best way to spot a fake camera, it has a RED FLASHING LED. absolute waste of money.

Just leave the battery out.

I purchased 3 of these units but in silver while they were around the £2 mark around 6 months ago and to be fair they look very good and believeable i only purchased to put the kids off from hitting the car with the football etc but that said in the summer a neighbour in the street had there mobile stolen from there window sill and the police knocked my house and asked to look at the camera footage to see if it shows who might of taken it so if a police officer believed they were real then i'm pretty sure someone on the rob would not want to take the risk

These ones look way better, you would never know these were fake

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fake-Dummy-CCTV-Home-Scan-Motion-Security-Camera-LED-FH-/321955454792?hash=item4af60a5f48:g:yqoAAOSwYaFWeKtq

Or for an alternative solution, you could always buy fake valuables e.g. fake iPad, fake TV etc so that when the burglar takes them, joke's on them.

And if he tried to attack you while you're in bed etc. I guess you could have one of those blow up dolls (unless you already have one).

I purchased 3 of these units but in silver while they were around the £2 mark around 6 months ago and to be fair they look very good and believeable i only purchased to put the kids off from hitting the car with the football etc but that said in the summer a neighbour in the street had there mobile stolen from there window sill and the police knocked my house and asked to look at the camera footage to see if it shows who might of taken it so if a police officer believed they were real then i'm pretty sure someone on the rob would not want to take the risk

These ones look way better, you would never know these were fake

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fake-Dummy-CCTV-Home-Scan-Motion-Security-Camera-LED-FH-/321955454792?hash=item4af60a5f48:g:yqoAAOSwYaFWeKtq

​been selling CCTV for many years, I have never come across a single external camera that has a flashing led, the flashing led would be in fact detrimental to the video footage. The only fake external camera I have seen have faint glowing ring of LEDs to simulate the IR on real camera.

the people saying they have flashing LEDs, will all be internal ip cams, mainly the ptz ones or baby cams.

​Nope. It tells them you are serious about security. I have proper cameras up, high security bump and snap proof locks, alarms etc... but I probably don't have anything more valuable than any of my neighbours. A burglar will be able to tell if you have significantly more than your neighbours simply by looking through your windows to be honest.

Heat for the price. But installing one of this means telling thief you have valuables in the property.

what a mug

You'd be surprised at the intellect level of criminals nowadays...

Alleged arsonist's face captured by CCTV camera as he set it on fire in Dagenham

Being a professional burglar I can confirm these are rubbish, save your cash and keep them under your mattress :wink:

Look good that. Will YOU be giving us HUKD members a discount ?

best way to spot a fake camera, it has a RED FLASHING LED. absolute waste of money.

How gutted would you be when you scrimped on security and your car got stolen, or home broken into, and never had any footage of the incident which could potentially help to nail the culprit? I had CCTV for years, initially had analogue, but upgraded to this IP camera recently: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272073110525
Can't fault it in any way, and if anyone suggests FOSCAM, I would advise not listening to them, been there done that, been burned lol.

imo any extra security helps faek or not! ta op!

From reading this posting it seems to me that there a many various types of real cameras with different functions. It also seems there are many various types of (expert) opinions, with several different views. I just wonder if the manufacturer thought of doing a bit of research before developing and producing this camera, or did he just 'busk it' and hope for the best!

The same seller is also offering chocolate fire guards if anyone is interested.

They'll know its fake at night when the LEDs don't light up

EXACTLY !:smirk:

What's the use of buying these fake camera?

True most real cameras don't have the flashing thing, I have few real cameras in properties where it matters , however I have also loads of these fake ones as they take only few minutes to install and have no up-keep to do.
In all the places where I had petty theft going on it reduced by 99% after installing even the fake ones!

Of course :wink:

All cameras are different so who can say if it's real or not.
I'm sure a burglar would prefer to err on the side of caution though.

no worries ... we are all entitled to a opinion which i appreciate :stuck_out_tongue:

Any deterrent (fake or real) is better than nothing but other than that I cannot agree with you, sorry.

I agree that the light is counter productive on this product. Best leave the battery out if your going to buy it. Security Burglar Alarm system boxes have flashing lights, can't think of a camera I have seen generally having a flashing light.

