Webcam up, but not playing the game!
We were proud of ourselves last night, we did a lot of background work on the site and even got the camera working, but this morning it seems like the camera has given up on us.
I was monitoring the camera this morning, and noticed that most of the images coming back had a pink cast to them, and it now turns out that the CCD seems to be failing. This is indeed a shame as this the camera that was intending to use in the USA to keep in touch with the folks here in blighty.
So I have bit the bullet and ordered a dedicated network camera which should arrive in the morning. A Panasonic BLC30 Wireless IP Camera
"The BLC30 network camera lets you view real-time images over the internet. You can monitor your home or office from a distant location using a PC or mobile telephone. Panasonic's network camera even features a built-in Web server function, so the camera does not have to be connected to a PC.The BLC30 is very easy to setup, IP address setting, Port Forwarding and DDNS will be setup automatically with setup CD-ROM.
The lens can be panned (moved horizontally) or tilted (vertically) from a remote location via a PC or mobile telephone.
The built-in sensor detects infra-red rays emitted from a heat source, such as a person, and sends a signal to begin recording. The camera can also send an e-mail to your computer or mobile phone with the captured image attached.
The camera can view images in light as low as 1lux. It has the ability to switch to colour night view mode automatically when the subject becomes dark.
With one press of a button, privacy mode can be turned on ensuring that images from the camera cannot be seen."