Panasonic BL-C131A Wireless Network Camera

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Keep an eye fixed on Your Pets

Always feel close to your pets, whether at work or on holiday. Did the dog walker show up as promised? Is the dog sleeping on the sofa? Is the cat scratching your new leather chair? You will know right away with the Panasonic PetCam.

See There When you aren't There

Place this plug-and-play camera in your home, office, holiday home, or nearly any place else you would like to keep a watch on things, with no Computer needed at the location. The camera can be viewed and controlled from the standard Web browser, video display, or perhaps a compatible cell telephone or PDA, with no extra software needed. All of the other needed software, including control software ( TCP / UDP ) and email software ( SMTP ), is already within the camera.

Control the Camera Remotely

Using the standard Web browser, video display, or maybe a compatible cell telephone or PDA, you can control the movement of the camera. You may allot a "Home Position" that enables you to return the camera to a pre-designated shooting position. Up to 8 shooting positions can be registered ahead, so you can target the camera exactly where you would like it. You may also click the part of the image you would like to see, and immediately bring that part to the middle of the screen.

When you want a Small Privacy The camera may also be set up to show a green light when the camera is being accessed.

Sensor Recording

The free Viewnetcam service enables you to make a private Web address so you can view your camera's live images on the web.

Access your Panasonic Network Camera live from nearly any Web connection point around the world! Your Web browser is the sole software you will need. This is how the camera and service works : Special software inserted in your Panasonic Network Camera gives your camera the power to find your unique Net address. Regardless of what sort of Net connection you have or which Web supplier you use, the Viewnetcam.com service will keep your camera's Web address permanent. Click here to Read More.

This camera rocks!

By BlinkDog (San Diego, CA USA)

Panasonic did a kick-a** job on this one. I guess the prevous model, the no-sound BL-C30A has been around for a while, but this one, the BL-C131A adds sound and I get the impression a better web interface.

Easy enough to set up, full of features that took a little bit to learn, but now easy enough to use. I especially like that the cam can store something like 130 images in time and in motion detect buffers (depends on image size).

Once you set these up it is cool to look back in time and see what happened. Motion detect is configurable in many ways, as is the periodic timer. I have not tried multiple cams yet, but you can configure one IP address to access several cameras they say. I just ordered a second camera.

The microphone is very sensitive - awesome. I get pretty decent frame rate from my home using RoadRunner cable modem -- several images per second. I get a good wireless connection from anywhere in my house, including the garage. Can't say enough good things about this camera. Thanks Panasonic!

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Everyone should have one, here are some tips

By FlyingPolarBear

love everything about this little cam. If I could make it more "perfect" I'd give it a mechanical IR cutoff filter so that it could work it complete darkness using IR LEDs. Outdoors, this can see in dim light until about an hour after sunset. Even though the cam says it is for indoor use only, I've had it mounted under a sheltered roof eave working fine for the past 6 months.

Another one in the outdoor hallway at my brother's house is subject to -20C temps and still keeps going. So it seems OK outdoors as long as it doesn't get wet. You can download a very useful Windows Vista Sidebar gadget to display the live cam images on the Vista desktop.

Go to the Windows Live Gallery and search for Panasonic. With this gadget I have a bird's eye peripheral view on the desktop. It's great to bring the outside world inside.

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After a lot of experience with DLink bought BL-C131A

By S. Naik "Gadget FreaK

Hi, I had been a long user of DLink 5300W Wireless network camera for about 4 years,it was a pain in installing and wirelessly setting up that one, that camera just gave up like a month ago. 500 bucks down the toilet.

After reading a lots of reviews from many sites, finally decided to try this one, amazon had a great deal about 2 weeks ago, bougth itthen and voila, it was just great, a clearer image, easy setup and intuitive web interface, quickly connected to wireless, no signal losses or no interference. Wow.

It's been 2 weeks I have been using it and to tell you the truth, I am loving it everyday, just placed an ortder for another one on ebay.The Pan tilt is little shorter than my DLink, but I can live with that. Recording software comes with the Camera is just too good. Breeze to set up.I would say go for it. (I can tell after 4 years of experience with similar other cameras). Click Here To Read More.

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SVAT ISC200 Outdoor Imitation Security Camera

My wife and I purchased the SVAT ISC200 Outdoor Imitation Security Camera after having one too many misunderstandings with our tenants. We own a small six unit rental property, and during our weekly visits we would continually find evidence of vandalism, front door to the unit unlocked, garbage and beer bottles strewn across the property. Of course the tenants know nothing.

Right now the property is just breaking even, and we really could not afford to invest in a full blown home security surveillance system. But we also could not afford to let the property be run into the ground by our tenants. So we decided to purchase an Imitation Security Camera…what could it hurt.

I was really impressed when I first unpacked the SVAT ISC200. If I did not actually purchase the camera myself, I would definitely be convinced that it was the real deal.

The camera unit is made out of a very expensive looking aluminum and is waterproof. It has wires that connect to the mounting bracket, to give the illusion that there are actually wires running from the camera into the building. It is also fully adjustable, so you can point the camera directly at the problem areas. There is also a blinking led light that is powered by 2 –AA batteries that really make this unit look credible.

Setting up the Imitation Security Cameras should only take 15 minutes, but it took me an hour and a half.the reason for the extra time, simple theatrics. I had to convince anyone watching that I was actually installing a camera. So that meant carrying some old coaxial cable up a ladder and fidgeting around for an hour and 15 minutes, all the while asking my wife about the picture quality and viewing angle…it was too funny.

I also installed a couple of the phony “area under video surveillance” stickers, to complete the deal.

After three months of the camera being installed, there has been no new graffiti, the garbage that used to be in front of the property, has now magically found its way into the garbage cans. The front door has been found unlocked on a couple occasions, but that is a work in progress.

Summary
The camera is very well made, and I am not exaggerating when I say it indistinguishable from a real security camera. I paid less than forty dollars for the SVAT ISC200. but in only three months time it has saved me way more than that in property damage and just as my tenants took notice of it, I am sure that the criminal element has also took notice.