You may recognise this camera from a very expensive branded system, that's because we used the same factory to import it from except we had the very latest 600TVL 1/3" Sharp CCD (not to be confused with the older 420TVL 1/3" Sharp CCD). We would say this new image sensor is on par with the Sony 700TVL we use in our other high end cameras. This camera has a nice polished Stainless Steel Bracket with a grey/silver painted main body.