Hopefox Endoscope Inspection Camera Review

Hopefox Endoscope Inspection Camera Review
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I have used tried several other mobile phone endoscopes before and seeing the three wired plugs, I assumed this was another USB one. No,
this is the first true WiFi connected phone endoscope I have tried needing no physical connection to the phone. The USB plugs are just to provide power with the WiFi hotspot transmitter being incorporated entirely into the cable with no bulky transmitter required.

The endoscope arrived packaged in a rather plain and simple box, inside of which were the endoscope cable itself, an accessory set consisting of a Hook, a probe, a Magnet, a mounting ring, and a Mirror. Also included was a well printed and easy to read User Guide. Build quality all seems fine and nothing looks likely to fail anytime soon.

The IP67 waterproof device consists of a 3m endoscope cable with a 7.9mm diameter camera head incorporating no less than 6 minuscule LED lights. The supplied tools can be attached to the head to retrieve lost objects or perform simple remote tasks. The device can take photographs and video in 1920 x 1440 or 1280x960 pixel resolution, better than any other I have tried. There are no controls on the unit itself, everything is done using the Anesok app.

Unlike older rivals, this one connects to your phone by Wifi with a claimed range of up to twenty metres. I only ever used it when much closer and the connection was consistently rock solid. The use of wifi means it can very easily be used by iOS or Android devices with no need for OTG cables, adapters or complicated setups. The three headed USB plugs (micro-USB, USB-C and Apple Lightning) are simply to provide power and can be connected to any suitable device such as a phone, power bank or USB adapter.

After installing the app and connecting the cable to a USB power source, open the app and connect the phone to the 2.4 GHz WiFi hotspot created by the cable. The network name will begin with ANESOK and no password is required.

You can then view video from the camera head in real-time and record video or stills on the phone. You can also review recordings and photos within the app. It is simple and intuitive to use and far simpler than the older cable-based devices I have used. Take note that the best depth of field is quite limited with the point of focus being about 2-10cm from the end of the lens, so resist the temptation to push the lens too close to the object. I found the 7.9mm head diameter to be smaller than most of the rivals I have used and the cable slightly more flexible and this made it easy when working in smaller and more confined apertures.

As with all such devices, the frame rate is quite slow but that is not apparent in normal use and I have to say that the video quality is better than the others I have tried. I suspect the video resolution is the claimed one and not the result of the upscaling found with some lesser rivals.

The current Amazon price of just £29.99 is less than I have paid for inferior rivals and considering the ease of setup and high quality results with this device that makes it a bargain indeed.

The Good
Great price
Good Build Quality
Easy to configure
No cables needed
Simple to Use
Long semi-rigid camera cable
IP67 Waterproof

The Bad
No Carry Case

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