Hi Jim,
I worked at a CCTV company for 9 years and so know my way around IP cameras
pretty well.
An important question is what is the purpose of the view? General "this is
the condition of the marina" ? Or to observe an area where you are
concerned about crime? Or something else?
Do you want to have a view at night (which can be done with infra-red
illumination) ?
The purpose of the view will dictate what kind of resolution (think
megapixels) you need.
Axis cameras (as was mentioned previously) are the top of the line. They
are a great choice if you can afford them. Probably expect to spend
$300-500 for a fixed camera. A camera that moves (Pan-Tilt-Zoom or PTZ), in
a weatherproof format is likely $1500+. The benefit with Axis is that you
get a solid camera with top notch support both on the web or on the phone.
There are many, many Chinese and Korean companies that make much cheaper
cameras, but you may get a very simple instruction manual that doesn't
help.
The IP camera will have a URL that you can embed in an <IMG> tag on your
web side so that every time that page refreshes, it will pull the current
image from the camera.
If you are like most users of the Internet, you have a firewall protecting
your local network. You'll need to open "port forwarding" so that the web
page can reach the camera.
Happy to help out more if you want to contact me directly,
Thanks,
Rob
From: Jim Barrentine via Trawlers-and-Trawlering<mailto:
trawlers@lists.trawlering.com>
Sent: ?5/?28/?2016 10:17 AM
To: trawlers@lists.trawlering.commailto:trawlers@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: T&T: Waterproof IP Cameras
I made the original post on this topic. Now that I am on my laptop,
let me explain more fully.
I am the webmaster for my yacht club. I want to mount an IP camera
on our building that shows the marina and Florida Bay. I need to
imbed the feed on our website. Ideally, I would like to control the
camera remotely, but let anyone view the feed without having any control.
Suggestions?
Jim
Jim Barrentine
MYC Webmaster
jkbcom@earthlink.net
216-496-2008
Hi Jim,
I worked at a CCTV company for 9 years and so know my way around IP cameras
pretty well.
An important question is what is the purpose of the view? General "this is
the condition of the marina" ? Or to observe an area where you are
concerned about crime? Or something else?
Do you want to have a view at night (which can be done with infra-red
illumination) ?
The purpose of the view will dictate what kind of resolution (think
megapixels) you need.
Axis cameras (as was mentioned previously) are the top of the line. They
are a great choice if you can afford them. Probably expect to spend
$300-500 for a fixed camera. A camera that moves (Pan-Tilt-Zoom or PTZ), in
a weatherproof format is likely $1500+. The benefit with Axis is that you
get a solid camera with top notch support both on the web or on the phone.
There are many, many Chinese and Korean companies that make much cheaper
cameras, but you may get a very simple instruction manual that doesn't
help.
The IP camera will have a URL that you can embed in an <IMG> tag on your
web side so that every time that page refreshes, it will pull the current
image from the camera.
If you are like most users of the Internet, you have a firewall protecting
your local network. You'll need to open "port forwarding" so that the web
page can reach the camera.
Happy to help out more if you want to contact me directly,
Thanks,
Rob
From: Jim Barrentine via Trawlers-and-Trawlering<mailto:
trawlers@lists.trawlering.com>
Sent: ?5/?28/?2016 10:17 AM
To: trawlers@lists.trawlering.com<mailto:trawlers@lists.trawlering.com>
Subject: T&T: Waterproof IP Cameras
I made the original post on this topic. Now that I am on my laptop,
let me explain more fully.
I am the webmaster for my yacht club. I want to mount an IP camera
on our building that shows the marina and Florida Bay. I need to
imbed the feed on our website. Ideally, I would like to control the
camera remotely, but let anyone view the feed without having any control.
Suggestions?
Jim
Jim Barrentine
MYC Webmaster
jkbcom@earthlink.net
216-496-2008
