Toshiba Wireless Network Camera (IK-WB01A)

by Toshiba

Product Details

Data Sheet [356kb PDF]

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Product Manual [2.75mb PDF]

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Supplementary Guide [2.75mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000YB7SK
• Item model number: IK-WB01A
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 7, 2003

Product Description

DX TS IK-WB01A Wireless Network Camera 10/100BT 640 X 480

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good camera but somewhat misleading for motion detection, December 17, 2004

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JV (CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Toshiba Wireless Network Camera (IK-WB01A) (Personal Computers)

I was looking for a wireless pan/tilt security type camera that includes low light (for seeing outside at night or wherever there can be little light) and thought I had found the perfect one for the right price so I got this one.

However, I was sort of misled on the motion detection option (which I also wanted). You need to wire up an external trigger (like closing a switch) which then in turn will allow the camera to record images and email you, etc, that movement was sensed. They call this alarm notification or something. This camera does not have `built-in' motion detection (unlike the higher end Toshiba model WB11A which does) or some others that do. Since the manual for the WB01A and WB11A are combined it's easy to be misled (the WB11A has configurable built-in motion detection that the manual shows you how to configure).

Other than that, the camera is pretty easy to configure, pan/tilt/zoom works good, and the picture looks pretty decent. Not sure of the wireless range since I did not put that to the test but it was easy to configure and get on the network. The auto low light worked pretty well for seeing things in a darker setting. I haven't used other web cameras besides this one but did see a review that mentioned the Panasonic BL-C30A was better but it is also more expensive than this one.

So if you are looking for a wireless pan/tilt/zoom camera that also can see well in low light conditions but does not have built-in motion detection, this camera is well worth a look for the price.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good with some minor flaws, June 2, 2005

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-TMcN- (Snohomish, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Wireless Network Camera (IK-WB01A) (Personal Computers)

I have this and a DLink DCS-900W. Both can do 640x480 color, but the DLink costs about 60% as much. This camera is more than twice as good, as long as you don't need FTP.

The out-of-box experience is pretty bad. I've had two of these, and both were dead out of the box. Charging overnight fixes that, but it's a delay. And then they need firmware updates. But once that's done and the image settings changed, this has a beautiful picture and usable controls, plus decent sound.

Compared to the D-Link, this has excellent low-light capabilities, down to maybe below 1 Lux, though not near-dark. And the image is vibrant and in-focus.

The downsides include that the FTP upload crashes, the web interface requires Active-X and doesn't always load the first time, and really poor wireless coverage. I wound up running a CAT5 wire. (The DLink excels at this, which you'd expect since DLink is a networking company.) But most users won't care about FTP and only use Internet Explorer so Active-X isn't an issue. And if these are problems, Active WebCam works well with the camera.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outdoor camera, July 6, 2004

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"joecul8r" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Wireless Network Camera (IK-WB01A) (Personal Computers)

Great camera for price. I bought the optional accessory kit model IK-WBACC1 so I could install the camera outdoors. I have the camera running on the 802.11b wireless network and was amazed at how easy it is to install. This is a great camera for home or business.