Camball SG-20

by CamBall

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B001F0MBEW
• Item model number: SG-20
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,578 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2008

Product Description

Worlds smallest Camcorder...smaller than a Golf Ball! CamBall is the smallest real time (30fps), High Resolution, Color Low Light, Motion Activated, Time/Date Stamped camcorders on the planet. The size of a ping pong ball, CamBall is totally self contained. Records video/audio on a 8GB micro sd card for playback on your PC or TV/Monitor. Internal Li-polymer battery recharges via USB port. Records up to 24 hours of video on a 8GB card. Fully charged unit will operate on motion activated standby mode for 24 hours. Optional AC adaptor for continuous operation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Motion Detection doesnt work, August 31, 2009

By 

The guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camball SG-20 (Electronics)

The CamBall is advertised as having motion detection, called the 'Power Save' function..........

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!!!

Like 2 other REAL reviewers noted, this product is a complete scam.

The first review is obviously a retailer who just typed what was on the box.

I am 100% positive that I have the most recent firmware upgrade.

I can't believe the blatant scams that go on nowadays.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It does not work as advertised., August 19, 2009

By 

D. Driscoll (Florida) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Camball SG-20 (Electronics)

This cam is advertised as a motion detection camera, but I have not been able to get it to do so no matter what settings I use. I agree completely with the other poster that claims the same thing.

The headphones that were claimed to be included were not.

The instructions seem contradictory in several places. What really annoying is that the setting are represented by a series of LED lights (off, red, green, or red/green), but the instructions you get cover more than one model. So you have to constantly decipher which code means which for your model.

This item is not sold by Amazon, your order will just be forwarded to another company and you will start getting emails from them (Spam and all).

There is a five star review above that says this cam is used for outdoor sports? wtf? The quality and range of this cam wouldn't never allow you to even fantasize in your wildest dreams of using this for sports. That review also seems to cover all the points of the cam that it's capable of including uploading to YouTube (which is on the box). Isn't it amazing that the 5 star reviewer used the cam to it's absolute max capabilities to include outdoor sports? Crazyiness...

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE, April 19, 2010

By 

Zimmer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camball SG-20 (Electronics)

THE MOTION DETECTION DOES NOT WORK AND THE BATTERY ONLY LASTS 2 DAYS! I could not get the motion sensor to work even once - it just burns up the memory with continuous video until it's full. The instructions are difficult to interpret - they reference screens, hardware and software that are not included. The actual settings on the camera are over-complicated - lots of buttons, colors, blinking lights, and indicators. I spent two weeks - trying to get this camera to function correctly. Not once did the video ever get the correct date or time despite having a tech walk me through the process with the software. Be advised, you can NOT see real-time video through this camera on your computer screen. You need a separate "monitor" with separate wires to view the live video. This makes it really annoying to test the camera and settings, before using it.

This camera is USELESS as a covert spy camera for any professional use, unless you like to switch out the SD card every 8 hours. I gave up after two weeks and demanded my money back.