Remote Controlled IP Based Webcam

Solution 1:

Axis does some pretty good products.

Camera is controlled by an internal webserver, on which you also follow the feed live.

You can have some examples of this webserver by googling "Live view - / - AXIS" (with quotes) or "indexFrame.html axis" (without quotes).

Solution 2:

We recently set up a webcam solution to look around our lobby. It's a Sony SNC-RZ25N. We mounted it on a pole (you can also mount it upside down on the ceiling) and we let people control the camera from our website.

We chose it because:

• 18X optical zoom
• Limit camera usage to configured business hours
• Limit how long individuals can control the camera (we chose 60 sec) and queue people waiting to control it with an ETA displayed.
• Pre-defined "preset positions" which remember the direction, height, and zoom the camera is facing with an optional "auto-tour" mode if you want it to run through each preset.

Cost is about $1,300 for the camera, plus you'll need to run power and ethernet to it. http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-securitycameras/cat-ip/product-SNCRZ25N/