Veo V710000 Wireless Observer Network Camera (802.11b)

by Veo

Product Details

Product Manual [3.61mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009XSZY
• Item model number: V710000
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 3, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Wireless Observer is equipped with a CCD sensor and glass lens, providing low light vision and crisp, clear image quality. Audo monitoring lets you hear what's going on. On-off button and status indicator blinks to notify you when someone is accessing the camera. The external antenna extends teh ranger of your wireless connection. Plus, a built-in pan and tilt allows you to follow the action wherever it goes. Adjustable wall bracket installs in seconds to get a "bird's eye view" of the entire room.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and efficient, June 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Veo V710000 Wireless Observer Network Camera (802.11b) (Personal Computers)

Setup's a toughie, no doubt, but I bagged the complex manual and went right to the telephone tech support. After a 15 min. wait, they walked me through the setup in about 45 mins. Works great and compared to other systems its cheap.

Note: For remote viewing you'll most likely need a web portal that will offer a "static" web address. TZO.com will do it for 25 bucks a year.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Forget internet access, October 25, 2003

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chillwater (MIAMI, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Veo V710000 Wireless Observer Network Camera (802.11b) (Personal Computers)

One other reviewer praises the ability to watch his kids in the other room. I agree the camera is useable for this. However, access over the internet for me, so far, has been impossible. I have jumped through all the hoops such as firmware and software updates, followed the very specific instructions supplied by veo for my linksys wireless ap/router, and tried using a different port than 80. I have tried and tried but now must face the fact that I cannot recommend this product in it's present form. A good idea but does not perform as advertised. Something better will come soon I think.

Some pros: Motion detector attachment works well although you can only send the resulting email snapshot to one address. This means you cannot email your phone as an alarm and at the same time have the snapshot sent to a remote computer that burglers will not be taking with them when they leave. You get either a virtual alarm or an email snapshot. Not both. I would think veo would have thought this through and could have easily had this feature.

In closing, obviously I had some idea that I could use this camera for security monitoring over the net. This has not been the case for me and I am not a total amatuer. I usually work stuff like this out.

Oh, and dont let me forget to mention that there is NO telephone support of any kind and my email went unanswered.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Used as nanny cam, October 9, 2005

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Eleora B. Moche "gadget obsessed mother" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Veo V710000 Wireless Observer Network Camera (802.11b) (Personal Computers)

I researched nanny cams for a full week stait and came up with this as the best package. I am able to watch my aby from my desk at work. The camera is not hidden, but looks like a motion detector and has pan tilt and audio features. I was able to very easily hook this up internally (so that it would work in my house), but in order for me to get it to work from an outside network, I needed a computer expert to come in and set it up. I emauiled the seller a few times and got an auto reply, but he/she never got back to me. The cameras work pretty well for the price and I feel safer having them in my home. The picture quality (as long as there is light in the room) is satisfactory and the audio feature is great.