Edimax IC-7110W

Posted on December 29th, 2011 in Wireless Camera | No Comments
  • Image sensor: 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor
  • Video resolution: 1,280 x 1,024 pixels (up to 15 frames per second)
  • Connectivity: Ethernet port, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Memory card slot: SD
  • Zoom: 4x digital zoom
  • Recording medium: SD/Network-attached storage
  • Viewing angle: 355 degrees (horizontal), 120 degrees (vertical)
  • Audio out: Yes
  • Night vision: Yes
  • WPS connectivity: Yes
  • Mobile app: Available in Android and iOS, free

Edimax IC-7110W

Unlike D-Link DCS-5230L IP camera, this Edimax IC-7110W does not have a spherical cover. Its open concept allows it to rotate nearly 360 degrees horizontally, allowing for a wide field of vision.

The video images tend towards red and blue. In some instances, black actually becomes blue. The night vision works perfectly, though.

Despite claiming to have two-way audio with its built-in microphone and audio out port, I did not manage to pick up any sounds. When you plug in a speaker, the audio output works.

The app works better than the browser when it comes to moving the camera – simply swipe the video feed to do so. There is around half a second of lag from the time you swipe the video feed to the time the camera starts to move.

The iOS app is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad. So you need to download the app only once.

However, there were many occasions when I simply could not connect to the camera on either a Wi-Fi or 3G network. You also cannot talk through it.

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D-Link DCS-5230L Wireless Network Camera

Posted on December 25th, 2011 in Wireless Camera | No Comments
  • Image sensor: 1.3-megapixel CMOS sensor
  • Video resolution: 1,280 x 1,024 pixels (up to 10 frames per second)
  • Connectivity: Ethernet port, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Memory card slot: MicroSD
  • Zoom: 16x digital zoom
  • Recording medium: MicroSD/Network-attached storage
  • Viewing angle: 310 degrees (horizontal), 90 degrees (vertical)
  • Audio out: Yes
  • Night vision: Yes
  • WPS connectivity: Yes
  • Mobile app: Available in Android and iOS, free

D-Link DCS-5230L

The price of this D-Link DCS-5230L wireless camera is at the high-side but it has all the bells and whistles that you could wish for in an Internet protocol (IP) camera, from night vision to Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connectivity.

You can access the camera from anywhere, either using a browser or via the app mydlink Lite.

The video images tend to look washed out and the colors seem wrong, even in natural light. However, the infrared night vision works very well.

It has two-way audio communication with its built-in microphone and, when you plug in a speaker, you can listen to what your children are doing and then remind them to do their homework, for example.

With D-Link’s mobile app, it takes up to 2seconds after you press on the virtual directional key before the camera starts moving. You can zoom in with a virtual slider, albeit slowly.

The iPad app, mydlink+, costs US$0.99. It does pretty much the same thing but on a bigger screen.

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D-Link DCS-1130L Wireless N Internet Camera

Posted on May 25th, 2011 in Wireless Camera | 2 Comments

D-Link DCS-1130L Wireless N Internet Camera

D-Link promises that this surveillance camera will deliver a plug and play experience instead of a plug and pray one.

Designed for use in the home and small offices, the camera can be accessed and managed from anywhere in the world via mydlink mobile app on iPhone or Android devices.

High-quality video and audio can also be captured directly to a local hard drive without needing any software installation. The camera can be easily integrated to either an existing wired network or wireless network.

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D-Link DCS-1130 Wireless N Fixed IP Network Camera with Built-In Microphone

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D-Link 1130L IP camera

Posted on April 19th, 2011 in Wireless Camera | 2 Comments

D-Link 1130L IP camera

  • 640 x 480 resolution
  • 16x digital zoom
  • Manual-focus
  • Wireless N connectivity

Trying to set up a home surveillance camera, or cam, used to be rocket science. To be able to view the video feed remotely on a smartphone or PC, you have to key in the Internet protocol address of your cam on your viewing device.

That is where the problem starts, because all broadband services now work on dynamic IP addresses and these change all the time.

To get around the problem you have to sign up to DynDNS.com, which monitors your broadband line every time your IP address changes.

That fixes only your external IP address, but because your router also dynamically allocates the internal IP address of your network, you need to set your router to always allocate the same internal IP address to your cam.

Another problem is that some Internet service providers block the default port 80, which your IP cam uses to send out video feeds, and you need to activate port forwarding in your router to solve this problem.

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Panasonic KX-HCM110A

Posted on December 15th, 2006 in Hardware, Wireless Camera | No Comments

The Panasonic KX-HCM110A is one of the more affordable pan-and-tilt cameras on the market. It offers a substantial 173-degree pan and 105-degree tilt range to monitor a much larger area than fixed lens cameras. Though it’s missing optical zoom, the camera’s 10X digital magnification (still with scroll wheel control) adds to its flexibility. Dual-stack support for IPv4 and IPv6 may appeal to future-proofing fans, and IPsec support (the same technology used in many VPN connections) eliminates nearly any chance of a hacker viewing your video. Panasonic also included an integrated microphone and a jack for speaker output.

Additionally, the KX-HCM110 features an I/O port so that, for example, when motion or a door sensor triggers an alarm, an external light might be switched on to assist recording. The camera can remember up to eight preset location and zoom combinations for quickly “patrolling” common areas in its field of view. Other basic extras, such as cell phone compatibility, configurable motion detection, and FTP, round out Panasonic’s midrange offering.

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D-link DCS-3420 Wireless Camera

Posted on December 13th, 2006 in Hardware, Wireless Camera | No Comments

The D-link DCS-3420 takes the usability attributes of the D-Link DCS-1110 and piles plenty of extra functionality on top, starting with 802.11b/g (WEP and WPA security included), moving from support for four cameras to up to 16, and accommodating interchangeable lenses (chief among them the optional infrared unit for shooting in total darkness). We didn’t receive the IR or auto iris lenses for testing, and our unit seemed biased by default for shooting in low light as images were very over-exposed.

However, altering the video settings for optimal balance between bit rate, frame rate, and quality and tweaking the image settings (brightness, hue, etc.) yielded substantially better results. Even with the stock lens, though, low-light video proved remarkably clear.

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D-Link DCS-1110

Posted on December 11th, 2006 in Hardware, Wireless Camera | No Comments

Built like a half-pound brick with a camera peeking over its edge, the D-Link DCS-1110 really delivers on features and performance. PoE, a desk stand, and two mounting holes make this unit more versatile for placement than one might suspect. The DCS-1110 integrates one-way audio for recording and a powerful Nightshot mode that uses the full 0.5-lux sensitivity of the image sensor. You can monitor up to three different zones within the field of view, each with its own percentage of sensitivity. The DCS-1110 even lets you preview the amount of motion it detects in each area so you can set a more realistic threshold.

D-Link keeps this camera easy to use without sacrificing flexibility or quality. The DCS-1110’s setup software displays D-Link’s usual simplicity, and its only awkward requirement is that it requires you to install ffdshow (an open-source DirectShow and VFW codec) to play back the MPEG-4 recordings, which, by the way, can spool straight to a NAS box.

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