Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Panasonic Network Camera and Pet Cam (BLC1A)

List Price: $96.99
Our Price: $79.99
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Manufacturer: Panasonic

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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Color: White
EAN: 0037988845040
Feature: Color Video
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Panasonic
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: BLC1A
Publisher: Panasonic
Studio: Panasonic

Features
Color Video JPEG image compression & video streaming Video Resolutions - 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 Frame Rates (Max.) - 7.5 fps @ 640 x 480; 15 fps @ 320 x 240; 15 fps @ 160 x 120 Authentication - ID/Password authentication (Administrator / General Users - up to 50)

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Editorial Reviews:

Package Contents:
Panasonic BL-C1A Wired Network Camera, bracket, power supply, mounting hardware, CD-ROM, software and instructions.

The Panasonic BL-C1A Wired Network Camera handles your digital photography needs at a price that won't hurt your wallet! This color surveillance camera allows remote video monitoring of a home or business. Remote home and business surveillance just got a lot more affordable. Receive an e-mail image when the home security camera detects motion--you'll always know what's going on at home or at your business. The 10X digital zoom and color night viewing makes sure you don't miss a detail. It's easy to install, easy to operate and requires no additional software for viewing on your PC. Indoor use only.

Server Features:
Image Buffer--About 250 frames (320 x 240, standard image quality). Image transfer via e-mail (SMTP) or FTP. View snapshots and control them from a compatible cellular phone Supports up to 12 cameras IPv4 Multi-Language Interface - English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Japanese

Camera Features - 1/4 320,000 pixel CMOS image sensor 10 digital zoom Viewing Angle - 53° horizontal, 41° vertical Auto exposure Aperture - F2.8 Illumination - 10 - 10,000 lux (normal), 4-10,000 lux (night view) Motion Sensor with Email Alert Auto & manual White Balance Network Connection - RJ45 Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-X) System Requirements - Windows 98SE, 2000, ME and XP; Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Camera Dimensions(WxHxD) - 3-3/8 x 3-3/8 x 1 Weight - 0.22 lbs Networking Protocols - HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP, UDP, IP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, and POP3 before SMTP

Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great Idea
Comment: I love this camera because I'm able to easily monitor my home and my dog, from my laptop or even my cell phone. The setup was easy BUT I had to go download more info from the Panasonic website, because the instructions are really confusing. It's quite simple, but they make it confusing. Otherwise, great, totally worth it for my peace of mind with my pet.

Customer Rating:

Summary: It is Great
Comment: I bought another company's Net Camera but it was not easy to setup. Then I read the reviews for this camera and figured I would give it a try. It was very EASY to set-up. I was watching my house on the internet in 15 minutes. I like it so much I am buying another for the back door.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great camera for the price, but helps to be technical
Comment: Hunting for a networked camera to use to check on our cats, this one turned out to be a good balance of cost and performance.

Initial setup was a breeze and the camera was quickly up and running. Hooking into the free web service to allow us to view from any internet connection wasn't as easy. Taking the Microft-ian approach, if the hardware plays well with your software, things work smoothly and you're ready to go. If it DOESN'T, you're on your own.

I admit I did NOT call for tech support, choosing to try things out myself first.

First, I'm not great at networking or the terminology used. The manual tells you to set up your router for IP Forwarding on the port you use. Not familiar with what exactly IP Forwarding means, I simply opened the port on my router for this device, and that seems to have done it.

Since the automatic account creation for the free account failed as well, it was only by accident that I discovered that this could be accessed via the 'Dynamic DNS' option on the Setup tab (hope this saves someone some time).

So, after all was done, I'm now able to keep an eye on the cats (and watch them dance across the table they're not supposed to be on), and with a clearance Powerline ethernet system, can set up the camera anywhere I can find a pair of power outlets.

And, perhaps the greatest indicator of my satisfaction: a second camera is on the way to me.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Day good, Night So So...
Comment: I picked this up new but clearance at office depot for $24, plugged into my router, setup the software, enabled upnp as directed but still get failure messages when trying to view thru the web, customer service is clueless, no email response either.

The recording feature works and I can view the cam (just not remotely thru the net yet) daytime shots are pretty decent, the zoom pixels things up but overall gives a nice front parking area view of my home. Night time is well, so so, you can see but its pretty grainy even zoomed out to full picture.

Certainly worth the $24 I paid, have gone thru the books and searched google still cant get that upnp error to go away (and i do have upnp enabled on router).

If you need this for a place that has lighting go for it, check office depots too since i scored this one for $24 recently there.

Bill :)

Customer Rating:

Summary: automatic setup is not too easy
Comment: the camera does not work with my router, the setup is not easy ...

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