Panasonic Network Camera BB-HCM403A Getting Started Manual

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Advanced
Items Default Required Note
Image 
DisplaySingle Camera 
Image Resolution320  x  240 - 320 x 240 or 640 
x 480
Single Camera 
Image QualityStandard - Favor Clarity, 
Standard or 
Favo r M ot i on
Single Camera 
Refresh IntervalMotion - 3, 5, 10, 30, 60 
(s) or Motion
Multi-Camera 
Image Resolution320  x  240 - 160 x 120 or 320 
x 240
Multi-Camera 
Image QualityStandard - Favor Clarity, 
Standard or 
Favo r M ot i on
Multi-Camera 
Refresh IntervalMotion When 
reducing 
traffic3, 5, 10, 30, 60 
(s) or Motion
Time stamp setting Disable - Enable/Disable
Language English - English/
Japanese/
French/German/
Italian/Spanish/
Simplified 
Chinese/
Russian/Korean
Banner Display 
EnableNo check When 
displaying the 
banner-
Banner user All users - All users/
Administrator 
only/General 
user only
Image URL [Blank] - 0—127 
characters
*4
Link URL [Blank] - 1—127 
characters*4 
						

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*1In IPv4, set 4 numbers (0—255) and 3 periods, by such as 192.168.0.253. Note that 
0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 are not available.
In IPv6, set 8 hexadecimal number divided by :. Consecutive 0s can be abbreviated as ::. 
(E.g. 2001:2:3:4::5)
*2Set the number of 1—65535.*3Enter ASCII characters (see page 176). Note that [Space], [], [], [&], [] and [:] are not 
available.
*4Enter ASCII characters for the host name (see page 176). Note that [Space], [], [], [&], [] are not available.
*5Enter ASCII characters for the host name (see page 176). Note that [Space], [], [], [#], [&], 
[%], [=], [+], [?], [] are not available.
*6Enter ASCII characters (see page 176) or characters from other languages (1—15 characters 
for a 1-byte character and 1
—7 characters for a 2-byte character). Note that [Space], [], [], 
[&], [] are not available.
Multi-
CameraMulti-Camera No.1 
Selfcamera--
Display Checked When setting 
Multi-Camera-
IP Address or Host 
Nameselfcamera When setting 
Multi-CameraIP address
*1
Host name*5 is 
1—255 
characters.
Port No. - - When setting 
Multi-Camera20, 21, 25 and 
110 are not 
available
*2.
Camera Name
BB-HCM403AWhen setting 
Multi-Camera1—15 
characters*7
Change Camera 
OrderFrom No.1 To 
No.1-No.1–No.12
Operation 
TimeOperation Time Always - -
External 
OutputExternal Device 
Control Output Open - Open/Short to 
GND
Button name 
modificationOpen/Short - -
Indicator 
ControlIndicator Control Turn indicator 
on when 
camera is on-- Items Default Required Note 
						

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*7Enter ASCII characters (see page 176) or characters from other languages (1—15 characters 
for a 1-byte character and 1
—7 characters for a 2-byte character). Note that [Space], [], [], 
[#], [&], [%], [=], [+], [?], [] are not available.
*8[] and [:] are not available. 
						

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7.7 ASCII Character Table
(space)
!

#
$
%
&

(
)
*
+
,
-
.
/0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
;
<
=
>
?
ASCII Character Table
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
OP
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
\
]
^
_`
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
op
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
{
|
}
~ 
						

