Webcam News

June 25, 2011: Yesterday I found out that focus issues were addressed in new webcams built after 05/2010. So I immediately ordered new one Logitech C905 (red color — nice touch, even better than silver/black) and also replaced webcam enclosure (to get rid of minor scratches on the glass) with VITEK Outdoor Enlosure. Wow, what a nice image we get now! :-) Please leave your comments or suggestions in our guestbook.

June 23, 2011: Webcam is now live! Right side of the image is off focus — well known bug of all Logitech C905. But overall, image is good and I like location as well (facing South Brooklyn — Coney Island).

June 22, 2011: We've replaced drives, camera, fan and even reloaded Windows 7. Webcam came back to life, but still in beta test. If it won't crash, we will install it in Brooklyn (slightly different location). Stay tuned.

May 29, 2011: I am glad that hard drive has fried tonight. Image quality was really blur during the day (but night was OK). We will replace both - failed disk and camera by June 20th, so please be patient. Thank you!

May 12, 2011: We have received very exciting news from our friend Adi. Robin bird is nesting just outside his window. There are some eggs, one chick already hatched last night. Crazy as we're about webcams, little Robin got connected to the internet :-)) You can view live images of American Robin here. Please leave your comments and suggestions in our guestbook.

April 6, 2011: We (Mike and Russell) were trying to fix webcam for 6 hours last night. It was a bloody mess for real — I cut my fingers by sharp stone somehow. Webcam didn't die, all cables were fine as well. However, we decided to replace entire setup (even wires) with new Logitech C910. No luck at all. Today I put all cables (over 50 feet), camera and weather proof enclosure in house, tested with different computer then moved whole thing. It worked, but for how long? If it fail again in the next 24 hours — we will replace computer.

Image quality didn't improve, regardless of "5 megapixel" sensor size (same as 2 megapixel). I thought it would be much better :-( However, focus issues were resolved in the new Logitech model. Objects on the left and right are in focus. We have no idea how new webcam operate in dark, so all of us are "beta testers".

April 5, 2011: Webcam is working again. I wish we could have a remote reboot function. Anyway, new webcam is on the way. We will try to replace old one in a few days. Before that, we should complete our webcam archive (images from 2001-2011).

April 4, 2011: We will replace failed webcam on April 7th — April 8th. Please stay tuned for more updates.

March 18, 2011: New website has been launched! I am still replacing old pages so please pardon our virtual mess. Do you like Brooklyn Webcam? Please sign our Guestbook. You may also follow us on Twitter!

March 3, 2011: Software updates brought our webcam down for 1 week. Issue has been resolved, webcam is running as usual. We didn't reach our goal in new webcam project, however, prices on Axis webcam have been slashed by in 11 months.

September 8, 2010: Image quality issues have been resolved. I was looking into this stunning image processed two years ago with same webcam model, but was unable to get at least "good" picture for MONTHS. The trick is to keep Logitech software on HD mode and webcam software in 800x600 format. Good video card with at least 256MB dedicated RAM is a big plus. Yes, there is a certain strain on CPU and memory, but who cares? We need a good picture.

September 7, 2010: Today I had enough time for yet another webcam installation. Brand new Logitech c905 has been installed on the same spot (it was there for years), in the same webcam enclosure. Tripplite USB extensions have been replaced as well (old ones were damaged by water). By the way, so-called "Logitech C905 HD webcam" is absolutely the same as old one released more than 2 years ago. Where "HD" came from? We will compare image quality tomorrow afternoon because I believe old one performed much better.

August 31, 2010: We've added new webcam in Midwood, Brooklyn. It will operate temporarily until we get another one. Unfortunately, we haven't got enough money in order to complete our new project. We're currently looking into other webcam options, for example, into cheaper axis 215. Image quality isn't the best, but webcam: 1) rotates 360 degrees; 2) streams video directly through internet (without audio); 3) weather-proof.

March 31, 2010: Better webcam for greatest city! Brooklyn Webcam is opening new project!

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