TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Day/Night Internet Surveillance Camera Server with 2-Way Audio TV-IP312W
- Day/Night internet camera server transmits high-quality video and audio over the internet
- Infrared lens allows monitoring in low light environments
- Compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b wireless networks with support for advanced encryption
- Included software features motion detection recording, scheduled recordings, email alerts, and progressive search
- Backed by a 3-year warranty
Product Description
The 2-Way Audio Day/Night Internet Camera transmits real-time high quality video and audio over the Internet. See, hear and talk to people, in your camera¿s viewing area during the day or in the dark, from any Internet connection. Complimentary SecurView camera management software allows you to monitor what you value most at home or at work. The camera provides crystal clear MPEG4 video streams over an internet connection. The Infrared lens provides night monitorin… More >>
TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Day/Night Internet Surveillance Camera Server with 2-Way Audio TV-IP312W
Having read the Amazon reviews for the IP312W I expected some degree of difficulty in setting up the camera. It ended up being much tougher. I’m not an IT specialist but have set up wireless networks and devices to work over the internet. However I could simply not get the IP312 to work over the internet. Actually I still have not gotten it to work on my wireless network. I gave up and am waiting for someone from my company’s IT department to assist in setting up the wireless connection. I was able to get the camera to work while connected via an Ethernet cable. The picture quality is excellent. Also the night mode works extremely well. The software is pretty straightforward. If only setting up the camera were as easy! If the camera were simply plug and play it would be 4-5 stars. However the difficult setup coupled with very poor instructions have me giving only 3 stars. TRENDnet could have a real winner here if it improves its instructions and the ease of use.
Rating: 3 / 5
Finally one that works. The web cam was extremely easy to setup and it worked well. The video is excellent and the accompanying software is good. I tried another web cam by Linksys and compared to this it was junk. I sent it back. Only difficulty so far is getting the email notification to work. Support is excellent. I would recommend you sign up for free DDNS with [...]. Overall I would definitely recommend this product.
Rating: 5 / 5
Great product, good quality. Does things others don’t for half the price. Suprised at how quiet this thing is when moving. Night vision is impressive. Being used as a high tech baby monitor
Rating: 4 / 5
Kind of a pain to set up, not for networking novices. But after it’s set up it works great in general. Had some problems after a year or so with it intermittently not working wirelessly but it got dropped a few times too. Overall its the best option available.
Rating: 4 / 5
This little thing has saved us many a sleepless night. My wife had purchased a small dedicated baby monitor for use in the nursery, and you could barely see anything with it. This thing provides a very sharp display.
I’d been shopping for one of these for some time. I finally decided on this model because for the most part, those who have any knowledge of computers thought it was great. Those that don’t have a good understanding of computers and how to set up IP’s and get into the routers should probably get a wired camera.
Pros: Low light works great. Daylight has some color issues, but I didn’t get it to take 10mp pictures to develop. while the colors may not be great, the contrast and sharpness is definitely there. We haven’t tried to use the speaker that hooks up to the camera, maybe when our little one is older and we move this by the front door! The provided software works as advertised, not great but not horrible. I’ve used it create audible alerts based on motion detection and I’ve recorded my child’s movements throughout the night, saving to a NAS.
Cons: it wasn’t cheaper. I would like it to have a larger range of focus. It has frozen up on me twice. The unit gets pretty warm. Sound tends to lag picture.
Thoughts: if you want a monitor that will give you a crisp view of what’s going on with your kid, and you want to be able to record it and view it from any computer in the house, then this is for you!
Enjoy.
Rating: 5 / 5