( 14 reviews )
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Posted: May 26 2009
I've been using two DCS-5300G for the past two years. They have issues but there is nothing else out there that does what this camera can do. If there is, please someone tell me about it. I'm not sure what everyone keeps referring to as "lock up" as neither of mine have done that. Mine have been on-line for 2 years straight. Well, except for when the microwave is running. Pros- - All in one IP cam. It is easily configured to work wired or wireless over 802.11x network. Literally plug and play unless you want to use advanced features. - decent picture - very configurable. fps, resolution - everything works pretty well in terms of setup, adjustments, and user interface - what i like the best that i can't find elsewhere is this: I use this primarily for motion detection. It's setup so that anytime something moves in the area i set up for, it snaps a before, during, and after picture. Then emails me the pictures. You can move up to 3 windows around to isolate where you want to monitor the motion. - you can either use the software it comes with if you want to leave a PC running 24/7, or just use the camera only with IE browser to see and configure everything. - you can also easily setup a Dynamic DNS setting and port forwarding to access the camera over internet. So you can be in China and monitor L.A. Cons- - lens hard to focus right - microwave oven kills the link - D-link support really sucks - only works with IE, and not Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc - the scheduling system is very complicated, not a good gui - runs hot, I didn't think it would be reliable, but both have been on for 2 years with no breakdowns.
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Posted: Feb 24 2009
I recently purchased a D-Link DCS-5300G for home surveillance. Problem is the camera will ONLY work with a PC and ONLY on Internet Explorer. I don't use Internet Explorer I use Fire Fox. My wife uses a Mac! I don't want to return this but I need a solution for another machine/browser. I found the FREE solution on http://wiseowltech.com/support/support.asp uses javascript, great code THANKS!
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Posted: Jan 13 2009
I have this camera now for 4 weeks and it works great. Installation was pretty easy if you know a little bit about your own wireless network. The camera takes good pictures and did not use to much space on your hard drive. The motion detection is hard to adjust but works, you may get some files with nothing on it. Price for this product is a little bit to high but I would recomend it to a friend.
