TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Day/Night Pan/Tilt/Zoom Internet Surveillance Camera TV-IP422W (White)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Day/Night Pan/Tilt/Zoom Internet Surveillance Camera TV-IP422W (White)
Customer Review: Features for Operating Systems
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this item hoping it would work with Mac based products; Specifically with an iPhone or iPad.
Sadly it does not.
This is made primarily for Windoz users as the controller/viewer is an active-X component.
I have both a pc and mac's; the active x controller/viewer worked well on the PC.
The video/picture has a red colorcast i was unable to get rid of and is much poorer quality than the documentation screenshot examples.
The wide range pan/tilt and the day nite and electronic zoom are all nice and needed features.
I had trouble with my unit loosing or dropping it's wireless network connection randomly and requiring a power cycle.
Unlike the panasonic pan/tilt webcam, the software for this unit uses either an activeX component (internet explorer) or
a java applet (non-internet explorer) with more limited features. This disallows most mobile browsers which only
run javascript not java (ipad, iphone and others i suspect). Their techsupport (via email) took 3 day's to reply and confirm.
The advertisement/specs say Windows and they really mean it.
if your a cross platform user, i would not recommend it.
if you only use windows and have no need or desire for mobile access then i would recommend it. Has the most features of this price range iv'e seen.
Customer Review: Needs better guide for setup/difficult
Summary: 3 Stars
After a day of trying to set up, seemed rather simple, I called tech supt. What they forget to tell you is that you must disable your router/network securty and your computer security in order to set up the link, then you can add the security back on. This involved numerous more steps all of which are not even remotely mentioned in the guide, and I would have never figured it out. It involved calling my internet service provider for settings, and then logging into the network online and disabling wireless security (Scary!!!). Tech supt did a wonderful job of being patient and walking me through it, but something should be mentioned about this in the guide (of course this assumes you want a secure link). The picture is good but somewhat grainy. The zoom is 1x, 2x, 3x, all digital done on the website you watch this through, zoom is not optical, therefore very grainy. Haven't figured out how to talk from laptop through camera (I use camera to monitor kids playing upstairs, I hear them great, but they don't hear me, maybe I have to add a speaker? have to call tech supt again). Light really affect the camera, so we have had to turn lights off and close drapes, etc. Overall, I am happy with camera, payed a bit too much for this level of quality, but not too bad. Just glad there is a tech supt that answers the phone responsively.Customer Review: Cheap and built to reflect this
Summary: 2 Stars
The first one I received had a defect which created a halo in the middle of the video. After talking to Trendnet Support (no live support you have to wait about 24 hours for an email response) they indicated this was a manufacturing defect and to return the product to the place of purchase. Amazon replaced the product for me pretty hassle free.
Second one I received worked fine for two months until I lost the video feed from the camera. Could still access the camera just couldn't see or hear the video feed through the web interface or the Securview software or anything from the 3gp feed. I reset the device to factory settings, unplugged it and plugged it back in after 10 minutes, upgraded the firmware, etc. Still no video feed. My WebcamXP software can find the camera but no video feed.
The sound quality is terrible on both units I used.
Two months is outside of Amazon's return policy I guess even on a replacement item. So hopefully Trendnet will take care of this or I am out some $$$. Do they have a Lemon Law on electronics?
The only reason I am not giving it a 1 is because it was the cheapest PTZ IP Camera out there and I should have known there was a reason why... I'm sure 1 out of 10 work ok. I will not buy any other Trendnet products. I'll stick to D-Link, a little more $ but worth it.
Customer Review: Great Camera. Does Everything You Expect and More
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had the camera on wirelessly and I've had no issues w/ losing connection or any other problems for about a month.
Instructions are good and easy to follow to set up in your own network.
If you want to view the cam from outside your network, the instructions are non-existent. One of the reviews here has a good write up on how to view it thru the web using dyndns if you don't have a static IP address.
Its not rocket science and anyone who doesn't give up after five minutes will have it working fine in no time.
I didn't even know what dyndns was before I tried to set it up.
As a plus, the camera will automatically update your IP address to dyndns, no-ip, or many others. So you don't even have to install the dyndns client to your machine.
I have the camera setup to send me an email with a screen cap whenever it detects motion. I also set it up to ftp a screen cap every minute.
You cannot ftp or email video via the camera. To do that you would need a computer running at all times with their software installed. But since I don't need that, screen caps are fine for me.
The camera does get real warm so I mounted it on the included steel brackets to try to dissipate the heat.
Customer Review: My IP422W
Summary: 5 Stars
I first ordered the Trendnet 110w IP Camera and loved it. Installation wasn't that bad. I had it up and running within an hour. But after a couple of days I wanted more. I wanted nightvision and to be able to move the camera around remotely. So I ordered the IP422W.
Now no way am I a techie nor do I know much about networks but after reading the user manual AND the PDF GUIDE on the installation disk, installation and setting it up was very simple.
I have not had any problems with the camera at all and plan to order a couple more. I have the 422W installed on my porch and check the feed from inside my house and when I'm away at work. Its nice being able to view it too on my iPhone. I use "Cam Viewer' and 'IP Vision Pro' (which has PTZ controls) as apps on my phone. My original purchase (the IP110w) is now installed at my grandma's house and I view that feed the same way. Zero problems.
TIP: If you plan to buy one, go to Trendnet's site and download and read the Manual and Users Guide first. If you can understand it, you shouldn't have any problems.
Pros: Fast panning, good picture and audio
Cons: I wish the Guide was printed and in the box.