8 September 2010, 10:12 am
If you are seeing this, then I still have at least one left. I pull my listings when done, and I answer all legitimate emails, please be patient it may take a day to get back to you. Price is firm, this is a good deal, check. Thank you for looking. I'm down to my last few really good ones. I have tested them, and will show you they are working when you pick yours up. Basic camera spec's: Daylight camera with CCD sensor chip and has a Wide angle lens that will Zoom to 10X power optically. Tilt is about 70 degrees, Pan is about 300 degrees. INCLUDED: A TESTED camera, Pan Tilt Zoom camera made by Sony, with NTSC video out, (will directly feed a video input on video capture card on your PC.) use as webcam. INCLUDED: One power supply. INCLUDED: One camera serial to PC cable, no one ever sells these with these cameras. This cable sells separately on eBay for $15 to $20 + shipping. (May require USB-Serial adapter sold separately) INCLUDED: a link for you to download the control software, I cannot provide a CDROM of software. But if you bring a USB memory stick I will download a copy of each for you. There are many versions, but only two software really stand out. One is Freeware, the other Shareware. INCLUDED: PDF file of instructions on how to get started. This will show you how to setup the camera as webcam. NOT included : Video Capture card, or USB video capture device to view the video on your PC. I use a USB Video Capture device, about $20 off eBay , I have a few new ones left I will sell for $15 With either software your camera can be controlled remotely over the web. Even from your iPhone. My daughter is always using her Samsung Memior phone to play with my RoofCam If you don't have a serial port, I have USB to Serial adapters by IO Gear that will work with XP, Vista, and Windows 7. For extra $15. These are new. The software allows for 'Bookmarking'. You click on a bookmark and the camera will Pan Tilt Zoom to a preset coordinate instantly. The Bookmarks can be automated to rotate thru at a time interval of your choosing. Both software come with web servers that will allow you to access your camera from any web connected computer in the world. My RoofCAM has been running almost non-stop since Sept 2007. It powers on every morning at sunrise and powers down in the evening 30 minutes after sunset. Camera is connected to a Pentium II 500Mhz laptop running XP, it ran for over a year with Win 98SE. I'm telling you this to show you the reliability of these cameras and that you don't need to use a high end PC to run this. This is perfect for that old PC your not using. They were originally designed for industry for teleconferencing, but they work great as a security camera, or just a web cam pointing out a window showing the view. Picture with thumbnail view of Mt Rainier is the remote PC running the web server, picture with just Mt Rainier and PTZ controls is my version of web page view with a 2 second refresh. You can also stream the video. I prefer you pick it up, but I will ship to verified PayPal address if you pay shipping. Please DO NOT use GOOGLE Maps, or Yahoo maps when getting directions, we have new roads in area, and they have not updated their maps, use Mapquest. My location on Earth is within 2 blocks of this: 55th Ave NE and Norpoint Way NE, Tacoma, WA bordering Federal Way. So to recap, $60 gets you a working PTZ camera, power supply, serial control cable, link to download, or downloaded software to control camera from PC. What you need is serial port or USB serial adapter if you don't have a serial port, and a video capture device. I will sell both, see above for details. If you want to pay less, I have a few that have working Zoom / Pan function but no tilt. If you'd like a 12X zoom instead, check my listing on upillar.com Google: http://www.upillar.com/listings/43130-robotic-web-camera-pan-tilt-zoom12x-robot-web-remote-control-ptz-webcam it will be at the top of the search Thank you for looking Frequently Asked Questions: Can the camera see in the dark? No, camera requires at least 20 watts of lighting for night time use. Can I control more than one camera on one computer? Yes you can. It will require a video switch that is either PC controlled or manually switched, and the use of USB-Serial adapters so you can have multiple control software running at same time with multiple serial ports. Do I need to use a dedicated computer for this setup? No, but I recommend you do. This will run on a Pentium I, 200MHz CPU speed PC. So just about any old, unused PC you have can be dedicated to use as a camera webserver. I currently use a 500MHz laptop with 256Mb RAM for mine. It also runs my weather station, and a few other applications, 24 hours X 365 Days for the last 4 years. Will this camera detect motion? Yes it will. And the freeware version software for camera control has motoin detection built in. ... Read More »
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