Product Details
- Color: white
- Brand: Toshiba
- Model: IK-WB16A
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.00" h x
5.16" w x
5.50" l,
1.00 pounds
Features
- 2 Mega Pixel 1600x1200 resolution
- PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom)
- PoE (Power over Ethernet)
- FREE recording software for up to 16 separate cameras
Toshiba IK-WB16A 2 Mega Pixel IP/Network Camera with PTZ, PoE, 3.6mm Lens, 1600x1200 Resolution and Free Recording Software
Product Description
Ik-wb16a free rec sfw, 3.6mm lens, 2 meg pix.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
41 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
0.2 lux in low light - a full moon on a clear night
By FlyingPolarBear
Right now this is one of the best network cameras out there in this price range (this is the cable version; see the -W model for wireless). The new Panasonic MOS sensor has better quality (especially in low light) but this Toshiba with a CMOS sensor goes to a much higher resolution. CCD has the best color dynamic range, Panasonic MOS is best in low light, and CMOS is just cheaper to fabricate in a tiny space.Some details about low light sensitivity: This camera goes down to 0.2 lux (full moonlight) which is pretty good, but not 0.001 as the other review stated (0.001 is a pitch black moonless suburban sky). As a comparison, the Panasonic BB-HCM715 ranges from 0.3 lux to 0.04 lux with color night view mode enabled. The Canon VB-C60 will reach 0.2 lux. It appears that 0.2 lux is the magic number below which it is hard to improve light sensitivity without software-based image enhancement.Here is a table of lux values to give an idea how how much light you need to pick up a decent image:Illuminance - Example0.0001 lux: Total starlight, overcast sky0.002 lux: Moonless clear night sky with airglow0.01 lux: Quarter moon0.27 lux: Full moon on a clear night <-- THIS CAMERA --1 lux: Full moon overhead at tropical latitudes3.4 lux: Dark limit of civil twilight under a clear sky50 lux: Family living room80 lux: Hallway/toilet100 lux: Very dark overcast day320-500 lux: Office lighting400 lux: Sunrise or sunset on a clear day1,000 lux: Overcast day; typical TV studio lighting10,000-25,000 lux: Full daylight (not direct sun)32,000-130,000 lux: Direct sunlight
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful.good camera, for a fair price, but I have expected more...
By Evgueni Tchirkov
Well, I have purchased this camera, since it is a replacement for IK-WB15A, and it is not available any longer... I`ve had a good experience with toshiba cameras (IK-WB15A and IK-WB21A, which I consider best in class), and this one is not an exception. The camera has modern, even futuristic look, it is aesy to install and comes with all accesories. 2 MP sensor, delivers great image (great quality and great (huge) size, asl well), under normal light conditions (daylight), under low light consitions, the image become pretty noisy, which is not good. IK-WB15A and 21A have and exceptional sensitivity (0.001 lux, if I`m not mistaken), and great image, even in almost completely dark invironment... Sure, IK-WB15 had a CCD sensor, and this time they used CMOS, which is good, but not at night... Toshiba has choosen a huge image, but they have sacrificed the quality... Also I miss optical zoom... I think, that Megapixel images are good, but they are not so practical for surveillance purposes, since they are huge, or mercyless compression must be used in order to save some disk space... I think an 1280x800 is more than enough, but there is nothing like an optical zoom and good sensitivity for low light conditions...returning to the camera: a good point is a software supplied with the camera: of course it is not Milestone, but it is good, and it is free...Trying to resume all this:Pros:* 2 MP sensor, with good image quality under day light* Dual streaming* Dual power supply: PoE or 12VDC* Free software included* Bi directional audioCons:* Low image quality under low light conditions* Digital zoom only* PTZ respose time is longer than previous models (even over ethernet)* The software included seems to work with this model (IK-WB16A) onlyConclusions:This camera is a good value for a fair price, despite some flaws and "downgrades" Toshiba has added to it
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
The price makes it only four stars. (read on)
By T. Isenhour
Update: 2/3/2013 Since this camera really doesn't cut it as an indoor camera, I decided to use it as an outside surveillance camera. In natural sun light, this camera has a really great picture. I bumped the resolution down to 800X600 and now I consistently average 15 FPS. I know consistently and average are an oxymoron, but I'm sure you get the point. Also, at 800X600, the video is acceptable (choppy but still pretty close to live) over Verizon's 4G network. The 350 degrees of pan range actually makes this and excellent "outside" camera. Just remember, it needs lots of light for a decent picture.Update: 1/31/13 This camera does NOT do well at the Lux claim of a previous reviewer. It doesn't even come close! In FULL sunlight it does very well. In a room with regular light, it's very DARK. At night, under a city street-light, all you see is the street light, and only if you point the camera directly at it. So, as long as you have PLENTY of light, this camera does well, but in normal or low light, forget it. Even with IR illuminators, the image is so grainy/dark it fails in comparison to cameras costing 1/8th the price. For this, I'm removing one more star, down to only three.Original review:I waited a while to review this product so that I could do a more detailed review. Out of the box, most will think this is a POS, as with the factory settings, it does seem a huge waste of money for what it does. Ok, for starts, the 30 fps claim has yet to be achieved with my camera. At high resolution/color the most I have seen is ~8.7. The internal software/setup program does state that at high res. the fps are 15 at max.. The camera does have the ability to switch to a lower resolution and also to B/W, but why get a color camera if you only need B/W. I know, splitting hairs but if you do drop the resolution and turn off color, you will achieve a higher fps count. Also, some reviews state that the pan/tilt is slow to respond. Yes, out of the box it is, but you will need to set the speed for pan/tilt/zoom in the camera. Once you do this, your camera will have a fast response time and speed. In the camera, it's called "speed", but it actually affects the time it takes to move/ how fast it moves, and how far it moves with each click of the mouse on the control(s). Also, the video on some software programs (like blue iris) will be very choppy until you set the video up to work better. I set mine to digital in and out. If you plan on viewing your camera over the internet/your cell phone, you may want to consider lowering the resolution. Two reasons: one is the bandwidth required to transmit HD over the internet/wireless phone. I actually have mine at HD but I have to live with a very slow video feed and an even slower response to the PTZ controls on my phone. Also, unless you have unlimited data, you will have to keep an eye on your usage as an HD video feed can eat up your data limit very fast.Now, about my title. I also have four Foscams, and while this camera does have a better picture; for the price, I really don't see the difference. For the price difference, you can easily get five Foscams that have night vision (this camera doesn't), that are wireless (this camera isn't), and have as many features. Were this camera a $150 to $200 camera, it would be a great deal and an awesome product, but at this price I can't honestly say it's the best thing on the market as it's not.One last thing. You do not have to use the Toshiba service to use this camera. Do run the CD, find the IP address of the camera, then shut it down and use your Internet browser to connect to the camera. Once in the camera, make sure you give it a static IP address. You will find this helpful later on when you start using it. You can unplug it, or even in a power failure situation and the IP address will not change as it will if you leave it as a dynamic IP camera. I find it disturbing that anyone would use a video stream service to set up their cameras, as how do you know they are not watching also. Something to think about.One other thing to think about. You will also need an Ethernet cable. Figure to add ~$15 for this. If you plan on using the PoE feature (power over Ethernet), which is a great invention, you will have to add an additional ~$20 to the price for a PoE injector. I think that Amazon should tell buyers this as most think that everything you will need comes with the camera. So, this easily becomes a very expensive camera that all of a sudden doesn't seem so much better than a similar camera that is less than a hundred dollars. As I use this camera more, I may update this review. Either more positive or less. Only time will tell.
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