Hawking NETWORK CAMERA 11M WIRELESS ( NC320W )

by Hawking Technology

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001NZXVM
• Item model number: NC320W
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 2, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,559 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 2 YEARS

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning Your Mother Falls - Priceless, March 28, 2005

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Robert Salita "Software Developer" (CHI PAR PHX SYD PDX CLD NKC) - See all my reviews
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Update: 28 March 2005: Comparing two web cameras. I originally bought the Linksys WVC54G and now have the Hawkings NC320W. Both are very good for senior monitoring purposes. I now prefer web cameras which use Java applets (NC320W) instead of ActiveX (WVC54G). There are situations and browsers that simply can't use ActiveX and thus can't display images. The quality of both web cams is suitable for senior monitoring. Expect image quality to fall off in low light. The WVC54G has a wider field of view. This can be important in situations where you'll have to buy two NC320W to see everything whereas only one WVC54G is needed. I am now using three NC320W and viewing using Firefox browser. Warning: setting up a router to handle multiple web cameras needs a near router expert. The NC320W may soon become obsoleted by the newer and cheaper HNC230G (not released as of this date). I recommend setting up the cameras using static IP addresses so power outages won't cause new addresses to be reassigned.

True Story. Everyday I check on mom to make sure she's ok. While on vacation in Australia, I tuned in at the very moment she fell off the couch in Chicago. Using Skype, I called the senior home to have someone help her get up. Although she could have slid over to the phone and called for assistance, the important thing is that I learned she falls and can't get up by herself, and she hasn't been telling us. The WVC54G works well for this application. I can even see which DVD she's watching. I had to open port 1024 to get it working so it's not plug and play. Once running, it has never gone down, very important. My only complaint is that the auto white balance isn't true. Colors and lighting are somewhat off.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable product at reasonable price, August 5, 2005

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Seattle Boy - See all my reviews

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I think this is a reasonable product at this price. I have been successfully having the camera turn on for a few days without crashing the internal web server. Also, I seem to have much better luck on the streaming, I had as many as 4 concurrent viewers without any problem and 2 of the 4 viewers are from Internet. (I have a fast internet connection and a very reliable wireless signal). Like everything else, don't expect this will work for everyone as different people have different expectations. Setup and configuration is straight forward and simple for me, but then again, I have a lot of background in networking.

I have looked at other cameras before and this one seems to have reasonable picture in a low light room. Granted, very noticeable amount of noises, but this is not a $300 high end security camera. After all, don't expect this to be a reliable 24x7 device or provide you minute details on the video.

2.0 out of 5 stars cheap camera, February 26, 2009

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Peter Shipley (Berkeley) - See all my reviews
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cheap camera, does what is says not much more....

a good toy, I would not recommend it for any real security purposes ( it would make a ok baby monitor although it does not work well in low light )

it seems to run the same software (& firmware) as the D-Link DCS-900 10/100TX Home Security Internet Camera