13.5 Specifications
Camera Specifications
Items
Specifications
Zoom
10× (by area) digital zoom
Number of Pixels
1/4 inch CMOS sensor, 320,000 pixels
Illuminance
5–10,000 lx (3–10,000 lx when in Color Night View mode)
White Balance
Auto/Manual/Hold
Lens Brightness
9 levels
Focus
Fixed, 0.3 m–Infinity
Minimum Object Distance
0.3 m (1 foot)
Aperture (F No.)
F2.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle
58 °
Vertical Viewing Angle
45 °
Exposure
Auto
Built-in Light Specifications (BL-C160 Only)
Items
Specifications
Built-in Light
White LED Type ×2
Brightness*1
Directly in front of camera: About 8.5 lx
20 ° to left/right of camera: About 2.5 lx
Other Specifications
The sensor and sensor-related features are available on the BL-C160 only.
Items
Specifications
Splash Resistant Standard
IPX4*2*3
Image Compression
JPEG (3 levels), MPEG-4
Image Resolution
640 × 480, 320 × 240, 192 × 144
Buffered Images*4
About 250 frames (320 × 240, standard image quality) with time display
Frame Rate*5
When [AC Power Source Frequency] is 60 Hz:
Max. 30 frames/second (640 × 480*6, 320 × 240, 192 × 144)
When [AC Power Source Frequency] is 50 Hz:
Max. 25 frames/second (640 × 480*7, 320 × 240, 192 × 144)
Communication Protocols
IPv4/IPv6 Dual-Stack
IPv4:

TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, POP3, NTP, UPnP™, SMTP Authentication, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS
IPv6:
TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, ICMPv6, POP3, NDP, NTP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS
Image Buffer/Transfer Triggers
Timer, Sensor, Motion Detection
Image Transfer Method
SMTP*8, FTP, HTTP
LAN Interface
10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet RJ-45 connector
Sensor Detection Method
Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor
Sensor Detection Range*9
Horizontal: About 63 °
Vertical: About 20 °
Distance: About 5 m (16 feet 5 inches) when in a 20 °C (68 °F) environment
Indicator Display
Power
Camera Operation
Ethernet Link
Sensor Detection
Dimensions (W×H×D)
BL-C140:
106 mm × 106 mm × 57 mm
(4 3/16 inches × 4 3/16 inches × 2 1/4 inches)
BL-C160:
148 mm × 108 mm × 64 mm
(5 13/16 inches × 4 1/4 inches × 2 1/2 inches)
Weight (Main Unit Only)
BL-C140: 280 g (0.62 lb)
BL-C160: 495 g (1.09 lb)
Power Supply
BL-C140A/BL-C160A:
AC adaptor (order no. PQLV206Y)
Input 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output 9 V DC, 750 mA
BL-C140CE/BL-C140E/BL-C160CE/BL-C160E:
AC adaptor (order no. PQLV216CE1Z)
Input 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output 9 V DC, 750 mA
Power Consumption
BL-C140: About 3.2 W
BL-C160: About 3.2 W (8.1 W when light is on)
Operating Temperature
Operation: -20 °C (-4 °F) to +50 °C (+122 °F)
Storage: -20 °C (-4 °F) to +50 °C (+122 °F)
Operating Humidity
Operation: 20 %–90 % (no condensation)
Storage: 20 %–90 % (no condensation)
*1
Brightness is measured 3 m (9 feet 10 inches) from the front of the camera.
*2
When the camera is installed according to the instructions provided in the included documentation, and the camera has been properly waterproofed.
*3
The AC adaptor and the power transfer unit are not splash resistant, and are intended for indoor use only.
*5
Frame rate may slow down depending on the network environment, PC performance, image quality, when viewing dark images, etc.
*6
30 frames/second is not possible when viewing MJPEG images at 640 × 480 resolution.
*7
25 frames/second is not possible when viewing MJPEG images at 640 × 480 resolution.
*8
The camera supports POP Before SMTP Authentication and SMTP Authentication. PLAIN, LOGIN, and CRAM-MD5 SMTP Authentication are supported.
*9
When the temperature is 20 °C (68 °F)