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Panasonic IP Camera Indoor Wired Fixed BLC101E Panasonic IP Cams
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By TF
The BL C101 is an entry level product in the Panasonic Network Camera range. I bought it to add to an existing set of Panasonic BL C131 IP cameras which I have had for over a year but which are currently unavailable in the UK. In fact Panasonic discontinued all of their domestic IP cameras about a year ago but have quietly reintroduced a limited product range recently. Unfortunately they do not yet include the budget Pan/Tilt models (BL C111 and BL C131) which are the ones I would have bought. Still, if I had not gone with Panasonic I would have to choose from a brand I'd never heard of or a bargain budget brand and while this may have been cheaper, I prefer Panasonic.It only took me about 15 mins from removing the BL C101 from the box to having it installed and accessible from the Web. I set it up from a Mac so could not use any of the software that came supplied with the camera but as I've set up a lot of Panasonics in my time I could just do it from experience.This camera uses power over ethernet (PoE) rather than it's own power supply but the necessary hardware is included in the box EXCEPT the two Cat 5e leads you will have to supply yourself to complete the installation. Once fired up it is accessible and can be configured from any browser. On my system the camera defaulted to the highest available network address so I knew where to find it without the suppled search utility. Panasonic provide their own DDNS Web service for the camera so you simply register with this and will be offered a web address in the form cam123456.viewnetcam.com. You can change the cam123456 bit BEFORE you accept any settings to a name of your choice (if it's available) but you can also change the name later through the online account you create. You can also choose your own DDNS service instead if you like.Image quality is okay but remember this is 0.3 MP so you will not see huge levels of detail but the colour is good in normal light. It does not perform at lower light levels though.The camera includes a microphone (but no speaker) so you can hear as well as see what is going on. However, the sound and zoom functions only seem to work in Internet Explorer. Everything else works in all the browsers I have tried (Safari and Firefox).The default port for accessing an IP camera from the Web is usually port 80. If you have more than one IP camera you will need to set up different ports for the extra ones if you want to reach them from outside your network. The port is set on the camera then also allowed in your router's port forwarding. So if you have chosen for example port 1234 and port 12345 for your two extra cameras, your network addresses will be something like 192.168.2.253:1234 and 192.168.2.252:12345 and your web addresses may be something like mycam1.viewnetcam.com:1234 and mycam2.viewnetcam.com:12345.There are a number of trigger settings which can be configured to do things like send an e-mail alert if the camera is set off. It can also stream images to external storage like a NAS for example so you can have a record of triggering events.It's all good!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By ALIMAC
Really easy to set up and does as it says. Very good picture, nice and clear and easy to use.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By S. Kidd
This IP camera is very easy to set-up and the quality of picture is excellent. I have a live webcam looking at a panorama through double glazing and you can see the results at Inveraray Webcams.
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