OK, my webcam took a dump so I am looking to get a new one. I know many have tried different options (and this subject has been beat to death) so it might be a good thing to throw out a few ideas in one place. Personally, I would want to get a network camera with low lux but am open to other suggetions. I just want something with decent picture quality. I suppose a USB webcam would work but the ones I’ve tried have had pretty poor picture quality. Just looking for a few ideas before I plunk down my money. Thanks
See this recent thread for an IP cam option.
I am running a Logitech Pro 9000, Pro 5000 and Pro 4000 here:
http://jaxweathercam.net/
All are inside looking out through windows and they do a good enough job for me.
I actually like the 5000 the best myself…
-Bob
I am very happy with my Logitecth 9000, you can see images of it on my homepage.
Best Regards,
Martin
I started out with a Lorex DMC2161 that is an outdoor cam. It worked well and did the infrared thing, but the color was washed out.
Then I went to a Gigaware and it looked great on sunny days, but was too dark on cloudy days.The first cold night we had killed it even though it was in a box that built
I also tried others that I took back to the store the same day. So I finally ended up with a Logitech 9000 based on all the good stuff written here. The only reason I didn’t get it in the first place is I was too impatient to wait for online delivery. This one has been running for a week or so.
By the way, if you Google “webcamimage” in Google images, a large percentage of them are weather webcams due to the file name that WD gives.
Hi Bob
Your images are great. Do need USB extention cables to rum the cams and/or power USB hub? I have a Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe and need a 3m extention to get it to a window. Window panes 8mm thick and image quality not really good, Even at 1.8m it causes a system crash. I had to put a powered USB hub at 1.8m to keep things running smooth.
Does anyone have experience with the wireless Panasonic outdoor cam (expensive at $454)
Regards
Henri
The Pro 5000 runs on an Active USB extender cable and I have run the 4000 and 9000 on the same Active USB extender cable without any problems… I ran the 5000 at one time on the Active Extender cable and a passive for a total of 26 feet plus the Cam cable without any issues as well…
-Bob
Hi
one this is for sure, for the Pro 9000 it must be an active USB extender
(UAB 2.0 one at that) due to the power requirements and the quality of
the images, Do not use a Cat5e extender as these do not work with the
Pro 9000, i learnt the hard way 
Thanks everyone for the ideas. I may just go with the Panasonic IP cam.
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