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Pros:

camera (3)

• ...chunk the camera. So if you only want to view real-time videos this camera is great . just don't use it to try and view or do anything with the videos...[1.0]
• ...not computer literate, this camera is not for you. If you are this camera is perfect . Installing the camera and making it connect to my router was...[1.0]
• ...that it drops the connection and needs rebooting a lot, and the camera is horrible in low light....[-1.0]

image quality (2)

• ... The image quality is decent and, once set up, it feeds A/V signals nicely, but I regret...[1.0]
• ...its is missing some basic features to really make it great. The image quality is good in daylight...low levels is hard on it. The set up for Mac OSX...[1.0]

lighting (2)

• ...current temperature is in my house. The resolution with proper lighting is clear enough to easily read the numbers.This is really satisfying...[0.7]
• ...light. The Linksys is probably OK for indoor conditions with good lighting but don't expect much under more demanding conditions. I would have...[0.4]

literature (2)

• ...are enough to generate an alarm. Unless you plan to monitor a well-lit window-less basement (major security concern there huh), don...[0.8]
• ...delay. It does not work well at night unless you are viewing a well lit area, but for $100 what do you expect. With the free service provided...[0.4]

picture quality (15)

• ...camera one time and that was all she wrote. WHen it did connect, the picture quality was incredible ! Accessing the device using a straight IP address (through the...[1.0]
• ...camera seems to help. Then it'll work for days no problem. I'm happy with the image quality . 640x480 is the max size, but if it was a lot bigger there'd...[0.9]
• ...plug the Lan cable first before power for initial config. ** Picture Quality is good . Sure not perfect but 100% better than the other cameras listed...[0.9]
• ...The camera itself was super easy to set up, good quality picture . BUT - and this is a huge but - the software was horrible....[0.8]

price (11)

• ...I was looking for an inexpensive wireless camera in order to watch over my front door throughout...[1.0]
• ...firmware update. It's still at 1.0 for this product. Although the price is great , I'd suggest that you stay away at least until they upgrade...[1.0]
• ...overall is a great value -under $100 for a wifi camera? that is a bargain . You do need a little technical knowledge or the desire to...[1.0]
• ...changes in room brightness at my house.) For $110, this was a good deal for us, and we are glad we got it. I'm trying to think of a...[1.0]

resolution (2)

• ...pointed at a digital thermometer (2 to 3 feet away) and had no trouble with resolution . I highly recommend this camera! ...[1.0]
• ...as setting up motion detection for the same areas. The good: Good resolution , great price, great flexibility due to the wireless nature ...[0.8]

usability (3)

• ...an internal network to monitor our building entrance. It was easy to install and works reliably with the Internet Explorer browser. The software...[1.0]
• ...windows. In addition, the camera setup software is far from user friendly . I'm a network engineer and it took me over an hour to get everything...[1.0]
• ...looked a lot more clunky to me. The software from Evocam is very easy to use . That said, wireless networks such as I have at my home (Linksys...[1.0]

Cons:

application (2)

• ...security guy/geek, so I took an old laptop, installed linux, and a great little application called "motion" that turns my 3 wireless cams and 1 usb cam...[0.8]
• ...comes with the camera under my Windows Vista 64 bit OS. I had issues with the application crashing, so I called Linksys. Lo and behold, the software will...[-0.8]

configuration (2)

• ...Firefox, Opera, Safari and also worked on my Blackberry 8900. ** Good configuration options like Auto Brightness and Auto Sharpness ** Good wireless...[0.8]
• ...so really the term DDNS was the only thing new. I admit the configuration problem with my setup was because I was using a wired and wireless router...[-0.8]

customer service (9)

• ...Tech support. Went to the net for life chat support. Life chat support was great . Best ever seen. But, the camera could not fing my router....[0.9]
• ..., it's very cool, especially for the price. I recommend it. Support is good too - you get a fairly well-trained live person in just a few...[0.9]
• ...arrived on time as estimated, the item was great, the Linksys customer service people in the Philippines were awesome ....[0.7200000000000001]
• ...The device is advertised as Vista compatible! Never the less, after being on the phone off and on with them for 6 hours, I decided that this wasn't...[-0.6]

documents (2)

• ...need of new firmware, but given all of the complaints above are well documented on the linksys website (in the forums), it doesn't look like...[0.8]
• ...on the CD manual in more detail it would be a perfect camera ( not well documented ). You really need some tech experience to get it all up and...[-0.8]

reliability (15)

• ...actually. I have owned this for at least 6 months and haven' t had a problem yet. The only issue was initial setup since you can't use a...[1.0]
• ...multiple false motion alerts until I turned the sensitivity down. It works great during the day and I've set it up to email me when there is...[1.0]
• ...my wireless network, but when I manually entered the SSID it worked fine . I'm using it for real-time remote monitoring and you just point...[1.0]
• ...a Trendnet Internet Webcam Server in my vacation house which works perfectly . When I called Linksys they wanted to charge me to diagnose...[1.0]

security (3)

• ...frustrating and unless you're fairly good with computers and the security setup the software would be flat out unusable . ...[-0.6400000000000001]
• ...when you take it out of the box (mine didn't), the picture isn' t usable for security . If it doesn't work out of the box, be prepared for a miserable...[-0.8]
• ...the connection from outside the home network. This is a major security flaw and is unacceptable....[-0.9]

software (15)

• ...obviously requires viewing through your network on a computer. Neat software . The picture was overall not a sharp as even much less expensive...[0.8]
• ...motion out there. It will send you a boatload of email. The software that lets you have a bunch of cameras is kind of cool. You can get that bank...[0.8]
• ...isn't great, but for around 100 dollars, it works fine. The software is reasonably easy to use. I am not using the wireless capability, for security...[0.8]
• ...total to get the camera up and running. Included Software - The software is ok . The camera's each have thier own webserver so once you're set...[0.65]