The IP Camera Store and IP Cam Blog

For a number of years now Network Webcams has been training its staff, gaining knowledge and generally beefing up its technical capabilities in order to have the best technical team in the IP camera industry. We feel we’re well on the way to attaining this goal.

Our team can not only help you find the right IP camera for your needs, support you on a one-to-on basis and sort out your IP camera problems in an industry leading way, but we can design state-of-the-art security systems based on IP technology for applications from small shops to major transport hubs.

Network Webcams’ integration and installation services go hand in hand with our IP camera sales allowing our company’s customers to benefit from this enhanced knowledge base and support structure. Systems designed by the Network Webcams team are IP from the ground up and are among the most reliable systems available at a fraction of the cost of traditional analogue systems.

Find out more about our CCTV systems integration and installation services.

We have recently added a second StreamdaysDIRECT webcam at the famous Royal Westmoreland Golf club on the west coast of Barbados.

Following the success of the first webcam which overlooks the lush greens of the championship course, we now host another camera which offers views of Mullins Beach in the parish of St Peter.

Along with a dip in the Carribean Sea beachgoers can hire jet skis, enjoy the famous sunset and friendly waiter service.

It’s a superb location for a webcam which we are sure you will be visiting time and again!

For more information on our Streamdays Webcam Hosting please see our website www.streamdays.com or call 0151 633 2111 to discuss your professional or business webcam requirements in detail.

During June and July, Network Webcams will be offering all Megapixel IP cameras with a Mega 10% off in the UK and Europe.

With prices now starting at just £258 / €338 + vat, it’s never been a better time to take advantage of the benefits Megapixel IP cameras have to offer.

So, why Megapixel?

Megapixel cameras offer resolutions at least three times higher than analogue CCTV cameras. This extra detail enables better possibility of identification and the potential for covering a larger viewing area with one camera as opposed to multiple non-megapixel cameras.

High resolution Megapixel cameras are ideal for:

Education - to improve CCTV security on campus for students and staff.

Retail - where shrinkage and theft can be substantially reduced by video surveillance.

Offices and commercial premises - to tackle vandalism to buildings and in carparks.

City surveillance - where high quality images are required to identify people or objects of interest.

Banking and financial institutions - where Megapixel image quality provides excellent detail to monitor suspect activity and record evidence.

GO MEGAPIXEL - Follow this link to view our full range of reduced price Megapixel Cameras now!

Network Webcams today launched its new Camera Finder Tool which makes it easier than ever to locate and choose the most appropriate camera depending on your needs.

The IP Camera Finder, available now both in the UK and Europe, and in the United States, makes choosing an IP camera as simple as a few mouse clicks.

Our unique system allows customers to choose the camera features they most require from a list of typical features, within a certain price range, or even a particular brand, and be presented with a list of cameras meeting those requirements. It is the quickest and easiest way to locate the best camera for any application whether that be for home security, business security or such-like.

The tool incorporates our unique product bundles ensuring that the widest range of appropriate cameras and solutions is available.

IP Camera Finder for use in UK and Europe >>

IP Camera Finder for use in USA >>

Network Webcams’ status as The IP Camera Specialists has been further underpinned by our recent appointment by Sony as a Sony Professional Solutions Europe Specialist Dealer, a status only held by a small number of companies in the UK.

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Network Webcams today releases JVC IP cameras for sale on its UK and European IP camera store.

The JVC range is a suite of advanced professional IP network security cameras within its JVCPro business design for CCTV, security and surveillance applications.

Prices start at £439 + vat for the JVC VN-V25U IP camera for Day and Night CCTV monitoring with Motion Detection PoE and Dual Streaming.

Visit JVC on Network Webcams’ UK and Europe IP Camera Store.

US Expansion

Network Webcams is moving into the US! Following our success in Europe and the UK, we have opened an office in the Big Apple and launched an IP camera store dedicated to the North American market. The new site, www.networkwebcams.com, went live on 14th March 2008 and will be offering a wide range of quality IP products in a quickly expanding IP video market.

Panasonic Promotion

Celebrating the move, we have re-launched our UK and European store on www.networkwebcams.co.uk with a spectacular offer giving away Free Software with any four Panasonic BB range cameras, saving customers a massive £239 (Euro 322).

Y-cam Introduction

With the launch of the US store we are also bringing Y-cam to the American market and these units are now available from within the US for the first time ever.

To learn more about Network Webcams and what we do, visit our group website on www.networkwebcams.net.

Network Webcams - The IP Camera Specialists

Network Webcams has won the Best Growth Award from Axis, the global market leader in network video.

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Happy New Year for 2008.

We’re celebrating the start of 2008 by slashing the price of one of our popular IP cameras, the Y-cam Black.

The Y-cam Black is a compact IP Network Camera allowing you to access live video from your local network or even across the Internet. Specifically designed for small business or home users, the Y-cam Black can be used in offices, reception areas, small retail outlets or for home security, giving peace of mind. It’s also ideal for use as a baby monitor, nurserycam, pet cam or for keeping an eye on elderly relatives.

