WebCam

[choc-a-holic]

I have manged to get my old Canon camera going for now and using Canon's remote capture tool.  Only problem is that I have it indoors going thru the double glazzing.  It seems to reflect more than the old windows in the old house...just looked at the photo and you can see my tripod.  Oh and I have to clean the windows yet. http://www.worldsouroyster.com/WD/index.html.

[gabba]

yep - it does need to be hard up against the glass so double glazing won't help. You might find that as the sun moves around the reflection will change or disappear, and that could be something you can live with


I'm about to put a new one up, hopefully today. I paid  about $20 for an e-390 lamp (IQ Group) from mitre 10. The one I used previously was also there, at $20. Cabling 3*5m USB extensions with repeaters came to about $60 (Digitus USB repeater cable 5m) available from ascent.co.nz

Cheap Logitech camera from Dick Smith C-170 I think ($30)

Some sealant, and a bit of tape to stick the camera to the glass on the floodlight enclosure.

So for around $50 plus cabling.......

[TonyC]

My sony handicam is looking through a double-glazed window looking at the surf conditions. I've got it on a tripod with the lens hard against the window. No reflections.

Cheers
TC

[choc-a-holic]

I will see what I can come up with....I have the added problem of a sliding door...so it could create double the problems if I have it open.  Should really be outdoors inside the old spotlight casing I have...but that means holes need to be made...not sure my partner would agreed to that.

[gabba]

Here's my new effort that went live this morning:



as mentioned it's a $30 webcam from DSE the Logitech C170  http://www.dicksmith.co.nz/dsnz/search/dsnz_search_results.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302028227

It's all contained in a outdoor floodlight housing E-390 $20 from Mitre 10. Some appropriately drilled holes and splashes of silicon were also involved

It now gives me a view out to the west, where our predminant weather comes from. I'll likely move it a bit towards the NW during the winter months so that it catches the sunset, and SW for the summer months, but will see how things go. Although it looks uneven, we are on a hill which is what you are seeing, and as the house isn't parallel with the fence, the angle of the fence in the image won't help either!

[choc-a-holic]

Wow picture clarity is great!

[TokWW]

Nice picture Gabba!   That house is huge!!  I don't think it was there when i visited...  you just have to have more than one camera - that'll solve the problem... LOL!

[gabba]

Nah - don't think it was either. The guy across the road (now at the back) sold his land at the front, and I think they put two houses on it. I don't think you can see the original house any longer.

Unfortunately if I tip it up any higher I will catch the roof of our wee house!

[TokWW]

I meant the other camera is to point the other direction - to the harbour...

[gabba]

Yep. Already have one out the other way so now have one on each side of the house. I'm in the process of rebuilding my website. The new site will show both cams. I can't add any more on as I've run out of USB connections on the PC lol

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[Weather Display]

Although it looks uneven, we are on a hill which is what you are seeing, and as the house isn't parallel with the fence, the angle of the fence in the image won't help either!

I did wonder!

[choc-a-holic]

Sounds like you could do with a USB hub and then of course you will have room for more cameras

[gabba]

Yep got one of those - needed it for all my stuff and my next project - solar detector

There were a couple of others in this thread indicating they wanted to put up a webcam (Te Puke and Choc-a-holic, I think). How did you get on?

[iomkiwi]

After battling unsuccessfully with USB cameras at the top of my mast, I have taken the plunge and ordered my new camera. It is an IP security camera with PTZ and can be wireless if I want, but seeing as I will need to have power to it anyway it will probably be wired.

After wandering around Auckland CBD and seeing all the cameras down there (and no easy way to 'nab one  ) I did a search and found a couple of 'cheap' chinese cameras - one had night vision, the other had zoom. I went for the zoom option as the night vision capabilities would have barely reached ground level 

The price was a lot less than I thought it would be - about the same as the retail price on those Logitech C9XXX cameras mentioned earlier, will be interesting to see how it turns out.

The camera is one of the 'pendant' type of outdoor camera - does anyone know if it is OK to mount these upside down? As it is a weather cam I want to make sure it can point high enough - and if I open up 'guest' access to it don't want people to be able to zoom in on me mowing the lawn without my coat on 

[TonyC]

I bought a chinese wifi camera about 18 months ago which I have mounted above a window to cover the driveway, plus swivel to monitor the backdoor and wine cellar. Cost me about $NZ90 landed through Ebay. Has operated flawlessly. From memory I think it can be mounted anyway up. (not weatherproof though). When I am in Christchurch I can check everything is OK up here through a browser.