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TEST PRODUCT TEST ESP GuardCam LED What’s in the box? GuardCam LED unit Instructions 4GB SD card & USB card reader Allen key Fitting screws PIR angle reducing stickers 8.0 out of 10 External lighting is widely accepted as one way to deter burglars so if you can combine this with a camera and PIR you have a much more useful tool at your disposal. Back in February 2015 we looked at a low energy LED security light called NightHawk LED from ESP which featured a floodlight output of 1100 lumens with a detection rate of 10m. This month we’re looking at its bigger brother the feature rich GuardCam LED available in the UK from distributor CEF. Installation Fitting the unit to the wall follows the procedure for the NightHawk LED, screw the mounting plate to the surface and feed the cable through the bush and wire up the unit. Attach the light to the mounting plate angling the unit at the back so that it slots in neatly and screw the two parts together. Put the tools away, that’s it. However the fun is now about to begin as while the Night Hawk essentially had just two types of settings (light time, sensitivity) the GuardCam has more features than you would expect from something in its price range. The first settings to determine are the usual time and sensitivity controls using two small knobs on the rear of the PIR. Time ranges from 5 seconds up to 7 minutes with detector range sensitivity from around 2m to 10m for the 160° PIR. A walk test setting allows you to adjust the time to the desired period with a marker at the 20secs point for reference. Next you can choose which overall working mode you require. These are three modes that vary in the on/off settings of the three main functions, the light, the camera and the speaker. The speaker itself can be on or off and has five options these are: 1. Default - “Warning you are being recorded by a security camera” message 2. Dog barking 3. Self-recorded message 1 (max 10 secs) 4. Self-recorded message 2 (max 10 secs) 5. Off The final stage of set-up involves the on board recording facility, which begins with inserting the supplied SD card and setting the date/time by using a scrolling LCD display on the side of the unit. Under the same cover is button to choose video or photo recording. So that you know that you’ve done everything correctly there is a status light showing red for a problem and green for all being fine and that the unit is recording. In use Detector sensitivity during the day would appear to be at around the 8m mark with video footage identifying the person in the image. The video recordings last for 20 secs and are saved onto the SD card as AVi files. These were easily viewed by inserting the card into a PC and clicking on the specific file. The record rate is 15fps at 1080 x 720P and the daytime image is shown bottom left. At night the PIR seems more sensitive, activating at a higher distance, with video footage clear enough for close identification. Conclusion The LED floodlight works well easily lighting up a large area at night and video is clear enough. The audio level of the announcements is loud and option 1 on the list should initiate the desired response in most applications! In today’s world remote access is a popular feature, but this unit doesn’t satisfy that demand. If live monitoring is important to your customer then the wireless transmission model with 7” screen would be the one to go for. 18 www.psimagazine.co.uk
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