Wifi cameras?

Glenn · Dec 30, 2010

Anyone have any insight? I've been thinking of getting a pair to monitor things in VT when we're not there. More or less to see how things are going, weather, ect. Im not looking for a high end security monitoring system.

I found these : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881192042&cm_re=Wifi_camera-_-81-192-042-_-Product

I'm looking for something thatll be fairly easy to set up too. I'm good with computeers, but I'm not a network engineer.

Geoff · Dec 31, 2010

The last time I researched this, the cameras with the features and image quality I consider acceptable still cost $1K. I want tilt/pan, 10x optical zoom, IR night capability, and better than VGA resolution. The problem is that IR-capable sensors with decent resolution aren't produced in sufficient volume to knock the cost down.

bigbog · Jan 3, 2011

Pretty interesting Glenn. I'm at Geoff's checkpoint...those were about the same specs I saw the last time I looked... Can't complain about price..eh'? In same boat with you on the networking aspect.

Glenn · Jan 4, 2011

The new egg ones seem to be the only ones at that price point. I'll do some ore research. But I may pull the trigger and see what happens.

RootDKJ · Jan 4, 2011

Glenn,

This wireless camera isn't wifi, but FM modulation in the 2.4GHz range (the same spectrum area that cordless phones and wifi devices use).

See page 10.
http://www.q-see.com/files/manuals/QSWLOC-Manual.pdf

Also, the receiver only has a video output, so you'd still need a remote access solution if you wanted to see what was going on in VT from home.

Glenn · Jan 4, 2011

Yeah, that won't work. :lol:

Thanks Root. I guess I should look at the instructions for what I look up. The search continues! Glad I didn't pull the trigger on these. That would have been a bummer....

gmcunni · Jan 4, 2011

My dad had something a few years ago. pretty cheap, had some tilting and some panning + digital zoom. i recall the software actually supported multiple cameras so you could have a "security desk" view with up to 16?? pictures on the screen. i'll send him a note to find out the brand (though i think it was D-Link)

gmcunni · Jan 4, 2011

i'm pretty sure it was this
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Wireless-G-Internet-Camera/dp/B0002TPFTU

d-link's site - http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=342

Glenn · Jan 5, 2011

Gary,
Thanks so much. I appreciate the insight. So he was pretty happy with the performance?

gmcunni · Jan 5, 2011

Glenn said:
So he was pretty happy with the performance?

I don't think he got much use out of it to be honest. He got it more as a toy than anything else, wasn't using it to monitor his home or anything like that. I played with it a bit when i was visiting him and it worked fine but i was just goofing around with it.

i sent him a note asking what he thought of it, will let you know what he says.

Glenn · Jan 5, 2011

Cool, thanks again!

Glenn · Jan 11, 2011

Been doing some research on the ol interweb.... Foscam keeps coming up as a good priced, good performing camera. Looks like $120/$150 for a decent, one camera wireless IP cam. http://www.foscam.us/

They're under $100 on Amazon and E-Bay, however, there are a ton of fakes out there. And if you try to upgrade the firmware, they'll brick. Not good. So it may be worth spending an extra few $ and getting the real deal from the company website.

gmcunni · Jan 11, 2011

fyi. talked to my Dad regarding the D-Link. as i suspected he never really got much use out of his camera, the application he planned for it never materialized. his comment was "you had more luck with it than I did"

Glenn · Jan 11, 2011

Thanks...I appreciate the update.

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