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Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars with 42 reviews

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Customers commend the video quality, ease of use, and night vision capabilities of this camera, with many praising the clear picture and simple setup. However, some users experienced challenges with the motion detection sensitivity and wireless connectivity, reporting issues with false alarms and connection difficulties. The night vision feature was a particular highlight for several customers.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Could be better

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    Device serves its purpose, but video resolution is lacking

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best camera

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    I purchased the first one last year and loved it so much that I bought another. The resolution is awesome even in the dark. You can't go wrong.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Lorex Camera

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    I returned this camera because of the poor picture quality. If you take a snapshot or record video, the quality is so poor that you cannot make out faces unless they are withing 5 feet of the camera. The field of view is very narrow.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    my words exactly, this is a great beginners camera

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    I don't have much to say, other than its doing exactly what I need it to do, at this time in my life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for home

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    Loved this camera... i use this camera to monitor my house.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Wireless connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Garbage

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    Don't waste your time, effort or energy unless you've got among other things - a degree in IT - I could not configure to work wirelessly so it was promptly returned

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    I'm so happy with this wireless camera really easy to install and view frome my cell phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great low end camera

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    I have six of these and really enjoy them. I can keep an eye on my homes with them. Lots of fun.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install

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    Great item for the price simple installation and works great, easy to use settings

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    unable to work wireless

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    Limited instructions, need more information to make it work. Currently, it is disconnected and of no value.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Motion detection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I was a doubter, now I'm a believer

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Short story: Don't believe the reviews. This product is way better than all the other ones at this price point. Hands down. Long story: I was skeptical when I read all the reviews. I understand that some people have technological challenges, but I must say, this was easy to install and set up. I'm totally new to in-home security, and I'm exceptionally happy I bought this product. A little patience and willingness to root around the User's Manual and the apps themselves, and you can figure this out easily. A note about the alarms/ motion detection that I learned (i.e. remember this when you buy it): when you set an alarm, depending on how you set it, you get BOTH an email and a text alarm to your mobile device. This can be quite the nuisance. You need to ensure you turn off the alarms separately, if you have email alarms engaged. You do this in both the "alarm notification" field, and then drill down under "camera settings" > "schedule' > "email alarm.' I learned to simplify my life by just setting the notification alarms under the "alarm notification" field. If you do it this way, you just get a notification on your phone like any other app (i.e. your text messages, news apps breaking news etc). You can also Change the Streaming settings on the fly, remotely, regardless of what other reviews say. If you are at work and over a good wifi or other net connection, you can stream crystal clear up to 1.5 Mps. The default to 64kbps is to make it easy to live stream over cellular data networks. My ipad is set up at 1.5 meg. My iphone is set up at 64 kbps. Don't forget, with a MicroSD card installed, it's recording at 1.5Mps anyway. You get awesome resolution when you play back from the SD card. As for recording capacity, that's entirely contingent upon the size of Micro SD card you buy. I bought the 64 gig. The camera setup itself is wondrously easy. Mounting it upside down in my house, in a hidden corner, with a barking dog wanting to play at my feet...was not quite so easy. You won't be disappointed, trust me. I'm going to buy two more cameras.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Dropcam w/o fees + Works with Mac + AirPort NAS

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking a camera that provided Dropcam features without the $9.99/mo access fee and the Lorex LNC116 certainly delivers. Cameras are easy to setup. Connect to Ethernet to add camera to network (Step A of included instructions) then use iPhone app to enable WiFi connection (Step B), unplug Ethernet cable from camera and move it anywhere you'd like within 10 feet of a power outlet. Setting up NAS is also easy and allows the cameras to record directly to a drive attached your wireless router. This means no PC's to restart or applications to relaunch to recover from power outages. I'm using a 128GB PNY flash drive plugged into the USB port of my AirPort Extreme: "NAS IP address" is the IP address of the AirPort "Shared folder name" is the drive name (e.g. USB20FD is what the PNY flash drive is named out of the box) "NAS access account" and "NAS access password" are the admin credentials of the AirPort L-View for Mac can be downloaded from Lorex's site and provides a "Web configure" option on the camera context menu which makes getting to the camera's "web setup" easier. From web setup you can setup NAS, schedule recording or tell the camera where to send e-mail alerts when it detects motion within it's field of view. The only thing I don't particularly care for is that the mounting stand has an open ring base and the supplied mounting kit consists of drywall anchors and screws. The camera only weighs about 1/2 pound so a solid base and a 3M Command Strip would have been perfect. I bought a 4 inch circular wood plaque from a local craft store for each camera, painted the plaque to match the wall it would be mounted to, mounted the mounting stand to the plaque and used a 5 pound 3M Command Strip to mount the modified assembly to the wall.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Night vision, Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    easy to setup perfect

