Panasonic BL-C131A Network Camera Wireless 802.11

Nice cam, I purchased two, movement is a little jerky and I never could get the zoom feature to operate correctly. but the cam as a whole does everything else I expected of it. cust. service is very good. As for recommendation I would recommend it.

Using camera for a pet cam and back porch cam. Camera lets me check on the dogs. Also my grandkids can check us out while we're on the back porch. BL-C131A has one-way audio so you can also listen.

Excellent camera. I am going to buy a 2nd one. Being able to access the camera from anywhere in the world via a browser is amazing. And to be able to pan and tilt are great features. The wireless feature is flawless. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 stars is because they claim zooming, albeit digital, which is next to worthless. If they could implement optical zoom, even 3X, in this form factor would make it a fantastic product.

I took a lot of time to research a good camera that I could monitor while I'm at work. This camera has exceeded my expectations so far. I had to hit and miss a couple of times to get the wireless up but it wasn't too bad if you follow the instructions online. If you're not very computer savvy, I recommend calling customer support. The camera works flawlessly. I love the programmability of the features such as panning to certain areas and timed activation or motion detection activation. Zoom is digital so don't expect perfection out of it. The delay from camera to my screen at work is only about 2 to 3 seconds which is about as good as you can get with an IP camera. My only complaint is that I wish it was a 2-way speaker but I'm happy with at least being able to hear noise in the house. The mic isn't fantastic but it does the job for what I need. The image is a little grainy but you can identify faces easily enough and the police can take your image and increase the detail if they need to.

All in all a great buy at 270 bucks. If you're buying more than one, be prepared to pay an extra 300 bucks for an IP camera router which is also sold here. I may upgrade to that soon. I also recommend at least 300k upload speed for one camera at 640x480 resolution. Initially my upload was at about 150k and the camera lagged badly at 640x480 and even lagged in 320x240 resolution. After I upgraded my connection, it worked fine in both modes. If you want a high resolution PTZ security camera, then you're going to pay big bucks and have problems uploading the data unless you have a speedy internet connection. If you want a good camera that gives you access to real-time video and audio of your personal space from any computer, then this is a good deal.

I bought this camera after I tried a few 2.4 GHz cameras. It is simply amazing. We are using this to watch our babysitter and our infant remotely, it works very well. It was easy to set it up, took 2 more minutes to create users and edit what they are entitled to view. I followed directions and made it register at Panasonic's viewnetcam.com website. You can view the video from pretty much anywhere. The audio is great.