WiFi Mini Black Box HD Spy Camera

WiFi Mini Black Box HD Spy Camera

Model No. WF-MINI-BB

This is the new 1080P HD WiFi Mini Black Box Camera.  HCS has various Black Box WiFi camera options but just to briefly explain, this is the smallest version in this series. The black Box Mini has a smaller internal rechargeable lithium Ion battery and can function for 2-3 hours on one charge. However, if power is available it can be connected to power for long term security.  Other similar cameras have a larger capacity battery, with or without No Glow IR and or the rotational lens so it’s all a matter of personal preference.

The lens angle is approx. 90 degrees wide but when logged into the camera remotely the camera lens can be silently & discreetly rotated up to 180 degrees left to right.  Furthermore it has NO GLOW invisible IR night vision and packed full of features. Memory card capacity support is 8-128GB Class 10 Micro size and sold optionally. A memory card is required only for motion activated or constant recording, not for live viewing. Otherwise when live viewing record audio and/or videos direct to your mobile phone using our free phone App.

If you have any concerns about introducing something new into a home or office, a shed, a Nursing Home perhaps, what could be better? Being very small easy it’s somewhat easier to conceal.  The internal rechargeable lithium battery can keep the device functional for 2-3 hours on one charge but it can also be connected to a power point for long-term functionality if power is handy.  If power is switched off it will still function for several hours on battery. The battery power duration can vary depending on how often the camera is recording, whether it’s using the internal No Glow IR and how often the authorised user/s are logging into the camera

Provided you have WiFi available wherever the camera is located (you need to know the WiFi router password) then you have complete remote access to the camera from anywhere in the world and from any web-enabled device.

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When remotely accessing the camera from your mobile phone, the camera view can be rotated up to 180 degrees left to right thus enabling the user a very wide room view at any time. No Glow Invisible IR (Infra Red) night vision is another bonus.   Yes that’s right, this camera can see and record even in a total darkness using built in night vision up to 3M from the camera.

What size memory card do I need?

It’s a commonly asked question and perhaps need to be explained as memory card usage capacity is totally dependent on how the camera is used, how often its recording, the set recording quality and recording speed etc. 

If the camera is set to constant recording it will use about 20MB of memory per minute of 1.2GB per hour.  However, it’s quite important to understand there is NO NEED to constantly record even though it’s supported.  The idea is to set the camera to Motion Detection (MD) recording.  Whenever any person moves within range of the camera, it will record high quality video and audio to internal memory card. 

If the user chooses to lower the camera resolution from 1080P to 720P or 480P, the recording quality is still excellent but memory capacity will reduce to perhaps less than 10MB/m thus extending memory capacity.  Furthermore, this mini WiFi HD 1080 Spy Cam offers various recording speeds.  Real time recording is 25 Frames Per Second (FPS) whereas carton speed is around 10fps.  A cartoon looks real enough but actually around half real time speed and that means the SD memory card recording capacity is doubled or better.  Those features and functions are all App controlled and easily changed as needed.

Another means of reducing memory card capacity is to select MD recording but set the camera to record for perhaps 1 minute each time motion is detected rather than 2-5 minutes.  All of these are remotely set from your free Iphone or Android mobile phone App.  There’s no need to physically touch the camera once remotely activated.  A few adjustments can really stretch memory-recording capacity. 

Specifications

WiFi Live Streaming video
P2P LAN view within 50m of the router (depending on obstacles)
Chipset：Hi3518E V200
Lens：OV9712
Frame: 25FPS
Lens angle: 90 degree to 180 degrees left to right
Support Micro SD card 4GB-128GB
Computer operation system: Windows
Mobile phone operation system: Android/iOS
Web browser: IE7 and above, Chrome, Firefox Safari etc
Recording size, Approx. 18MB/minute or 1.1GB/hour

What happens when the memory card is full?

There are 2 options from which to choose and both are set and/or altered from your free mobile phone App.  Those options are;

• ·         Stop recording when full
• ·         Loop recording

In essence you choose which function best suits your needs.  If you have concerns that something important on the memory card could be overwritten or deleted before you have the chance to review it, then select STOP recording when full. That’s exactly what the camera will do when the memory card is full.  It will then be up to you to view those recordings (the SD card can be removed and replayed via PC) or remotely and if necessary save recording events that need to be retained before deleting or formatting the SD card to use again.  If STOP recording when full option is set then its necessary to manually delete as much information as you can (or format) before putting it back into use.  In other words you need to leave room on the memory card for more recording.

Most customers on the other hand select LOOP recording, which basically means recycle recording.  Lets say you ordered a 64GB memory card. You were able to record for about 5 days or so using MD recording at 10 fps and 2 minute MD duration before the card was full.  It could be more or less but lets say 5 days as an example only. 

When the SD card is full it won’t delete all of the recordings on the card.  It will revert back to the very first recording time and date and from the date forward it will slowly over write the earliest recordings first.  It will actually do that over and over again so theoretically you will always have about 5 days of recordings at hand.  As mentioned that all depends on how you set the recording parameters. 

What is a Push Notification and how does it work?

Whenever the camera senses motion it will record to internal SD card memory although authorised users may switch notifications on/off through the free App.  Users may also share access if desired.  When the camera detects motion, authorised users may elect to receive a mobile phone “beep beep” audio warning (similar to a text alert) thus indicating that motion is being detected at that particular moment.  There is no cost involved, as it’s tantamount to a heads up alert. What you do after receiving the alert is up to you but at least you know the camera is detecting motion and that’s the key.

Features

1.0 Mega Pixel CMOS Lens
HD 1080P 1920 x 1080
3 meters invisible night vision
Wi-Fi P2P Live streaming Video
180 Degree remote rotational wide view lens
H.264 Video Compression
Motion detection & Phone Push notification
Two Way Audio speaking
Internal 950mA Rechargeable battery
3-4 hours battery capacity once fully charged
Supports Max 128GB Class 10 Micro SD Card
Easy WiFi Setting through our free App

Note the Mini Black Box beside the standard size black Box Pro.  Both have the rotational lens but the Black Box pro has a larger capacity battery otherwise very similar.  The Black box Pro recording is 2.0 megapixel whereas the Black box mini is 1.0 MP.  

Features

Mini design & easily hidden

180-degree rotational lens

950MA built-in rechargeable battery

WiFi Live Streaming video

P2P LAN view in 50m without interference

Motion detection & Push alarm messages

Easy Wi-Fi setting by text

Chipset- Hi3518E V200

Lens- OV9712

1.0 mega pixel CMOS lens

Video resolution (on APP): 1920 x1080

Video resolution (on PC): 1080 x 720

Frame Rate: 25FPS

H.264 compression

Lens angle: 90 degree

View angle: 180 degree

Support Micro SD card 8GB-128GB

Charging time: 5-6hours

Battery life: 3-4 hours

Computer operation system: Windows

Mobile phone operation system: Android/iOS

Web browser:  IE7 and above, Chrome, Firefox & Safari. Etc

Recording 1mins/ around 20MB, 51 mins/1G

CE ROHS approved

CE ROHS UL SAA approved 5V2A AC adapter

Packing detail
1 x mini WiFi IP camera
1 x USB cable
1 x User manual
1 x CD drive
1 x 5V 2A AC Power adapter

Product size: 8.5 x 4 x 3(CM)
Colour box Size:11 x 7.5 x 6.5(CM)
Unit Weight 300 gms