Cigarette Box Camera has Few Legitimate Purposes

Have you ever been somewhere that you really wanted to take a picture but there was a no cameras sign.  Places like that tend to be seedier establishments, or so I have heard.  If you want to take a few sneaky shots, you had better ensure that you are not breaking any laws or annoying any strip club bouncers.  You might just end up in jail or at the receiving end of a big time monster beating; or both.  The cigarette packet featured here is Marlboro, but you can use the brand of your choice if you are a smoker.  All you need is a pin hole to grab your sordid video or still shots.  It will shoot within a 2-3 meter range and transmit up to 15 meters.

There are not many legitimate purposes for taking sneaky photographs.  Hidden cameras are made for spying on people, be they our partners, friends or anyone else.  While I don't morally object to much, I morally object to photographing a person without their permission.  It is an invasion of privacy.  That being said, if you are a sneaky private investigator looking to gather evidence of insurance fraud or something else, go ahead.

Specs of the equipment follow:

Receiver Specifications

• Receiving Frequency: 2.4GHz
• Intermediate Frequency: 480Mhz
• Frequency Stabilization: +/-100Khz
• Demodulation Mode: FM
• Antenna: 50ohm SMA
• Receiving Sensitivity: <-85dBm
• Power Source: Built in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Dimension: 120x68x25mm (LxWxD)
• Channels Available: 4
• Channel Scan and Channel Skip for multiple Cameras
• AV OUT/IN (NTSC/PAL)

MP4 Receiver Specifications

• Memory: 64MB
• External Memory: SD/MMC Card (max 2GB)
• Display: 2.5 Inch TFT LCD
• Video Format: MPEG-1/4, AVI/ASF/ADPCM

Video Resolution: 882x240

FPS (Frames per Second): 30fps

• Music Format: MP3

Bit rate: 32-320Kbps

• Picture Format: JPG, JPEG
• Earphone Jack: 3.5mm
• SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio): 60dB
• Output of earphones: 20mW x 2 (16Ohm)
• Output of Speaker: 1W (16Ohm)
• Languages: English, Chinese
• USB: 2.0
• System: Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP

Camera Specifications

• Image Device: 1/4 inch sharp CCD
• TV system: 628x582(PAL)/ 510x492(NTSC)
• Horizontal Definition: 420
• Angular Field of View: 38 deg
• Minimum Illumination: 0.5Lux/F1.5
• Synchronization System: Internal
• Backlight Compensation: Auto
• White Balance: Auto
• S/N Ratio: >48dB
• Operation Temperature: 0 ~ 5 deg C
• Transmission Frequency: 2.4GHz
• Locked Frequency
• Power Adapter: DC 5V
• Dimension: 62x48x15mm (LxWxD)
• Recommended Max Range for Objects: 2~3 Meters
• Transmission Range: 10~15 Meters

Price: $246.36 for one, less if you buy in bulk.  Available from Chinavasion