Panasonic BL-C101A Fixed MPEG-4 Network Camera (White)

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 4.2 x 4.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001BBS7ZW
• Item model number: BL-C101A
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #71 in Camera & Photo > Surveillance Cameras
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Panasonic Fixed MPEG-4 Network Camera

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for the money., August 23, 2010

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Xairboater "Keith" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic BL-C101A Fixed MPEG-4 Network Camera (White) (Electronics)

The Panasonic BL-C101A Fixed MPEG-4 Network Camera is the 3rd Panasonic Network cam I have purchased in the last year. The images are OK depending on lighting condition, which I knew before I purchased. Definitely not a low light camera. I like the 1 wire POE connection! Adding the camera to the recording software was easy. This product is a great value: where else can you get an internet/mobile phone accessible security camera with recording software and Panasonic quality for a little over $100?

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor image quality, January 16, 2010

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Greg (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic BL-C101A Fixed MPEG-4 Network Camera (White) (Electronics)

I purchased this camera as an upgrade for the older BL-C1A. Unfortunately the image quality was terrible (especially when compared to the clean image from BL-C1A). Unclear if the problem was specific to my unit or a general problem. The MPG4 encoding is great and even MJPEG encoding is much faster. The microphone is a nice touch and the field of view is improved over the BL-C1A. However, none of this can make up for terrible image quality.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars POE is indeed PROPRIETARY on this BL-C101A camera, December 16, 2011

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T. Gale - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic BL-C101A Fixed MPEG-4 Network Camera (White) (Electronics)

This camera uses Panasonic's "Proprietary POE". POE is P.ower O.ver E.thernet. In a small business setting, I need the thing to work with my POE switch. Instead, Panasonic wants this to be powered by their proprietary device. I give them credit for naming it properly. The box actually says "Proprietary POE" in large letters. It's too bad that Amazon couldn't reveal that to customers. I returned mine but will soon buy something a little more expensive from Amazon's selection of true POE cameras. The specs and other reviews indicate that this is a nice camera and a good value. It gets three stars for not including this critical specification in the description.