Hi,
I'm new here and just getting started with MS and have completed just a handfull of shops for MarketForce, Maritz, and I could not get to BestMark soon enough for the badly needed oil change.
I have signed up with close to 40 shops this week and read the stickies from Flash and have had no trouble writing a narative and taking the quiz and have been accepted by some of the companies that do the upscale dining. Even though I am not being offered a camera shop, I would like to record it so I can enjoy my time out without any of the worries of forgetting details and writing a perfect report while I review the shop footage on one monitor and write reviews on the other one. Exact times, quotes and descriptions will be so simple.
I am active in the Drone/RC community and I'd like to point out that they are on the cutting edge of weight, size and price point when it comes to hidden/small cameras and they test literally every unit that is made, as they are always trying to shave an ounce off the weight and have the very best quality ccd camera.
When I read the post about the cost and capabilities of the PV-500 unit, I just laughed. The technology has passed that unit up to the point that I'd look at it as carrying around a brick in your pocket.
There is a very popular camera with microphone that is used by the RC plane/Drone hobbyists that now has a model up to a full 1080p resolution with a full 60 Frames Per Second and h.264 file encoding (makes the files smaller than mpeg2) on the fly with in video date and time stamping. It is sold as a "fake key fob" hidden camera and the best model can be purchased for under just under $100. You then add your own MicroSD card (Minimum class 4 up to 32 G to it for a full day of recording if needed.
It is so small that the built in battery will last not quite an hour as sold, so you would need to add a lithium ion battery pack to the micro usb port to extend its battery life as needed. If you place a 32 GB MicroSD card in it, as well as an extremly thin (think tablet battery) 5 volt lithium ion battery pack, you can get more than a full day of timestamed nonstop recording out of it.
These cameras are class of devices known as the "DVR 808 mini FOB spy camera" and there are over 20 versions of this unit made over the years. The oldest first generation ones that only record NTSC standard definition video sell for less than $15 shipped. The one that is considered the absolute best is the Model #26 or the wide angle lens Mobius model for under $100. You can get an extension camera cable for the unit and hide the fob and additional battery in a small inside pocket or even tape it.
Here is the RC hobby community thread with FAQ that is over 1,100 posts long that explains all the software and firmware versions that can be programmed into the model #16 (720p). This was the first HD version and is the most modified and has been around since 2011.
[www.rcgroups.com]
A hobbyist even made a website to keep up with all the different models, camera types, and lenses that can be adapted to this little camera. Without picking up a soldering iron, you can extend the pinhole CCD camera into any hiding place with an extension cable from the key fob as the camera itself is literally about 1 cm square. He has more detailed information and an updated list of Ebay re-sellers as well as the manufacturer's direct from china seller links here:
[www.chucklohr.com]
If your up against a company that is VERY sensetive about being photographed that has a strict no cell phone rule, (I.E. adult entertainment/strip club) they will catch you no matter how well you hide a pinhole CCD camera by using an anti camera IR detector that will make the light from the pinhole CCD literally glow at them when when they scan the room with a CCD camera turned on. It does not matter if it's hidden in a cap, tie, shirt button, or a $300 pair of designer glasses with the camera molded in them.
Here is an example of what your up against. If in a really dark room such as a theatre with a dark movie scene, a slightly more expensive second generation night vision monicle will make someone recording the film look like they have a flashlight pointed at the screen.
Example: $38
[www.dx.com]
I am a self admitted technophile, if you have not figured that out by now.
I am in the CFL market and I'm assuming that all of the good shops for my area will be taken by traveling shoppers with the MSPA Shopper Fest coming up in October.
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 08/09/2014 04:21AM by scanman1.
I'm new here and just getting started with MS and have completed just a handfull of shops for MarketForce, Maritz, and I could not get to BestMark soon enough for the badly needed oil change.
I have signed up with close to 40 shops this week and read the stickies from Flash and have had no trouble writing a narative and taking the quiz and have been accepted by some of the companies that do the upscale dining. Even though I am not being offered a camera shop, I would like to record it so I can enjoy my time out without any of the worries of forgetting details and writing a perfect report while I review the shop footage on one monitor and write reviews on the other one. Exact times, quotes and descriptions will be so simple.
I am active in the Drone/RC community and I'd like to point out that they are on the cutting edge of weight, size and price point when it comes to hidden/small cameras and they test literally every unit that is made, as they are always trying to shave an ounce off the weight and have the very best quality ccd camera.
When I read the post about the cost and capabilities of the PV-500 unit, I just laughed. The technology has passed that unit up to the point that I'd look at it as carrying around a brick in your pocket.
There is a very popular camera with microphone that is used by the RC plane/Drone hobbyists that now has a model up to a full 1080p resolution with a full 60 Frames Per Second and h.264 file encoding (makes the files smaller than mpeg2) on the fly with in video date and time stamping. It is sold as a "fake key fob" hidden camera and the best model can be purchased for under just under $100. You then add your own MicroSD card (Minimum class 4 up to 32 G to it for a full day of recording if needed.
It is so small that the built in battery will last not quite an hour as sold, so you would need to add a lithium ion battery pack to the micro usb port to extend its battery life as needed. If you place a 32 GB MicroSD card in it, as well as an extremly thin (think tablet battery) 5 volt lithium ion battery pack, you can get more than a full day of timestamed nonstop recording out of it.
These cameras are class of devices known as the "DVR 808 mini FOB spy camera" and there are over 20 versions of this unit made over the years. The oldest first generation ones that only record NTSC standard definition video sell for less than $15 shipped. The one that is considered the absolute best is the Model #26 or the wide angle lens Mobius model for under $100. You can get an extension camera cable for the unit and hide the fob and additional battery in a small inside pocket or even tape it.
Here is the RC hobby community thread with FAQ that is over 1,100 posts long that explains all the software and firmware versions that can be programmed into the model #16 (720p). This was the first HD version and is the most modified and has been around since 2011.
[www.rcgroups.com]
A hobbyist even made a website to keep up with all the different models, camera types, and lenses that can be adapted to this little camera. Without picking up a soldering iron, you can extend the pinhole CCD camera into any hiding place with an extension cable from the key fob as the camera itself is literally about 1 cm square. He has more detailed information and an updated list of Ebay re-sellers as well as the manufacturer's direct from china seller links here:
[www.chucklohr.com]
If your up against a company that is VERY sensetive about being photographed that has a strict no cell phone rule, (I.E. adult entertainment/strip club) they will catch you no matter how well you hide a pinhole CCD camera by using an anti camera IR detector that will make the light from the pinhole CCD literally glow at them when when they scan the room with a CCD camera turned on. It does not matter if it's hidden in a cap, tie, shirt button, or a $300 pair of designer glasses with the camera molded in them.
Here is an example of what your up against. If in a really dark room such as a theatre with a dark movie scene, a slightly more expensive second generation night vision monicle will make someone recording the film look like they have a flashlight pointed at the screen.
Example: $38
[www.dx.com]
I am a self admitted technophile, if you have not figured that out by now.
I am in the CFL market and I'm assuming that all of the good shops for my area will be taken by traveling shoppers with the MSPA Shopper Fest coming up in October.
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 08/09/2014 04:21AM by scanman1.