Android Inspection Camera/Borescope

[Farmall450]

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.

Ebay # 272299713189

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Provide a link? The ebay number leads nowhere.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

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

 

[mechanical turk]

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]

very interesting. how's the connection during operation?

 

[mrjaw14]

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]

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

 

[Farmall450]

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]

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]

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

 

[turfgnome]

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]

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

 

[Doug Arthurs]

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

 

[Farmall450]

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

 

[Mandres]

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


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[Farmall450]

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]

Who is this Ave you speak of?

 

[BlackLS2]

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]

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]

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

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[Farmall450]

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]

It's a skookum choocher, wha.

 

[Provincial]

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]

Is there a link to the video?

 

[toplessHO]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[wkndwarrior29]

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

 

[toplessHO]

I dont have that type of phone

 

[toplessHO]

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

 

[beamrider]

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

 

[toplessHO]

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

 

[pedrodagr8]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[toplessHO]

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]

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]

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