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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:36 pm
Post subject: Webcams
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I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will adjust
itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately will totally
white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but I hate to spend a
lot of money on something that won't work either. The best one of the bunch
I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that I've had for several years.
I'll happily pay more for one that I know will work. I'm not having much
luck Googling for that particular scenario.
You can see what I'm trying to do at http://mewnlite.com/webcam
Recommendations appreciated!
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:36 pm
Post subject: Re: Webcams [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Feb 17, 11:36 pm, "Lil' Abner" <blv... RemoveThis @dogpatch.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will adjust
> itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately will totally
> white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but I hate to spend a
> lot of money on something that won't work either. The best one of the bunch
> I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that I've had for several years.
> I'll happily pay more for one that I know will work. I'm not having much
> luck Googling for that particular scenario.
> You can see what I'm trying to do athttp://mewnlite.com/webcam
>
> Recommendations appreciated!
>
> --
> - The bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat -
These pics look pretty good to me, LA. I have had several webcams but
never tried the viewing like this. I was looking at some security cams
some time ago for the same sort of purpose but they were a bit on the
heavy (price) side for me. (UK) |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:48 pm
Post subject: Re: Webcams [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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sandy58 <aleckie60.TakeThisOut@googlemail.com> wrote in
news:939837d7-b912-47b0-82ee-4a93f14996bc@e60g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
> On Feb 17, 11:36 pm, "Lil' Abner" <blv....TakeThisOut@dogpatch.com> wrote:
>> I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will
>> adjust itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately
>> will totally white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but
>> I hate to spend a lot of money on something that won't work either.
>> The best one of the bunch I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that
>> I've had for several years. I'll happily pay more for one that I know
>> will work. I'm not having much luck Googling for that particular
>> scenario. You can see what I'm trying to do
>> athttp://mewnlite.com/webcam
>>
>> Recommendations appreciated!
>>
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> These pics look pretty good to me, LA. I have had several webcams but
> never tried the viewing like this. I was looking at some security cams
> some time ago for the same sort of purpose but they were a bit on the
> heavy (price) side for me. (UK)
I can live with the night time one but the other one only looks decent
because it was very cloudy out.
Actually, I need a second one, and I don't have any idea what to get. I
suppose I could look around for a used 3 Com, but surely there are new and
improved cameras that will do better yet.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:37 am
Post subject: Re: Webcams [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Feb 18, 5:48 am, "Lil' Abner" <blv....DeleteThis@dogpatch.com> wrote:
> sandy58 <alecki....DeleteThis@googlemail.com> wrote innews:939837d7-b912-47b0-82ee-4a93f14996bc@e60g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
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>
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> > On Feb 17, 11:36 pm, "Lil' Abner" <blv....DeleteThis@dogpatch.com> wrote:
> >> I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will
> >> adjust itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately
> >> will totally white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but
> >> I hate to spend a lot of money on something that won't work either.
> >> The best one of the bunch I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that
> >> I've had for several years. I'll happily pay more for one that I know
> >> will work. I'm not having much luck Googling for that particular
> >> scenario. You can see what I'm trying to do
> >> athttp://mewnlite.com/webcam
>
> >> Recommendations appreciated!
>
> > These pics look pretty good to me, LA. I have had several webcams but
> > never tried the viewing like this. I was looking at some security cams
> > some time ago for the same sort of purpose but they were a bit on the
> > heavy (price) side for me. (UK)
>
> I can live with the night time one but the other one only looks decent
> because it was very cloudy out.
> Actually, I need a second one, and I don't have any idea what to get. I
> suppose I could look around for a used 3 Com, but surely there are new and
> improved cameras that will do better yet.
>
> --
> - The bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat -
Are these shots thro' the window glass or from outside? If thro' the
glass, how did you fix the cam to the glass/surrounds? >> Stay informed about: Webcams |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:41 am
Post subject: Re: Webcams [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Feb 18, 11:37 am, sandy58 <alecki... DeleteThis @googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 18, 5:48 am, "Lil' Abner" <blv... DeleteThis @dogpatch.com> wrote:
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>
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> > sandy58 <alecki... DeleteThis @googlemail.com> wrote innews:939837d7-b912-47b0-82ee-4a93f14996bc@e60g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
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> > > On Feb 17, 11:36 pm, "Lil' Abner" <blv... DeleteThis @dogpatch.com> wrote:
> > >> I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will
> > >> adjust itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately
> > >> will totally white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but
> > >> I hate to spend a lot of money on something that won't work either.
> > >> The best one of the bunch I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that
> > >> I've had for several years. I'll happily pay more for one that I know
> > >> will work. I'm not having much luck Googling for that particular
> > >> scenario. You can see what I'm trying to do
> > >> athttp://mewnlite.com/webcam
>
> > >> Recommendations appreciated!
>
> > > These pics look pretty good to me, LA. I have had several webcams but
> > > never tried the viewing like this. I was looking at some security cams
> > > some time ago for the same sort of purpose but they were a bit on the
> > > heavy (price) side for me. (UK)
>
> > I can live with the night time one but the other one only looks decent
> > because it was very cloudy out.
