Articulating Borescope 360° Joystick, Ralcam 6.2mm 4 Ways Automotive Endoscope Inspection Camera with 6 LED Lights with 6.6FT Cable

Scope camera is easy to use. Great picture and operation is straight forward. Would recommend for workshop and around the home.

So like you, I went cheap and originally bought a $100 borescope that had a 2-way articulating function. NO THANKS! Since it was impossible to control the direction of the articulation (other than left/right), it became impossible to get those units to look at what you actually wanted to look at. Enter this 4-say borescope, VIOLA! Now I simply rotate the stick to see precisely where I want to see, regardless of what angle the snake enters into a hole or crevice! Brilliant!

This borescope is typical junk. Yes, it rotates, and yes, the LED lighting is fine. But the advertised “360° articulation” is an absolute lie. In reality, the camera only moves about 90° in three positions, and in the fourth position it bends back at most around 120°, nowhere near 180°.If you’re planning to use it for automotive inspection, for example inserting it into a cylinder to check valve condition, forget it. It simply doesn’t bend back far enough.The handle is poorly designed: your finger constantly hits the snapshot button by accident, the joystick is extremely stiff, and while it can be operated with one hand, in practice you’ll need two hands — one to fight the joystick and one to guide the cable. That makes it very awkward.Image quality is mediocre. It does transmit, but there’s too much noise and not enough clarity for precision inspection.Bottom line: not worth it. Misleading articulation claims, clumsy controls, questionable image quality. Stay away.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Found on sale cyber Monday and was saving $100.00. Thought I’ll buy this for my shop staff and hope that it will serve its purpose but not going to have the highest expectations. We have used this tool to look inside engines, HVAC systems, areas that would normally need disassembly to obtain numbers and that’s just a few ways. This is by far the best tool I’ve bought for our shop to date and would definitely recommend to anyone needing a scope and on the fence of what to buy.

This thing paid for itself the first week I got it to help with a wiring job and inspecting a plugged sink drain. I would give this a 5 star, but the joy stick articulation seems a little clunky and needs some getting use to. The plastic joystick part always creaks and moans...just waiting for it to snap in a colder weather environment. Until then however, this is a solid and worthwhile investment.