The color spy button camera BU-18 from Lawmate technology is a 550 TV lines of resolution pinhole camera set that can change appearance in just a few seconds with a simple adjustment. The color pinhole camera features a threaded lens that you can attach a button or screw head to. The color spy button camera has 2 sizes of buttons and 2 different screw heads so that you can blend into any environment imaginable. It also includes several extra buttons to be sewn on a shirt or jacket and several extra screw heads for use in stationery covert surveillance.

At 550 lines resolution this camera system is the best quality you can get at this size. Using a Sony chipset with Exview technology and a Lux level of .1 and an f-stop of 1.2, you'll be able to capture video surveillance in even dimly lit situations. The threaded pinhole lens is 4.3 mm offering a viewing angle of 80°. The 2.5 mm cable attached to the camera plugs directly into any Lawmate portable digital video recorder. If you have an existing DVR with RCA type inputs there is an adapter cable included as well as a 9 V battery holder.

Operation is simple: 

1. Choose a shirt, jacket or other piece of clothing.
2. Attach the included extra buttons.
3. Place the spy button camera through an empty buttonhole.
4. Attach the 2.5 mm cable from the camera to your DVR
5. Press record and capture full-color video footage.

• PAL/NTSC compatible
• 768 x 582 picture element
• 550 TV lines of resolution
• 1/3 inch Sony ex-view image sensor
• 40 dB signal-to-noise ratio
• 0.1 lux minimum illumination requirement
• 5 volt power requirement
• Draws 250 mA of current
• Dimensions: 29 x 25 x 19 mm
• Weight 30 g