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Alasdair - 25 Jun 2008 15:01 GMT

We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
guests can see them in real time.

Does anyone know where we can source an outdoor webcam which will do
this?

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Alan Clifford - 25 Jun 2008 20:31 GMT

A> We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
A> beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
A> guests can see them in real time.
A>
A> Does anyone know where we can source an outdoor webcam which will do
A> this?
A>
A>

Maplin have an outdoor webcam:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=224294&doy=25m6

Or just google for "outdoor webcam".

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Willy Eckerslyke - 26 Jun 2008 09:31 GMT

> A> We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
> A> beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
> A> guests can see them in real time.
> A>
> A> Does anyone know where we can source an outdoor webcam which will do
> A> this?

> Maplin have an outdoor webcam:
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=224294&doy=25m6

Is that colour? "Night vision" might suggest not.

I'm watching this thread with interest as I also want to rig up a better
webcam looking outdoors. It's not as easy as you might think as most are
designed for indoor lighting only and unless the view is to the north,
any outdoor view is likely to be staring into the sun at some point.

I do have an Axis 205 network camera looking out of one window, with a
couple of polarisers protecting it, but they result in lousy low light
performance. Also, unless you can view the image on a PC right next to
the camera, it can be a serious pain to get focused and lined up.
Unfortunately I can't with mine, which is why it's so crap:
http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/about/webcam.php.en
(really will try to get that improved as I'm sure it's got even worse
since I last checked!)
One plus point is that particular model has the server built in, so it
doesn't need to be connected to a computer, just plugged into a network
port.

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Stephen - 26 Jun 2008 11:41 GMT

>> A> We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
>> A> beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
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>
> Is that colour? "Night vision" might suggest not.

Don't get a night vision camera unless you want strange daytime colours.
I had one where green grass looked pink. There's no point anyway
unless you can illuminate the view with infra-red light.

IP cameras (i.e. one that is connected to a network rather than via usb
to a computer) such as the Axis ones mentioned are a better idea because
they can upload images to a web host without a pc having to be on all
the time.

Stephen

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Jim Wilson - 25 Jun 2008 20:48 GMT

Have a look at the network cameras at www.axis.com. I have no connection to
the firm but use a couple of their cameras and am very happy with the
quality of the images. Not especially cheap but they last.

> We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
> beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
> guests can see them in real time.
>
> Does anyone know where we can source an outdoor webcam which will do
> this?

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MB - 26 Jun 2008 10:09 GMT

Have a look at the Corran Inn, they have an excellent one pointing down the
road to the Corran Ferry.

http://www.corraninn.co.uk/webcam.php

MB

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Paul Giverin - 26 Jun 2008 10:27 GMT

>> We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
>> beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
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>
>http://www.corraninn.co.uk/webcam.php

Shame about the wheelie bins ;)

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MB - 26 Jun 2008 11:27 GMT

>>> We have a customer in the Scottish Highlands who wants to put the
>>> beautiful view from her hotel window on her website so that potential
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> Shame about the wheelie bins ;)

It's probably a cunning plot by Highland Council to watch the wheelie bins.

MB

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Alasdair - 26 Jun 2008 11:26 GMT

>Have a look at the Corran Inn, they have an excellent one pointing down the
>road to the Corran Ferry.
>
>http://www.corraninn.co.uk/webcam.php

That is what we have in mind but we should like it to pan up and down
the loch from a site nearer the pier. Would it be possible to have
the camera transmitting over the Internet in real time or is it
essential to have a 15 second delay between shots?

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Trev - 26 Jun 2008 12:20 GMT

>> Have a look at the Corran Inn, they have an excellent one pointing
>> down the road to the Corran Ferry.
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> the camera transmitting over the Internet in real time or is it
> essential to have a 15 second delay between shots?

Continues means much more bandwidth so Higher running costs

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Mark Dunn - 29 Jun 2008 12:09 GMT

> > > Have a look at the Corran Inn, they have an excellent one pointing
> > > down the road to the Corran Ferry.
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> Nobody is perfect.
> But Being a Yorkshire man is as close as you can get.

The wheeliebins have gone now. Folks are just coming in for Sunday lunch.

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