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Furbag · 29-12-2006, 01:43 PM

mmmmmmm wierd can the blue bit come off, I had a tube camera that suffered similar being left in a garage and the blue bit was just some sort of filter thing, ripped it out and it was fine :-)

Fur

Mat · 29-12-2006, 01:52 PM

Hard to get out - but we've scraped it clean enough to get a test image. Had forgotton how much damage the sun had done to the CCD on this little cam.

Going to get the IOTB cam working again now (hopefully) then might play a bit.

Bruce_Bennett · 29-12-2006, 02:41 PM

Please don't ask me to climb on to the roof again in ths wind!

Pedro · 29-12-2006, 03:24 PM

Bruce, you're the ideal ballast for these conditions!

Bruce_Bennett · 29-12-2006, 03:38 PM

Aha Pedro! I expected you to chime in earlier during the Operating System discussion.

I haven't heard the magic words "OS2" of late !

puddy · 29-12-2006, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce_Bennett

Please don't ask me to climb on to the roof again in ths wind!

Stop moaning and get back up that chimney!

Pedro · 29-12-2006, 07:05 PM

Bruce, you know it makes sense. Shame about Mr Gates

29-12-2006, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce_Bennett

I haven't heard the magic words "OS2" of late !

and we shouldn't it was a dog....sorry that is an insult to a canine.

Adcuz · 29-12-2006, 08:30 PM

Things sure have improved, The Exmouth Cam uses Windows and doesn't get hardly any downtime.

With regards to what OS to use for this application Linux is still far superior, there are many apps that I know of that do a great job of streaming cameras, I personally run a webcam with pan tilt zoom as a bit of a test using rs232 for the controls on a windows machine and i stream the image to the web using a linux box, the applications I use are camserv (static jpeg stream) and VLC, which I relay the stream to a server with a lot of bandwidth (similar to camstreams.com or whatever the URL is)

I don't recommend shelling out for one of these PTZ IP cams as they will not be very suitable for a large ammount of viewers, it is best to stick with a PC based system for scalability.

29-12-2006, 08:43 PM

I'm looking for a TPZ IP camera, ideally wireless, but could consider wired. What are considered the best buy at the moment for indoor and outdoor use (ie one of each).

29-12-2006, 01:43 PM	#41
Furbag Prized Member	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams mmmmmmm wierd can the blue bit come off, I had a tube camera that suffered similar being left in a garage and the blue bit was just some sort of filter thing, ripped it out and it was fine :-) Fur __________________ Smoke without Fire Dont let the EU ban E-cigs. If your a vaper write to your MP/MEP and tell them your vaping story.

29-12-2006, 01:52 PM	#42
Mat Staff	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams Hard to get out - but we've scraped it clean enough to get a test image. Had forgotton how much damage the sun had done to the CCD on this little cam. Going to get the IOTB cam working again now (hopefully) then might play a bit. __________________ Click here to find out about advertising on Hayling.co.uk

29-12-2006, 02:41 PM	#43
Bruce_Bennett Staff	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams Please don't ask me to climb on to the roof again in ths wind! __________________ See our portfolio ... http://www.brit-net.com "The person who never made a mistake, never made anything"

29-12-2006, 03:24 PM	#44
Pedro Prized Member	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams Bruce, you're the ideal ballast for these conditions!

29-12-2006, 03:38 PM	#45
Bruce_Bennett Staff	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams Aha Pedro! I expected you to chime in earlier during the Operating System discussion. I haven't heard the magic words "OS2" of late ! __________________ See our portfolio ... http://www.brit-net.com "The person who never made a mistake, never made anything"


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29-12-2006, 07:05 PM	#47
Pedro Prized Member	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams Bruce, you know it makes sense. Shame about Mr Gates

29-12-2006, 08:30 PM	#49
Adcuz Staff	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams Things sure have improved, The Exmouth Cam uses Windows and doesn't get hardly any downtime. With regards to what OS to use for this application Linux is still far superior, there are many apps that I know of that do a great job of streaming cameras, I personally run a webcam with pan tilt zoom as a bit of a test using rs232 for the controls on a windows machine and i stream the image to the web using a linux box, the applications I use are camserv (static jpeg stream) and VLC, which I relay the stream to a server with a lot of bandwidth (similar to camstreams.com or whatever the URL is) I don't recommend shelling out for one of these PTZ IP cams as they will not be very suitable for a large ammount of viewers, it is best to stick with a PC based system for scalability.

29-12-2006, 08:43 PM	#50
maytrees Guest	Re: There are surf cams and there are surf cams I'm looking for a TPZ IP camera, ideally wireless, but could consider wired. What are considered the best buy at the moment for indoor and outdoor use (ie one of each).