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Key ring camera ??

vaclav_salvaclav_sal Posts: 451
edited 2011-05-02 20:02 in General Discussion
Solved - do not search for three letter word using Advanced Search.

Saw it under "DVR" but cannot find it again using Advanced Search. Please help.

Several months ago there was a heated discussion on forum about these key ring / key chain spy recording cameras.
For a life of me - I cannot find it using advanced search.
Anybody remembers that and can give me a different keyword than -"spy camera video keyring " ??
Thanks
Vaclav

Comments

  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,717
    edited 2011-05-02 02:20
    It may well have been Erco's $40 wonder?
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?115439-Keychain-DVR

    If not, when searching just add a * on the end to get past the three letter limit... ie search for DVR*
  • Cats92Cats92 Posts: 149
    edited 2011-05-02 04:42
    Try google with <keychain microcam>

    And this :
    http://www.wondcam.com/car-remote-key-controller-camera-02.html

    Good luck
  • vaclav_salvaclav_sal Posts: 451
    edited 2011-05-02 07:26
    Thanks guys. As an old fart I have an excuse for forgetting that the search engine won't bother with three letter “word” !!!!
    The inmate ( A. Cooper “The inmates are running the asylum “) who designed the search engine “forgot” that electronics terminology is full of three letter stuff acronyms ( LCD, AVR etc.)

    PS I am sure there are instructions on how not to search for three letter word, but who reads the manual.
    Vaclav
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,717
    edited 2011-05-02 13:20
    Agreed Vaclav, surely it would not be hard to add a single line of code and prompt searchers to add a '*' and try their luck
  • HollyMinkowskiHollyMinkowski Posts: 1,398
    edited 2011-05-02 13:47
    vaclav, be careful when buying one of these on ebay!
    There are many sellers that sell poor copies of these little
    cameras and you do not want to get a bad one. Erco
    may know which are which still and be able to advise
    you. Plus there is a website devoted to these cams, that
    site was linked from a post in ercos's original thread about
    the cams.

    These are easily controlled by a uC, just pop them open
    and it is easy to make connections.
  • vaclav_salvaclav_sal Posts: 451
    edited 2011-05-02 20:02
    Holly,
    thanks for the heads up.
    As little as I buy on e-bay I came to conclusion that e-bay practice to have feedback on sales have the sellers so scared they do not dare sell junk.
    Unfortunately when I buy something it has to meet my specification and if it does not than the e-mails start flying back and forth until one of us gives up.
    For instance I got an USB camera guaranteed to work in Windows 2000. It does not because it is made or is a copy of from an outfit who does not make Windows 2000 driver compatible USB cameras.
    So, I am out of few $ (temporary, I'll find use for the camera soon) and guess what – the seller keeps after me to leave “positive” feedback!
    Call me ornery , but fat change of that happening.
    Sometime I wonder if e-bay charges sellers with less than 100 positive feedback more commission.
    Vaclav
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