DSC-920: An Affordable Wireless Camera [5 stars]

What I wanted: a webcam to let me watch my Siberian Huskies remotely (it's just so much fun to see what they do all day).

What I did not want: (1) cords, cords, cords (power, internet, usb, etc) all over the place; (2) hundreds of dollars spent (wasted) to just watch my dogs.

My Solution: the D-Link DSC-920 Wireless Internet Camera.

This camera lives up to its billing: a reliable, easy-to-use & affordable wireless camera. The camera works well in and adjusts to all daylight conditions: morning to evening, direct sun, partial sun, sunrise, sunset, etc. It does not work in the dark of night - but that wasn't what I needed (and you should not expect a camera with night vision for under $100).

I have been running this camera as my "dog cam" for over a year without so much as a single hiccup. It has a snapshot URL I use for my dog monitoring. I have a script on my home machine loads the snapshot URL, over my home wireless, every 9 seconds and copies the resulting picture to a rotating set of 60 images on my personal website. I can then load a page of the 60 most recent snapshots from any web-accessible location and see 15 minutes of "what are the puppies doing?"

Extremely simple and extremely affordable!