What Web Cam Do You Use With Your Apex?

[barry_keith]

I use a Dlink 930L, I have it on my apex dashboard, but mostly use the dlink app on my phone for viewing. I believe these are on sale at frys.com for like $30 right now too

 

[tylr9m482]

I use a Dlink 930L, I have it on my apex dashboard, but mostly use the dlink app on my phone for viewing. I believe these are on sale at frys.com for like $30 right now too

Just ordered this on ebay for 32$ it was 39$ on the listed website but I couldn't pass it up for the price. I have never set something like this up so I didn't want to buy something expensive and get frustrated when I couldnt figure it out!

 

[Reefvet]

If you can afford it, get a Dropcam. Takes 5minutes to set up, works wirelessly, and it's extremely easy to use. No networking or programming required. All in HD too.
You can access it from anywhere too.
Forget trying to tie into the Apex Dashboard as it only supports crappy video anyway.

I have 2 Dropcam Pros and they're great cameras for everything except a reef tank cam. The angle of view is so wide that you get a very distorted view of your reef. If you use the zoom the res sucks and forget about using them with any amount of actinic and getting good video. They can't figure out the color so they don't focus well. There is no manual color control so you're SOL.

And if you leave them on after lights out and they turn on the Infrared LEDs it's a whole different mess.

 

[IgorP]

I have 2 Dropcam Pros and they're great cameras for everything except a reef tank cam. The angle of view is so wide that you get a very distorted view of your reef. If you use the zoom the res sucks and forget about using them with any amount of actinic and getting good video. They can't figure out the color so they don't focus well. There is no manual color control so you're SOL.

And if you leave them on after lights out and they turn on the Infrared LEDs it's a whole different mess.

Yep, I had the same experience with Dropcam. I have sent my Dropcam back to Amazon today.

 

[b7fig]

Dropcam doesn't work inside the Apex, but dropcams interface is much better anyway. If you don't have your lights at 20k, its quite nice. Mine during the day run at 12k and i get perfect picture quality and love it. But as it starts going to the blue, it looks the same as taking a picture with your camera phone.