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If you had any lingering doubts that we’re living in the age of surveillance, the DCS-930L should dispel them. Never has it been so easy to watch what’s going on when you’re not there. Once you follow the simple instructions in the installation CD to set up the wireless networking and your account with My D-Link, you can place this light little box almost anywhere indoors. Then, wherever you are in the world, you can log into D-Link’s website by way of a web browser, iPhone, or Android phone and see what’s going on. More advanced users can set up the camera to upload video to a local or remote file server, either continuously, or in response to motion detection.
Video quality is passable and audio quality isn’t any better, but this isn’t designed for taking charming home movies. It also doesn’t include infrared lights, so it won’t be able to record in the dark.
It’s cheap, it’s easy, it’s flexible, and it works. What more can we say?
$120, www.dlink.com
Amazingly easy to set up; works with iPhone and Android apps.
Mediocre video and audio quality; no infrared capability.
