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Weather => Weather Hardware/Measurement => Topic started by: DMatterm on December 31, 2021, 11:05:17 PM
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I want to add a camera to my WeatherCat site and I'd like some recommendations on cameras that play well with the platform. I have power at the camera location but need to use WiFi for the connection. In the past I've used a Foscam camera but wasn't happy with their app. Most camera are understandably designed for security monitoring and I find it hard to tell how well they'd work with WeatherCat. Also, I my technical skills are intermediate at best and I don't want to have to get into anything too wonky. Any suggestions?
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Dear DMatterm and WeatherCat faithful,
Unfortunately, I'm still using a venerable Logitech USB webcam, so my experiences won't be of any help to you. However, there are others on the forum who I hope will offer opinions soon.
In the meantime, I see that this is your first posting on the WeatherCat forum. So by all means welcome! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/welcome_smiley.gif)
If it suits your fancy, feel free to introduce yourself in this topic on our forum:
https://athena.trixology.com/index.php?board=8.0 (https://athena.trixology.com/index.php?board=8.0)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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First of all… welcome to the forums!!!! [cheer]
I think there are several threads and maybe even a Poll on this forum. Try a search with “webcam” or “webcam recommendations” and you should get a list of cameras used by members. I started with a POE, had to switch to WiFi when that camera died. As long as the camera has at least a 1024 x whatever, you should get a decent image of your area/weather. WC handles the capturing, creating a time-lapse and single-frame images as well as uploading everything to your web space. ThU5:-)
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Welcome to the Forum DMatterm.
Several weeks ago I scoured the forum looking for webcam recommendations and came up empty. The vast majority of threads refer to wifi cameras no longer being sold. I am using a Sharx camera but they stopped selling wifi cameras and only sell high performance security cameras now. The same applies to most reputable companies who were selling simple wifi cameras just a few years ago.
Logitech does have this camera, temporarily unavailable from them, but available on Amazon. I don't know if it will allow you to capture still shots from a live stream, which is how WeatherCat composes its time lapse video.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/cameras/circle-view-security-camera.961-000489.html#specs
I am also checking with Axis to see if their wifi camera might work. I'll post back here after I hear back from them. JosBaz was using one of their earlier models and said it worked fine, but that model is now discontinued. I am asking them about their AXIS M1065-LW Network Camera.
Along with DMatterm, I would appreciate anyone who knows about currently available wifi cameras working with the Cat to post here.
Thanks, and Happy New Year.
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It's been a while since anyone has posted on this, and I'm still hoping to find a camera. The Logitech Circle View camera looks interesting, but it would be great to hear from someone who has used it or has another suggestions. Thanks!