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Reviewed by: tdang71

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Strengths: Price, zoom, can be accessed over the internet.

Weaknesses: Decent resolution in lighted room. Poor in low light. Not compatible with WPA encryption

Overall Evaluation: This camera has decent resolution but needs to have a very well lit room. In low light, it is really worthless. Easy to set up initially, but know it is not WPA compatible. Works with WEP. For the price it is decent, but would recommend the next model up, the WVC54GCA. It has twice the resolution for a little bit more. Worth upgrading.
Reviewed by: djcorso73

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Strengths: Looks good, smaller, more flexible mounting hardware. Still the best value for the money IMHO.

Weaknesses: Seemingly poorer reception, web-viewer interface, mounting hardware ultimately inadequate, and...the Viewer and Recorder Utility still isn't too great.Most importantly...NO SOUND.

Overall Evaluation: I purchased my first Linksys camera ~3 years ago, my second 2 years ago, and my third just today. I'm probably a lifer for linksys as I can integrate viewing all 3 cameras using the Viewer and Recorder Utility (however, that's even in question now as it doesn't work with Vista). This model looks better than it's predecessors (i.e. WVC11B and WVC54G). It seems a bit more compact, but when I place it next to the others...it's really not too different. The mounting hardware seems better at first, but I'm unsure now...see below. I seem to get poorer reception (likely due to the lack of an external antenna like the WVC54G and WVC11B have). The mounting hardware design has moved the entire camera onto the pivot point. I didn't like this and I'll likely abandon the Linksys pivot mount and replace it with a Gorrilapod tripod (which fits nicely and lets me attach it to the curtain railings in the nursery). I was very disappointed when i learned this model does NOT have sound. It was a nice feature that I could turn on/off on the WVC54G. Overall, I should've waited for the WVC200 price to drop a bit...but I'll still keep this unit. Actually, now that I think about it more as I write this review...I'm really doubting myself...but I can't see paying 3x as much just yet. Good luck with your decision.

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