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For starters, the camera is larger than I realized. But that's my own fault for not paying attention to the dimensions listed. And as mentioned before, the swivel base is very flimsy in design.

It works OK in bright light, but not so well in the evening. Didn't get around to testing the motion capture because there's no way I can set-up the device to send clips to my NetGear ReadyNAS Duo only when motion is detected. The motion detection feature requires that you use the included software which means you need a PC or notebook on 24/7, which I do not.

Seems to me that this shortcoming could be resolved if they just added that feature into the camera's built in configuration.

Oh well. Still looking for a wi-fi cam that will capture video directly to a NAS without the use of software.

The setup was relatively simple and we had the camera working after a simple learning curve. We did have to "reset" the camera when our first attempt to get it connected didn't work. Therefore, I would recommend setting it up with all the default information first, then go back in to change the names/password, etc. The interface seemed to take longer when we were trying to do everything the first time around and lost responsiveness. The second attempt went very quickly and smoothly. The native client also requires a minimum resolution, so can't be ran on our Dell Mini when it is not connected to an external monitor, which is somewhat annoying, since it is a simple coding issue that should have been detected when the application was created. Only other minor picky item, would be that you can hear the camera "humm" in extremely quiet rooms (such as watching our dove). We have had no hardware or network issues so far.

I've read all the good and bad reviews on this product and a lot of folks where complaining about the set up. I guess I got lucky or something but set up both internally and via the internet was no problems. I normally a D-link fan but started having issues with my dlink network cameras so I decided to give linksys another shot. I really like this camera, I can log in from work to see what is going in and around my house. I have this camera peered up with my dlink 655 router and all works great!!!

Bought one of these cameras and when it worked so well I purchased a second. Though it helps to be technically skilled to use the advanced features, this camera, and the bundled software and services, all work very well. The free TZO DDNS service allows me to watch both of these cameras from any internet connected computer running IE.

This camera system by no means provides HD video. Quality is pretty good though, but you can increase or decrease the quality depending on your preference. Software that manages different cameras is very good. Allows for viewing 1, 4, 6, and 9 cameras at a time. Also you can record video, which is pretty nice. All and all, great product!