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logitech wilife digital video security–outdoor master system camera
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Technical Details
– Box Contents – Logitech Outdoor Camera, Logitech USB receiver, Logitech Command Center PC software,
– 400 MHz DSP Processing Power
– Windows Media Video 9 Image Encoding
– Motion detection in up to 16 zones, Auto brightness Image Processing
– Selectable 640 x 480 pixels or 320 x 240 pixels Resolution
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2009-12-29
By Fortunecookie (Delaware, USA)
I was satisfied with the purchase but did not like that you had to pay for an additional fee if you wanted to get an arial / zoom view. This was not stated in the description of the product. Furthermore, I thought is was on the pricey side with having to spend the same amount for additional cameras. For the price, it would have been nice for night vision.
2009-12-22
By E. S. (New York)
I purchased this outdoor camera after considering virtually every other option out there, including various IP cameras. My intention was to use it to show my driveway, as stuff has been stolen out of my vehicles over the past few months while they were right in my driveway. I had a couple of concerns about this product, primarily the 15 fps frame rate (which was half of other cams), the rated temperature it could withstand (I live in the northeast), and the low-light capabilities.
I ended up purchasing it after seeing the high cost of various outdoor IP cams, and the fact that they were more involved to install. I’m tech savvy, but not interested in doing wiring. Turns out this cam solved all of my concerns.
First, the outdoor cam is extremely easy to install. Up and running just as advertised, although I will have to drill a big hole behind the cam to run the power cord through. Be advised that it is permanently affixed to the cam, meaning that you will have to drill a big enough hole through wherever it’s mounted to fit the plug end of the cord. Drilling that hole is really the biggest issue with this camera. If you don’t have to do that, you’re golden.
With regard to the 15 fps, during the daytime it’s no issue at all. Very smooth and clear. At night however, I’ve found 15 fps isn’t quite enough to get perfectly smooth video. It’s a bit jerky, but not overly so. For my purposes, it works. You wouldn’t want to use it at night professionally though, I dont think. With regard to its low light capability, I was pleasantly surprised. I live in a suburb of NYC, so we have street lights and neighbors close by, so there’s always quite a bit of ambient light about. Therefore, even before my motion-activated lights turn on and brighten my driveway, it gives a pretty good picture. If you are out in the middle of nowhere where there isnt a lot of ambient light, your results may differ, but it should be fine anywhere you have any additional lights about.
Finally, I was concerned about the durability of the cam itself. I believe it says it’s temperature rated down to about freezing, which concerned me, but I just used it during a blizzard and sub-freezing temps and there were no issues. Not sure how that affects product life, but time will tell.
Viewing the cam online is a snap, and provides various good alert functions to send the alerts to either an email address or a cell phone. You can limit the sensitivity of the camera itself so it doesnt record every time car headlights reflect off you windows, and limit the area in which the camera will attempt to detect motion. Very helpful. You can only view a live feed online, not the recorded video, unless you purchase a platinum package from Logitech, currently valued at about $80 for the year. I just recevied a $20 off email though, so I am considering it. It provides additional features other than uploading your video to their server for viewing and storing (for the safety conscious), and also includes the ability to pan, tilt and zoom their indoor cams.
The only real drawbacks are the lack of audio (not needed for my purposes), and the 15 fps at night. Otherwise, this is a great cam, which can be added seamlessly to their other indoor cams. It is cheaper than other good outdoor wireless IP cams, requires no wiring and does the job as advertised for residential purposes. Not sure about using it commercially, as I have no need for that. Overall, I highly recommend it for home use.
2009-12-11
By Jean B (Los Angeles, CA)
I initially bought this camera system in Sept. 09 to mount on the front of my house to figure out who was walking their dog late at night and letting it poop up and down the sidewalk on my block (was an on-going regular problem for months). I was able to adjust the brightness and contrast under the camera set up options in the command center to get a good night picture on a dimly lit city block. With the adjustments, the picture was good enough at night to see who was passing by, and it even captured opossums at night. There was a lot more activity on my street than I was aware of. I was able to set the camera recording area and sensitivity to not pick up movement across the street, just on my side of the street. And I caught the culprit…
After figuring out who the inconsiderate neighbor was, I moved the camera next to my raised pond in my backyard, where my turtle (Stephen Colbertle the Turtle) lives. I’ve wanted a turtle cam since building the pond! Stephen is a red eared slider, so I hardly ever get glimpses of him out of the water. Now, I can see him up close and personal whenever he gets out to bask in the sun. I’ve adjusted the camera sensitivity so it doesn’t turn on when the wind blows the pond plants a little, and I’ve set the brightness and contrast to auto-adjust (which works with the sunlight changes thoughout in the day). I’ve set up a free account on the wilife website so I can even log in and check on my turtle when I’m at work. It doesn’t make for super exciting viewing but its pretty cool (okay, has been called geeky).
When the camera was in my front yard, it was close to my computer inside the house (just one wall between camera and computer). Now that it is in the backyard, there are three rooms between where the computer and camera are, and some yard space, and there are no problems with the picture.
I haven’t had any problems with the camera, and I think the software program with command center is very easy to use and intuitive. If my camera dies, I will buy another one (if out of warrantee), and I am considering buying some additional ones to add to my system (watching for price drops).
One thing I would recommend to anyone purchasing, rather than using the CD that comes with the camera to load the software, go to the wilife website and download the most up to date software for the system.
I didn’t expect the camera to work as well as it has (but I was tired of the dog poop on the sidewalk, and stopping that was enough motivation to give the camera a try). So far, it has worked great for me and I am very pleased with this product.
2009-10-09
By D. Aaquil (New York, NY)
Installation of the outdoor camara was a little long but more so due to it being placed on the exterior of my home. I had to drill a hole big enough to fit the cord and plug which plugs into an interior outlet. Once I patched the hole, turned on the pc and synced them, the security system was up and running. No problem. I have the motion sensor on. It sends a image when the camara detects motion. Beautiful!!!!
2009-10-02
By Paul Mark Provencher (Morgantown, WV USA)
After a few neighborhood events and some teenage pranks on our home, I decided I wanted something to give me a view to what goes on outside my house.
I found the system to be very easy to install. The cameras may be placed anywhere there is a solid surface to mount them, and a way to run power to them. The power line supplies the video feed so there is nothing else to wire. I put three cameras in by simply affixing them to my house and running the power to a convenient outlet out of reach of outsiders.
The receiving end of the video is a box that plugs into the regular power outlet in the wall, and the USB plug on the back of a computer. The software installs very easily.
In my case, the cameras came online immediately and the video image is reasonably good quality.
I did run into one problem that I have not been able to solve. And Logitech Customer service has been totally unresponsive to my submitted problem reports: I cannot access the cameras from the free web site they provide for this purpose. I believe the problem is related to my internet service provider configuration, my wireless router, firewall and IP addresses. I suspect a session with customer service would get me through this, but no such luck yet.
Notwithstanding my inability to get customer service and remote viewing, the system works great and records any movement detected to my hard drive for live or later viewing. I can see the comings and goings, and also what’s going on at night. One caution – the cameras do not work in darkness without some sort of light source. In my case, I have motion activated spots that are pointed at the same areas as the cameras so I get good images of any motion at night. My friend who bought this system but does not have outdoor lighting, does not get any images at night, even though the cameras will detect motion and come on. So purchase some motion-activated spotlights or another system. Also, the infrared lighting that Logitech sells is not for the outdoor cameras so keep that in mind.
Overall, I think this solution does a decent job of adding to my security profile.
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