Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Swanage webcam

Does this work for anyone? I can't access it as I don't use Internet Explorer.
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Anonymous said...

I use IE but eventually got the page and then the Active X download didn't appear to download

22/6/11 1:26 pm
Anonymous said...

Unlike most other webcams this is an ip camera, which is to say it has its own web server and so has an address, like a website, or your broadband modem. It is more of a cctv system than a webcam and you need to install a dubious little program called Ilin or something like that to access it. This program only works with IE. This seems to be the case with other web connected cctv systems I have come across. Previously they used something needing an ActiveX control with IE or Java with other browsers.

22/6/11 8:33 pm
Anonymous said...

Given that the latest figures show 42.4% of online users use Firefox compaired to 24.9% using I.E you would of thought it would work with other browsers, but it doesn't.

25/6/11 8:35 pm
Anonymous said...

If you buy a cctv or ip webcam from most retailers it comes with a viewing program which works only with IE. The Chinese firms that make these things all seem to copy the same program which seems to have a variety of skins, depending on the brand name. They do not seem interested in catering for Firefox users. Whether there are ip cams that have other software and whether they cost more I do not know, when I was buying an ip capable cctv system I could not find any. I presume whoever PDC went to for theirs kept costs to the tax payer down by using a competitively priced one.

Linux users seem to be stuffed and the rest of us give IE a rare outing to see the webcam. If anyone can point me to a Firefox compatible program let me know and I will be grateful. I came across something in alpha form but nothing else.

25/6/11 10:28 pm
Anonymous said...

seems to work for the snackbar OK?
http://www.snackbarswanage.co.uk/default.aspx?p=webcam

26/6/11 8:39 am
Anonymous said...

That is probably, in common with the vast majority of webcams, they are not using a cctv system with its own web server. Why whoever did the work for PDC used this approach has not been explained but it is probably because the Peveril Point camera can be controlled by users. You crucual point is that you cannot pan or zoom the one at Snackbar To dot his needs something to be run on the computer viewing the camera. In this case t used to be an ActiveX control for IE and a java program for other browsers and I well remember the grumble on here from someone who did not like the security implications of installing the former as they did not trust PDC. Perhaps if someone comes a controllable webcam using a less cumbersome system they could post a link on here so that it can be relayed on to PDC's webmaster who would no doubt prefer a more user friendly way of doing it.

26/6/11 10:19 am
Anonymous said...

Does anyone know why the ptz webcam at peveril point is off line?

22/10/11 3:25 pm

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