Panasonic BL C111A Network Camera Wired

Panasonic BL C111A Network Camera Wired

The camera’s built-in sensor is a pyroelectric infrared sensor, which means it uses infrared rays to detect temperature differences within its range that are emitted naturally by people, animals, etc. The sensor can be used to trigger the camera to buffer (i.e., temporarily store) camera images in its memory. You can view these images later as desired. The sensor can also be used to trigger the camera to transfer images to someone or somewhere, by FTP, E-mail, or HTTP. Privacy mode allows you to protect your privacy by hiding the lens inside the camera, preventing camera images from being seen. If users are accessing the camera when privacy mode is turned on, the camera image area displayed in their web browsers turns gray. No camera pages can be accessed by users while privacy mode is turned on. Once privacy mode is turned off, users can press the refresh button in their web browsers to view images again. Built-in Microphone

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars great camera as long as you don’t activate privacy mode
I just wanted to add one bit of information that folks may find useful with regard to this network camera (and the wireless version BL-C131A). I agree with the majority of other reviews here that for the price, this is a great network camera, and the Panasonic customer service is terrific! Once set up, the camera has stayed reliably up and running *as long as you do NOT activate the privacy mode*. This may be an issue with my particular router/ISP (I am on AT&T DSL with a 2Wire brand router), but I find that whenever I activate privacy mode for more than a few minutes, it seems to cause my network to hang up and I can only clear it by resetting the router. This is the only reason I give the product 4 stars instead of 5, otherwise I love this camera for the price. Hopefully Panasonic will fix the lock-up problem in a future firmware update.

4 Stars very cool - kind of expensive
I would recommend this camera. It has been very reliable and even works when I view it with my smart cell phone.

The only problem is it is a little expensive.

5 Stars works fabulously most of the time - may be a router issue
I love having these cameras. They were easy to set up and work well almost all of the time. I believe the problem may be my router and not the cameras but I have had to reset the cameras and reset them up a few times over the last several months. Not a huge deal as it is easy but I would prefer that everything work perfectly all the time!

1 Star No cable included
Be aware that you need an LAN cable to connect this thing to your router.

And there’s no LAN cable included — which for a $150 item is pretty chintzy. I hate companies that pull that.

Unfortunately I can’t rate the actual performance of the product, because it’s 11 o’clock at night, and I’m setting it up now, and it didn’t come with a cable.

1 Star Disappointed ***AMENDED**- please read
I bought this camera for one reason only; to allow my family back home in Canada to view my wedding here in Texas. After setting it up and testing it a few days before, I was a little worried because it froze up quite often. Sure enough, when the big moment rolled around, the camera locked up and my family was unable to view the wedding. Thanks, Panasonic. $160 down the drain.

**************************** AMENDED ***********************************

Ok, not so disappointed now… I feel compelled to amend my previous review/comment about this camera and apologize to Panasonic. After some more research into my problem, I discovered the fault was not with the camera but with my Linksys wireless router. I have since purchased another router and the camera works perfectly. It has been running for many days straight and I have no problems to report.

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