Customer Rating: 
Summary: Surprising number of features - Well designed
Comment: This was purchased for security for my house. I'm able to record any activity to a remote PC (at my office) so even if someone steals the camera, I'll have the activity recorded off-site to catch the theif (hopefully).
The setup was surprisingly simple with UPnP with my router. I expected to have to tinker with the settings but it just worked out of the box.
The camera management software is mature and feature-rich.
The web interface is impressive with full-motion video and camera control. It even has a web page designed specifically for cell phones/PDAs.
The audio doesn't work with iPod Touch/iPhone but the video is clear and the web site is fully functioning on those devices.
Impressive.
Customer Rating:
Summary: believe the good reviews
Comment: This was as good as all the reviewers rated it. I definitely recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: one of the best, setup does not require the CD
Comment: This is my second Panasonic camera, the BL-C10 (the wired only model) being the other. Image quality is superb, and the browser controllable pan/tilt works well.
Don't worry if you use an operating system that doesn't allow you to set up the camera using the setup program on the CD. You can jack it into your home LAN in wired mode, set it up with a web browser, then go wireless. Some of the other reviews and using a search engine will get you the info you need to do this. The CD does contain some helpful PDF files that anyone can view with any operating system.
The WPA and WPA2 wireless encryption work fine on this unit. I feel it's a very good buy for the money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: BL C 131A - Great Product
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not plug and play
Comment: The camera is very difficult to up and running. I've spent an hour so far with no luck. I would pass on this one and go with a unit with better software. There is no plug and play with this this one. It could be far more automated with better software.
Summary: Surprising number of features - Well designed
Comment: This was purchased for security for my house. I'm able to record any activity to a remote PC (at my office) so even if someone steals the camera, I'll have the activity recorded off-site to catch the theif (hopefully).
The setup was surprisingly simple with UPnP with my router. I expected to have to tinker with the settings but it just worked out of the box.
The camera management software is mature and feature-rich.
The web interface is impressive with full-motion video and camera control. It even has a web page designed specifically for cell phones/PDAs.
The audio doesn't work with iPod Touch/iPhone but the video is clear and the web site is fully functioning on those devices.
Impressive.
Customer Rating:
Summary: believe the good reviews
Comment: This was as good as all the reviewers rated it. I definitely recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: one of the best, setup does not require the CD
Comment: This is my second Panasonic camera, the BL-C10 (the wired only model) being the other. Image quality is superb, and the browser controllable pan/tilt works well.
Don't worry if you use an operating system that doesn't allow you to set up the camera using the setup program on the CD. You can jack it into your home LAN in wired mode, set it up with a web browser, then go wireless. Some of the other reviews and using a search engine will get you the info you need to do this. The CD does contain some helpful PDF files that anyone can view with any operating system.
The WPA and WPA2 wireless encryption work fine on this unit. I feel it's a very good buy for the money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: BL C 131A - Great Product
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not plug and play
Comment: The camera is very difficult to up and running. I've spent an hour so far with no luck. I would pass on this one and go with a unit with better software. There is no plug and play with this this one. It could be far more automated with better software.