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Wireless Network Camera 802.11g, Automatic Network Configuration, Universal Plug and Play, Set-up Wizard, Remote Pan/Tilt Control, Built in PIR motion detector

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Always feel close to your animals, whether at work or on vacation. Did the walker show up as promised? Is the dog sleeping on the sofa? Is the cat scratching your new leather chair? You'll know instantly with this webcam.

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--all of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP) is already inside of each camera. 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.
Free viewnetcam.com service allows you to create a personal web address

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Product Dimensions

9.9 x 8.5 x 4 inches

Item Weight

1.7 pounds

ASIN

B0002GS4ZA

Item model number

BL-C30A

Customer Reviews

93 ratings

3.2 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#342,324 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
#230 in Pet Cameras & Monitors

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

June 29, 2004

Manufacturer

Panasonic

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3 star		21%
2 star		32%
1 star		9%

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Ray

Watched our Mare half a world a way

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2007

Verified Purchase

My wife wanted to watch our Mare to see if she would give birth to a foal. We had a vacation/business trip to Germany, the Panasonic Wireless camera performed great. The reason I purchased wireless was because I did not have network to our barn, about 150 feet, unfortunately the camera did not pick up the wireless signal at that distance. With little time left before we had to go I ran a network cable and plugged it into the camera. We mounted the camera above the stall, the image is very usable, although not great. My wife put a laptop next to the bed and ran the connection all night long, never a problem. Panning the camera is a great plus, digital zoom just made the blockyness bigger, not very usesful. The camera as been working for over 4 weeks and still going without any problems. I wished we had sound, I did not find any cameras without spending at least double the cost of this camera, for us sound was a wish not a need. As a plan B for the watching a foal I hooked up a usb webcam a PC and used skype with auto answer and always send video settings on, the skype solution worked with some sound but you need a PC running and the webcam did not pan or tilt.

Overall no bad experiences, I'd put the range as under 100 feet, I'd recommend under 75, having the wired connection is a good fallback option. Software is a little clunky may take some time to figure out how to do what you want it to do.

6 people found this helpful

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George Robbins

Good WebCam at Reasonble Price

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2007

Verified Purchase

This is my 4th BL-C30A camera. They have all given good service. We use them for remote security monitoring of our home, and they do the job just fine. If you are knowledgeable about networks, port forwarding, assigning IPs, MAC addresses, wireless modes, setting encryption keys, etc. you will have no trouble setting this camera up. If not, you'll need to read the manual carefully, and read your router/access point manual carefully. Or get a friend who knows all this to help you set it up. One wrong setting in the camera or your router, firewall, or access point and it won't work (not the fault of the camera - you just have to know what you're doing). Best to set it up wired via a LAN cable to your router first, then go wireless. Once set up, they provide good coverage via the pan and tilt controls, and - if selected to do so - will send you an e-mail and/or a snapshot of a picture when motion is detected. They are not rated for exterior use, but they will work outdoors if not in direct sunlight and not subjected to extreme heat or moisture. Cold does not seem to hurt them, but I lost one to heat after several months in direct sunlight. I have had another one under a patio in the shade for almost a year with no ill efects. They also have the ability to recognize a connection from a mobile device such as a PDA or cell phone with internet capability. They will send you a snapshot picture instead of streaming video (thus holding down connection costs), and you can then move the camera using your preset buttons and get another snapshot. It does not have exceptional night vision, but if you have outdoor lighting or motion activated floodlights, it sees well enough to tell you what's going on. This camera is priced about right for the features you get.

7 people found this helpful

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PP2-Jupiter

Great Network and Web Camera

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2006

Verified Purchase

In my first attempt I had trouble with the video on the Linksys 802.11g network camera and wound up returning it. This Panasonic set up fairly easily, even though I use an access point on my DSL and not a router - so I had to improvise and set it up by plugging the network cable directly into the DSL modem - then it all set up and worked fine, even when transferring to Wireless. Once I set up the included and FREE ViewNetCam.com account, it worked on the web away from home without a hitch!

The best part? I have a pocket PC phone and can get a still picture .jpg sent to my phone any time I want! It will refresh and move the lens with ease just by using the web/mobile url.

Very rugged, good quality picture, the only negative is the setup should be clearer for people only using an Access Point, and sound should be included at the price (the Linksys camera I returned had sound, and this is a nice feature I miss having). But, having it on the phone and a quality piece of hardware that is very reliable makes it a real BEST BUY in my book!

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F. Mobley

Best wireless camera I have tried

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2006

Verified Purchase

I have tried three other cameras. Two by Linksys (WVC-54G and WVC200)and one by DLink (DCS-950G. I prefer the Panasonic BL-C30A.

In the other cameras I found the picture quality to be a little better than the Panasonic. However, picture quality does not matter if the camera won't work consistently.

I found the Panasonic camera to be much beter than the others in stability and ease of use.

I do have some experience with networks so maybe it would be easier for me, but I found the setup to be quite easy.

I have successfully used the heat sensor, motion detector, email notification, FTP upload and many other cool features.

One reviewer mentioned that it doesn't have optical zoom. This is true, but the Panasonic does have digital zoom.

Despite what an earlier reviewer said the camera can be used on a network using any channel from 1-11. I have tried five of them (1,2,6,10 and 11).

So, bottom line. It works hard and doesn't fail and provides adequate quality pics.

14 people found this helpful

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BlinkDog

Still great!

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2010

Verified Purchase

So good I bought another one! Panasonic has a winner here. Too bad so expensive, but works great! Quality product except the power adaptor which seems to burn out after a couple of years. Can easily buy another one though, or compatible one. You'll need to know a little about opening up a port and port forwarding on your home router if you want to see the video remotely, especially with more than one camera. "Zoom" feature is digital only and only in Internet Explorer. Sound only in I.E. too I think. Resolution is good. Camera lens does not physically zoom, but does actually move left right up down. Microphone is very sensitive and motion detection does work well. Internal memory can hold several hours of captures depending on what resolution/size you choose and frame rate / number of frames per capture. Very configurable. I got the BL-C131A.

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Brand	Panasonic
Video Capture Resolution	640 x 480, 320 x 240(default), 160 x 120
Connectivity Technology	Wireless
Alert Type	Motion Only
Mounting Type	Ceiling Mount

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