Without trying, I can think of seven companies that make IP based cameras. I can think of four companies that make decent IP cameras for Home or small Office use. I recently got my hands on some gear from D-link. In addition to two IP cameras; I have this unit, the DNR-202L. Rather than go through the devices separately, I am going to show you how they work together.
Here are some of the spec highlights. The full specs can be found at the pages linked below.
DCS-2330L Day/Night Outdoor Camera
- Hardware Profile
- 1/4” Megapixel progressive CMOS sensor
- 5 meter IR illumination distance
- Camera Housing
- IP65 compliant weatherproof housing
- Image Features
- Configurable motion detection windows
- Configurable privacy mask zones
- Configurable shutter speed, brightness, saturation,contrast, and sharpness
- Video Resolution
- 16:9 – 1280 x 720, 800 x 450, 640 x 360, 480 x 270, 320 x 176 up to 30 fps recording1
- 4:3 – 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, 640 x 480, 480 x 360, 320 x 240 up to 30 fps recording1
- System Requirements for Web Interface
- Browser: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome
- Event Management
- Motion detection
- Event notification and upload snapshots/video clips via email or FTP
- Supports multiple SMTP and FTP servers
- Multiple event notifications
- Multiple recording methods for easy backup
- Remote Management
- Configuration accessible via web browser
- Take snapshots/video clips and save to local hard drive or NAS via web browser
- Mobile Support
- Windows 8®/ 7®/Vista®/XP® system, Pocket PC, or mobile phone
- mydlink™ mobile app for iOS and Android mobile devices
DCS-5020L Pan/Tilt camera with Wi-Fi Extender
- Networking Protocol
- SMTP Client
- FTP Client
- Built-In Protocol
- 10/100 BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
- 11b/g/n WLAN
- Wireless Connectivity
- 11b/g/n Wireless with WEP/WPA/WPA2security
- WPS
- Video Codecs
- 264
- MJPEG
- JPEG for still images
- Resolution
- 640 x 480 at up to 30 fps
- 320 x 240 at up to 30 fps
- 160 x 112 at up to 30 fps
- Pan/Tilt Range
- Pan Range: +170° ~ -170° (Total 340°)
- Tilt Range: +95° ~ -25° (Total 120°)
DNR-202L Camera Video Recorder
- Video Format
- 264 / MPEG-4 / MJPEG for live streaming
- JPEG for still images
- Audio Support
- 711 / G.726
- Reset Button
- Reset to factory default
- Auto Scan Key
- IP Camera Finder (press for 3 seconds)
- Eternal Device Interfaces
- 10/100 BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Port for network connection
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports for external HDD storage
- Supported Cameras
- Supports up to 4 mydlink-enabled network cameras
- Playback / Recording
- Supports 4 channel simultaneous playback
- Supports simultaneous live viewing or playback during recording
- Continuous recording with automatic overwrite function
- Live View/Playback Interface
- HTTP Web Browser
- com portal
- mydlink View app
- Live View Display Modes
- 1 and 4 Channel display
- Recording Modes
- Schedule, Manual, Event (Motion), Continuous
- Recording Performance
- 264 / MPEG4 720p @ 30 fps : 32 Mbps
- Video Setting
- Resolution/Quality/Frame Rate/Compression Format/Audio On and Off
- Playback Control
- Play, Stop, Pause, Forward, Backward, Next, Previous
- Video Export Formats
- Video: AVI
- Image: JPEG
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