> > Actually, I need a second one, and I don't have any idea what to get. I
> > suppose I could look around for a used 3 Com, but surely there are new and
> > improved cameras that will do better yet.
>
> > --
> > - The bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat -
>
> Are these shots thro' the window glass or from outside? If thro' the
> glass, how did you fix the cam to the glass/surrounds?
I just found this site.
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/Build-a-DVR-Camera-System.htm >> Stay informed about: Webcams |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:42 am
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:47 am
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sandy58 <aleckie60.TakeThisOut@googlemail.com> wrote in
news:09119914-1700-414a-8be5-de39a1a5f23d@34g2000hsz.googlegroups.com:
> On Feb 18, 5:48 am, "Lil' Abner" <blv....TakeThisOut@dogpatch.com> wrote:
>> sandy58 <alecki....TakeThisOut@googlemail.com> wrote
>> innews:939837d7-b912-47b0-82ee-4a93f14996bc@e60g2000hsh.googlegroups.c
>> om:
>>
>>
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>> > On Feb 17, 11:36 pm, "Lil' Abner" <blv....TakeThisOut@dogpatch.com> wrote:
>> >> I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it
>> >> will adjust itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought
>> >> lately will totally white out in bright sunlight. They were all
>> >> cheapos but I hate to spend a lot of money on something that won't
>> >> work either. The best one of the bunch I have is an old 3 Com
>> >> Webcam Lite that I've had for several years. I'll happily pay more
>> >> for one that I know will work. I'm not having much luck Googling
>> >> for that particular scenario. You can see what I'm trying to do
>> >> athttp://mewnlite.com/webcam
>>
>> >> Recommendations appreciated!
>>
>> > These pics look pretty good to me, LA. I have had several webcams
>> > but never tried the viewing like this. I was looking at some
>> > security cams some time ago for the same sort of purpose but they
>> > were a bit on the heavy (price) side for me. (UK)
>>
>> I can live with the night time one but the other one only looks
>> decent because it was very cloudy out.
>> Actually, I need a second one, and I don't have any idea what to get.
>> I suppose I could look around for a used 3 Com, but surely there are
>> new and improved cameras that will do better yet.
>
> Are these shots thro' the window glass or from outside? If thro' the
> glass, how did you fix the cam to the glass/surrounds?
Where there's a will, there's a way. http://mewnlite.com/window.jpg
That is NOT the 3 Com camera. That one is a VMicro which totally washes
out in broad daylight. See http://alongthewapsie.com/blahcam.html
There's abnout a half hour in the early morning and another half hour at
dusk where it looks pretty good.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:54 am
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:36:00 -0600, "Lil' Abner"
<blvstk.DeleteThis@dogpatch.com> wrote:
>I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will adjust
>itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately will totally
>white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but I hate to spend a
>lot of money on something that won't work either. The best one of the bunch
>I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that I've had for several years.
>I'll happily pay more for one that I know will work. I'm not having much
>luck Googling for that particular scenario.
>You can see what I'm trying to do at http://mewnlite.com/webcam
>
>Recommendations appreciated!
"The four-inch-high camera also has a brightness sensor to
reduce glare and improve lighting in gloomy surroundings"
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/technology/circuits/16camera.html
Found by Google searching webcam brightness sensor
if you do this search or similar you may find more products.
Also go to the respective websites of a few major peripheral
manufacturers to see their product descriptions, companies
like 3Com, Intel, Belkin, Linksys, Logitech, D-Link >> Stay informed about: Webcams |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:51 pm
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Lil' Abner wrote:
> I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will adjust
> itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately will totally
> white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but I hate to spend a
> lot of money on something that won't work either. The best one of the bunch
> I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that I've had for several years.
> I'll happily pay more for one that I know will work. I'm not having much
> luck Googling for that particular scenario.
> You can see what I'm trying to do at http://mewnlite.com/webcam
>
> Recommendations appreciated!
>
I suspect that what you really need is a surveillance camera, not a
webcam. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881102006
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:16 am
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On Feb 18, 2:54 pm, kony <s....TakeThisOut@spam.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:36:00 -0600, "Lil' Abner"
>
> <blv....TakeThisOut@dogpatch.com> wrote:
> >I'm looking for a webcam that I can point out the window and it will adjust
> >itself to the sunlight. All of the ones I've bought lately will totally
> >white out in bright sunlight. They were all cheapos but I hate to spend a
> >lot of money on something that won't work either. The best one of the bunch
> >I have is an old 3 Com Webcam Lite that I've had for several years.
> >I'll happily pay more for one that I know will work. I'm not having much
> >luck Googling for that particular scenario.
> >You can see what I'm trying to do athttp://mewnlite.com/webcam
>
> >Recommendations appreciated!
>
> "The four-inch-high camera also has a brightness sensor to
> reduce glare and improve lighting in gloomy surroundings"
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/technology/circuits/16camera.html
>
> Found by Google searching webcam brightness sensor
> if you do this search or similar you may find more products.
> Also go to the respective websites of a few major peripheral
> manufacturers to see their product descriptions, companies
> like 3Com, Intel, Belkin, Linksys, Logitech, D-Link
kony, that's not bad for the price. The sensor justifies the price. >> Stay informed about: Webcams |
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