On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Kimball Larsen <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > > > On Apr 14, 2009, at 6:14 PM, "Doran L. \"Fozz\" Barton" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 14 April 2009 15:39:32 Thad Van Ry wrote: >> >>> High Resolution != Low Cost >>> >>> Automated + High Resolution + Distance = Low Cost? >>> Something isn't going to add up here. >>> >> >> But he's got a good point, tho. You can buy a point and shoot camera with >> 3-4X >> optical zoom and 5-8 megapixels for around $100. All you need to do now is >> find >> a way to use it remotely. I'll bet at least a handful of these low-end >> point- >> and-shooters will operate as a webcam over USB, >> > > > Yup, this is what I'm after. > > Lots of homework for me to do to figure out which camera will be best. > > --Kimball > > >> > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > I just scanned through the rest of the thread so if I missed it sorry. If you are set on using a USB camera they do make USB->CAT5e ------->USB converts. I used this to run a camera about 80', and had no problems with it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812101152 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
