Panasonic Remote Video Monitoring Webcam (BL-C10A)

Average customer rating: 4.5

Great webcam for remote monitoring
keeps an eye on the house
Great Camera
Great Security Monitoring Tool and Software
Panasonic webcam is easy to use and cheap

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Panasonic Remote Video Monitoring Webcam (BL-C10A)

Manufacturer: Panasonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0002GS4Z0

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Product Description

Away from home? You can now view what's going on at home or at the office with this handy little network camera. <BR> These cameras can be viewed and controlled from a standard Web browser, video display, or even a compatible cell phone or PDA. Place them in your home, office, vacation home or almost anywhere else that you'd like to keep an eye on things, with no PC required on location!. They are easy to install and operate and require no additional software for the PC that you're viewing them on. Each camera also comes with a free Web address, which can track the camera automatically. All you need is a regular Web browser to view them on your PC, as all of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP), is already inside the camera. This network camera is truly easy to install and use in most cases. With industry standard automatic configuration (UPnP), the camera and your router or PC will automatically decide the best settings allowing you to access your camera without any complicated setup. Once connected, using a simple Web browser, just enter in your free, permanent Web address which comes with the camera and you can see and move the camera! It's that simple. <BR> With the built-in heat sensor, the camera can be set to record and/or notify you by email when someone enters the room. It can even automatically move to a preset location when triggered, just in case someone was viewing a different part of the room. <BR> Control tilt up to 120-degrees

Customer Reviews:

Great webcam for remote monitoring.......2007-06-09

This product works as described and is easy to set up and control. Works just fine on Macs as well. Safari works fine with it.

keeps an eye on the house.......2007-05-19

I bought this because I was going to be living in another country for a couple months and wanted to keep an eye on the place.

It worked great, they give you a website that you can go to (with your password) and control the camera from. It moves up, down, and side to side. It does adjust for light, which worked well from dim to bright light, but it does not have any night vision, so once it's dark and your lights are off (mine were on a timer), you can't see anything. Also, it doesn't shoot tasers at anyone trying to rob the house, so if you do catch someone inside, all you can do is call the police and take a snapshot (assuming they didn't already find and unplug the camera).

The only warning I would give is that you need to make sure you have a router within an ethernet cable's distance of where you want to put it. If you're not sure, it's probably worth springing the extra $50 and getting the wireless version.

Great Camera.......2007-03-29

Bought 2 of these to watch over my house while I am at work. Setup is pretty easy, but be prepared to wait a minute after changed settings, many changes when you initial setup the camera require it to restart. Camera's work great together and the free use of [...] to access the cameras is nice. Setting up timers and sensor emails/ftp is pretty straight forward but will require a user to test and retest to get the settings just right.

Pros: Price is good for a ip camera with tilt/pan. viewnetcam.com feature is a great addition to the camera package. Works great with similar model panasonic cameras.

Cons: Multiple restarts while setting up or making changes(minor issue), limited online support/how-to's.

Great Security Monitoring Tool and Software.......2007-03-20

Having just purchased a Security Camera/DVR all-in-one system, I am now more impressed with this Panasonic. I wanted a system that would record when my PC was turned off, so I bought one of the "all-in-one" systems. The software on that system is abysmal, which gave me newfound appreciation for the tools bundled with this Panasonic. First is the built-in web server, which allows you to view and control (pan and tilt) the camera over the Internet, if you have your network configured correctly. Plus, there is an included utility, "Network Camera Recorder" which lets you schedule and review video recorded to a Windows PC. You can slow down and speed up while you are looking for the miserable yahoos attempting to steal something from your property.

The camera can also upload JPEGs to an FTP server, which can provide a backup source of data.

Finally, the clarity of the image on this camera is far superior to the cameras that came with my security system, although they are both advertised to be 640x480.

The only real drawback is that this camera cannot be installed outdoors.

Panasonic webcam is easy to use and cheap.......2007-03-10

You get a lot for the money. Easy setup, automatically negotiated with lynksys router, external website activation and monitoring worked first time. Still trying to figure out how to get it to send me an email of the picture when an event triggers. I may buy the wireless version next since this one was so easy to install. I routinely check my front walkway from the office. Great for checking on packages being delivered.

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