az1 wrote:
From your samples it appears that the cameras have some problem with the white sand. Maybe its just the fixed focus.
and the lack of depth issue.
No...I'm afraid that's not the case. The sand is not white. It just has a very poor image quality, the contrast and color saturation just isn't very good. And the pictures are very grainy... The Axis cameras don't have this problem, neither of the ones I have anyway. But when that's said, it might not be very important to get the best possible image, after all - what you need is simply to see that everythings ok, and you don't need a very detailed image to set your mind at rest
az1 wrote:
I will spend some time revisiting the Axis products but have decided that I do need swifle and focus features to allow me to observe more of the room. It also need to be wireless as my fish are in the garage which is about 8 meters from the house with about a 3 metre height difference. ( we live on steeply inclined and rocky block)
This one:
http://www.axis.com/products/cam_213/index.htm will provide everything you need. Unfortunately it's very very expensive, as it's under the category surveillance, and not "network camera". Remeber that any camera will work on wireless with a wireless accesspoint, they're very cheap, so you don't need that buildt in to the camera.
az1 wrote:
How do you manage to get so many different cams to play with? Is it part of your job?
By the way even with the less than desired quality of view, your terraced tank still looks outstanding.
yes, it's through my work I get access to the cameras, and... thanks! I'm glad you like the tank
It's starting to settle in now, and I'm so far very happy with it. It's a great decoration, which is important when the tank is in the living room
az1 wrote:I live in the south of Sydney near a place called Sutherland or a well known beach called Cronulla. A long way from Mackay
What were you doing up there? Apart from getting a tan
Cheers
Andreas
I never did get to go down to Cronulla, I mainly stayed further north than that. I lived in Springfield up in the Blue Mountains for a while. It was wintertime, and I had to giggle a bit about everybody complaining about how terribly cold it was. it was 5C in the morning, and 20C in the middle of the day. COLD!
You're spoilt, you know that, right
I loved every minute I spent in Australia, the people, the life style, the weather, the food! Just loved it
Mind you, I was there when the cyclon Nina swept past Mackay, (at the same time as Andrew swept over Florida. We were the target of a few jokes about that at the time, me and my son
) and that wasn't quite as much fun, but still an experience a cherish! The next day all the kids were out in the streets with their surfboards
Hope you find the right camera Andreas! Just let me know if I can be of any more asistance.
with our clubs fish auction I never want to see a wireless network again. (says he as he is typing on a pc, linked to the WWW via a wireless network)