webcamera

[Raven]

hi.

have decided to get a webcamera so i can keep an eye on my bike outside but have no experience with them in the past but perhaps anyone in here does ?

found one that was cheap and looked like it would be easy to modify for my needs.

its a deltaco web-310mp but their inst much info about it.

CIF format 352*288 pixels 1/7 cmos usb analong mic

im not interested in seeing faces only if someone is messing with my bike and does anyone know how good picture i can expect at night ?

dont have much light outside.

Regards

Raven

 

[FragTek]

Don't buy an uber cheap camera, the resolution is absolute crap.

I actually recently downgraded from the Logi Orbit MP robotic camera and the picture quality was amazing on that thing. The one I replaced it with, the Logi QuickCam STX, has no where near the image quality that the Orbit did.

Just my 2 cents, but try and invest in a decent camera if you wan't to actually be able to tell when your bike is getting stolen

 

[Raging]

buy a proper survelience system,they are cheap enuf these days.

u can get nightvision ones too i think.

 

[Raven]

resolution is not a problem aslong as its possible to se if someone is there as i can get my shoes on grab my little bat and be on the outside yelling in less then 20seconds and money is a big issue at the moment.

also size matters alot as its illegal to have surveillance cameras as im going to have so the more discreet the better.

but have a couple of days before the money comes in so will look for more but doubt i will find much :/

 

[Ham]

Put you bike in the garage/ build a shead for it?

 

[Raven]

due to firehazards and rules i cant park it inside.

if i did i would loose the apartment in 3 days flat and i would rather go out and kick some ass than loose the apartment.

btw before someone mentions the police, they are nothing but a joke and can easily take way over 1 hour before they get their thumbs out their a****

 

[specialtech]

What about one that works in pitch black conditions. Now those i can doa very good price on link here but the sample image isnt working :-( Ill get it hooked up tonight and put my bike outside the window so you can see if it will work etc if thats of any use.

 

[Raven]

looks abit expensive but interesting nonetheless.

how big is the camera house without the foot ?

do you know if its waterproof ?

what is the shipping for it to sweden ?

how far does the infrared led manage ?

is around 12-15 meters from the kitchen window to where i park my bike.

 

[specialtech]

heres a link to an image that im running a test with at the moment. This is inside my house looking through the window into the garden.

webcam pic

 

[Raven]

how dark is it outside ?

 

[PV5150]

Swann do some really cool low cost security stuff Raven; they also manufacture webcams and the like.

 

[Raven]

thanks for the link PV will se what i do but will take a look on a couple of sites similar to ebay tonight.

 

[Raven]

ok came over a webcamera but have one problem.

its supposed to have a microphone but their is no microphone cable and the programs i tried detects no microphone.

tried amcap which came with the camera, webcamxp and activewebcam.

i found pictures of the camera with 2 cables, one usb and a microphone cable.

also found one store saying it has a microphone which connects to the soundcard.

im starting to believe i have received the wrong camera.

any input on this before i send away my harsh mail about it ?

 

[FragTek]

ok came over a webcamera but have one problem.

its supposed to have a microphone but their is no microphone cable and the programs i tried detects no microphone.

tried amcap which came with the camera, webcamxp and activewebcam.

i found pictures of the camera with 2 cables, one usb and a microphone cable.

also found one store saying it has a microphone which connects to the soundcard.

im starting to believe i have received the wrong camera.

any input on this before i send away my harsh mail about it ?

Sounds like ya got the wrong one. It would be clear as day if there's supposed to be a microphone mini-jack for it. Send the harsh mail away!

 

[Raven]

as i thought then.

thanks for the help

 

[llwyd]

if i were you i would send it back, get the money, hit a hardware store and get yourself a cheap motion-sensing light, then pic up any old webcam that has a fairly fast refresh/frame rate on it. night-time problem solved

 

[Raven]

i already have a camera im going to replace it with which is based on a 1.3mp cmos sensor.

its supposed to handle macro too which suits me fine.

motion sensing light would not work here, live in an apartment so am very limited on what i can do.

 

[Raven]

got an half ok half weird answer but took an easy way out instead.

sold the camera today for 21€ i bought it for 23€ and bought a new camera which was way better for 19€

 

[FragTek]

got an half ok half weird answer but took an easy way out instead.

sold the camera today for 21€ i bought it for 23€ and bought a new camera which was way better for 19€

Sounds like ya came out ahead then, good one!

What did you end up getting?

 

[Raven]

the same damn camera but can do makro and take much better pictures at higher resolution, up to 1.3mp instead of 0.3mp

the makro thing is mostly why i wanted it.