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(More customer reviews)Here is the short review:
PROS:Night mode works great, setup was easy, wall mount included, LEDs can be disabled
CONS:Only IE supported (officially), the infrared LEDs can be seen in a dark room
I bought this camera for use as a baby monitor for my daughter.I mounted it on the wall next to her crib, although I didn't use the permanent anchors included - rather used 3M stickys which I can remove easily.The setup was pretty painless; some have reported issues in this department with Trendnet cameras but I did not experience anything out of the ordinary.Even the wireless setup went as planned (please people, follow the directions and set it up with the wired port first!).The camera works great as we can view my daughter via a PC in the bedroom hooked up to the TV.I especially like the feature that allows you to disable the power and network LEDs.This is nice for a dark bedroom.But, I was disappointed to discover that the infrared LEDs still throw a little visible red light in the dark.You can easily see the semi-circle of LEDs with the lights out and although its not bright, it does provide something for the baby to see and be aware of.Occasionally when she wakes up I swear she looks straight into that red circle!Maybe not an issue but I would have preferred for those to be invisible.The other minor issue I have is only supported IE, but I knew this ahead of time so won't spend any more time discussing (see update II).
Update:When I wrote my initial review I complained about having to reboot the camera every day.But, I haven't had to reboot the camera to get it working lately.I can't explain this, perhaps there were wireless issues when I was having difficulties.Either way, the camera made a liar out of me :).So far so good.
Update II:I decided to remove the CON regarding having to reboot daily since the camera has been working fine without reboot for many weeks.The best thing I can think of is that perhaps I was just having network issues.I can't blame the camera so I'm clearing its name :-).I also wanted to add something I discovered tonight, that the camera actually does work in FireFox!It uses a java plugin apparently.I double checked the specs and this is not listed as being supported so perhaps its not supported.I have done very little with it and Firefox so maybe i'll find something negative later but was happy/surprised to see the support there!
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Product Description:
The SecurView Wireless Day/Night Internet Camera (model TV-IP121W) transmits real-time high quality video over the Internet. See and hear people in your camera's viewing field in complete darkness for distances up to 5 meters (16 feet) from any Internet connection. Manage of up to 16 cameras with complimentary SecurView camera management software. This stylish Internet camera provides crystal clear MJPEG video streams over a secure encrypted wireless connection.Mount the camera on most surfaces with an included mounting kit. Advanced software features motion detection recording, email alerts(Does not support SSL , Windows 32-bit only.Monitoring multiple cameras may require a high performance CPU and graphics card), scheduled recordings, video viewing options and digital zoom. The camera´s brilliant image quality, compact size, audio support and night vision capability make it ideal for your home or office. SecurView cameras are not compatible with TRENDnet's IPView Pro camera application for ProView cameras.
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