D-Link DCS-3220G CCD 2-Way Audio 4x Zoom 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Internet Camera

by D-Link

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002Z45JK
• Item model number: DCS-3220G
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The DCS-3220G is a full-featured surveillance system that connects to a wired Ethernet or 802.11g wireless connection to provide remote high-quality video and audio. It features a built-in microphone with 2-way audio communication and a 4x digital zoom lens that lets you remotely zoom in on all the action. Plus, with 1 lux sensitivity, it has the capability to monitor video in rooms with minimal lighting. The bundled Surveillance software further enhances the security features of the DCS-3220G, allowing you to archive streaming video straight to your hard drive, playback video, monitor as many as 16 cameras on a single screen, and set up motion detection to trigger automatic recording.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, very dissapointing!, May 13, 2008

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Evangelos Pikoulas "antigalu" (NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DCS-3220G CCD 2-Way Audio 4x Zoom 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Internet Camera (Personal Computers)

The Camera is very hard to install. It is not possible to do it yourself unless you are very familiar with getting free dns service configured. It is not able to work with my main stream wireless router from Netgear. The wait for help over the phone was over 30 min. It is not possible to view it from computers not on your network without free dns service, no instructions on how to do it in any case. The bottom line, stear clear of this mess unless you plan to hard wire it. That is what i will try next.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No problems with the camera, despite an unusual application, October 12, 2006

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BotMan "Electronics guru" (Manheim, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DCS-3220G CCD 2-Way Audio 4x Zoom 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Internet Camera (Personal Computers)

Fortunately, I'm not having any of the problems others have listed, such as network dropouts, item DOA, or initial network connection issues. To these people I would recommend they contact the person who installed and configured their wireless network, because they'll need the WEP code and SSID (Wireless network name) to connect their camera.

Installation was pretty straight forward with the right information about the network. Signal strength is fine wherever it may roam (more on this later), and while the audio is a little scratchy, it's a bonus feature I'm just tickled to have at all. Color is OK.

Some people have said they have problems accessing it over the Internet after a period of time. I don't use the camera this way so I can't comment on this. I should point out that I use the camera in what is probably an unconventional manner. After I tested it out, and knew it worked well (the other reviews had me nervous), I removed the antennae and hooked up a signal booster (basically a stronger, powered antenna), tossed the AC-DC adapter and replaced it with a battery pack (to make it truly wireless), and connected it to a servo controlled pan/tilt bracket, then screwed the whole thing onto the front of a robot (think Martian rover). Just for kicks, I plugged in a small set of old speakers to make the audio 2-way. The audio/video stream can be added to any webpage with some JavaScript code, and with this it can be incorporated into custom control software for any electronic devices (like robots, or pan/tilt brackets) you might have in use with the camera.

For really basic features, you don't even need to install the D-Link software, you don't need more than the A/V stream, because all the essential controls are built into the JavaScript (video zoom, audio volumes/mutes, and a PTT button to talk through the speakers). So once you have the D-Link software installed on one system, config the camera and get everything working, you can access the A/V stream from another computer with minimal fuss.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this camera, April 8, 2006

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W. Middle "WMiddle" (Breckenridge, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DCS-3220G CCD 2-Way Audio 4x Zoom 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Internet Camera (Personal Computers)

My 3220G died as soon as I applied the latest firmware. I had first tried the 6620G ($750!) and it froze up constantly, lost its wireless grip, didn't return reliably to location settings... All in all a great concept but D-Link doesn't deliver. No tech support. Don't waste your time with these cameras. I had to return both the 3220G and 6620G to Amazon.