LOREX IPSC2230 Reviews

Price is right Fun
by Frank J. Miller , 2009-01-31

I wanted to make sure someone else did not buy one of these with out knowing how they worked.
1. With camera inside looking out window, washed out picture of outside world.
2. How to fill in license so s/w will run. First 8 digits model # - second 12 digits mac number on bottom of server without the -s . I found this on one instruction and not on the other. Hope this saves someone the hour I wasted.
3. Picture is best in a room, and you must use the focus on camera.
4. Just as hard to setup as the other ip video servers I have like the 9100a.
5. If you want to play with a ip camera this is a cheap way to learn.
6. Nice to put in a room, it is so small, camera size of small cell phone.
7. Lots of noise on the video, grainy , Night operation in a room, NOT without an external light.
8. You can really only run it at 176x144, 160x120 .
Hope this helps.
Frank

Fun but low quality
by Michi from Ohio, United States, 2008-12-31

I bought this product directly from Lorex. It was my first IP webcamera.

Pros:

I have to say that this camera is a LOT of fun. I am away from home a lot and I can keep an eye on my place from anywhere in the world with this camera. For this reason I love this little camera.

The Web Interface is very nice. A lot of options can be set including passwords for different types of users, framerates, motion sensitivity for sending email alerts etc...

Cons:

The image quality is quite low. I can only get 320x200 out of it, I believe the info is a bit misleading since it says the server can support up to 640x480, but that's only the server box, not the camera.

The lens is very poor, when I focus the camera, the left side of the image is focused on distance A, while the right side is focused on distance B. You cannot get a evenly focused picture.

The motion sensitivity is very basic. I learned that on a camera which is exposed to any outside light, you need to be able to specify a area inside the picture which the camera observes. Otherwise (like with this camera) you will receive a picture everytime a tree in the background moves in the wind, or a cloud moves in front of the sun.

Also the video server box gets very hot, doesn't seem to be an issue, but it doesn't make me feel good leaving it unattended for a long time.

Conclusion:

Again, this is a great "toy". If you just want to watch something when you are away and are not concerned about image quality, this may be a good solution for you. I will keep using mine until it stops working. I already have another camera, it's a wireless camera which is much more convenient since it doesn't have to be attached to my router via a cable. If you want good image quality or flexible motion detection, I would not recommend this camera.