For under a fiver delivered it is useful. Also given the batteries would need regular replacing thats going to be a pain for replacing as you won't these things to be installed at a decent height.

my facts are in black and white on amazon ... literally hundreds of people have purchased this saying how real and authentic it looks . there are posters on here that say the red light makes it look fake and others say their cameras have a flashing light . can you categorically say that ALL cctv cameras that have a flahing light are fake . the answer will be a big NO .
There are thousands of different security cameras on the market , some with and alot without a flashing red light but im pretty sure the burglar will have a similar view and would rather NOT enter a property with one of these fitted and go for one without any security .

Is this Windows 10 compatible?

May dissuade the local chavs who think they're criminal masterminds, but I imagine a professional would be able to spot these fakes from a mile away. Then again, if your house is a target for the professional criminal you probably have invested in 'proper' security anyway.

Calm down pal, you're making a lot of assumptions without basis.

There must be some career house thieves on here, i'd love to hear your thoughts/review of this product lol

selling security systems is your living and you will badmouth inferior products but all im doing is TRYING to offer a bit of help to other members that may not be able to afford a full security system . this cheap gadget that does look authentic ( read the hundreds of 5 star reviews on amazon ) and £4.85 is hardly going to break anyones bank and will offer the owner a visual deterrent .
in the ideal world we would all love one of your full on security set ups that run into thousands of pounds

can also have one pointing at your nice car to reduce the chance of any malicious damage

Haha, no, but just trying to be helpful. Anyway...

This one is proper:laughing:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proper-Imitation-Alarm-Siren-Flashing/dp/B00QQHYLNI/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1451478252&sr=8-8&keywords=dummy+alarm+box

my bad... i thought it come across they were touting for business as they said "where do you live and whats your budget" ....
no advice was mentioned to help the poster in regards to what system to buy or what system was the best etc !

ordered - and now I am going to look for a fake burglar alarm - this is only a short term measure - as eventually I might get a professionally installed alarm and cctv system fitted - once I have a bit more money :smiley:
Anyone know of any good deals on fake burglar alarms?

Great

He/She seemed to be offering advice that was requested.

Anyway, similar thing from same seller for a little less £4.74

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DIGITRONICS-Wireless-Security-Surveillance-Waterproof/dp/B00FMXKN9I/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1451477969&sr=8-22&keywords=dummy+cctv

sounds like security is your business and obviously you want people to buy expensive security systems .
if anyone was to ask their local police iabout installing one of these , they would say its better than not having anything . i know it offers no actual protection but it gives the home owner a visual deterrent to a potential thief

The flashing light is a give away that it's a dummy. Saying that, it's a cheap way to add a few of these to a property that already has a working CCTV system. Place them in areas that are not directly covered by the real thing. Any deterrent is always a good thing. Probably best to take the battery out though.

£4.85 is hardly false economy .... its a very cheap visual deterrent that is better than NOTHING . if you was a burglar which house would you burgle .. the one without the camera wouldnt you. the burglar is hardly going to give it a close up inspection to check if its fake or not and as a previous poster said even his local police thought theirs was a genuine camera as they needed some footage of a crime their camera could of picked up.

Can somebody please advise on how to actually get real CCTV? I'm not after wireless surveillance etc as do not have home broadband, only have internet on my mobile thank you

Ive got a 4 camera system by Swann and a security light below one camera and i know one of them has a light but i can't remember which one does.

cheap detterent

Sorry, have to 2nd the waist of money opinion. Thief will spot these a mile off, remember the steering wheel lock with the red flashing led? lol.

I bought one as an interim solution until I get CCTV fitted.
Anything visual is a deterrent imo so for £5 I'm willing to take a punt.

my one doesn't flash in the dark!

I have an IP camera in my kids room and it has 2 flashing lights so who said real cameras don't have flashing LED

Heat added

Agree

On a real CCTV camera the ring of LEDs give a dim red halo at night.

​real cameras don't have a flashing led, only fake ones

just a moment, in a real one are the LED flashing or the red light only? here it is only the red light from what I can see in the picture. I do not even think that there is a red light on the real one or some.

A bargain

Will be OK during the day but without the infra red leds glowing in the dark a would be thief would notice it as a fake.