[Coral-List] Web cam for aquarium

[Chris Hind]

i know of boat places down here in south florida that offer
through-hull cameras.
i always wondered why no one used something like that to take a google
maps street view-style map of the reefs

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Brian Walker <walkerb at nova.edu> wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> Check out Seaviewer's cameras. We use them for a lot of drop-camera work
> with good results. They are tethered and do well in low light. They are not
> specifically designed for web cam use, but they plug into any analog device.
>
> http://www.seaviewer.com/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian K. Walker, Ph.D.
> Research Scientist
> National Coral Reef Institute
> Nova Southeastern University
> Oceanographic Center
> 8000 N Ocean Drive
> Dania Beach, FL 33004
> 954-262-3675
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Andy Collins
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:46 PM
> To: Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Cc: Yumi Yasutake
> Subject: [Coral-List] Web cam for aquarium
>
> Aloha Coral listers,
>
> I'm looking for a small, relatively inexpensive web cam to put in our 2500
> gallon salt water aquarium.  Ideally the unit would be able to "see" in both
> daylight as well as dark (likely infrared), night vision.
> We have easy access to the aquarium so maintenance is not a big concern, and
> cleaning and such can be conducted regularly, especially if it simply a
> small, tethered unit that could be pulled out and replaced easily.  Web cam
> streaming over TCP/IP to a multi-cast site, and to a storefront kiosk would
> be the proposed distribution avenues for the signal at present.
>
> Mahalo for the coral list brainpower!
>
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> Andy Collins
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