Motion Light W/Security Camera 1 GB SD Card Included

I have had the Smart-Guard Motion Light with Video Camera for 3 years. It has and continues to operate without any major problems. I only wish I had installed a local switch to turn it off when working at night in my driveway. It can be very annoying hearing "You are being recorded by a Security Camera" every 20 seconds. The dog barking is lame. Wished I could record my own alert.The sensor needs to be fine tuned and tested, so your neighbors can walk peaceably down your sidewalk and you don't need to record every car driving past your house. For sure get a 2 GIG SD Card because last weekend my 1 GIG card was maxed out recording the entire garage sale we were having. I guess my settings were wrong. Daylight recordings were excellant, but didn't need to record the whole garage sale Ha !I found three Minor problems with this unit. 1) Camera Resolution is very low and grainey at night and this is very dependent upon how far the quartz light will reach. 2)I lost the software on the SD card and could not locate their website or anything on the Internet to download. So I am not able to have Date and Time with each recording. IF ANYONE HAS A GOOD LINK PLEASE POST. 3)This next problem I caused myself. Set yours up in a temporary location and view the area it records to insure you are watching areas you want. I made the mistake of permanently mounting it centered over my garage. This is not a good idea because the light and camera records,for a very short time, their face but mostly the back of their heads as they walk up to the front door.If I could find another one for the $70 I originally paid I would set in up near my front door.

I was skeptical when buying this light; 4 years now and it hasn't missed a beat, I bought a second one abouttwo years ago; its working as good as the first one.

I did purchase this item but after the purchase found out that the company is no longer in operation. Their telephone is non responsive and the website also.It's an outstanding idea for a product but if you don't have the driver information (required) the item becomes a high priced motion detector only. I thought I could go online and download the required driver but it's just not there. I also checked with the BBB and they have no records on this company either. Although, the instruction book states that they are in the United Kingdom, the BBB states Dallas, TXYou may have to purchase a card reader/writer for approx. 20.00 like I did if you have an older computer.I will never know how clear the pictures turned out without the driver.If you know of anyone who has the driver willing to email me the download info, I would appreciate it.I just hope in these times I didn't lose this money without trying everything possible to obtain the driver.And if I have to purchase another surveillance camera I will because it is so needed in these times.Stay clear of this item.Thanks for [email protected]

The unit has good motion detection and that is about all. The instructions do not work for the unit setup so you have to call Support. Support is good however. The really bad thing is the camera resolution. My three year old cell phone camera has better resolution. The video is washed out if the subject wears a white or light colored shirt. Anything within 8 feet or so is washed out. Beyond 12-15 feet the video poorly renders the subject.

It is inconspicuous, takes great video. I would probably get the LED version next time, and I turn off the audio warnings, they sound cheap.

I am happy with the first one I bought, everything works great....so far. The second one I bought does not capture the videos. No problems installing.con: NO support!! I had to email them to find out there is no support for this product and I found out after purchase...it doesn't seem to have a warranty either.

This motion light is great!! Not only that it turns on the light when it detects motion, it also records a video clip on an SD card. Not an HD video, but good enough to identify the intruder and see the sorroundings.You can choose to have 2 different warning voice announcement or a barking sound. You can select to have either the light, video and sound during the day and/or night.It has 3 AAA batteries as time stamp and video recording backup in case of power failure.It has a red LED indicator to let you know when the batteries are low.It has another indicator light to tell you the status of the SD card.Super easy instructions (someone said something negative about the instructions on another review. Maybe they had an old version or "something").Good quality materials and craftsmanship.I hightly recommend it. Instead of just spending the money on a simple motion light, you can get video and sound features.The only issue that I had is they do not supply software for Widows Vista 64-bit.I had to use my old laptop with XP to set up the correct date and time.The program that came in the SD card is setup_1109 for Windows XP, but you can go to their website and download the one for Vista. Unfortunately this program is only for Vista 32 bit and not for my new computer wich uses Vista 64 bit.This program that contains the driver is used to set up the correct date and time. Without it, the unit will still record the same way, but is going to show the incorrect date and time on the video clip.