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Panasonic have recently released new network cameras the BB-HCM715 and the BB-HCM735 to replace the BB-HCM511 and the BB-HCM531 respectively. The cameras look the same, with pan and tilt control and can still be powered by Power over Ethernet, but they offer better image quality with a megapixel resolution and have H.264 video compression.

Key improvements:

• Both cameras now come with megapixel sensors which give 4x the resolution of the previous VGA models
• The addition of H.264 video compression allows the camera to efficiently encode video footage which is ideal for bandwidth restricted viewing such as over the Internet
• Improved low light performance including a 2×2 pixel binning which combines the light from 4 adjacent pixels and requires a minimum illumination of 0.3 lux, an improvement on the previously required 2 lux
• With the 4x resolution the image buffer size has been increased by nearly 4x from 350 images QVGA to 1290 images
• Improved weatherproofing from IP54 to IP55 (BB-HCM735 only) allows for better protection outdoors

Panasonic BB-HCM715 >>
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