50ft Sewer Camera, Teslong 1080P Drain Plumbing Snake Inspection Camera with Light, 50 ft Flexible Borescope Endoscope Duct Fiber Optic Scope Cam

What do I like about the Teslong MS450? 1) image quality (see photo); 2) side-view camera; 3) easy to use; 4) USB-C charging & computer connection; 5) great tactile feedback on buttons. What don't I like? 1) "switch camera" button location; 2) rigid connection at monitor.Image quality: As shown in the photo, the image from the Teslong MS450 is brighter and clearer, and has a somewhat narrower field of view when compared to the Depstech DS450. Both pictures were taken with natural lighting only - no artificial lighting from the endoscope or other sources. Both pictures were taken at a distance of 3 inches from the ruler in the picture. The field of view of the Teslong is about 70 degrees (this matches their claim), while the Depstech field of view is about 83 degrees. Depth of field on the Teslong (in my testing) is about 1-1/4 inches to 4 inches (also matches their claims).Side-view camera: A side-view camera comes in very handy when you can't approach the subject head on. For my purposes, an example of this would be reading serial numbers on rack-mounted equipment. Sometimes the labels are on the back, very close to a wall, or on the bottom, very close to equipment mounted below. In either case, you may only have 2 inches of clearance - not enough room to bend the end of the scope and point it at the subject. With a side-view camera, you can stick the scope in from the side in a space as small as a single rack unit (1-3/4 inches), and still get a clear image of a serial number or model number, without removing the equipment from the rack.Easy to use: the buttons are intuitively labeled, with the exception of the up/down buttons functioning as digital zoom (up) and 180 degree image rotation (down). My only real complaint about the interface is the location of the "switch camera" button - it's at the base of the scope cable where it connects to the monitor; a button on the monitor itself would make more sense.USB-C: some scopes come with micro USB - an interface that's on its way out. Sure it will still be around for quite a while, but I see no reason to buy a new device that uses a connection that's declining in use. I don't think this has anything to do with USB-C, but the Teslong is automatically "seen" by the computer when connected - allowing you to easily download pictures from the device. Some others (including the Depstech DS450) require you to fiddle with the menus before it's "seen" by the computer - and you have to do this every time you connect.Tactile feedback: the tactile feedback of the buttons is excellent, but I think this is more of a personal preference than an objective thing.Rigid connection: I think this is pretty much consistent across endoscopes in this price range, but the rigidness of the scope makes it difficult to manipulate the position of the scope without also having the monitor move erratically. Expect to use one hand to move the scope, and the other to hold the monitor stationary. If you don't, the monitor may end up on the floor, and I'm not sure how likely it is to survive such a drop, especially if you're on a ladder at the time. More flexibility at the base of the scope would greatly help with this.Overall, I think this is an excellent value, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an endoscope in this price range.

I bought this endoscope to try to find the hole in my HVAC duct which was allowing mice into the vents (not into the actual house, thankfully; they were only inside the ductwork with the vent covers serving as a sort of "jail" which kept the mice sequestered to the ducts). The ductwork is in the crawlspace, but some of the runs are tucked up between the floor joists and hidden by underlayment...meaning I couldn't simply go into the crawlspace to look for holes.That's where this endoscope comes into play. I was able to feed the scope through the vent and down into the ductwork and did manage to find a hole (in addition to a bunch of junk). Since I was feeding it into a fairly large "pipe", it was a bit tricky keeping the scope oriented, as the semi-flexible cable may curve and twist as you feed it in. The more cable you feed in, the harder it is to control. Because of this, I think the 16 ft cable is the longest recommended length...anything longer will be too difficult to control in any space wider than a 2" pipe.I also highly recommend getting the dual lens camera. I found myself switching back and forth between the two cameras a lot. Often, the front camera didn't show much because it was lying directly against the bottom of the duct, but the side camera would show the top or side of the duct.The IPS screen is good quality and a nice size. Resulting video/pictures are good considering the size of the camera. I downloaded the pictures onto my computer and the quality actually looks a bit better on the endoscope screen vs my computer...perhaps because the pics are so much bigger on my computer. I've attached a couple pictures I took with this endoscope, both from inside the ductwork and also through a hole in my floor where a cable line runs (the previous owners of my house were lazy and drilled right through the floor instead of bringing the cable through the wall). This was my first attempt at using the endoscope and I'm sure my pictures will improve as I get better at holding the probe steady. I did find it difficult to figure out if I needed to push or pull to get the camera centered on what I wanted. Perhaps that will also get easier the more I use it.All-in-all, this is a handy little endoscope. In addition to household DIY, I could also see this being useful with car/engine repair. Who hasn't dropped a bolt or nut into a small opening when working on your car or lawnmower? The endoscope comes with a hook and a magnet which would help retrieve said bolt or nut. It also comes with a very nice carrying case.

This is a great camera for the price, and the side view camera is a nice extra and quite handy. It arrived well packaged and fast.The image quality is very good to excellent, both cameras and monitor. I bought this to try to identify an object stuck in my well at a depth of about 40 feet. The well is 6 inches in diameter, more on that later.Here are the two reasons why I gave it 4 stars instead of five. One, on the first use, the little trim ring around the lens of the camera came off. (see photo.) Literally fell off in my hands while cleaning the lens end. While it didn't affect the image quality and the lens appears to still be securely attached, I am pretty sure that this ruins the waterproofing of the camera.Second, the LEDS on this camera, while somewhat bright, cast such a small and dim area of light that the image as seen in the dark 6" diameter well was only usable when the camera was within a few inches of the object. (A field of view about 3" in diameter.) Any further back and the image was so dark as to be unusable. They need to be much brighter and cast a larger area of light to be really useful. Even if it means using a larger camera housing to get extra light brightness and spread, it would be worth the extra size.All that aside, there would be advantages to the small diameter (about 1/4") of the camera and lights, but in my situation it was a huge drawback. For inspecting other things like small diameter pipes, inside engine cylinders, etc. it would work great.Overall I don't regret buying this camera, it is a good value for the price but disappointing as to how dim the LEDS were for my situation. (And having that ring fall off.) A few minor tweaks to this and it would easily deserve 5 stars.