Panasonic Network Camera with Remote, Pan and Tilt and Optical Zoom KX-HCM280A

Panasonic KX-HCM280A Network Camera

Network Camera with Remote 350° Pan and 220° Tilt and 21x Optical Zoom

See There When You Can't Be There™

These cameras can be viewed and controlled from a standard Web browser, video display, or even a compatible cell phone or PDA1. Place them in your home, office, vacation home or almost anywhere else that you'd like to keep an eye on things, with no PC required on location! They are easy to install and operate and require no additional software for the PC that you're viewing them on. Each camera also comes with a free Web address, which can track the camera automatically. All you need is a regular Web browser to view them on your PC, as all of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP), is already inside the camera.

Simple Ethernet Connection - No PC Required Our cameras are attached through an Ethernet connection (or router) and power source, you don't need a computer at each location you want monitored. Each camera has a built-in Web server with IP address. To view the camera's images on a PC, simply open a graphics-capable Web browser and type in the cameras specified Internet address(password optional).

Control the Camera Remotely Using a standard Web browser, video display, or even a compatible cell phone or PDA, you can control the movement of the camera. There is 350º of Pan (left & right) movement and 220º of Tilt (up & down) movement available. You can also assign a "Home Position" that allows you to return the camera to a pre-designated shooting position. Up to eight shooting positions can be registered in advance, so you can aim the camera exactly where you want it. And, when viewing a camera's images, you can click on the part of the image you want to see, and automatically bring that part to the center of the screen.

Bring Any Image Right Up Close Equipped with a 42x zoom function (a 21x optical zoom and a 2x digital zoom2), the camera lets you zoom in and out in a total of 12 steps (10-step optical zoom and 2-step digital zoom) to view objects that are far away.

Analog Video Output With a common 2.5mm stereo to composite (RCA) video cable, you can connect the KX-HCM280 to a standard piece of video equipment, such as a TV, VCR, or Hard Disk Recorder. With this you can create a remote controlled video camera for public events or even record the camera's images onto a standard video recorder.

Record Only What You Want to Record The camera can be set to automatically record video at certain times and certain speeds. In addition, with optional, external sensors attached to the camera, it is possible for the camera to email3 or record when triggered by motion, sound, light, timer, or even a push button. These convenient functions eliminate your need to constantly check the image.

Create Your Own Free Web Address The FREE viewnetcam.com service allows you to create a personal Web address (e.g., http://bob.viewnetcam.com) at which your camera's live image can be found on the Internet. Access your Panasonic Network Camera live from virtually any Internet connection point around the world! Your Web browser is the only software you'll need. Here's how the camera and service works: special software embedded within your Panasonic Network Camera gives your camera the ability to locate your unique Internet address. No matter what kind of Internet connection you have or which Internet provider you use, the viewnetcam.com service will keep your camera's Internet address permanent.

Connecting the camera to the Internet requires Internet access and may require that you obtain additional hardware such as a cable or DSL modem, or a hub or router with a 10Base-T Ethernet connection. The camera will not be accessible from across the Internet unless the Internet connection is active. We cannot guarantee that your Internet connection will always be available. The frame rate of the motion image may be dependent upon the uplink speed of the Internet connection and other factors. Viewing may involve some time delay. Recommended minimum 100kbps upstream bandwidth for camera. Digital zoom may significantly decrease resolution Email transmission may not be possible in some cases due to the mail server authentication system (SMTP authentication, etc.) used by your Internet service provider.

SERVER FEATURES: .   Color Video Yes   Image Compression JPEG   Video Streaming Format Motion JPEG   Quality Video Resolution 640 x 480, 320 x 240(default), 160 x 120 1   Frame Rate Max. 12 frames/sec (640x 480) Max 30 frames/sec (320 x 240) Max 30 frames/sec (160 x 120)   Authentication ID/Password authentication (Administrator / General Users (up to 50))   Encryption IPsec   IPv4/v6 IPv4/v6 Dual Stack   Supported Network Protocols IPv4: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP, UDP, IP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, and POP3 before SMTP   Upgrades Via Ethernet connection 2   Automatic Network Configuration Yes, with UPnP supported router   Simultaneous Viewers 30   Image Buffer About 125 frames (320 x 240) with time display   Pre-Alarm Image Buffer Yes   Image Transfer via E-Mail (SMTP) or FTP Triggered by external sensor, alarm, motion detection and/or timer   Camera Recording Yes, records data to a web site through FTP or to the hard drive of a local computer.   Max. Bandwidth Control 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5/1.0/2.0/3.0/5.0Mbps/ unlimited   Free DDNS Compatible (Viewnetcam.com) 3 Yes   Cellular Phone Compatibility View Snapshot and Control from Compatible Cell Phone   Multiple Camera Views Yes, cameras can be viewed in three groups of 4 cameras, or 12 cameras on one screen.   Multi-Language Interface English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Japanese   Built-in Calendar Timer Yes   Auto Time Adjustment with NTP Yes   Time & Day Access Control Yes   Remote External Output Control Yes   LED Indicator Control On/Off or On During Access   CAMERA FEATURES: .   Zoom Max. 42x (21x Optical, 2x digital)   Image Sensor 1/4" 380,000 pixel CCD   External Video Input No Viewing Angle Wide: 51° / Tele: 2.6°   Remote Pan Angle 175° Left and Right at up to 200°/sec. (or less based upon user setting)   Remote Tilt Angle -120° to 0° (on desk) 0° to 90 ° (on ceiling)   Maximum Pan/Tilt Speed Pan: 300°/sec Tilt: 200°/sec   Hide-Away Lens No Preset Locations 23 preset parameters include Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Focus and White balance (including Home position and 2 alarm positions). (Free firmware upgrade may be required)   Click to Center Yes   Focus Auto/Manual   Aperture (f No.) : F1.6 - 3.6   Illumination Normal: 3 - 100,000 lx Color Night View: 0.2 - 100,000 lx   White Balance Auto/Manual/Hold   Adjustments Brightness, White Balance, Focus   Exposure Auto   Clear Dome Lens Cover No Video Pass-through No AUDIO FEATURES: .   2-Way Audio No WIRELESS FEATURES: .   Wireless Technology No INTERFACE FEATURES: .   Network Connection Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-X)   External I/O Connector 1 input / 1 output   SD Card Slot for Image Buffer No