X10 XCam2 Tiny Wireless Color Video Camera

by X10

Product Details

Product Manual [90kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000C1HFP
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,308 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The XCam2 is a tiny, yet powerful wireless video camera that you can put anywhere and transmit live COLOR video to any TV, VCR or PC in your home! It combines an analog video camera and 2.4-GHz transmitter into a single ingenious unit that takes only minutes to set up! Use it to monitor your front door, kids room, baby nursery, backyard or just about anything!

The XCam2, a video camera that can transmit LIVE COLOR video up to 100 feet. You can even add multiple cameras and scan between them like changing channels on your TV! Because the camera is wireless, simply place a camera in any area you want to watch over. Plug the Video Receiver into your TV! The signal is automatically sent to your TV (or VCR if you want to record the action).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I'm not getting 100 feet, not good in low light, April 1, 2004

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James Duckett (St. George, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X10 XCam2 Tiny Wireless Color Video Camera (Electronics)

Pros:

The resolution is perfect for its task. I'm not filming a movie but just need to keep an eye on the kids and this camera is perfect for that. If you are expecting a high quality picture, though, you will be sorely disappointed.

It broadcasts in full color!!

It was really easy to set up. Pretty much plug and play (and screw into the wall). I've got a second one and I haven't set up the remote conrol yet, but I can't imagine that being too difficult.

Bang for the buck, this is a great investment to pick up. You are paying very little for what you get. Also, check out the X10 web site (www.x10.com) as they are always handing out specials all the time.

It is small. It is amazing what you get from this small little device. It fit nicely in the corner of the room we wanted to monitor. I've seen larger cameras that do just as much.

Wireless!!! This makes it so you can set it up nearly anywhere without having to run wires through the walls.

Cons:

I'm not getting the promised 100 feet (it is only 20 feet away and the picture will still go in and out at times).

Make sure that wherever you put this that there is a lot of light. If not, the display is very dark. X10 also makes a camera that can see in the dark, but this camera does not do that.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars False Advertisement, August 21, 2005

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Rockwell "an Engineer" (Orlando, FL US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X10 XCam2 Tiny Wireless Color Video Camera (Electronics)

I bought this camera after looking at all the ads about it, I was not looking for anything special just a camera if possible color that I could use in different areas around my house for security, to test the product I bought this X2 camera from the X10 website and also bought a flood light with an integrated wireless camera which is supposed to be this same camera embeded inside the floodlight casing with a motion sensor. Well, to make the long story short, the picture is 6 out of 10 which is good enough for me but it is very sensible to any and I mean ANY electrical noise. The distance that it is rated for 100 ft it's a joke, this camera could not do well in more than 20 ft, my flood light camera was installed at 30 ft from the receiver and it is also useless. Don't buy this camera if you plan to have it far from the receiver, I would say it will do a fair job room to room maybe to monitor a baby or so, but I think that for that purpose you will be better off buying a baby monitor, in other words I don't see practical use for it unless like I said the receiver is relatively close to the camera. Also if you are planing to install this in a multicamera system, you are suppose to have the camera antena aligned with the antena from the receiver, I have no idea how the guys at X10 plan to align a single antena to four different locations at the same time, do you?...

1.0 out of 5 stars Quality Equals Price, May 17, 2009

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Anthony Centracchio - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X10 XCam2 Tiny Wireless Color Video Camera (Electronics)

Yes this is the most economically priced wireless camera on the market. However, the quality matches the price. If you are using this camera outside of a 20ft range from the receiver, you will receive little or no signal. Within 20ft, the signal quality is poor. I would recommend spending a few more dollars and buying a better quality camera. I plan to return the ones I bought.