and screwed the screws as far as I could get them, the stand still moved around.Third, the manual does not mention you need to remove the fixing screws, which are also so tight they require a screwdriver. In fact, the manual makes it appear that you turn the screws in order to make the adjustments.The camera didn't come with a microfiber cloth. I don't know, this just seemed weird to me. I mean, I have enough microfiber cloth from other camera and glasses purchases over the years so I don't need another one.---So that's 45 minutes of my life I'll never get back, and then another however much to drop it off at a return location.

I was very pleased with the focal length adjuster and fine focus rings. I plan to use this for teaching polymer clay techniques on Zoom. It far surpasses the quality of my previous camera. My only caveat is that if you remove the little screws attaching the bracket, make sure you do this over a towel in case you drop them. They are black and small and don't show up easily against a dark brown floor!

Finally found the usb camera i needed after a few bad tries.This small camera is perfect as a discrete security camera.The sony image sensor is great in low light and can pick up infrared light when there is no visable light.I bought a 180 degree fish eye lens that ends up seeing slightly over 180 degree when paired with this camera.The metal housing is nice, though i plan on modifying it slightly and painting it.The included usb cable is very long, though i havent measured it.Surprisingly though the description says it has it i was fully expecting it to not have a microphone because it was in the housing. As it turns out it does have a built in mic and even enclosed works pretty well. I plan on drilling out a hole for it anyway for better sound.Works well with linux and in my specific case raspberry pi 3.The image quality is surprisingly good for a 2 megapixel camera, and so far i highly recommend it.