Android Inspection Camera/Borescope

Farmall450 · Jul 14, 2016

Ave showed one of these in his videos. I figured for under $15 you couldn't go wrong, and ordered one. Downloaded the software and plugged it in...works good. Waterproof and well lit. Haven't stuck it in an engine yet though.

Have any of you guys tried these? I figured I'd spread the word. :thumbup:

Ebay # 272299713189

alwaysFlOoReD · Jul 14, 2016

Provide a link? The ebay number leads nowhere.

Ole Slewfoot · Jul 15, 2016

Been waiting for those to hit the market, hope my S4 isn't too old.

mechanical turk · Jul 15, 2016

alwaysFlOoReD said:
Provide a link? The ebay number leads nowhere.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272299713189

I had been looking for one of these since seeing that video too, glad to hear from someone that this one works.

Trey T · Jul 15, 2016

very interesting. how's the connection during operation?

mrjaw14 · Jul 15, 2016

I've been wanting an Android tab for a while to run the torque app, the bore scope would be another useful tool. can you post some screen captures so we can see the image quality?

flht1997 · Jul 15, 2016

anybody know if one of these would work in a Kindle Fire? my phone still has a hinge in it.

Farmall450 · Jul 15, 2016

Trey T said:
very interesting. how's the connection during operation?

Good. It can be a touch laggy on my S5 Active but not much at all. Adjustable brightness too if that helps anyone. Awesome clarity...I was reading pens and boxes in a dark drawer

Farmall450 · Jul 15, 2016

flht1997 said:
anybody know if one of these would work in a Kindle Fire? my phone still has a hinge in it.

Probably not. They provide software for a PC or android smartphones. Do you have a windows laptop?

jeepboy4life · Jul 15, 2016

It might run on the kindle fire are it is running an android based OS. Cant say for certain or not.

turfgnome · Jul 15, 2016

the tablets or phones have to have otg support for the usb camera to work. I doubt that the kindle fire has that feature turned on even if it has it. I have had a cheap one for a few years now, it has held up well and been a useful tool as a mechanic.

Farmall450 · Jul 16, 2016

I, too, don't think the Kindle will work.

Doug Arthurs · Jul 16, 2016

I ordered one from amazon. Just waiting for it to cross the pond.

Farmall450 · Jul 16, 2016

Stuck it in a Farmall M today. Takes a little getting used to if you've never used one but all looked good.

Mandres · Jul 16, 2016

I've been watching those AVE videos too. Good stuff! Can't tell wtf he's saying sometimes though

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Farmall450 · Jul 17, 2016

Mandres said:
I've been watching those AVE videos too. Good stuff! Can't tell wtf he's saying sometimes though

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True, but a hell of a guy. Good at finding deals, as with those Chinese Flukes. I wish I was that skilled with electronics!

softailgarage · Jul 17, 2016

Who is this Ave you speak of?

BlackLS2 · Jul 17, 2016

AvE - clearly knows what he is doing; sometimes he gets so into being clever with words only he thinks it's funny. Sometimes it is funny. Not family fare.....

Farmall450 · Jul 17, 2016

BlackLS2 said:
AvE - clearly knows what he is doing; sometimes he gets so into being clever with words only he thinks it's funny. Sometimes it is funny. Not family fare.....

I also have a good chuckle at something throughout the video.

Mandres · Jul 17, 2016

I still can't figure out what "skookum" means from his context clues hehe

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Farmall450 · Jul 17, 2016

Mandres said:
I still can't figure out what "skookum" means from his context clues hehe

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I think it depends on the situation. Typically good.

bwringer · Jul 18, 2016

It's a skookum choocher, wha.

Provincial · Jul 18, 2016

Skookum is from a Northwest Indian language and translates to "Strong."

It is a compliment or term of admiration.

There is a brand of logging equipment (cable logging blocks, etc.) named Skookum.

R-Savage · Jul 18, 2016

Is there a link to the video?

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

just got one of these that son bought but have no drivers for my laptop
can anyone point me in the right direction so I can get this going?

pedrodagr8 · Sep 10, 2016

toplessHO said:
just got one of these that son bought but have no drivers for my laptop
can anyone point me in the right direction so I can get this going?

Some of these are designed for android only, so they don't have any PC drivers. That being said, post your hardware ID (follow this link to see how to do it) and I will see if I can find some drivers for you. Since it is not installing, it should show up as an unkown device. If you don't have any unknown devices, it likely installed just fine. In that case, you likely need some secondary viewing software (which might not exist) but you can try webcam viewing software to see if it works (it often does).

beamrider · Sep 10, 2016

VLC will let you access the camera. If you don't have VLC, you can get it here: www.videolan.org Great open source audio/video program. 3rd party drivers were not required for my Windows 7 computer to recognize it.

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

heres all the documentation I have on it
I cant scan to find the URL of computer driver

wkndwarrior29 · Sep 10, 2016

Use the URL scanner then copy the link and email it to yourself.

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

I dont have that type of phone

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

plug and play with Win7 only gets me something called USB camera 2.0
it does nothing

beamrider · Sep 10, 2016

That's the driver. You still need a program to access the camera.

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

ok which brings us back to that
does anyone have the URL to it?

pedrodagr8 · Sep 10, 2016

toplessHO said:
heres all the documentation I have on it
I cant scan to find the URL of computer driver

Those QR codes are for the mobile app.

EDIT: Doing some sleuthing based on the mobile apk web address that came up and some smarts. Here is the PC software: http://ypc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/AN99.rar

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

got it going with the VLC software...
almost wish I hadnt its so crappy
so its either the software,fact that I patch 3 USB cables together,old laptop,or just a crappy camera.???

pedrodagr8 · Sep 10, 2016

toplessHO said:
got it going with the VLC software...
almost wish I hadnt its so crappy
so its either the software,fact that I patch 3 USB cables together,old laptop,or just a crappy camera.???

The camera is low quality. This is pretty much standard for any borescope I have seen. They are intended for viewing stuff close up in tight spaces. They pretty much all do that acceptably well but **** for any other use. Using it on the computer instead of a smartphone also makes it look even worse.

toplessHO · Sep 10, 2016

I dunno about this one doing "up close" it has a focal distance of at least 6 inches

toplessHO · Sep 11, 2016

hooked it up to sons droid ph with only 1 USB extension cable and it worked ok
so got a 15 ft one on the way will see how good it works down the ole well

Farmall450 · Sep 11, 2016

toplessHO said:
heres all the documentation I have on it
I cant scan to find the URL of computer driver

I got that plus a little baby CD to put it on your PC.

Farmall450 · Sep 11, 2016

pedrodagr8 said:
The camera is low quality. This is pretty much standard for any borescope I have seen. They are intended for viewing stuff close up in tight spaces. They pretty much all do that acceptably well but **** for any other use. Using it on the computer instead of a smartphone also makes it look even worse.

Exactly. Inside of that Farmall M looked pretty good up close. I had the brightness cranked up; you could make out pretty good details :thumbup:

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