Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Webcams

Peter Brooks wrote:
> If you could really specify what price you're talking about spending,
> for a single install camera it'll be best looking into something over
> IP and certainly power it using PoE. Sinking a stretch of network
> cable into the ground will be a lot less effort that messing around
> with wireless & adhoc power supplies.
>
> If you actually want a camera to be of use then you can't just use any
> cheap piece of kit for outside night time monitoring, most are not up
> to the task and provide nothing that the police can actually use.
> I've had very good experience with any cameras from Axis, pick an
> MPEG4 mega pixel night vision camera that can be put in some
> anti-vandal housing.
>
> If you don't have the money to spend out on such a device (and they
> don't come cheap) then you might as well buy a dummy camera.
>

I was expecting to have to pay a couple of 100 pounds but hadn't had
much luck finding something appropriate.

It's actually for watching for wildlife rather than security, but, yes,
it still needs to be reasonable quality. I will see what I can find
about Axis.

Thanks,
Leo