Panasonic BB-HCM515

21 reviews

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: T. Cayton (amazon.com)

Panasonic Net Cams are well built

Unless you read the reviews prior to purchasing, the first thing you will do after opening the box is to be surprised that the AC adaptor is not present. Apparently that is Panasonic's approach to cut costs. The power adaptor nor the cat5 network...

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review by: BirchR (dell.com)

Awesome

I install security cams and this one is the easiest setup (you get what you pay for) and most reliable one I have used. No other company has as user friendly and secure a setup as this cam has.

Nov, 2009

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Consumer review by: Robert Andrade (amazon.com)

HCM511A

OK not so sure if Im more upset with Amazon or Panasonic about this at first. A little of both, however at this time Amazon made things right with me. The problem is that there is no way to power this unit right out of the box. You will need to buy...

Oct, 2009

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Consumer review by: T. Cayton (amazon.com)

Pansonic Net Cams are Nice

I'm updating this review as I progress. Received the camera two days back and not yet up and running. Here is what I have so far. Unless you read the reviews prior to purchasing, the first thing you will do after opening the box is to be surprised...

Oct, 2009

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Consumer review by: Bob T. (amazon.com)

Great private security camera

I've tried four different Panasonic webcams as well as some from other vendors, and this one is the best and well worth the price. I put a 16GB SDHC Trancender memory card in it, and can buffer 3964 20-sec 320x240 video clips or 2615 10-sec 640x480...

Jul, 2009

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Consumer review by: FlyingPolarBear (amazon.com)

Best mix of image quality, features, and price

For a while the Panasonic BL-C111a and BL-C131a were my favorite of the Panasonic lineup for monitoring the pets and vacation house. Now I discovered the BB-HCM511A and this amazing little cam is THE BEST! It has a 1/4" CCD detector instead of a 1/6"...

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Cool Games (newegg.com)

Don't use with HDTV

I still swear by these Panasonic cameras but find it awkward in a HDTV world not to be able to find a smooth 30 FPS full screen robotic camera.

Camera setup fast and did as my previous BL-C10a V1.25 ; I was testing in minutes and was able to do pan easily ; Picture was large and frame rate fast on dedicated switch ; Direct video was connected and viewed on composite TV ; Multiple cameras were...

Adding an inexpensive 4 way stereo switch causes the video to revert to disabled when another source is selected ; Using the browser connected through Apple Mini with HDMI to LG 42 inch causes loss of smooth frame rate and is pixelated ; Firefox could...

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Bernard J. Joy (amazon.com)

Full Featured Webcam

This Panasonic Network Camera had the features that I wanted. Allow me to warn you, there is no zoom, however, you can switch from a default resolution of 320x240 to 640 X 480. Unless you are prepared to pay a much larger price, the zooms you get...

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Anchialine (amazon.com)

Decent but flawed

I needed better image quality than is provided by the Panasonic network cameras with 640x480 resolution. This camera does provide that. Unfortunately, excessive jpeg compression appears to keep the camera from reaching its full potential. Even when...

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: Phil (abesofmaine.com)

BBHCM515A network Camera review

I bought the product to monitor a horse barn on my ranch and after replacing he GadSpot 1600 camera I'm glad I did.The camera is excellent to use. After setting up the free DNS (furnished by Panasonic) I am able to view my barn from anywhere in the...

Great Features,Great Picture Quality,Great Sound,Simple Controls,Versatile

Dec, 2008

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Product Specifications

Place this plug-and-play camera in your home, office, vacation home or almost anywhere else you'd like to keep an eye on things, with no PC required at the location. The camera can be viewed and controlled from a standard Web browser, video display, or even a compatible cell phone or PDA and requires no additional software for the PC that you're viewing it on. All of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP), is already inside the camera.This camera features a CCD (Charged Couple Device) for sharp, enhanced image expression. The image refreshing speed (maximum) has been increased to 30 images per second for smoother displays of moving images.