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TRENDnet PoE Internet Surveillance Camera Server with Audio TV-IP201P

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A good Power over Ethernet camera for the money. 640x480 picture quality

at minimum compression is ok, not great. Axis makes better PoE cameras

but they are much more expensive.

The great thing about PoE cameras is that you can have several cameras

around the house, the cameras draw power from the Cat5 network cable,

you have all these network cables go back to a central location where

the PoE switch is located. If you have the PoE switch on a UPS battery

backup, then all the cameras will still work in the event of a power

failure, good for a home security setup.

The lens that comes with the camera has a rather narrow field of view, if

the camera is in a smallish room you will need a wider angle lens to see

the entire room. This camera accepts CS-mount lenses designed for

1/4 inch CCDs.

I removed the 6mm lens that came with the camera and replaced it with a

2.8mm lens for a wider field of view.

To remove the lens you will need to loosen a small hex screw under the

lens, which requires a 1.5mm hex wrench (this is not mentioned anywhere

in the manual)...