Spy Pens Online

The 4gb Spy Pen DVR Camcorder is one of the most searched and most popular pens on the market today. However people are overlooking many other important facts and these should be addressed to make sure you are getting what you are paying for.

So lets get going, what does a 4gb spy pen camcorder contain? Broken down you initially get 2 segments, the lower section of your spy pen is the trusty pen segment. There should be no leaving home without this bit it’s the whole pens disguise! The upper segment contained all the juicy bits were interested in. Now were presuming you are using a 4gb spy video pen as this is the most searched and used variety.

The first and most important section is the lens. This is usually located roughly 1cm down from the top of the pen above or hidden amongst the pens clip. You should be making sure the pinhole that this lens see’s out of is no more than 1/6th of an inch in size or you will find the lens is to visible. Not a good start for any hidden camera.

A 4gb spy pen camera will normally have quite a chunky memory unit. Expect this to consume roughly half of the space within the top of the pen.  It is very rare you will see this component so don’t go breaking into your pen to get to it. You will likely cause unfixable damage.

Also contained within the confines of the case will be a battery pack. This exists in multiple forms. Freestanding batteries are often supplied. Most take the smallest A range battery the AAAA or watch button batteries. Some however contain a fixed battery back than can b recharged. A 4gb USB spy pen will often contain the ability to recharge the battery when you connect it to a pc. Some models are connectable to an AA battery and can be charged on the move.

What its important to realise is that you will not be able to record 4gb worth of data on your spy pen camera before it expires due to power loss. 4gb is roughly enough capacity to hold 4-5 hours worth of footage on a standard quality camera. Most batteries will only last you 2-4hours at best.

In terms of crating a single recording at a time a 4gb is the ideal size and this is why is sells so well and so many are produced, however if your don’t have the access to a pc to empty it and download the content after every filming session then you may want to upgrade to allow it to carry more clips at a time.  An 8gb spy pen or higher would suit this.

Spy Pen DVR camcorder – Digital Video Recordings is one of the best selling spy pens on the market today, is contains many updated features over previous models and for the quality images it produces offers good value for money.

The 4th generation refers to the standard of digital spy camera embedded into the pen. Not the model itself. So lets get started with this spy pen review…

For this spy pen review were looking at a 4gb spy pen DVR camcorder with video and audio function.
Compatibility. Like many other spy pen DVR camcorder devices this camera records in the .3gp format and is usually on almost any Windows system. However this little babies party trick is that its one of the first ever spy pens to be compatible with Apples Mac. Good news to me, and many others out there.

Resolution
The first feature we notice about this spy pen video is that it now records at a whopping 640 x 480 resolution, this is a huge advantage of previous pens and means that we are no longer forced to stare at images that are no bigger than a postage stamp or all distorted with square pixels showing all over the recording when we try to blow it up. On most computers today you will be able to view it at half or more of you monitor size in good quality! That’s not half bad for camera this size.

Battery Life
On average this product lasts for approximately 90minutes on a full charge… nothing special if I’m honest as a lot of spy pen cameras on the market achieve a similar life span, this pen comes up tops again though when it reveals is latest party trick. Containing a slot for an AA battery the pen can be fully charged whilst away form a pc or electricity supply and is good to go for another 90minutes…. fantastic!

Quality of Recordings
My favorite thing about the 4gb spy pen DVR camcorder is that it contains enough memory for over 8 hours of recording allowing you to keep information on the spy pen without having to clear its memory each and every time you use it. It records 30 frames every second which provide a smooth look when playing back the recording. One thing to note it that it only plays back at 10-20fps that is still plenty do not worry. What’s more, all the audio track is fairly clean and only suffers from distortion effects when being muffled or flung about when trying to record…. you would be hard pressed to find a video camera that doesn’t suffer from the same problem in my opinion. Spy pen DVR audio used to be a bonus but these days make sure you have it. It’s invaluable!

Overall this has to be one of my most favored models of the spy pen video camera I’ve used, and would recommend it to anybody. How ever please note that these are my opinions and you may find yourself preferring the functionality of another model although I doubt it. The only other advice I would offer would be to shop around. These hidden cameras go for numerous prices all over the web don’t just buy the first one you find as you will only be disappointed to find a site offering the pen in a much better value for money package.