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Need advice for a Wireless camera
Hello everyone,
I'll have a baby in 5 months and I'm looking for a good wireless camera to see the baby when I'm not in home. My router is: D-Link DI-624 2.4 GHz AirPlus Xtreme G 108 Mbps I been looking for different choices like a X10 pack or D-Link DCS-1000W, but I do not know what other cameras are good. I'm open to any advice to choose the right camera. I want a camera that works day and night with a good quality and nice price :-) Thanks a lot. |
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you wont be able to use your 108mbps settings,,, most wifi cams are 802.11
B,, not G so your router will be in mixed mode. That cam doesn't put out fast motion without lots of bandwidth so your internet upload speeds need to be more than you probably have. Two frames per sec per 128kbit of upload ,,, is about as good as they get for usable internet . I have dcs1000 and a trendNet tvip200w that's exactly the same guts wireless... they both need bright walls/furnishings and good office type lighting to have a decent picture. Dcs900w handles low light better... yea I know they're both 2.5 lux. but dcs1000 needs brighter lighting. Dcs 900 is grainy in low light levels and sort of changes to black and white as it gets darker so you should not expect something you would print or boast about. But with enough light,,, you can take a peek at what's happening. Why not splurge on the dlink 1/4 ccd pan tilt model its lower lux, maybe 1 lux ? CCD will give a much gooder pic. I haven't seen it in action. It's also mpeg so should be less internet bytes. You'd be closer to doing the job you've described - but you cant go wrong spending the mear pittance for a dcs900w just to play with - everybody should have at least one of those things. "Jakkov" wrote in message m... Hello everyone, I'll have a baby in 5 months and I'm looking for a good wireless camera to see the baby when I'm not in home. My router is: D-Link DI-624 2.4 GHz AirPlus Xtreme G 108 Mbps I been looking for different choices like a X10 pack or D-Link DCS-1000W, but I do not know what other cameras are good. I'm open to any advice to choose the right camera. I want a camera that works day and night with a good quality and nice price :-) Thanks a lot. |
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Thanks for your reply.
But just to be sure, I need the model of the "dlink 1/4 ccd pan tilt model..." that you described in your message. IŽll be on US in 2 weeks and I do not want to make a mistake in the buy. "bumtracks" wrote in message ... you wont be able to use your 108mbps settings,,, most wifi cams are 802.11 B,, not G so your router will be in mixed mode. That cam doesn't put out fast motion without lots of bandwidth so your internet upload speeds need to be more than you probably have. Two frames per sec per 128kbit of upload ,,, is about as good as they get for usable internet . I have dcs1000 and a trendNet tvip200w that's exactly the same guts wireless... they both need bright walls/furnishings and good office type lighting to have a decent picture. Dcs900w handles low light better... yea I know they're both 2.5 lux. but dcs1000 needs brighter lighting. Dcs 900 is grainy in low light levels and sort of changes to black and white as it gets darker so you should not expect something you would print or boast about. But with enough light,,, you can take a peek at what's happening. Why not splurge on the dlink 1/4 ccd pan tilt model its lower lux, maybe 1 lux ? CCD will give a much gooder pic. I haven't seen it in action. It's also mpeg so should be less internet bytes. You'd be closer to doing the job you've described - but you cant go wrong spending the mear pittance for a dcs900w just to play with - everybody should have at least one of those things. "Jakkov" wrote in message m... Hello everyone, I'll have a baby in 5 months and I'm looking for a good wireless camera to see the baby when I'm not in home. My router is: D-Link DI-624 2.4 GHz AirPlus Xtreme G 108 Mbps I been looking for different choices like a X10 pack or D-Link DCS-1000W, but I do not know what other cameras are good. I'm open to any advice to choose the right camera. I want a camera that works day and night with a good quality and nice price :-) Thanks a lot. |
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DCS-5300W D-Link
Product Features:. CCD Sensor for Superior Quality Image .. Built-In Microphone for Audio Monitoring .. High Quality MPEG-4 Short Header Mode Compression .. Built-In Motion Detection & Email Notification F2.0 , 1-Lux http://www.d-link.com/products/?pid=296 |
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I'll bet you could be disapointed with hat. Try it out at compusa first
What about a cheap PC with a webcam, and the whole thing is connected to your wireless network. In that tcase the 3com homeconnect camera is among the best, especially in low light. "bumtracks" wrote in message ... DCS-5300W D-Link Product Features:. CCD Sensor for Superior Quality Image . Built-In Microphone for Audio Monitoring . High Quality MPEG-4 Short Header Mode Compression . Built-In Motion Detection & Email Notification F2.0 , 1-Lux http://www.d-link.com/products/?pid=296 |
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i have the little 3com cam
many say it works well it may be rated low light,,, but it doesnt do it very well here. |
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I checked it on Amazon and it cost $348,99 after rebate. I think it
is expensive, maybe too much, you know another model cheap? Thanks. "bumtracks" wrote in message .. . DCS-5300W D-Link Product Features:. CCD Sensor for Superior Quality Image . Built-In Microphone for Audio Monitoring . High Quality MPEG-4 Short Header Mode Compression . Built-In Motion Detection & Email Notification F2.0 , 1-Lux http://www.d-link.com/products/?pid=296 |
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None of them work really great. The image is very low resolution. Night
vision requires infrared illumination...either built in the camera, around the lens (IR LED's), or in an auxiliary device. Bill Crocker "Jakkov" wrote in message m... Hello everyone, I'll have a baby in 5 months and I'm looking for a good wireless camera to see the baby when I'm not in home. My router is: D-Link DI-624 2.4 GHz AirPlus Xtreme G 108 Mbps I been looking for different choices like a X10 pack or D-Link DCS-1000W, but I do not know what other cameras are good. I'm open to any advice to choose the right camera. I want a camera that works day and night with a good quality and nice price :-) Thanks a lot. |
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Bill, so what is your advice?, no camera at all?
Thanks. "Bill Crocker" wrote in message ... None of them work really great. The image is very low resolution. Night vision requires infrared illumination...either built in the camera, around the lens (IR LED's), or in an auxiliary device. Bill Crocker "Jakkov" wrote in message m... Hello everyone, I'll have a baby in 5 months and I'm looking for a good wireless camera to see the baby when I'm not in home. My router is: D-Link DI-624 2.4 GHz AirPlus Xtreme G 108 Mbps I been looking for different choices like a X10 pack or D-Link DCS-1000W, but I do not know what other cameras are good. I'm open to any advice to choose the right camera. I want a camera that works day and night with a good quality and nice price :-) Thanks a lot. |
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I dont think there is a simple solution for your needs without overstepping
your budget. If you could live wired rather than wifi you can get ccd/cctv color cam that will do lower light levels for reasonable dollars. Network server for cctv seem to start around $250 and upwards so maybe simply use a converter to feed a capture device, make yourself a web page to view it - you'll need to leave home computer running to use it. fwiw; Compex, www.cpx.com makes a wifi router, np26g-usb, that converts to a stand alone wireless usb webcam server. It;s based on a particular popular camera driver so you might want to download its firmware and look at the known camera's it supports. Think I paid $75 for that router online. You could possibly add a $50 webcam and there you go, almost - low light. |
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