[dba-Tech] Cameras etc

Hi Andy,

Have you checked out sites like

http://webcam.com/

They have a HOW TO GET STARTED page there.

http://webcam.com/toolkit/default.asp?section=homewebcamsPc

Gary Kjos
garykjos at hotmail.com





>From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Hardware and Software 
>issues<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software 
>issues'"<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Cameras etc
>Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:24:33 +0100
>
>Thanka Ed and Lembit. Doesn't sound too promising. I thought it might be
>one of these things that sounds great in theory....and it looks like
>that's right. Perhaps I should suggest my brother saves his money.
>
>Andy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
> > Sent: 05 September 2003 19:22
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Cameras etc
> >
> >
> > Hi Andy,
> > At work our IT folks were playing around with a desktop
> > video/audio setup about 1 1/2 years ago.  I believe it was a
> > monitor mounted Pictel camera.  It required a dedicated ISDN
> > telephone line to get decent refresh rate and it still was
> > choppy and the image was kinda small. They pretty much gave
> > up on that for a top of the line PicTel teleconferencing
> > system that required 6 dedicated ISDN lines but now we're
> > talking big $$, the phone lines are expensive and they would
> > prefer we don't use it. I sure technology has other options
> > now with DSL/cable.  There's always the digital camera or
> > digital camcorder.  I just started looking at digital
> > cameras, something neat about not having to use
> > film/developing and all that.  Some of the digital cameras
> > also have a movie option where I believe you can record some
> > motion, roughly 80 seconds on the 16 Mb card that comes with
> > the camera but you can probably get a lot more if you spring
> > for the 256 Mb card about $150. Panasonic is running a
> > special this month, their $299 camera with a Leica lens comes
> > with a free 128 Mb card, I'm leaning in that direction.
> > Sorry, can't be of more help.
> >
> > Ed Tesiny
> > EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 1:26 PM
> > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Cameras etc
> >
> >
> > Thanks Bryan and Francisco for the feedback. Anyone else have
> > any experience of this?
> >
> > andy
> >
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