VA-400-WiFi Bundle: Vividia Ablescope VA-400 USB Rigid Articulating Borescope Plus W03A WiFi Box for iOS Tablets iPhone and Android Phone and Tablet

This looks to be a nice boroscope. I have not tried it in the "real world" yet but I have experimented with it looking at the bottom of my table while sitting there, looking inside a dark cabinet through a cracked door, etc. It talked to my iPhone via WiFi using the adapter and even this seventy something relic of the non-tech era found it easy to use. I and view images, take pictures and videos with the iPhone and save the images to my picture library once the viewing session is over. Works a treat!

After some brief testing, I think this borescope is excellent. I will use it on my car and airplane engines, as well as looking into wall cavities to find plumbing and electrical problems. I believe it will word very well. High definition images.

I followed the online directions, verified the correct power source, connected the cables in the correct order and nothing seems to work. The Wi-FI Box does not transmit a wifi signal that is recognized by either the S10 or the Tablet.I've tried this multiple times over multiple days and there is simply no wifi signal to connect to.Also installed the Wifi Box app and that didn't work.Then I installed another recommended app by Vividia CameraFi2. That sort of works, but the push button on the scope that is supposed to take pics doesn't work. You have to tap on the tablet screen to take a photo.So then I installed Mscopes - another app recommended in Vividia literature. That app did not work even when the scope was connected directly to the tablet. No scope image at all.So then I installed the last recommended app OTG View. This sort of worked but the camera button on the scope won't take a pic. Also, the screen locked up after just a couple of minutes.This should not be so hard to make a simple USB camera work. Considering the cost of this USB scope you'd think Vividia would, at the very least, have software that worked with it.I'm considering returning this and saving up to buy a unit that comes with it's own screen.I also compared the image from this scope with the identical image from my cheap Harbor Freight Centech Inspection Camera. The Harbor Freight image is much clearer than the Ablescope. I should have returned this before the return window closed. Going to try and sell it and but an articulating scope that is at least as good as Harbor Freight..

August 18, 2018 Update: After writing this review I sent a message to Vividia about problems with their software and wifi box. I received a response in minutes pointing me to the proper software to use. I've since successfully connected from iPad and used it to inspect an engine. It worked great. I would have rated it 5 stars except for the terrible documentation. The online information could be made useful if it was better organized and listed what version of software went with what version of hardware and on which platform. I still don't have a good idea what software to use with Android phone without concern for data collection and security. As a result, I am not using the phone. The phone app on Windows 11 works with the scope. Couldn't get Vividia software to work on Windows though.Original review: I have not actually used the scope. I couldn't get the wifi box to work with the iPad software even though the iPad connected. I tried Windows 11 from a laptop. The built-in laptop can access the camera but the Ablescope Viewer cannot. I've found no fix for this on the web. Given that access to the camera is so limited, I plan to return the bundle. I may still purchase the scope without the wifi device if I decide I am willing to use it with Windows only. First glance would make one think this is a good choice. But, based on what I have seen so far and conclude by looking at reviews, etc., no product updates have happened in a long time. It appears to me that hardware and software have gotten out of sync thus making them incompatible. Back to researching products.

I use this scope to look at the exhaust valves of aircraft engines. It does this job well and at a very attractive price.However,It takes a little getting used to just like any camera being used upside-down and backwards. Also, there is some delay between moving the probe and having the picture change on the iPad screen -- so it works best if you move the camera angle slowly.I wish there were some feedback when taking a picture. It takes a rather good picture, but when you push the "shutter" button there is no click or flash or anything to indicate that a photo was captured. So you must go to the list of photos to see if you got the photo at all. You get used to it, but when you have your hands full you can't always be looking right at the "shutter" button when you touch it, so some sort of camera action feedback would be useful.

So far I am unable to use this product because I am unable to download the software that is necessary to operate it. Also there were supposed to be some protective rubber sleves and a tool to install them and those items were not in the box when delivered. As usual, you cannot get anyone on the phone to report a problem with missing parts. Only robots answer the phone and they are not helpful so I HAVE A EXPENSIVE TOOL THAT IS ONLY GOOD FOR A BOAT ANCHOR.

Easy to use, great picture, well worth the money