Panasonic Network Camera (KX-HCM280)

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000096AZM
• Item model number: KX-HCM280
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 14, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Panasonic Network Cameras can be viewed and controlled from a standard web browser. Place cameras 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, easy to operate and require no additional software for your viewing PC. Each camera also comes with a free web address which can track the camera automatically. All you need is a regular Web browser, as all of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP) is already inside of each camera. Each camera offers different features to suit your needs, but all offer potential peace of mind.

Cameras are attached through an Ethernet connection (or router) and power source, so you don't need a computer at each location you want monitored. Each camera has a built-in web server with IP address. To view the images on a PC, simply open a graphics-capable Web browser and type in the cameras specified, password optional Internet address.

View up to 30 frames per second of live motion video with resolution of up to 640x480.

Web-based viewing with remote pan and tilt functions lets you adjust camera angles from a computer in another location.

Built-in software records data to a web site through FTP. You can use the same interface to record to the hard drive of a local computer.

With the included mount, our network cameras can be mounted on walls, tripods, a desk stand or even from the ceiling.

Cameras can be viewed by up to 30 users at once.

The FREE viewnetcam.com service allows you to create a personal web address (e.g., http://bob.viewnetcam.com) at which your camera's live image can be found on the Internet. Access your Panasonic Network Camera live from virtually any Internet connection point around the world! Your web browser is the only software you'll need. How the camera and service works: Special Software embedded within your Panasonic Network Camera gives your camera the ability to locate your unique Internet address. No matter what kind of Internet connection you have or which Internet provider you use, the viewnetcam.com service will keep your camera's Internet address permanent.

Features and Benefits

• Networked camera
• Resolution up to 640 x 480
• Ethernet connection - Web-enabled
• Relatively easy to use
• Compact size

Product Description

Pan/Tilt W/ Optical Zoom - Network camera with pan tilt and zoom- Applications: security, nanny/nursery cam, view office/home while traveling- Website shows camera images. Can be viewed from any internet accessible computer SERVER FEATURES:- Color video- JPEG image compression - Video streaming format: motion JPEG - Quality video resolution: 640 x 480, 320 x 240(default), 160 x 120 - Frame rate: max. 15 frames/sec (640x 480); max 30 frames/sec (320 x 240); max 30 frames/sec (160 x 120) - Authentication: ID/password authentication (administrator/general user) - IPV4 - Supported network protocols: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP, UDP, IP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, and POP3 before SMTP - Upgrades via ethernet connection- Simultaneous viewers: 30 - Image buffer: about 560 frames (320 x 240) with time display - Pre-alarm image buffer- Image transfer via e-mail (SMTP) or FTP (triggered by external sensor alarm and/or timer) - Camera recording (records data to a web site through FTP or to the hard drive of a local computer)- Max. bandwidth control: 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5/1.0/2.0/3.0/5.0Mbps/ unlimited - Free DDNS compatible (viewnetcam.com)- Cellular phone compatibility: view snapshot and control from compatible cell phone - Multiple camera views (Up to 4 cameras can be viewed at once)- Multi-language interface (English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Japanese) - Built-in calendar timer - Auto time adjustment with NTP- Time & day access control - Remote external output control- LED indicator control (on/off or on during access)- Configurable top page (title, image and link)CAMERA FEATURES:- Horizontal angle: wide 51*/ tele 2.6* - Zoom: max. 42x (21x optical, 2x digital)- Remote pan: 175* left and right at up to 200*/sec. (or less based upon user setting) - Tilt angle: -120* to 0* (on desk) 0* to 90* (on ceiling) - Maximum pan/tilt speed: pan 300*/sec; tilt 200*/sec - 8 Preset l

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great PTZ camera, March 6, 2006

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M. Ingersoll "Advanced Programs Engineer" (Melbourne, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic Network Camera (KX-HCM280) (Personal Computers)

We used a half-dozen of these for law enforcement support operations in Detroit for the recent Super Bowl. We mounted a pair in the rennaissance center and with the 21X optical zoom, we were quite impressed with the clarity and ease of operation. All functions on the cameras worked as advertised, to the point where we stopped thinking about whether or not the cameras were going to work.

We also used a set of the cameras in some mobile units with comms back to the ops center. They worked great there as well. In those instances, we mounted the cameras on tripods inside the vehicles and everything was pretty much plug-n-play.

For the price, I think we certainly got a good value for the money and we continue to use these cameras for other operations.

Setup was easy and we didn't run into anything where we found ourself wanting more - except maybe for some way to add IR illuminators, but nothing one would expect to be integrated into the camera anyway.