Ralcam 360° Joystick Articulating Borescope, 6.2mm 4 Ways Automotive Endoscope Inspection Camera with 6 Adjustable LED Lights 6.6FT Semi-Rigid Snake Tube

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 product came in a box with a previous shipping label removed and has never held a charge or turned on correctly. This is now the third time I’ve used it and it will no longer turn on.

I was skeptical on purchasing this product. But in all honesty it’s a great product works perfectly and has a great image quality. The 360 movement works perfectly and is a great feature.

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.

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!

The assembly is mounted rigidly, referring to the TFT screen on the handle, which inclines me to think it's not very durable. More importantly, the camera scope does not turn 180° as claimed, but well short of that. Additionally the cable is not stiff enough to support the camera horizontally beyond less than 2 ft. Once again I am extremely disappointed by the poor quality of Amazon products

SO FAR WE ARE HAPPY WITH PRODUCT..

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.

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