Now using Panasonic BL-C140A

I thought the thing was rated for outdoor use??

Operating humidity 20% to 90% (no condensation)

Sounds like a waterproof watch I used to have…in the documentation it basically said you could wash your hands while wearing the watch :?

Yeah, that’s a weird spec. I can’t imagine why humidity less than 20% could be a problem, and non condensing doesn’t make sense for an outdoor device either :?

No cable included with the UK/EU variant.

My guess is that that part of the spec. is just a copy & paste from a standard indoor model and no one noticed the incongruity… :roll:

Did Sony buy Panasonic?
http://www.makophone.com/sokxfiouneca.html

Mark

No, I think that’s just a typo, it showed up when I was looking for a good price.

Niko, is your driveway cam the Panny?
Looking good.

Yes, it’s working well. Thanks azjerry :smiley:

You’re welcome. I’m glad I could give a little something back.

How do you do that? I have the BL-C30A and I think it has the same server software in the camera.

The BL-C140A serves a static image at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/SnapshotJPEG?Resolution=640x480 (xxx. etc = IP), does yours do the same?

Yes it does. I was looking where the static image was and never seen that address before.

These FAQ’s are rather old now but should point you in the right direction:

Thanks niko for the redirection long thread this. just purchased the BL-C140 trying to find where in WD to set it up to capture the image,ran xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/SnapshotJPEG?Resolution=640x480 in my browser and an image appeared, so where in WD do you put this path. I use the WD webcam capture prog at the moment for my currant web cam, tried running this path from the IP camera page, no luck. I coud FTP it direct to my website, but my current cam setup used a lot of overlay tags on the picture. all help gratfully received

That’s all in the FAQ’s linked in my posts.

Thanks niko, might be able to gets a nights sleep now

Is it working?

Yes was working fine, but unfortunatly something in WD was causing the dreaded blue screen of death as soon as WD tried downloading data, now in the process of a clean reinstall and hope that sorts the problem. needed doing anyway

This camera looks very interesting indeed - getting one is another matter :frowning: - Amazon won’t export to Australia. Still awaiting a reply from one UK supplier to see if they will export down under. It’s not even listed under Panasonic Australia.

Has anyone used this camera in a position where it is pointed directly at the sun in the early morning? To get a view of the weather in my district it needs to be pointed due East. Does/has it done any damage?

Mine points South and at this time of year the sun tracks right across the field of view. Looks like being sunny all day today. Sun is almost dead centre as I write this. If you get to take a look at my website before around 16:30 it will probably still be in view.
The camera has only been in use a few months, but all is fine so far…