Panasonic BL-C140A Cheap Outdoor Camera

[Monk]

From another thread this model camera came up in discussion. I went ahead & got one, installed it and like it fairly well. Not the highest resolution, but good enough for my needs. We might be adding a couple of more. Not having any "real" software yet, I am wondering if anyone who is in the know can tell if the specs of this camera will preclude it from being used with software. I have no idea what software I'll end up with - just want to make sure there is no glaring lack of "spec / feature" that this camera is missing...
This link shows some specs
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?...uct_id=11016963

Thanks

 

[signal15]

It should work fine with ZoneMinder.

http://www.zoneminder.com

 

[Rupp]

If you not into the older Linux stuff, WebCam XP should work as well.
http://www.webcamxp.com/home.aspx

 

[electron]

older Linux stuff? Zoneminder isn't some abandoned project ray: WebCamXP is definitely a good choice as well

 

[Rupp]

older Linux stuff? Zoneminder isn't some abandoned project ray: WebCamXP is definitely a good choice as well

I was talking about the operating system

 

[Monk]

Thanks guys -
Sounds like I will be ending up with maybe 3 more of these cams for my fall projects. I had tried the zoneminder linux distro in the past with my toshiba IP cams and had no luck - but in fairness (unless they recently updated) that distro was some years old...
B)

 

[Sacarino]

older Linux stuff? Zoneminder isn't some abandoned project B)

I was talking about the operating system

Not to nitpick, but the livecd for Zoneminder is just as graphically based as a Windows installation... painting it negatively because the command line can be utilized interchangeably with the GUI is a bit of misrepresentation.

 

[signal15]

older Linux stuff? Zoneminder isn't some abandoned project B) WebCamXP is definitely a good choice as well

I was talking about the operating system

You can do a heck of a lot more with linux than you can with XP. Plus, XP came out in 2001, and Linux is continuously updated with enhancements/fixes/etc. I wouldn't trust a cam server running on Windows.