The Y-cam Black features:

• Wireless 802.11b/g connectivity
• Night vision mode using its 30 built-in infrared LEDs
• 1-way audio. Listen in to sounds in the camera’s location
• Small and compact with multiple mounting options - ideal if you want to keep the camera discreet
• Video motion detection built in
• Record video clips with audio
• Free 5m power extension cable and free multi-camera viewing software

You can order in the UK and Europe by calling our sales team on +44 (0) 151 633 2111 or purchase below through our secure online store: Y-cam Black mini wireless IP camera

You can order in the U.S. by calling 516-522-2580 or purchase through our online store: Y-cam Black mini wireless IP camera

Delivery is free to mainland UK and continental U.S.

2007 has been a breakthrough year for us and we’d like to thank all of our customers for your continuing support.

You’ll know that this year has seen us launch new Streamdays Webcam Hosting services including a true video streaming system we concisely call StreamdaysTRUESTREAM. We launched a portal website for our Streamdays customers at www.streamdays.com and a dedicated website for our RemoteManager construction webcam service and have gone from strength to strength in our online IP cameras sales for home and business security.

One of our primary motivators for the year was to increase the number of ways we can support and inform our loyal customer base and we launched this blog and our IP camera support forum in order to do this. Both have been successful and we hope we can further improve our technical support and customer service in 2008. Telephone and email will still be the main ways we support you, but these other options mean you can also receive support from other customers and users.

The team here has grown too. We’ve recently welcomed new staff in both sales and technical and judging by our recent Christmas night out they’ve settled in rather well!

We’ve got some good things planned for 2008 and we’re working hard on these in the hope that the early part of 2008 will be another memorable period in the history of Network Webcams Ltd.

As always, we welcome any questions about our company and our services and look forward to providing you with IP cameras for many happy new years to come!

Network Webcams Limited are proud to announce the launch of four new Streamdays Webcam Hosting products. Each Streamdays variant fulfils different requirements in a webcam system, but all offer hassle free, off-the-shelf webcam hosting.

These variants are as follows:

StreamdaysDIRECT - Simple and reliable business-class webcam hosting.

StreamdaysRELAY - High capacity webcam hosting for busy and popular websites.

StreamdaysTRUESTREAM - Streaming video webcams with unique features.

StreamdaysFREE - a free viewer with the same features as StreamdaysDIRECT, but without a guaranteed service level and suitable for anyone with a supported IP camera.

Compare the four Streamdays packages and decide which is best for you or your business:

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Today sees the launch of www.remotemanager.co.uk a dedicated website for the RemoteManager product from Network Webcams Ltd.

RemoteManager is a turnkey webcam system for construction projects offering, primarily, progress monitoring, image archiving and time-lapse movies and project promotion.

The RemoteManager system is a combination of high quality cameras and communications hardware installed on a site plus a user-friendly web interface that provides access to the functions of the system online. Its operation is delivered as a managed , hosted service, ensuring maximum reliability and system support.

RemoteManager is currently used by some of the UKs largest construction companies such as Land Securities, British Land, Bovis, Birse, Jacobs Babtie and more.

View a live demo of RemoteManager.

For more information about RemoteManager or for a quotation for your construction project call 0151 633 2111.

We have recently launched the new IQeye Sentinel Series of IP cameras. This series provides an integrated camera and housing solution which is all-weather, IP66 rated and suitable for indoor or outdoor installations. They are packed with features and range from 1.3 to 5.0 megapixel resolution but the best feature lies with its ease of installation…

Single Cable Installation

IQInvision have built their Sentinel Series to work entirely using PoE. This means that a single ethernet cable run to the camera, mounted indoors or outdoors, can provide power to the camera and housing while still passing the data/images from the camera to your network.

This makes installation cheaper and easier and opens up a host of opportunities for where you can place your cameras.

IQeye Sentinel Series

• Powered only using PoE including camera and housing (alternative power options can be also used, if required)
• All-weather IP66 rated body
• Resolutions range from 1.3MP to 5.0MP for superior image quality
• Digital Pan-Tilt-Zoom for discreet monitoring with no moving parts
• Simultaneous high resolution and low bandwidth streams allow remote viewing of live video while recording crisp megapixel images
• Available in automatic switching day/night mode

For more information:

IQ811 Sentinel 1.3MP IP camera Digital PTZ PoE 1280×1024
IQ802 Sentinel 2.0MP IP camera Digital PTZ PoE 1600×1200
IQ803 Sentinel 3.1MP IP camera Digital PTZ PoE 2048×1536
IQ805 Sentinel 5.0MP IP camera Digital PTZ PoE 2560×1920
IQ852 Sentinel 2.0MP IP camera Digital PTZ D/N PoE 1600×1200
IQ853 Sentinel 3.1MP IP camera Digital PTZ D/N PoE 2048×1536
IQ855 Sentinel 5.0MP IP camera Digital PTZ D/N PoE 2560×1920

We have one in for testing so expect a full evaluation very soon.

Please leave any feedback or comments you may have below.

The Mobotix range of IP video cameras is now available to buy through our online store at www.networkwebcams.com.

