Devolo, dLAN LiveCam - overall rating 9/10
(From ticktock)
(2013) I received this product free of charge as part of an honest product review.
I found this camera slightly awkward to install. It didn't really come with any instructions, and relied on a single piece of paper with diagrams. I'm not very visual and would have done better with words, but I guess it's for people who usually tend to skip the heavy manuals. It only took me two attempts to fully install - so I guess in hindsight, it wasn't too difficult.
Once it was all plugged in, I downloaded the app for my phone. This was particularly difficult to track down, as when you type in the name of the product in the AppStore, it doesn't come up. After a few attempts, I managed to find it on my desktop computer and connected my iPhone to it, and dragged the app across.
The installation of the app was straight forward. Once you log in, it remembers your registration. The camera needs to be adjusted to get the right focus, this is done by turning the focusing ring on the actual camera.
I've viewed this camera from the app using my Wifi connection and a 3G connection in another town - both very quick and hardly any lag time. The clarity is amazing; obviously when it's bright the image is much better, but it has infrared so you can also see in darkness.
I only had one camera, but there is the option to have more than one linked up in your house.
You can use this camera to monitor a property, as a camera for interior spaces, or as a video extension to a baby monitor - I used it for the latter, but I will also be using it to monitor my house when I go abroad for a week.
A few things I would improve: I think there should be the option of sound, and the ability to move the camera around using the app. I also think there should be a recording facility.