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(More customer reviews)I would change the rating to 2 and would not recommend purchasing if you need LOW Light like a nursery.I absolutely do not recommend this or the 230a for a nursery!
Review updated on 2-27-2010.I will start by saying this was a very difficult to set-up camera on a Mac using Snow Leopard with VM Fusion and Parallels.I was not able to get it to work on VM Fusion and Windows 7 and eventually switched to Parallels with Windows XP I finally got it to work.I also have Trendnet TV-IP422Wwhich was simple to configure.
Pro's
1. Comparing the picture in bright light using Parallels, IE and H.264 the picture is AMAZING.I will use the word 'Shocking' to describe how clear the picture is.Compared to Trendnet it is laughable how clearer the Panasonic picture is.
2. Web interface is great and is not limited for Mac users like Trendnet
3. The P/T is Very quick and much quieter compared to Trendnet
4. Unit size is very nice and the POE is well thought out.
Con
1.Night 'vision' is completely worthless.In the nursery with only a nightlight the TV-IP422Wswitches to a b&w view and we can see basic outlines, blanket vs child is a bit of a challenge.However, turn on the night vision IR's and you can.No switch to the panasonic setting next to the Trendnet, NOTHING.When I say nothing I mean, you can't see anything just a black room.No joke!
2. The range of the P/T is very limited and I haven't figured out how to zoom.
3. It appears H.264 compression improvements only work on IE and Windows.You do not see a benefit with H.264 on FireFox or Mac browsers.
4. I found it very difficult to setup on a Mac and feel free to leave comments if you are having trouble and I will see if I can help walk you through what I did
I received a 4 pack of Synology surveillance License and it works great.You can P/T and detection appears to work.I'm using the latest beta firmware on a Synology DS 409.
Final
Bright and I mean bright light the picture is amazing. Dusk the picture is not as good as the Trendnet and in very low light there is NO picture!If you have the need for Low Light pass on this camera!I also bought a 230a wireless and I used the same approach and was easy to set up and will put details in comment response.I'm returning the 230a as it doesn't work in low light of a nursery.
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