upstatemike
Senior Member
Now that Panasonic has come out with a new batch of IP Cameras I noticed some big cuts in the prices of last year's models and I decided to get one and try it out. I picked up a BB-HCM331 and I have to say that set up on it was literally less than 2 minutes! Pretty happy with it but I have a couple of questions that I am hoping somebody who already has one of these can help me with.
1- Pan Tilt and Zoom all work great and I really like the built-in microphone. The one thing I can't figure out is how to view a full screen image of the camera feed. Is this really not possible?
2- The power connector is a right angle type so I can't feed the power cable through a small hole in the wall to the outside. I was wondering how other folks are powering their cameras... Use a spare pair in the ethernet cable? Cut the end off the power supply cord and make a home made extension for the power supply? Power the camera from some other power supply? (maybe a battery backed Elk supply?)
3- What do most folks use for a talkback speaker? I was thinking of an Elk-870 self-amplified speaker. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
1- Pan Tilt and Zoom all work great and I really like the built-in microphone. The one thing I can't figure out is how to view a full screen image of the camera feed. Is this really not possible?
2- The power connector is a right angle type so I can't feed the power cable through a small hole in the wall to the outside. I was wondering how other folks are powering their cameras... Use a spare pair in the ethernet cable? Cut the end off the power supply cord and make a home made extension for the power supply? Power the camera from some other power supply? (maybe a battery backed Elk supply?)
3- What do most folks use for a talkback speaker? I was thinking of an Elk-870 self-amplified speaker. Any other suggestions?
Thanks