D-Link Wireless G Internet Camera

by D-Link

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 9 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002TPFTU
• Item model number: DCS-5300G
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The DCS-5300G 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 provides advanced technology with DDNS and UPnP support. The DCS-5300G also has a pan, tilt, and zoom function that can be controlled from the Web interface or from your remote control. It comes with a CCD sensor that provides a sharp and clear image. The built-in microphone adds sound to the video. Record streaming video that utilizes high quality MPEG-4 Compression to your hard drive, enable motion detection and set up automated email alerts for security. Simple installation procedures, along with the built-in Web-based interface proved a low-cost wireless solution capable of meeting demanding security and home/office monitoring needs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horribly Unreliable, July 15, 2005

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Parkjunkie - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link Wireless G Internet Camera (Personal Computers)

D-link really needs to figure out why this camera locks up all the time. Their knowledge base only says to unplug it and plug it back in when it locks up (so D-Link obviously knows this is a problem). Sure enough, that does the trick, but when it locks up while you're accessing it remotely from the internet (i.e. you're simply not home to unplug it and reset it), you're out of luck -- camera is dead until you get home to fix it. This maddening problem really ought not to exist in a 400 dollar camera.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't look good..., March 29, 2006

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B. America "annodomini1969" (East Stroudsburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link Wireless G Internet Camera (Personal Computers)

I was just called to a new client site last week that has 11 of these cameras installed. Of the 11, half at any given time will drop off the network and/or lock up. He was continually calling his exiting tech guy who performed the install to reset them and eventually called me in because he wasn't getting in his own words "what he paid for".

I've used netstumlber and a few other apps to verify the wireless network health, which in my opinion is very good. At the farthest point, I am still receiving 92% signal with a non-enhanced Linksys router. Other devices on his network are problem free; the issues are isolated to the cameras.

Short of recommending the client box them and send them back for a refund, I've emailed DLink for any opinions or aftermarket "fixes". They are running the latest firmware. I've tried to pick a few up on E-Bay to at least test them in a controlled environment, but spending $400 per camera when there are obvious problems would not be something I would be willing to invest in. It would be something I would be interested in since if they do work as promised, I could recommend them to future clients.

My credentials, ex-NYPD officer and instructor, CCNP/CCDP CISSP, have a 10+ year networking business serving major Brokerage houses in Manhattan and have a smaller business auditing networks, recommending network security, and wireless solutions.

I will follow-up if Dlink provides an actual solution. AIM is my username above if anyone has jumped this hurdle.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Webcam for the price., August 24, 2006

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C. Cox (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link Wireless G Internet Camera (Personal Computers)

Purchased this webcam about 9 months ago. It was difficult to setup but once I got it working it is really quite amazing. I also experienced the frequent lock ups which would require unplugging the webcam in order to reset it - a problem if you have this installed in a remote location. DLink has released a new downloadable (www.dlink.com) firmware upgrade for the webcam. Since I have installed this firmware release (ver 1.02), I have not had any lock up problems. For the price, this webcam has the best feature set out there.