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would say this camera is perfect..first very essy to set up ...I love this bec you can monitor your kids, house live video via my smartphone using apps and you can figure the setting ..the image is perfect and night vision was perfect even its si dark you still can see the image perfect...you can talk to your love ones just connect speaker into it...the design is simple but executive style...I gave 5 star bec the first review maybe she / he dont know to follow instruction...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Motion detection

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Needs work

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The setup is fairly easy because you can do mostly everything on a mobile device. The sensitivity levels on this camera are WAY off. I tried all of them. A tree branch moving will set it off or turning a light on or off. If you put it too low, it will not record at all. Settings on motion detection recordings cannot be changed like other cameras I have owned. I was getting email notifications about every 5 minutes on my phone! The picture quality is way better than the d-link camera I owned previous to this one although I like the features on the d-link I returned it and will continue my search.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Night vision

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not great but not bad either

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Do not expect really smooth, clear video with this camera, but hey for $88 clearance price, it is not bad. I set it up for the best resolution possible and it works for us. Fast motion is a blur, however, so keep that in mind. Currently using wired connection because the wireless would not work properly. Will tinker with that later. I agree with another reviewer that it does not look like a camera, so for security purposes that is good. Also the system is expandable and works well with IPad. One pleasant surprise was how well the night vision works on this camera. Only had this camera for a week so too early to rate reliability.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Surprised by the Features and Quality

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We bought 4 cameras about a month ago. It took about 5 minutes to setup each after getting them out of the box. The cameras were purchased when the pricing was about $99 each. We were able to use the Lorex Mobile App for the Android Samsung Galaxy III phone. We also loved the multiple options for recording and playback, on our PC, and Mobile App. The Date and Time stamp on the video playbacks was a great feature. You are also able to record and take quick pictures or video on the fly with the Mobile App. These can be stored instantly on your phone. The Camera picture quality has great Color and also has an awesome Night mode for monitoring in total darkness. We were thoroughly impressed. We did also purchase several High Grade SD 32 Gig card for continues recording when we were not at home, which is required if you are using the on camera storage. Deleting files off of the SD-Card can be accessed directly from the cameras IP address web-Browser. Overall, we were extremely satisfied with the quality of the device and the great features. We would purchase the same camera again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works pretty good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my first security camera. It works well for what I need at the moment. Down the road I might upgrade in order to get better night recording. It does sometimes get hung up and emails of photos stop coming, but I just unplug it, and plug it back in. The wireless connection resets itself, and only takes a few minutes to resume working. If it had better night vision recording to the sd card, I'd be 100% satisfied.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    O.K. camera, lousy software

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera does not take clear pictures, and the video is worse. It is fun to play with, compact and easy to set up inside or outside a network. Warning, if you do not set the Wifi up manually and just rely on the WPS working, it sets up with no security. The biggest short coming is that, when it is time to view the videos, the software is unbelievably clunky. I wrote a review on Amazon in which I went into detail about the software and firmware problems. Also, it does not take continuous video on the microcard, just a series of short (< 1 minute) clips with gaps in between. If you don't expect very clear video and they upgraded the programming, this would be a fun toy for the price.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Wireless connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Poor wifi connection

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really wanted to like this camera. I've been looking for a small camera to supplement my security system. I had configured the camera by first connecting it directly to my router and every went smoothly. Picture quality was pretty good. Once I disconnected the camera to use via wireless that's when I ran into problems. It seems the camera will initially connect, but once looses connection from a power outage or configuration change, they will not re-establish a connection. I have two Lorex cameras and they both exhibit this behavior. Looks like I'll be returning them both and looking for something more reliable.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product for price point and feature set

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    This camera is great for checking on things when away. The motion-detection system offers sensitivity settings as well as a few storage or email options. The camera doesn't "look like a camera" and is less intimidating and noticeable for visitors (and burglars) than large lens alternatives. I like the iOS interface, and very importantly love this camera's ability to re-initialize itself after a connection loss (using WPA2 wifi encryption) which is critical when on travel. For the price I believe this is a very good choice for the price point and feature set combination, and as an IP cam it doesn't require a base station. If you need higher res than 640x480, it will either cost more or have fewer features overall at this price. My preference is to use 4 of these over a couple of wide angle hi-res cams for greater stealth and angle options, but again individual needs should be considered before choosing a cam. I have found tilt/pivot cams are great but tend to become center pieces instead of fixtures when placement is attempted and they are anything but subtle when moving.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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