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It has 28 LED's. The lens is a 80 degree feild of veiw with the IR lamp set at 70 degrees. As stated you need this for the lens or you could buy a generic IR Lamp. You can sadly see 28 red dots if you look at it but it sits semi hidden if its the only light in that area you cant miss it so you do loose stealth they should of had a one way lens cover.
I would get some lens cloths and newsprint to clean your windows with if going through them. The last reviwer was very thorough. It comes with a 20 foot power cord. I forgot and had to go back and forth it is much more difficult so listen to them. It is bright and will work for the stated distance well.
It also turns itself on and off as needed. This is a good.infact IMHO a must have item if you want to catch theives in a area of no lighting it works perfect inside and very good outside for the stated distance subject to narrow beam limitations. I originally was dissapointed but it turned out you must have a absolutely clean windown and camera lens. You can easily supplement area lighting with another lamp but you need the lens that comes in this so just buy it unless you have another way to get the lens too. It is rather narrow though it doesnt illuminate the whole field of camera view equal.
Basically you get the center coverred and it fades out to the edges. The threads on the lens are very , very fine so be cautious.They say to focus the camera when and where you put the lens in infront of your monitor. God Bless.
I purchased the initial outdoor system and after a few months purchased 2 add-on cameras, for a total of 3. Aside from the technical issues, the system works well in the daytime however poorly in the night time unless you light up the whole viewing area. However after about 5 minutes, it fails again.
All 3 were replaced under warranty, however 2 of those failed. They also have no repair options available. Within 6 months, 2 cameras lost connections and then the 3rd one failed.
Logitech will not acknowledge they have an issue even though the failure rate is over 60% and will not provide warranty support after 1 year. The offer I got from Logitech was to purchase 2 replacements at 50% off of regular price. After much testing and trouble shooting, what it comes down to is the camera has a power supply that overheats and shuts down but the camera can re-connect once unplugged and allowed to cool down.
For the initial system purchase, 2 add-on cameras and the half price replacement cameras, I paid a total of $990 for a functioning 3 camera system, so the initial "good value" has evaporated. One other note, all cameras need to be on the same line, so in the event you have 2 lines coming to the house (220v)all need to be on the same circuit for the system to see all the cameras.
That said, the quality is good enough if needed as evidence of vandalism in my opinion. I suggest you install additional lighting outside, such as a porch light or motion-detected flood light.
Setup was quick and easy. I ordered this and the Indoor System.
The night vision is ok, but not extremely powerful. I just followed the directions for both the Master System and the Illuminator.
After the quick interchange of lenses required by the this kit, I was up and running recording video at night. I have both of these additional light sources and only get ok results outside at night.
I haven't been successful in placing the illuminator so that it does its job. I've tried 4 different placements. I checked the illuminator in a dark room and it works, but I'm about to give up.
I am now using it for outside of the building and works perfect. I bought an outdoor for my home entrance gate which is 350' away from the building. I cannot get the camera's feed and don't know if this is a distance issue or not. I can also get the feed from Internet in my office. A few problems with this camera:1- No night vision2- The view angle is narrow3- Distance from the master system4- No technical documentationAny suggestions solving my peoblems is very much apprecaited.Many thanks.Logitech WiLife Digital Video Security--Outdoor Add-On Camera
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