Wireless Webcam Review

A wireless webcam is  a video camera that is designed to broadcast still images or video through your wireless network to your computer and then, if you so desire, onto the Web. These images can then be accessed by you or your friends and family via the Internet. Wireless webcams can be simple or have lots of advanced features. Many wireless webcams can automatically notify you via email when motion is sensed by the camera. Some allow you to remotely zoom in or pan and tilt. Many models have low-light and even night vision.

Wireless webcams are great nanny-cams, baby monitors, surveillance cameras to protect your property or keep an eye on your car in the driveway and the security cameras in your store. Installation can be quick and easy and the peace of mind will be invaluable.

Probably the key considerations when buying your wireless webcam are resolution and frames-per-second. High resolution may be a consideration if you need to read the tag number of the car that pulled into the drive, but the resolution standard for images on the web is very low and high resolution images are slow to load and won’t be any better quality on the web.

Most built-in webcams run less than the television standard of 25 frames per second explaining the jerkiness of movement. Remember, the higher the resolution and the more frames per second, the more memory, processing power and bandwidth you will need.

Generally speaking the steps to follow while installing a wireless webcam include:

1. Connect your webcam to the Ethernet port of your wireless router using a CAT5 cable.
2. Use the setup CD that is supplied by the webcam manufacturer to configure the wireless webcam.
3. Disconnect the wireless webcam from the power source and from the Ethernet cable connecting it to your router.
4. Mount your wireless webcam in the desired location.
5. Reconnect your power source.

These instructions may sound simplistic – and they are. But installing computer peripherals have come a long way and most often are not the nightmare scenarios that used to plague the average user. If you carefully follow the manufacturer’s instructions you should have a problem free installation.