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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). |
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.
If you have a security warning
about unsigned ActiveX scripts
then please click
HERE for further
guidance. |
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An example of the Log In
screen |
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Some species seen so far...
Blackbird
Robin
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Goldcrest
Bullfinch
Nuthatch
Siskin
Starling
Magpie
Corn Bunting
Fieldfare |
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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• The Username is:
user
• The Password is:
user
Tick the 'Remember my
password' box |
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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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BirdCam
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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The '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 / Stop |
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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Auto Patrol |
Configured to do
nothing! |
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The only
limitation is that a
maximum of 10
connections are allowed
at any one time, so if
it's busy, please try
later. |
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PLEASE NOTE:
AUDIO IS NOT ENABLED...
so don't try
shouting at it!! |
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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's©
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. |
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Some of the snapshots taken
using the "Snapshot" button.... |
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