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7.8 File Size and Number of Buffered Images
The following table shows the relationship between the file size of the image and 
the maximum number of buffered images.
Note
 The following file sizes are shown at their maximum value.
*1The values shown are the file sizes when transferring to a cell phone.
The maximum number of Buffer/Transfer images
If the timer, alarm or motion detection trigger is enabled, the internal memory 
capacity is divided into the number of the triggers [maximum 5 triggers].
E.g.
At 320 x 240 pixels resolution and standard quality, the camera can buffer about 
125 frames. If each timer, alarm and motion detection trigger is enabled, the 
internal memory is divided into 3 sections. In this case, each trigger can buffer 
about 40 frames.Resolution Items Capture Favor 
ClarityStandard Favor 
MotionMobile 
Phone*
1
640 x 480 
(pixels)File Size About 60 KB About 
50 KBAbout 
33 KBAbout 
20 KB-
Buffered 
Images- About 
40About 
60About 
100-
320 x 240 
(pixels)File Size About 30 KB About 
25 KBAbout 
16 KBAbout 
8 KBAbout 
8 KB
Buffered 
Images- About 
80About 
125About 
250About 
250
160 x 120 
(pixels)File Size About 10 KB About 
7 KBAbout 
5 KBAbout 
3 KBAbout 
3 KB
Buffered 
Images- About 
290About 
400About 
675About 
675 
						

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7.9 Number of Images on the SD Memory Card
The camera supports the Panasonic SD memory card.
 2 GB: RP-SDK02G
 1 GB: RP-SDK01G
 512 MB: RP-SDK512
 256 MB: RP-SDH256
 128 MB: RP-SD128B
 64 MB: RP-SD064B
Unit: frame Resolution/
Image Quality2 GB 1 GB 512 MB
160
x
120 
(pixels)Favor Motion About 620,000 About 300,000 About 157,000
Standard About 370,000 About 180,000 About 94,000
Favor Clarity About 260,000 About 130,000 About 67,000
320
x
240 
(pixels)Favor Motion About 230,000 About 110,000 About 58,000
Standard About 115,000 About 58,000 About 29,000
Favor Clarity About 70,000 About 37,000 About 18,000
640
x
480 
(pixels)Favor Motion About 90,000 About 47,000 About 23,000
Standard About 55,000 About 28,000 About 14,000
Favor Clarity About 35,000 About 18,000 About 9,000
Resolution/
Image Quality256 MB 128 MB 64 MB
160
x
120 
(pixels)Favor Motion About 78,000 About 39,000 About 19,000
Standard About 47,000 About 23,000 About 11,000
Favor Clarity About 33,000 About 16,000 About 8,000
320
x
240 
(pixels)Favor Motion About 29,000 About 14,000 About 7,000
Standard About 14,000 About 7,000 About 3,000
Favor Clarity About 9,000 About 4,000 About 2,000
640
x
480 
(pixels)Favor Motion About 11,000 About 5,000 About 2,000
Standard About 7,000 About 3,000 About 1,000
Favor Clarity About 4,000 About 2,000 About 1,000 
						

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7.10 Specifications
Network Camera
Other SpecificationsItems Specifications
Tilt Angle Tilt: 0° to +65°
Sensor Type 1/4-inch CCD (Interlace type), 320,000 pixels 
(Effective Pixels)
Illumination 3—100,000 lx (0.2—100,000 lx when in color night 
view mode)
White Balance Auto/Manual/Hold
Focus Fixed 0.5 m (20 inches)—infinity
Caliber Ratio (F No.) F3.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle 53°
Vertical Viewing Angle 40°
Exposure Auto
Items Specifications
Video Compression JPEG (3 Levels)
Video Resolution 640 x 480, 320 x 240 (default), 160 x 120
Buffered Image
*1About 125 frames (320 x 240) with time display
(When SD memory card is not inserted.)
Audio Communication 2-way Half Duplex
Audio Compression ADPCM 32 Kbps
Audio Bandwidth 300 Hz—3.4 KHz
Audio Play Method Play with ActiveX
Input Encoding Method Encoding with ActiveX
Audio Input Built-in Microphone or External Microphone Input 
Te r m i n a l
Audio Output
*2Audio Line Output Terminal for External Speaker
Frame rate
*3Max. 12 frames/second (640 x 480)
Max. 30 frames/second (320 x 240 or 160 x 120) 
						

