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I usually get a service call from the DIY ers who need us to come in and fix their southern engineering. I agree with everyone on these posts. The package say 300 feet. I usually use this analogy with these customers. If we use a flashlight with 2 AAA batteries and we are standing on a football field can we see the opposite goal post in the complete darkness? They say no. I then ask, if we move closer can we see it? They say yes. Now I want to see the color of the goal post in good detail what should we do? They say "move closer". Great! Now they get the idea! There was a service call some time back that I could not figure over the phone. As she described it the system should have worked! I arrived at her house and started to trouble shoot her husbands installation and I finally figured it out. The receiver was in the master bedroom and the camera was in the garage. In her master bath she had wrap around mirrors! The silver lining that creates the mirror was blocking the signal! Moving the camera in to the laundry pass through allowed the system to work!

How do you all feel about those 24V ac to 12V dc converters? I have a customer who has a 24 volt system and he has to reactivate a 12 volt camera. I debated using a wall wart at the power box end or using the coverter at the camera end. I truley don't think it matters, but I wanted to see what you all think.

I have not used the Mace version, but I have used a "sister" camera with the same specs. I super Highly recommend this camera! It works great!

Hello everyone! I doubt you will find a power problem with this bar project. For the DIY who reads this post I would suggest taking a wall transformer and an extension cord and plug directly in to the camera, this should trouble shoot any power problems. The problem as I see it is with the cameras IR throw. The maximum distance is rated at something aroung 30 - 35 feet. I would suggest to the DIY to throw the IR double the distance compared to the distance of the object or area to be viewed. I assume things at 10 feet look really good in this video. The other question is how high is the camera mounted? The higher the camera the less distance you will see. I would test another camera that can throw the IR farther. You could try using an Illuminator ( or another IR camera) to side light the area. Good luck!