D-link DCS-5300G Network Camera

price, size

reliability

29% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Feature packed, remote access works flawlessly

Could be easier to install, still requires wired power

Once you've figured out how to install it, this camera provides all the security options you're likely to need at home or in the office

Feature packed, remote access works flawlessly

Could be easier to install, still requires wired power

Once you’ve figured out how to install it, this camera provides all the security options you're likely to need at home or in the office

Installation is handled nicely as the bundled utility searches the network for D-Link IP cameras and displays them ready for action. You can assign an administrative password, set an IP address and modify the wireless settings and after applying the...

Price, size, weight, ease of setup, supplied software, 3G mobile phone support

Struggles in really low light situations

Cost effective, flexible and makes you feel like James Bond. What more could you ask for in a spy camera?

versatile, compact and easy to use (once set up), sound quality, accessible from anywhere.

build quality, complex set-up instructions, picture quality not amazing, price, knowledge of networking an advantage

A major concern we have with this camera has to be what can be achieved when this sort of equipment falls into, shall we say, less salubrious hands. Here is a unit that can be placed anywhere within a wireless network range, is remotely controlled and...

Can connect to a network of up to 16 cameras. Smooth wireless performance. Motorised panning and tilting. Physically intimidating.

Defaults to Internet Explorer. Probably the first thing that thieves will smash or steal.

D-Link's DCS-5300G is no real match for a dedicated wired and monitored video security system, but it's also nowhere near as expensive.

Good Camera quality with the pan/tilt features.

No Optical Zoom, you have to manually focus the lens on your target.

I like the range of motion on this camera. Quality of the video is somewhat good.

Expensive, microphone is horrible (I should have listened to the othe reviewers) and I thought that the software wasn't the easiest to configure. Did I mention it was expensive. Optical zoom would be nice since the digital zoom is useless.

I like the range of motion on this camera.

Expensive, microphone is horrible (I should have listened to the othe reviewers) and I thought that the software wasn't the easiest to configure.