SE Fake Surveillance Camera with Sensor

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Product Description

? Motion Sensor Makes Camera Move and Turns Blinking Red Light On ? Adjustable Angle of Camera ? On/Off Switch ? Comes with 2 Screws and 2 Drywall Anchors for Mounting ? Requires 3AA Batteries (Batteries Not Included)

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000KDVT70
• Item model number: Sona
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,006 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #15 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Surveillance Cameras > Simulated Cameras

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful as a *complementary* security measure, July 11, 2006

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Rodrigo Faustini (Vitória, ES - Brazil) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fake Security Camera w/ Motion Detection Sensor & Activation Light - No Wiring Necessary (Misc.)

This "camera" works as advertised. Although totally made of plastic, it looks realistic enough (the "lens" is black and reflects some ambient light, like the glass of most cameras out there).

When it detects moviment nearby, it moves in both directions (that is, it pans back and forth) a couple of times, as the red LED light blinks. It uses three "AA" batteries that can last for several months (assuming it is activated around 4 times a day). There's an ON/OFF switch outside. No wiring needed for installation (it has an actual white wire behind it, faking its insertion into the wall).

The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that it doesn't react to movement everytime. Most times it works, but sometimes it just doesn't (as if it had an automatic on/off timer). But this is not a big issue because even without moving and blinking, it is still there and do intimidate intruders and thieves sucessfully (well, I hope so). Additionally, one of the 3 units I bought just don't move or blink at all.

If you want a fake camera that really looks like an original surveillance camera, look for those models with the lens built-in inside a metal body, without movements, sounds or blinking LEDs.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fake security camera, August 16, 2007

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Anthony Covington "Tony Covington" (Northampton, UK) - See all my reviews
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I first saw this product in the Spy Store, next to the Spy Museum in Washington DC - pity I hadn't bought one then and saved all the postage and packing to UK! But worth the cost. For a few pound/dollars you get a pretty authentic looking device, which whirrs and flashes its little red light as it scans from side to side after its motion detector has kicked in. Battery powered, so cost effective. Clearly only a minor deterrent to committed intruders, but a very useful one at that. I like it, because it has all the appearances of the real thing, at a fraction of the cost - and probably just as effective, although I cannot confirm that. But we have not been burgled yet.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not appropriate for an Office, March 18, 2008

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Alice Burley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fake Security Camera w/ Motion Detection Sensor & Activation Light - No Wiring Necessary (Misc.)

I bought 6 of these cameras for our various offices and they are very noisy. They move alot, but due to the noise they make one would not be able to use them in an office environment. When they move back and forth they don't really focus at the person who activated the motion sensor, so that appeared to be very unrealistic. Their appearance from a distance might fool some, but they look very much like a toy.