Andrew Errington wrote: > Well, I am sure you have a very nice webcam. If you paid a lot for it then > it is quite likely to be of high quality. It is also possible that you > paid too much and that a "disposable" webcam would have been more > appropriate.
It sounds to me like Steve has an Axis camera - I have one myself, they're a very nice self-contained unit, you provide power and an ethernet cable, and they take care of the rest, running embedded linux with a decent set of options - i.e. time series or motion detection, with automated notification by email, or outgoing ftp, etc. It beats having to have a full PC running 24/7 with a USB cable dragging out of the window :-) Much much quieter. Sometimes expensive kit is better than the compromises you have to go through with cheap stuff - our time is worth money too. Having said that, I can't believe that direct sunlight is good for these devices, even in the medium term. Guessing that Steve isn't taking pictures of clouds, you probably should simply mask out the entire skyline by moving the camera or using a modified hood. -jim
