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
Other Specifications
Items
Specifications
Image Compression
JPEG (3 levels), MPEG-4
Image Resolution
640 × 480, 320 × 240, 192 × 144
Buffered Images*1
About 250 frames (320 × 240, standard image quality) with time display
Audio Communication
Camera to PC
Audio Compression Format
ADPCM 32 kbps
Audio Bandwidth
300 Hz–3.4 KHz
Audio Reception Method
ActiveX
Audio Reception Decoding
ActiveX
Audio Input
Built-in microphone
External Input/Output Interface
BL-C101:
External sensor input × 1
BL-C121:
External sensor input × 1
External output × 1
Frame Rate*2
When [AC Power Source Frequency] is 60 Hz:
Max. 30 frames/second (640 × 480*3, 320 × 240, 192 × 144)
When [AC Power Source Frequency] is 50 Hz:
Max. 25 frames/second (640 × 480*4, 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, Alarm, Motion Detection
Image Transfer Method
SMTP*5, FTP, HTTP
Wired LAN Interface
10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet RJ-45 connector
Indicator Display
Power
Camera Operation
Ethernet Link
Dimensions (W×H×D)
BL-C101:
85 mm × 85 mm × 27 mm
(3 3/8 inches × 3 3/8 inches × 1 1/16 inches)
BL-C121:
85 mm × 85 mm × 35.5 mm
(3 3/8 inches × 3 3/8 inches × 1 3/8 inches)
Weight (Main Unit Only)
BL-C101: 100 g (0.22 lb)
BL-C121: 140 g (0.31 lb)
Power Supply
BL-C101A/BL-C121A:
AC adaptor (order no. PQLV206Y)
Input 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output 9 V DC, 750 mA
BL-C101CE/BL-C101E/BL-C121CE/BL-C121E:
AC adaptor (order no. PQLV216CE1Z)
Input 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output 9 V DC, 750 mA
Maximum Power Consumption
BL-C101: About 2.8 W
BL-C121: About 6.8 W (During wireless communication)
Operating Temperature
Operation: +5 °C (+41 °F) to +40 °C (+104 °F)
Storage: +0 °C (+32 °F) to +50 °C (+122 °F)
Operating Humidity
Operation: 20 %–80 % (no condensation)
Storage: 20 %–90 % (no condensation)
Wireless Specifications (BL-C121 Only)
Items
Specifications
Communication Standard
IEEE 802.11b, 802.11b/g, 802.11g exclusive
Data Transfer Mode
IEEE 802.11b: Direct Sequence Spectrum Spread (DS-SS)
IEEE 802.11g: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Frequency Range
BL-C121A:
2.412–2.462 GHz
BL-C121CE/BL-C121E:
2.412–2.472 GHz
Channel
BL-C121A:
1–11
BL-C121CE/BL-C121E:
1–13
Security
SSID, WEP (64/128/152 bit), WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES)
*2
Frame rate may slow down depending on the network environment, PC performance, image quality, when viewing dark images, etc.
*3
30 frames/second is not possible when viewing MJPEG images at 640 × 480 resolution.
*4
25 frames/second is not possible when viewing MJPEG images at 640 × 480 resolution.
*5
The camera supports POP Before SMTP Authentication and SMTP Authentication. PLAIN, LOGIN, and CRAM-MD5 SMTP Authentication are supported.