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Simply put: You had better be a geek to use it. We have had this camera for a year now and between the manufacturer and the enclosed set-up literature, it is a disaster. Between the arcane set up references, no clear set up path, misinformed instructions, and clueless 'technical support' it is not for the faint of heart.
it can only be mounted as it looks in the picture, the mount does not give you much movement to get it completely turned 90 degrees either way to the side. It needs a good light source. if your software will rotate the picture you can mount it anywhere this works pretty well. It is a low priced camera and works like one.
You can even use it as a security camera. I recommend to everybody. I have tried this product with PC and MAC(leopard) I found no problem. I can say that the image quality is a bit low with MAC but it works fine.
This could be more cumbersome to set up since most home users don't have static ip addresses.The only thing that you need to be aware is the camera's lens view angles - for my needs the room was a bit too small for this type of lens (10x12) so it could not encompass a full view.Overall - I've had a very pleasant experience with this product as it was easy to install and operate. The view can be flipped via the software so it doesn't matter which way you install the camera - you can monitor it properly.This cam also has a web feature - if you want to view remotely or don't want to use the built in software you can enable this feature and access the cam via its browser ip address. Setup was a breeze - I had to basically hook up the camera to a PC and run the installation disc which installs the control software and you assign the camera's IP address. Then the camera can be placed on the network.The software is easy to operate - there is The view is fine for the price range - you can definitely see what is happening on the screen.The bundled software can operate 4 cameras - record the movement, take still shots, and can be also set to auto-sensing mode to start recording when a movement is noticed.The mounting screws and swivel stand work to attach the cam sturdily.
It appears after reading on the web that the DCS-900 series is known for this problem on all operating systems.The cameras are used at my home for security purposes. This camera was easy to setup and get running out of the box (you most likely will need Windows for initial setup Mac guys but after that you can access it via Safari) but the video is choppy and I have tried every compression setting, frame rate, and option. If you are wanting nice smooth video, do yourself a favor and get the Axis 206 ip camera. I have a Mac, run SecuritySpy, and have two of the DCS-900 and one wireless version.
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