The range so far includes:

• Mobotix M22-IT-D22 Indoor or Outdoor IP video camera
• Mobotix M22-SEC-D43 1.3 Megapixel Indoor or Outdoor IP security camera
• Mobotix M22-SEC-D22 1.3 megapixel Indoor or Outdoor IP camera
• Mobotix M12D-SEC-DNIGHT 1.3 Megapixel dual lens day/night IP camera
• Mobotix M12D-SEC-D22 day and night .13MP dual lens IP surveillance camera

All Mobotix cameras come with PoE built in and can be mounted indoors or outdoors. Mobotix network cameras are certified to IP 65 and are designed for outdoor as well as indoor usage. Since power over network wiring will also work in winter, and with the Mobotix range no t demanding power-hungry heating, Mobotix cameras will work reliably even at temperatures as low as -30°C.

You can try out a live demo of the Mobotix M22-SEC-D22 Megapixel IP camera by calling us on 0151 633 2111.
Mobotix cameras make highly configurable and great quality webcams and are also supported in the Streamdays Webcam Hosting service.

More information about Mobotix.

Mobotix IP cameras on www.networkwebcams.com.

Technical evaluations, IP camera HOWTOs and more Mobotix tips to follow.

We’ve been in discussion with Panasonic over the last week trying to gather some information about whether or not the latest version of their Network Camera Recorder software, BB-HNP15, will be available to ‘try before you buy’.

Here is an update of what we know so far:

• Panasonic will be offering both versions (the other verion in BB-HNP11) side-by-side. Therefore BB-HNP15 does not actually replace the previous version, instead it offers support for the new features found in their latest camera models.
• Panasonic have informed us that they cannot currently offer a free trial of the BB-HNP15 software from their website due to licensing issues connected to the MPEG-4 license agreement.
• Panasonic have also told us that trial versions of BB-HNP15 will be shipping with the appropriate models of camera by the end of the year. The models supported will be their domestic BL and BB ranges excluding the BL-C1 and BL-C20. Until then these cameras will still ship with a free 1-camera license of BB-HNP11. The downside is that this trial version will be a single camera version but contain watermarks on all recorded images stating it is for demo purposes only. To fully utilise the new software means having to purchase the licensed version, even if you only have one camera. BB-HNP11 software will still continue to be available for download from the Panasonic website but this won’t contain any of the additional features such as MPEG-4 or megapixel recording.

We think this is messy and inconsistent, and unfortunately may lead to confusion and customer upset. We would like to see our customers being able to benefit from the new functionality of the trial software if they have purchased a camera with these available features, just like they can with the existing HNP11 software.

We will continue post any updates as soon as we have new information.

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What’s New in Panasonic’s BB-HNP15 Network Camera Recorder Software?

Panasonic have recently released their BB-HNP15 Network Camera Recorder software. This will be sold alongside their BB-HNP11 version. So what are the key differences?

Well, the software is aimed at those who have recently purchased any of the new Panasonic network camera models such as the BL-C111, BL-C131, BB-HCM511, BB-HCM531, BB-HCM515, BB-HCM580 or the BB-HCM581. Let’s look at the key additions in the latest version of the software: Read more

We’re asked daily to provide a natively wireless outdoor IP camera and surveillance solution and up until now this has been complicated. With the release on our IP camera store of the Axis 211W outdoor wireless bundle we can now provide a single package, easy to install, highly cost-effective package comprising 1 x Axis 211W, 1 x Videotek Verso outdoor housing and 1 x external wireless outdoor antenna (including bracket suitable for wall/mast mounting and antenna cable). The package also includes power supplies, mounting kit, wall bracket, installation guides and more.

We will shortly be posting a full evaluation of this camera after our exhaustive testing. High quality outdoor wireless surveillance just got a whole lot easier. Don’t forget that these cameras can also make great web attraction webcams and the Axis 211W fits seamlessly into our Streamdays packages.

Following the successful European expansion of our website and improved order fulfillment procedures, we are excited to announce the next phase in our company’s development. We have launched an Affiliate Programme for our online store at www.networkwebcams.com, sign up is FREE and the programme is monitored by one of the best systems on the web. Managed in association with Affiliate Future we guarantee that your sales conversions will be tracked correctly and commission payments will be prompt.

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Now that the Edinburgh Military Tattoo is well under way, the Streamdays Tattoo Webcam has been experiencing large surges in visitor numbers just prior to show time. Whilst many opt to view the performances live at Edinburgh Castle, others prefer to watch the performances away from it (not least because tickets are like gold dust!).

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Today is a milestone in the development of our company Network Webcams Limited. After months of blood, sweat and headaches our updated e-commerce store www.networkwebcams.com has now gone live. Whereas in the past only UK customers could order on-line, now customers in sixteen European countries can do so too. The expansion into Europe follows our success in the UK, where we have taken and delivered over 1,800 IP camera orders in just over the two years that the site has been running. Our European customers will benefit from exactly the same support and service as we provide in the UK: speed of response and delivery, expert advice and technical support, buy & try and a no quibble service when something is not right. We are grateful to all members in our team, who have been serving our customers with such dedication and professionalism, that we can confidently make this step into Europe. Enough said, have a look for yourself at www.networkwebcams.com.