Great Gadgets: TrendNet SecurView Internet Camera

Published on Dec 14, 2009   //  Gadgets

Great Gadgets: TrendNet SecurView Internet Camera

Want to keep an eye on your business even when you’re not there? Perhaps you’ll be traveling during the holidays and your storefront will be left unattended for several days in a row. Maybe you want to check in on your shop during the evening hours, ensuring the security system is working the way that it should. A great solution that you may want to consider is the Internet Pan/tilt Security 2WAY Audio Day/night Camera Server from TrendNet.

Also known by its simpler TV-IP422 model number, this TrendNet system effectively lets you access its video camera feed anywhere you happen to have an Internet connection. This way, it doesn’t matter if you’re in Detroit or Dubai, because you can still log into your system and take a look at what’s going on inside of your store. You could just as easily install the TrendNet TV-IP422 in your home if you prefer too.

One of the major features that separates this system from others like it is that you also have remote control over which way the camera is pointing. As you can see, the webcam-like device is mounted in such a way that you can pan and tilt to your heart’s delight. More specifically, you get 330-degrees of horizontal panning and 105-degrees over vertical tilting. Installed in the right place, you can effectively see everything in that room. It also helps that this camera offers night visibility of up to five meters.

Using the complimentary software, you can also program email alerts and motion detection recording for added security. Other highlights include the F4.0 fixed lens for daylight, F1.8 IR lens for night vision, VGA resolution, between 1fps and 30fps for the framerate, and 3x digital zoom.

The TrendNet Internet Pan/tilt Security Camera Server is currently on sale on Amazon.ca for 37% off.

9 Comments to “Great Gadgets: TrendNet SecurView Internet Camera”

  • Wow this looks like a fancy little Camera!! Very nice information and it would probably be well worth the money thanks for sharing this one with us.

  • This could also serve as a high-tech nanny cam (without the teddy bear covering to conceal the camera).

  • This is definitely the ticket to keeping your eye remotely on things! The pan and tilt functionality helps a lot to give you the maximum field of view. It is a pity that you can not zoom, however.

  • This sounds like a great security camera. It would be a relief to be able to keep an eye on things from anywhere in the world. I think my boss here has a similar setup as he is often busting people for slacking off while he is still at home.

  • This looks like a really nice gadget. It would be cool to use it to look after your kid at home while being at work. Especially when some help is used (as we could see lately in Italy, some professional help is not that professional).

  • This may be just what I was looking for in terms of the remote control and motion detection. Also supports a high frame rate. Trouble is that because technology marches on so quickly I always tend to wait before I buy something like this, and wait, and wait …

  • Thats neat product. Seems a little expensive though.

    How does that work though , it just need to be connected to the internet?

  • Just make sure you are uploading the secrutity video to the web or if they steal your computer you will not know who did it.

  • This is what I need right now. I am always on the go and usually monitor them via remote monitoring software which usually fails, specially if they “accidentally” close the client program. This gadget is pretty neat.