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Somewhere, in deepest Week St. Mary,
we have situated a webcam,
broadcasting live images, (most of
the time) of an extremely busy set
of bird tables and feeders. To view
the images please click on the above
link; this will open a new web page
which contains the actual image and
buttons to allow movement of the
camera (pan, tilt & zoom). |
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Some species seen so
far...
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Blackbird
Robin
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Goldcrest
Bullfinch
Nuthatch
Siskin
Starling
Magpie
Corn Bunting |
House Sparrow
Blue Tit
Woodcock
Ring-necked Dove
Squirrel
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Hedge Sparrow
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Marsh Tit
Jay
Sparrowhawk !! |
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November 2008: Regrettably, after
26,280 hours the original webcam has
'died' so a new model of camera has
been purchased. This camera is even
better than the previous one as it
now allows you to 'zoom' in addition
to 'pan' and 'tilt' |
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PLEASE NOTE:-
After logging
in, if you do
NOT see a
picture at all,
it is possible
that you are
suffering from
the known issue
after having
installed
Microsoft'sİ
Silverlight as
part of Windows
updates - the
solution is
simple: go to
(In
Windows XP)
Control Panel,
select
Add/Remove
Programs
or (In
Vista) Control
Panel, select
Programs &
Features, select and
uninstall Silverlight
-
the camera will
now work!
The removal of
Silverlight does
not change the
way Windows
operates. |
![BirdCam [LIVE]](images/cameramenu.jpg) |
Some of the snapshots
taken
using the
"Snapshot" button.... |
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If this
is your first visit, you will be
presented with a warning that you
are required to install an ActiveX
component... this is perfectly
normal and safe - ( it is a small
piece of software that controls the
display of the webcam and allows you
to move the webcam around).
After a
few moments (depending on the speed
of your connection) you will have to
install a small piece of software -
this is also safe! and then you will
be presented with a 'Log In' box. |
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An example of the
Log In screen
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The Username is:
user
The Password is:
user
Tick the
'Remember my password'
box |
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CONTROLS |
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Snapshot |
Click to 'take a
snapshot of the current
image then 'right-click'
the new image and select
'Save picture as...' |
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Client Settings |
There are no options
that need to be altered
in this section |
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'Top Hat' |
Click Left, Right, Up or
Down as required. The
'House' will return the
camera to the 'home'
position |
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Go To... |
Choosing Sky, Home or
Floor will move the
camera to those
positions |
Pan Speed
Tilt Speed
Zoom Speed
Focus Speed |
Changing the numbers
will alter the way the
camera reacts. The
settings are from
-5
to
5, with -5 the
slowest. When zooming in
other settings need to
be at the slowest except
the focus speed. |
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- Zoom + |
Causes the camera to
zoom in (+) or
out (-)
accordingly. |
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- Focus + |
Causes the camera to
focus in (+) or
out (-)
accordingly. |
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- Iris + |
Causes the camera to
change the iris setting
in (+) or out (-)
accordingly. |
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Auto-pan |
Makes the camera
'auto-pan' unless you
click 'stop'. The camera
will traverse nearly all
the way round but you
will see nothing other
than the inside of the
camera housing - best
not use it! |
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Stop |
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Auto Patrol |
Configured to do
nothing! |
| The only limitation is
that a maximum of 10
connections are allowed
at any one time, so if
it's busy, please try
again later. |
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PLEASE NOTE:
AUDIO IS
NOT ENABLED
so don't try shouting at
it!! |
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