TRENDnet TV-IP612WN ProView Wireless N Pan/Tilt/Zoom Internet Camera Review

Others/Miscelleneous by stefan @ 2011-04-15

The new TV-IP612WN Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera from TRENDnet features 10x optical zoom, which is very useful to get details of objects located at a high distance, 16x digital zoom and auto focus. It also comes with Wireless N support, WPS, an included monitoring software with motion detection, IPView Pro 2.0 which supports up to 32 cameras at once and a wall/ceiling mounting kit.

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The Camera Firmware

After connecting to the camera via the Internet browser (default user/pass are admin/admin), the interface will show us the Live View window, along with the camera controls:

 

 

 

If we access the Setup section, we will be able to access the other camera settings, but also to configure the camera via the Setup Wizard:

 

 

 

In the Device Management menu, we can set the Admin password, but also add other users with separate names/passwords; here we can also define a name for the camera on the network, enable/disable the OSD or disable the LED lights. By clicking on the “Calibrate the Device” button, the camera will reset to its home position and the default settings will be restored after a series of camera checks and movements:

 

 

 

The Time and Date menu allows us to set the time manually for the camera, adjust the time zone or specify a NTP server:

 

 

 

In the Network Setup menu, we can configure the LAN settings, along with the DNSs, enable/disable UPnP, specify UPnP port forwarding, the External HTTP, RTSP or PPPoE. In the Port Settings section, we can specify what ports should be used to view the camera over the Internet. By enabling the Direct Video Stream Authentication option, we can view the camera from a direct link:

 

 

 

The Wireless setup menu is to be configured when the camera will be connected on Wi-Fi, and here we can scan the available networks; if networks are detected, most of the settings will be configured, except the encryption key:

 

 

 

In case we have a Dynamic DNS account ready, we can enter it in the appropriate menu:

 

 

 

The Video and Audio menu allows us to set different profiles for different type of recordings; here we can specify one of the encoding type (H264, JPEG or MPEG4), the desired screen viewing resolution, FPS, bandwidth, JPEG guality and RTSP URL. In the Audio Setup section, we can enable/disable the speaker, specify the volume, enable/disable the microphone or set its volume level:

 

 

 

In the Image Setup menu, we can specify settings like Brightness, Saturation, Hue, Contrast, Sharpness and so on. In the Advanced Image Settings section, we can customize even further the quality of the image:

 

 

 

In the ICR (Infrared Cut Removeable) controls, we can modify the operation of the ICR filter, for changing light conditions as from day to night:

 

 

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