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Supported Protocols IPv4/IPv6 Dual-Stack•IPv4:TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DHCP, DNS, 
ARP, ICMP, POP3, NTP, UPnP
TM, IPsec  
IPv6:TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, ICMPv6, 
POP3, NDP, NTP, IPsec 
IPsec Feature ESP Encryption, ESP Authentication Transport mode/Tunnel mode
IKE (Internet Key Exchange)
IKE (Internet Key 
Exchange) Pre-Shared Key
Cipher Algorithm DES-CBC, 3DES-CBC, AES-CBC
Message-Digest Algorithm HMAC-MD5, HMAC-SHA-1
Message Transfer 
Condition Alarm, Timer or Motion Detection
Image Transfer Method SMTP*
4, FTP
Interface 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet RJ-45 connector x  1
Indicator Display Power/Network Communication/Camera operation/ Ethernet link
External Microphone Input ø 3.5 mm Mini Jack
Audio Output ø 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack (But output is mono.)
External I/O External Sensor Input x 2 External Sensor Output x 1
SD Memory Card Slot Full Size
Dimension (HWD) 97.5 (3 13/16 inches) mm x 123 (4 13/16 inches)  mm x 123 (4 13/16 inches) mm
Weight 330   (0.73 lb.) (Only the unit)
AC adaptor 
(Model No. BB-HCA2A: 
Option) Input 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Output 12 V DC, 0.75 A
Power Consumption PoE: (48 V, IEEE 802.3af-compliant Power over  Ethernet): About 5.5 W
AC adaptor: About 5.8 W
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Temperature Operation: 0 °C (+32 °F) to +40 °C (+104 °F)
Storage: 0 °C (+32 °F) to +50 °C (+122 °F)
Humidity Operation: 20 %—80 % (No Condensation)
Storage: 20 %—90 % (No Condensation)
*1 The maximum number of frames changes depending on the image quality and what 
object you buffer.
*2 Connect it to an amplifier or an external speaker with a built-in amplifier.
*3 Frame rate may slow down depending on the network environment, PC performance, 
image quality, SD memory recording, using IPsec or what object you view.
*4 POP before SMTP authentication and SMTP authentication (PLAIN and LOGIN) are 
supported. SMTP authentication (CRAM-MD5) is not supported.
Items Specifications 
						

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A
Abbreviations 4
ActiveX Controls
 17
Administrator/General Users/Guest Us-
ers
 78
Alarm Image Buffer/Transfer
 94
Alarm Log
 124, 143
ASCII Character Table
 176
Audio page
 73
B
Buffered Image page 29
C
Camera Access 11
Camera page
 70
Capture Image Button
 22
Cell Phone
 32, 34
Cleaning
 154
Click to Center
 20
D
Date and Time page 67
Default Setting List
 166
DynamicDNS
 60, 65
E
Explanation of the External I/O 151
External I/O
 9, 151
External Output page
 139
F
FACTORY DEFAULT RESET button 153
G
General User page 80
H
Help page 150
Hole for Ceiling Plate A
 9
I
Image Display page 132
Indicator Control page
 140
IPsec
 47IPv6 Domain Name Service
 13
L
Lens 8, 154
Listen
 25
Load Settings page
 148
Login
 79
M
MAC address 9
Maintenance page
 141
Motion Detection
 106, 120
Multi-Camera page
 27
Multi-Camera Setup page
 135
N
Network (IPv4) page 38
Network (IPv6) page
 43
O
Operation Bar 23
Operation Time page
 137
P
Product Information page 150
R
Reset to Factory Default page 149
Restart page
 144
S
Save Settings page 147
Security: Administrator page
 75
Serial Number
 9
Session Status
 142
Setup page
 35
Setup Program
 156
Single Camera page
 15
Specifications
 179
Status page
 142
Support Information page
 150
Support page
 150
T
Talk 25
Tilt Range
 21
Index