Surveillance remote camera advice

[GC1]

I have found that when I am in bed or sitting in the lounge on the boat I find it difficult to get a good view of outside, I can bend down and try to look up out of the portholes or skylights but a remote colour camera fixed to the radar arch would be brilliant, that way I could check when anchored or at what's going on on the nearby boats from the comfort of my bed or chaise long

I have a full electronic barometer and remote anonometer so can be in touch with the elements, but a picture paints a thousand words as they say

One with remote height adjustment and zoom facility would be useful, that way I could look over fences and other boats as well. The camera should be able to show the image on the LCD tv as it has a video input and PC socket.

 

[ostria]

Some posts in this topic might be what you're looking for. Search for the post of MikeM2 who has implemented exactly what you plan to (except for the camera installation is not on the arch). Maybe you can source some info from there /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Hope this helps,
Dimitris,
Athens.

 

[tazzle]

Not as daft as it sounds...

A static marina cam is a doddle but I think may soon prove a bit boring, but the idea has possibilities.

The times you really want to record on cam are usually the times you're busiest at the helm, so much boaty cam footage is just shots over the bows at an empty sea or prolonged wake shots, taken when nothing's happening.

So a decent 1/3" chip 500+ horizontal line cam mounted on the radar arch and connected to an MDV recorder could give some great footage of negotiating harbour and marina entrances etc. (and record other boats being naughty /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

Two probs I can see; (1) spray. If using underway you'd need a PTZ housing with a wiper (2) movement. You'd need a gimballed mounting that works the same way as a Steadicam but with just enough damping.

 

[GC1]

With my inexperience I find sleep hard to get when worried that my anchor has failed and I may be floating mid channel. It would be nice to be able to see what is going on outside on the LCD tv with a remote control to move the camera around. I guess I could strap it to the remote spot light and use that

Thanks for the help, I know a camera expert who I may get to fit the system in for me, the recording aspect seems good, may be worth having a record button at the helm so when some prat is about to crash into you it can be caught on tape. Also useful security for the boat, especially if the camera is disguised as a light with a wireless wifi link. Could view what is going on from anywhere in the world.

 

[Nick_H]

I suggest you contact Gordon Brown, he has apparently decided to upgrade Trident so the periscopes off the old submarines should be appearing on e-bay soon. A periscope would look cool as on your boat, and no flimsy electronics to go wrong.

 

[GC1]

Have you got a contact number for Gordon, I would be interested to see what his buy now price would be. I do think a periscope would take up too much room and require cutting the GRP, unless of course it could go through a skylight.

Saw a nice log effect fire yesterday, that would be nice for the winter months but perhaps a bit Coronation streetish, still safer than the real thing I guess!

 

[Alrob]

I PUT THE GPS ANCHOR ALARM ON WHEN ANCHORED

 

[Alrob]

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[oldgit]

Why not just get a wireless IPcamera.Basic one is around 80.00.Watch live images from your laptop,the camera soft ware aslso allows you top store "snapshots' on your hard drive.
Although picture is not wonderfully detailed it is not bad.Photo below was taken using snapshot thingy via camera on front of house watching rainy weather front moving in.Have finally managed to master after only 4 months actually "seeing' stuff on camera.In only another 6 months may be actually work out how to connect camera to web.