is it quiet operation? i want to use this for my backyard surveillance to spy who is coming in so i need a silent cam
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It is silent, it don't have built in flash though, you would have to use your existing lighting
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It is very silent and has no flash, so I am not sure if you will catch any good photos at night but during the day the pictures are fine.
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to Littleflower,yes, this is silent but you need a place where it won't be detected, works quite well and very good battery life operating on 1 sec.
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Zero noise, apparently there is no shutter in digital cameras. I doesn't hum, click or anything. I'm getting ready to buy another one, love this camera.
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No, it is silent. The Infrared bulbs turn a little red when the pic is taken but there is no sound.
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yes, i use it just for night and maybe if you want to record a nice video this wouldn't be it but for monitoring the baby this is gr8 perfect for the job!
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Mine is not the one pictured here but that is the right middle number. Even when I have told people it has a camera they are not positive where it is located on it. All you see is a small hole that could be for anything. Low light it is possible to see but not good. It does not have night vision so you would need to set up lighting. I have a motion light in one area and for another I have night vision light in the other. As for recording. Any security dvr will work fine, you just need to keep it hidden where you know ppl are not going to look. Most dvrs require a monitor. But after it is setup you can remove monitor and just use a smart phone or computer terminal. Choose a dvr you can get answers on for setting up. They can be hard even for a techy
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This I it is not silent unless it is cooled properly. It is standalone. You will need a pc to connect to it and set it up, but it runs its own OS
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Not that I know of. It seems like anytime it is plugged in with Internet access, it is on. Sounds like that would be the function of some outside recording device if that is your intention. This camera simply provides a live feed. Good quality audio and video for indoors.
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It is AC powered so you have to plug it in to AC outlet or extension cord. The motion detect is done via dvr. It will work during the day from behind a window but not at night since IR will reflect off the glass and washout the picture
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If camera is concealed then no as has infrared and no sound when it takes a picture at least is way ours works
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I am not using it for a security camera, however I do know that it will record to a computer and I have not tried to use the other feature.
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I also use it for security! It has no flash and it operates on infrared! It is silent and picks ups objects in pitch dark! Great for security and well as game location!
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yes you can hear whats going on...but the motion detector is key....takes a pic or movie when something moves....I am not sure if you can speak back though...
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No it is very stealthy in record mode actually, but there is a blue light on the bottom where the battery is that's always on.
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No it doesn't produce any light or any noise. I've had mine for over 5 years and it's never missed a beat. I installed a motion detector with a flood light so at night if someone walks into the area the flood light turns on and so does this recorder.
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There is a tiny speaker on the back but it's very quiet. It's more for putting to your ear to check the recording. People in the room won't hear it.
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No, it's super quiet. No one would know what you were doing. The only noise it makes is a soft suction noise, but only you and maybe the person next to you would be able to hear it.
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Yes! Within the settings menu "tools" there is a mute selection. Either on or off for mute. Once mute is selected (on) there is absolutely no audible sound for camera operations.
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That depends on the weight of the camera and attached devices. Light cameras, will show little or no noise. You should be able to add a little lubricant to further dampen any concerns of noise.