TRUE Plug n Play IP Cam is Here!

[securicorp]

BiKal are proud to annouce distribution of it's Candy Bar Cam Wireless IP Camera by Maplin throughout the UK. The deal will see the product available in all stores as well as on it's online store.

The Candy Bar Cam is a TRUE plug n play wireless IP cam with that can be installed in less than 60 seconds with no network configuration required. No ip address settings or port forwarding is needed to connect to the camera, even from a remote location. Just plug the Candy Bar Cam to your network & power supply and the FREE 16ch software supplied with the camera will automatically find the camera on your network. Simply enter the supplied username & password and you will be connected to your live video. Thats It!. You can use the software to change any video settings.

Remote access is plug n play too. Just visit the website www.ipcam-view.net enter your username & password and you will be connected to your live video. Again, no router configuration is required, even is you have a dynamic IP address. You can also access remote cctv by 3G mobile phone with live audio & video. Live video from the Candy Bar Cam can also be embedded in a webpage. A remote configuration page is available that allows you to adjust any video or network setting including IP address if required.

Mr Axel Baumgarten, VP Sales at Securicorp commented 'The ease of use of the Candy Bar Cam and its affordability means that IP Surveillance is now available to a greater audience which will help drive uptake of this technology!'

The Candy Bar Cam is available for Christmas and is supplied as a complete kit including camera, bracket, power supply, 1m network cable and FREE 16ch IP Camera software. The plug n play technology is also available in indoor or outdoor night vision versions with a professional range to be released early 2009.
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[buellwinkle]

How many mega pixels is it? Also, does it automatically pick a different port number for each camera? Otherwise, how do you set it up for remote viewing from a single IP address?

[paulus]

I bought this item today from Maplins not realising it had been discontinued.
I was not sure about the price tag as there were comparable products on the same shelf for upto £40 less, but the assistant assured me it was worth the extra money.

After setting up the system on my home wireless network, and it did take about an hour, I found the software to be absolutely sub-standard, the first giveaway were the number of spelling mistakes and poor grammar used across the application. Considering Bikal knew its destination market, I'm so suprised they did not get this checked for western use. But then, this is typical of many if not most eastern OEM's, they always think they know what's best.

The software really lets this product down, its clunky and not intuitive and lacks features. The interface cannot be resized which is the biggest issue for me.

I'm afraid it's going back to Maplins under 'not fit for purpose'.

[buellwinkle]

Home surveillence is a hot market, but it's just not mature enough yet. Depending on your needs, consider the consumer grade cameras from Axis like the M10 series. They are inexpensive, have WiFi, not that hard to setup and decent image quality for the money. if you want to go a little better, their 207MW is a megapixel and wifi. Just save yourself further aggrevation by not buying cameras made in mainland China junk, because you'll spend hours trying to figure out why you can't get something to work when it's just the camera software that's buggy and cheap optics and sensor make for lousy image quality.

But if you like child-like simplicity and fun, I tried to get my technically challanged buddy (spent 2 hours last week with DSL tech support trying to get it to work and when I go there, it was just plugged in the wrong outlet). I think these are cool, will do home surveillance and double as toys -

http://www.spykeeworld.com/spykee/US/index.html

http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/tech/telepresence/rovio/rovio