Panasonic BL-C131A Network Camera Wireless 802.11 by Panasonic
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Digital camera reviews of Panasonic BL-C131A Network Camera Wireless 802.11
Digital camera Review: As advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera performs as advertised I was actually able to set it up without calling the the tech support. The last thing I did that finally got it to work with viewnetcam was to enable port forwarding. I sort of missed that in the instructions but ultimately that was what got it going. The features work well. I didn't try the detection feature but I was able to view images on my blackberry remember that you have to add "/mobile" to the end of the viewnetcam URL if you are going to view on a PDA. Love it, very cool.Digital camera Review: As advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't get it to work on the internet, but will try again... Because I could tell for sure the problem was me, and not the product. I can see no reason not to recommend this camera. It seems to be exactly as advertised.Digital camera Review: Assembly required
Summary: 4 Stars
Did not find an easy way to initialize the camera using Apples' OSX within the two hours I had to set up the product. That makes a two-star on the ease of use. Low light performance is not good (7AM on a winter day in room in Chicago makes an impossible to view dark recording), which makes it 4-star overall for features. Network connectivity on a LAN is a snap, works seamlessly with Synology DSM 2.2. I did not test the WAN connectivity.Digital camera Review: Awesome WebCam
Summary: 5 Stars
I own 6 webcams from two different manufacturers (Toshiba, D-Link). This Panasonic blows them all away. Setup was a breeze, Image quality is great (although it doesn't do as well as my Toshiba in low light) and the performance of it's "streaming" video mode is 2-3x better (frame rate) than my other cams. I thought the motion-detect/store would be a "throw-away" feature, but it's turned out to be very effective. I'm planning on gradually replacing my other cams with more of the Panasonics! Very highly recommended!Digital camera Review: BL C 131A - Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
The product exceeded my expectations. It doesn't mention in the literature it's ability to buffer 150 + images (format dependant) to capture events that occur while the camera is not being actively monitored. This was a bonus. Setup was relatively easy but took 1.5 days ( not full time effort). For remote access to camera, user must know how to obtain own remote access IP address, possibly change settings on broadband modem etc. Not difficult but not explained in set up guide.