I ordered a promotional camera deal from Amazon before Christmas - a HooToo® HT-IP212 Outdoor Wireless Network Surveillance IP Camera, M-JPEG Video Format, 1/4" CMOS Sensor, Viewing Angle at 60°, 24 IR Illum
I got this for $70 -- it turns out to be Foscam F189xx compatible
I finally got around to testing it out and bought the Blue Iris camera software ($50 for up to 64 cameras!)
I plugged in an ethernet cable between it and my ethernet switch, and connected the power.
This is a wireless or wired ethernet camera, so far I am just using wired ethernet. It is fixed, not PanTiltZoom. resolution is 640x480, decent color picture.
It comes with software, I want to use Blue Iris which has lots of support and future updates, and works with many cameras. It works great with the Blue Iris software which has many options.
I had to let my router give it an IP, and then look at the router software to see its IP address, then plug that in in the Blue Iris software. Later I will set up static IPs for my cams and other more detailed things.
I was able to easily trigger an event (me walking across the frame) which sent me an email with images.
I plan to set up several cams around my house, mostly outdoors in the front and to see what the dogs are up to.
The camera has a login ID required to use it, and a reset switch.
Next I will get another outdoor cam that is Pan Tilt Zoom.