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| Thread ID: 119353 | 2011-07-19 01:18:00 | Long-distance web cam | Whenu (9358) | PC World Chat |
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| 1217610 | 2011-07-19 01:18:00 | Yello, mate of mine wants to put a web cam up to show surf. The breaks are about 6 km away from where he wants the camera. Anyone know of a reasonably priced camera that will see that far? Don't know how much detail he wants to see in the waves. Cheers |
Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1217611 | 2011-07-19 01:27:00 | Buy a cheap telescope. 6km away is a joke :( |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1217612 | 2011-07-19 02:08:00 | For a 'reasonable' price? Nope. What is really needed is an IP CCTV camera with a decent zoom lens. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1217613 | 2011-07-19 02:52:00 | You can probably get a Pelco or similar PTZ camera for about $1800 or so that should zoom about that far. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1217614 | 2011-07-19 03:23:00 | You can probably get a Pelco or similar PTZ camera for about $1800 or so that should zoom about that far. Why would PTZ be necessary? Something like this with a decent zoom lens would do the trick. www.trademe.co.nz |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1217615 | 2011-07-19 05:53:00 | try borrowing a cheap cam and putting it in front of a telescope. It might work well enough to be usefull. if not do what pineo suggested | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1217616 | 2011-07-19 06:24:00 | Thanks all for your suggestions, will take a better look at the options, cheers | Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1217617 | 2011-09-11 05:08:00 | Have put a Logitech 510 webcam in front of a telephoto lens as per www.instructables.com and www.zhrodague.net Resolution is okay but have a patch of bright area in the middle of thr photos, any idea what to do to remove? |
Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1217618 | 2011-09-11 05:42:00 | Resolution is okay but have a patch of bright area in the middle of thr photos, any idea what to do to remove? This is an unavoidable artefact of the webcam's large field of view and the lens's small aperture. Try forcing the lens aperture wide open (you might have to break it), or zooming in with the webcam (less than ideal). | Growly (6) | ||
| 1217619 | 2011-09-11 06:51:00 | The aperture in the lens is usually staying narrow but occasionally goes wide but when the lans is moved, the aperture reverts back to a narrow view | Whenu (9358) | ||
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