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Need a way to watch what's going on outside your house on multiple computers at a time? Traditionally with USB webcams you would have to go to one computer that's connected to the camera. With the D-Link DCS-3220, you don't.

The DCS-3220 is a 10/100 Ethernet connected Internet camera that includes some nice features including 2-way audio and built-in motion detection. Installation was easy, plug in the power, and connect it to your network - then run the setup wizard on the software disc and you're good to go.

One thing we realized when we got the device, was that it works only on Windows and only in Internet Explorer since it uses an ActiveX control. There are some third-party applications that allow you to use it on other operating systems such as Security Spy on Mac OS X. The included software was somewhat hard to use and we had to break out the manual.

Video quality was generally good, though the image was somewhat washed out by the sun reflecting into the camera's lens. Audio quality was nice and the 2-way audio feature was a nice touch.

Although it won't work out of the box with other operating systems, many applications in the software world can connect to D-Link's SecuriCam line of products. It is expensive at $249 though, since other network cameras can be purchased for only $50 more with compatibility for all operating systems.

Pros

• Easy to setup.
• Hard to use monitoring software.
• 2-way audio functionality.

Cons

• Windows and IE only.
• Image quality isn't the best.

Final Verdict
4 out of 5 stars.

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