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Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
- Uses an LCD panel to display who is at your door without alerting them to your presence
- Simple push button operation
- Toggles between regular and zoom mode with a push of the button
- Compensates for low-light images and eliminates "fish eye" distortion
- Quick, easy installation
There's someone at the door. If you have a typical peephole in your door, you get a distorted image like a funhouse mirror, which is no fun at all. The Brinno Peep Hole View changes all that. It gives you an LCD panel that displays who is at your door. Simply push the button and see a large, clear 2.5in. image (similar to a digital camera display) of the person outside your door. The viewer works in low light and eliminates "fish eye" distortion. Press the button a second time and get a zoom ima
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List Price: $ 129.99
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August 30th, 2010 - 09:08
Review by Janet L. Ng for Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
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The setup was incredibly simple, exactly as shown in video. I’m a 53 yo woman with absolutely NO handy-man skills whatsoever, and if I could install it in 5 minutes, anyone could!
I’ve only had it one day, so can’t attest to the longevity of this product yet, but I’ve had the opportunity to view it both at day and night (with porch light on). The picture is very good, in color, and the zoom lets me zoom into the area that’s about 25 yards in front of it. It works PRECISELY as described, and I feel 10 times more secure about seeing who is at my door than I did with the standard, crappy peephole. I can see the picture on the screen even when standing 10 feet away from the door — except you need to walk up to the door to press the button to turn it on.
The only thing that I don’t like is when you push the button, it makes a slight click noise, and I’m not sure if someone outside the door could hear that — probably not, but it should have been designed with totally silent operation.
The only other suggestion I have would be to have a remote so you could turn it on remotely without even having to walk up to the door. Other than those two things (and believe me, the pros of this viewer FAR OUTWEIGH those puny issues), I am absolutely satisfied (on day one) with this viewer.
You must have the porchlight on to see anything at night. With the porchlight off, the screen is totally black – so it does need light. However, with the porchlight on, the view close up to my door is spectacular. The view out away from the door, where the area is dark, is zero at night — but you can see perfectly who is at your door with a light on.
If the batteries run low, it’s easy to turn the viewer and it comes off to change the batteries. Even without the viewer in place, you can still see through the peephole, as with a standard peephole viewer – so if you run out of batteries, you are not left without a view until you can buy more batteries – simply remove the viewer, and use it as a standard peephole. Even without the viewer, the range is much broader and clear than a standard peephole.
From the outside, it looks just like a regular peephole, except the person on the outside can NOT tell when you are looking because there is always something over the hole (the viewer). With standard peepholes, the person outside can tell when you move up close to look out, but not with this one.
The viewer remains on for a few seconds after you turn it on, and if you want it on longer, simply keep pressing it between zoom and regular mode. I like it that it turns off after about 5 seconds, as that’s really all you normally need, and it saves on the batteries.
I like to use it to “just look out there” if I hear something, and want to see what’s going on without opening the door — so it’s not only good when someone rings your bell, but also to just keep an occasional eye on what’s occuring “out there” in front of your door and beyond, as well a broad view on each side.
I am totally pleased, and would highly recommend this viewer to anyone who really needs to see who is outside, without letting the visitor know you are looking — and who needs to have a broader view. Great purhcase — one of my favorites in a long, long time!
August 30th, 2010 - 10:02
Review by Chris Adams for Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
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In the interest of full disclosure I want to make sure you all know that am the VP of Sales for Brinno and a satisfied Peephole Viewer user. I want to apologize to the two customers who where unhappy with their PeepHole Viewers.
The customer who had a 300 watt bulb outside his door and couldnt see an image must have a faulty unit, and for that I am truly sorry. We inspect all the units in the factory and I am shocked this happened, but I know things happen. Please contact us and we will arrange a new unit.
For the customer who tried the Peephole Viewer without it being mounted in a door, I am sorry that our manual failed to alert you the fact that it wont work unless it is mounted to a peephole in a perpendicular position to the unit ( like in a door ). The optics of the Peephole Viewer are designed to use the two lenses in the peephole and are finely tuned to capture and manipulate the image ( flatten it and zoom in ). I hope you will contact us so we can get you another unit also.
It is our goal to have 0 unhappy customers. I know that there will be environments outside of doors where the lighting is such that the image is not perfect, and I know that there may be faulty units shipped….components fail. However, I/we will continue to do everything in our power to reduce these occurances through engineering and quality control.
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August 30th, 2010 - 10:26
Review by Steven M. Bennett for Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
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I bought this for my 87 year old Mother because she couldn’t make out who was at the door 90% of the time. Looking through that little peep hole gives you a rather distorted view without much detail. This slick little device has the same technology as the digital cameras, giving you a mini picture, with a zoom option, of the area around your front door. This is really the way to go.
August 30th, 2010 - 10:35
Review by TLI for Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
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Shipping was better than advertised.
Installation was as advertised – quick and simple.
Instructions for operating the unit were vague and incomplete.
How did the unit work? Not as advertised. In bright sunlight the image was very dim and at night (with a 300 watt bulb three feet from the unit) only shadows were visible. A standard door peephole would work better and be a lot cheaper.
August 30th, 2010 - 10:44
Review by for Brinno PHV132512 Electronic PeepHole Viewer
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The viewer installed easily. However, when using it the viewing angle is only clear from straight on and below. I am about 6 inches taller then the viewer and the image is washed out when looking down at it.