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| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.78 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
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 Not perfect but nothing else can so what this camera doesMay 26, 2009
I've been using two DCS-5300G for the past two years. They have issues but there is nothing else out there that does what this camera can do. If there is, please someone tell me about it. I'm not sure what everyone keeps referring to as "lock up" as neither of mine have done that. Mine have been on-line for 2 years straight. Well, except for when the microwave is running.
Pros-
- All in one IP cam. It is easily configured to work wired or wireless over 802.11x network. Literally plug and play unless you want to use advanced features.
- decent picture
- very configurable. fps, resolution
- everything works pretty well in terms of setup, adjustments, and user interface
- what i like the best that i can't find elsewhere is this: I use this primarily for motion detection. It's setup so that anytime something moves in the area i set up for, it snaps a before, during, and after picture. Then emails me the pictures. You can move up to 3 windows around to isolate where you want to monitor the motion.
- you can either use the software it comes with if you want to leave a PC running 24/7, or just use the camera only with IE browser to see and configure everything.
- you can also easily setup a Dynamic DNS setting and port forwarding to access the camera over internet. So you can be in China and monitor L.A.
Cons-
- lens hard to focus right
- microwave oven kills the link
- D-link support really sucks
- only works with IE, and not Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc
- the scheduling system is very complicated, not a good gui
- runs hot, I didn't think it would be reliable, but both have been on for 2 years with no breakdowns.
 D-Link DCS-5300G Video Work AroundFeb 24, 2009
I recently purchased a D-Link DCS-5300G for home surveillance. Problem is the camera will ONLY work with a PC and ONLY on Internet Explorer. I don't use Internet Explorer I use Fire Fox. My wife uses a Mac! I don't want to return this but I need a solution for another machine/browser.
I found the FREE solution on
http://wiseowltech.com/support/support.asp uses javascript, great code THANKS!
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good CameraJan 13, 2009
I have this camera now for 4 weeks and it works great. Installation was pretty easy if you know a little bit about your own wireless network.
The camera takes good pictures and did not use to much space on your hard drive. The motion detection is hard to adjust but works, you may get some files with nothing on it. Price for this product is a little bit to high but I would recomend it to a friend.
 Inaccurate and contradictory documentationJan 06, 2009
I'm pretty network savvy, and can't get this product to function on my 802.11G network. The included instructions don't specifically address bringing the camera up on a wireless network (they talk around it), but appear to assume the router will give the device the same IP address on wireless that it had on wired. I don't know a single router that does that.
Also, the web-based control panel shows a pull-down to select the wireless channel, but it's greyed out and you can't use it.
Penultimately, the online help says the product doesn't support WPA encryption, only 64 bit and 128 bit WEP, which no network-literate person I know uses, since they were broken long ago. Either this is correct (in which case why does the control panel allow me to select WPA and enter the passphrase?) or the webpage is at least a year out of date.
Finally, PC Security Shield says DViewCam is infected with a virus, Trojan.Win32.Agent.azkf. Yes, virus checkers are known anecdotally to erroneously flag things during installs, which is why they tell you to turn them off for installation, but mine never has before, and commercial products are really infected sometimes.
All things considered, not exactly DLink's finest product, and back in the box it goes.
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 Don't bother buying this camera!!!!Dec 27, 2008
I have owned 2 of these cameras over the past few years. The pros: Great features, easy set up, good video quality. Cons: After a while the Pan dies, then the tilt, then the fan starts to make a lot of noise then the cameras just dies. Both cameras died the same way. I have 3 high quality commercial grade cameras that have worked well before and continue to work flawlessly. I would NOT ever buy one of these cameras again.
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