Amazon.com Product ReviewThe First Alert FAW720 2.4 GHz Wireless B/W Video Surveillance Camera and Receiver is a simple, reliable, and highly economical solution for most basic remote monitoring needs. The easy-to install First Alert FAW720 camera features built-in audio and wireless technology to save you the hassle of cable connections, making it perfect when portability is required, and for monitoring situations where you want to avoid a professional installation in an area such as a room, hallway, or other areas in your home or business. The FAW720's camera utilizes a 0.33-inch black-and-white CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) image sensor with a 3.6-millimeter fixed wide-angle lens, and delivers a good resolution of 420 horizontal TVL (TV lines). The First Alert FAW720 camera runs on 10-volt DC power via an included AC/DC adapter or four AA batteries (not included), and has an operating temperature of -15 to 60-degrees Celsius. The FAW720's receiver allows for signal reception from up to 300-feet away with a clear line of sight. The First Alert FAW720 receiver includes a standard RCA composite video output connection, and runs on 10-volt DC power via an included AC/DC adapter. This receiver unit also has an operating temperature of -15 to 60-degrees Celsius. Technical Features: - Signal distance: up to 300-feet
- Lens: 3.6 mm fixed wide-angle
- Horizontal resolution: 420 TVL
- Camera and receiver operating temperatures: -15 to 60-degrees Celsius
- Camera dimensions: approximately 3 x 4.5 x 2 inches (W x D x H)
- Receiver dimensions: approximately 2.5 x 4 x 2 inches (W x D x H)
Designed primarily for indoor use, the First Alert FAW720 camera deserves serious consideration as one of the easiest and most economical monitoring solutions that anybody can set up anywhere. User's should note that the CCD sensor may become permanently damaged if exposed to long hours of direct sunlight or halogen light, so the camera should not be mounted or pointed directly at the sun or other bright-light sources. About Surveillance Camera Technical Features
Lux rating is the measurement used to indicate how sensitive a camera is to light, and stands for the level of light reflected off a piece of paper by a candle from one meter away. Thus a sensitivity of three Lux would mean a camera could generate an acceptable picture of a piece-of-paper-sized object that was illuminated by the equivalent of three candles from one meter away. The lower the Lux level, the better the camera's ability to work in low-light conditions. The camera's resolution should be greater than or equal to the resolution supported by the system's recorder or monitor. The S/N, or signal to noise ratio, is an important measure of a camera's quality. A poor camera, low-light conditions or poor wiring causes "noise" which consumes processing power and disk space. A camera with a wide dynamic range is ideal, especially for recording areas in which both indoor and outdoor light are present. CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors provide high-quality images that are less susceptible to noise. CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors offer less image quality, but are usually more cost-effective and energy efficient. What's in the Box
Camera with built-in transmitter, audio/video receiver, AC/DC adapter (camera), AC/DC adapter (receiver), A/V cable, and manual. |
