The Agasio/EasyN FS-613A-M105I Wireless IP Camera features an IR-Cut Filter for True Day/Night color images that are not washed out. Regular IP Cameras without IR-Cut filters have washed out images where the colors are not accurate and the images are blurry. This next generation of IR-Cut filter cameras provides true and accurate color representations and crisp picture quality.
In addition, the EasyN M105I IR-Cut filter lens contains an Auto-Iris feature which automatically shuts the lens depending on lighting conditions to allow in only enough light to provide an accurately colored image as well as optimal brightness settings. This is a great advantage over traditional IP Cameras without IR-Cut filters because such IP Cameras allow in all the light which results in washed out images and require users to manually adjust brightness settings depending on lighting conditions.
The EasyN FS-613A-M105I Wireless IP Camera features 0.3 Megapixel resolution (640×480), 6mm lens with 42 degree viewing angle. 24 IR Led’s for 60 feet (20 meter) night vision, IR-Cut filter for true color images, Two-way Audio inputs (mic and speaker not included) as well as full remote control and recording capabilities. It also support DynDns as well as UPNP for automatic port forwarding. It has an easy to use graphical interface and is also smart phone compatible (Iphone, Android) as well as viewable over the internet or local network using standard browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome). The camera works marvelously as an outdoor waterproof surveillance system.
What’s Included:
EasyN Wireless IP Camera
Wifi Antenna
User Manual
Installation CD
Mounting Bracket
DC Power Supply 5v
Free 64 Channel Recording Software
$ 89.99
Great value for a cost effective outdoor IP camera solution,
I purchased this camera after my satisfactory experience with the Wireless IP Pan/Tilt/ Night Vision Internet Surveillance Camera Built-in Microphone With Phone remote monitoring support(Black) indoor IP camera. While this outdoor IP camera is branded as an Agasio, it is clearly made by Easy N Tech from the packaging and the model number. The clue was the Easy N Tech tagline on the box: “We Never Stop Trying!” After successfully setting this camera up and linking it with my indoor IP camera, it’s safe to say that I’ve developed brand loyalty to Easy N Tech branded IP cameras (aka Foscam, Wansview, Hootoo, Apexis, etc.) despite plethora of generally negative reviews written by consumers who are not fully technologically equipped to optimally setup these IP cameras.
I ordered this camera to monitor my 13′ x 8′ enclosed apartment patio which I’ve converted into a makeshift tortoise habitat for my Sulcata and Red Foot tortoises.
The Camera:
I’ll start by reviewing the camera build. The camera is surprisingly heavy duty and well built to combat outdoor elements. It weighs about 2.2 lbs and holding it felt like holding a brick. It appears to be waterproof and has a metal hood that extends about 1.5″ over the lens to prevent water or snow from landing on it. The package includes a installation CD, AC adapter, wall mounted bracket and screws(which I found to be very flimsy), the camera and a screw-on WiFi antenna. The packaging is pretty neat and the camera’s built is ideal to where I’ll be mounting it: outdoor year-round.
Performance:
The camera performs exceedingly well. It’s fixed position so you can’t pan or tilt the camera. While it’s advertised as a wide angle camera, optimum installation should be about 15ft from your target surveillance area. The video capture is very clear, both at 320×240 or 640×480 resolutions. If you have an external mic and speakers, you can listen to the audio the camera’s picking up and broadcast audio from your remote viewing location. If you’re creative and technical, you can even configure the built-in motion trigger alarm to output audio through speakers upon trigger.
Setup:
As with my Easy N Tech indoor pan and tilt IP camera, I am setting this outdoor camera on a Mac OS X machine (as of this writing, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.x). The set up was much easier than the Easy N Tech indoor IP camera since I’ve garnered a lot of experience configuring that camera. The following step works for both Mac and Windows users. If you’ve never set up an IP camera before, getting the Agasio up and running for the very first time can be a challenge as it only comes with a 2-page mini pamphlet with very basic setup information. The box claim that a full user manual is included in the CD-ROM with the software, but my CD did not work.
To get started, plug the Agasio camera into a LAN via Ethernet cable. You need to do this to initially set up the camera. Then download IP Scanner for Mac by 10base-T Interactive or Angry IP Scanner for Windows and run a scan of your LAN for connected devices and their IP addresses. The new “unidentified hidden device” picked up by IP Scanner for Mac will usually be the IP address assigned to the Agasio camera by your router’s DHCP server. Copy that IP address and load it into your web browser to access the camera’s web UI. I found out the hard way that the Agasio’s web UI is assigned to port 81 from factory, instead of the default web server port of 80. So after many trial and error, I finally gained access to the UI. If the IP address of the Agasio camera is assigned as 192.168.0.4 by your router, then you’ll need to punch in 192.168.0.4:81 into your browser to gain access. Once you’re connected to the camera, a pop-up window will request your user credential. Just type in “admin” for username and leave the password blank. You can set up the username and password in the web UI.
From here, you can configure your camera to do a variety of options, including alarm trigger, uploading snapshot at set interval to an FTP server, etc.
How to configure your camera for wireless access:
The first thing you need to do is connect it to the LAN via Ethernet and configure your camera for LAN access, basically if you’ve got your IP Cam up and running by following my instructions above or through your own mean, you’re ready to go wireless. Now the trick here is to keep in mind that when you go wireless, your wireless router will assign the IP Cam a new IP address via DHCP, meaning most likely you will not be able to access the camera at the LAN-assigned IP address. I think this is the main reason if not THE reason why a lot of folks are having a hard time getting the IP Cam to connect wirelessly. Also keep in mind that the IP Cam is only…
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|Good quality, poor phone support,
Connecting this camera to a computer and getting images was relatively easy. The quality of the images is moderately good compared to other similar cameras I have used. Accessing through a web browser, tablet, and Android phone was relatively easy. The computer receives many frames per second but the other devices only see one frame every few seconds. The main reason that I cannot give this camera 5 stars is that the user guide is written with VERY poor grammar and is difficult to interpret. The camera comes with software that requires a registration code which was not included in the box. I called the company (difficult to find the number is that was not in the box) only to be told that they had not heard of this camera model. After 20 minutes of broken English I was told to send an email to receive customer support and that he could not help me.
Update 5-5-12 – The email support was very helpful. I recommend that over the phone support. The email support sent me all the information I needed to download an update and active the software. The new software is working well and does all of the features I wanted (saving movies, changing camera settings…). I am very happy with the system now.
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|Great if you are experienced in installing IP cameras,
My parents received this as a Christmas present.
I was able to get the camera running on their wireless network but took about 30 minutes of trial-and-error to get the wireless security options correct. The wireless connection seems stable with camera installed inside a storage barn approx. 150 ft from the wireless router (a Netgear N600-WNDR3700). Images are clear and bright. User security simple to update. I haven’t set up any of the advanced features yet (mail, FTP, or alarm settings) but these options are available. Currently they can only access the camera images within their wireless network since I need to configure remote viewing. Haven’t tried any mobile apps but plan on using the iPad app.
If the camera came with understandable English instructions and software, I would give this camera 5 stars. Documentation, EasyN web page and associated software is written in very, very poor “engrish” (I particularly like the ‘succefully’ status update).
Will probably purchase additional cameras at a later time, to expand the coverage area.
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