Panasonic Wireless Network Camera and Pet Cam (BL-C20A) Review

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Watch Your Pets
Panasonic Wireless Network Camera and Pet Cam (BL-C20A) allows you to keep an eye on your pets to make you feel close to them whether you are on vacation or at work.

It is always good to know if your pets’ walker showed up as promised, if your cat scratches your leather seat, or if the dog sleeps on the sofa.

You are never too far to watch what your pets do with this webcam.

Ease of Use
Panasonic Wireless Network camera can be controlled and viewed from a standard Web browser, a compatible cell phone or PDA1 or video display.

This camera is very easy to install and operate. No additional software for PC is required. It can be installed in office, vacation home or almost anywhere with no PC required on location.

A free Web address is designated for each camera which automatically tracks the camera. To view it on PC, you need a regular Web browser. Each camera has built-in control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP).

Wireless Technology
This camera allows flexibility to install and operate it without running network wires as it has the capability to communicate wirelessly with standard 802.11 b/g wireless devices. It utilizes SSID filtering.

To protect your wireless network from illegal intrusion, it uses a powerful 40/64/128-bit WEP encryption.

Just Plug It In and Watch
Without the need for complicated set-up, the camera and router or PC will automatically decide the best settings which allow you to access your camera with industry-standard automatic configuration (UPnP).

Email Alerts and Sensor Recording
You can set this camera to record and/or to notify you by email when someone enters the room with its built-in motion sensor.

Below are the pros and cons of the Panasonic Wireless Network Camera and Pet Cam (BL-C20A) as experienced by its users.

Users’ Positive Comments

This is a compact camera and very easy to set up.
The image with this camera is sharp and clear. The free DDNS service makes this the best buy.
The camera can be accessed with Mac through Firefox browser. This feature alone beats all other cameras out there.
Setting up the motion detector to email pictures is a breeze. The camera can also set to periodically send motion or still pictures.
The camera’s software flawlessly works on Mac OS. You can access it from either Mac or Windows.
Camera can be set up to email jpeg to Blackberry and view the picture there. It also works on iPod touch by using the supplied Safari browser when Wi-Fi connection is available.

Users’ Negative Comments

The connection is not really reliable. The pictures cannot be viewed most of the time when you are away.
It has poor wireless functionality. Wireless devices often freeze and are unreliable.
This camera doesn’t support WPA encryption. It doesn’t want to run unsecured for obvious reasons.
The rest of the Network slows down because of the camera.
This camera doesn’t last very long and the resolution is not very good in low light.

Customers’ Ratings
5 Stars 19%, 4 Stars 44%, 3 Stars 13%, 2 Stars 15%, 1 Star 9%

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