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Logitech WiLife 961-000288 Digital Video Security Hidden Master System Camera | 
 enlarge | Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $329.99
Buy New: $297.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 14196
Media: Electronics
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Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 15.2 x 3.2 x 9
MPN: 961-000288
Model: 961-000288
UPC: 097855052070
EAN: 0097855052070
ASIN: B0017U8FTU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Box Contents - Logitech Spy Camera, Logitech USB receiver, Logitech Command Center PC software, and USB cable | | • | 400 MHz DSP Processing Power | | • | Windows Media Video 9 Image Encoding | | • | Motion detection in up to 16 zones, Auto brightness Image Processing | | • | Selectable 640 x 480 pixels or 320 x 240 pixels Resolution |
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Product Description
Discreetly monitor your home and business with the Logitech Spy Video Security Master System, a revolutionary video security system you can install in 15 minutes. Your Spy Camera is a fully functioning digital clock. It's all plug and play. Using innovative HomePlug technology, the Logitech Spy Camera Video Security Master System transmits encrypted video over existing electrical wires straight to your PC. Install the Logitech Command Center PC software, connect the USB receiver, and plug in the camera anywhere around your home or office. Installation takes 15 minutes. This intelligent camera detects motion, recording video directly to your PC's hard drive for easy playback and archiving. Easily navigate and set your preferences with an intuitive Windows interface. Monitor video for up to six cameras simultaneously. View live video from your WiLife account anywhere, anytime. Add up to five additional Logitech Indoor, Outdoor, or Spy Add-On Cameras in any combination to this Logitech Master System. Spy Camera fits in with home and office decor. Selectable - 15, 10, or 5 Frame Rate per second Selectable Bit Rate 10-bits Color Depth Lens Focus - User-adjustable 80-degrees (diagonal), 50-degrees (manual) Viewing Angle Selectable Manual or Automatic Firmware Updates System Requirements - 1.4 GHz CPU Speed, 384MB RAM, 32MB PC Video Card Memory, DirectX 9 compatible, 1024x768 pixels or higher display resolution, 32-bit color, 100MB free space, more than 500MB for video storage, Microsoft Windows Vista (32/bit), Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, XP Professional or XP Media Center Edition, and Internet access required
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| Customer Reviews:
it does what it says August 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are three sets that are nearly identical, and differ only in the type of camera: this one (hidden camera), the outdoor starter kit, and the indoor starter kid. for more comprehensive reviews, look at those other kits as well.
As for my opinion, this set does what it says it does in a pretty seamless fashion: you install the software, plug the camera into the wall, plug a USB adapter into the wall and your computer, make some minor configuration changes and you are all set. I have no doubt we could have gotten a better system cheaper but not one as seamlessly integrated.
We looked at many different systems and bought this one instead because:
- most spy cams broadcast for TV...you then need a TV/VCR to record, or a separately purchased adapter to make it work with your computer, and we weren't technically confident enough to want to buy different pieces and figure out how to get them working together
- some spy cams are self-recording (they contain memory internally) but these tend to be pricey AND they limit how much you can record; they will fill up if you don't clear them out regularly, and for our purposes that wasn't practical
- most "wireless" spy cams work on a WiFi wireless network, which is great if you have one, but we wanted this for use in a place we didn't have wifi; this one works by transmitting over your home or office electrical system.
- the cost of the system includes a website you can set up to view your camera remotely (although if you have a firewall you'll only be able to watch 3 minute pieces; if the system can connect directly, which might require configuring your router which some people will find daunting, you can watch constantly).
So, that said, here are some cons:
- only works on PCs, not macs
- 95% of the configuration is a piece of cake, but some aspects are confusing, like how to schedule alerts, and setting up for emailing alerts
- the program has many features that are in the program but you can't click on them -- they are there as advertisements for a "platinum" version of the software that costs $80 a year. It's annoying to have a screen full of buttons you aren't able to click, and to have advertising be such a prevalent portion of the interface
- this one is kind of petty, but it would be nice of the clock that hides the camera had an alarm, since we had to remove a "real" clock in place of this one
- the camera is fine for security, but the image is kind of strange - it appears to be infrared? Which means the colors are bizarre. Reds turn yellow, greens and blues turn white. Which is probably fine for security purposes, but don't be expecting to get a high quality video out of it
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