Want wireless web cam for pet surveillance

[Auntie J]

I have a Macbook, and I want to set up pet cams in my house and yard. I have 4 cats and have recently introduced a dog into the mix, and I want to be able to see how they interact while I am not there. I have been unsuccessful in finding a webcam that is compatible with the Mac -- everything seems to be for Windows.

At this point, I am getting a little bleary eyed and am not certain I wouldn't miss seeing the product I'm looking for. I've looked at Creative Labs, D-Link, Kensington, Logitech, Panasonic, and numerous others. In one customer feedback regarding one of the Panasonic models, the customer said he was able to configure for Mac but that it then lost all pan/zoom functionality. The key feature I'm looking for is to be able to view remotely. Wireless, pan/zoom, and sound would be nice (fun?) features, but I could live without them.

Does anyone know of a web/surveillance cam that will work in this way with the Macbook?

 

[ebutka]

I don't know about Mac compatible but Linksys makes a wireless g webcam. I don't know a price or anything. I believe Panasonic makes one too and I'm sure there are other brands. Check newegg.com for other help.

 

[DocMacPS]

Mac Security Webcam Options

Probably the people who know most about implementing an Apple OS X based wireless/ethernet security web cam systems is http://www.evological.com/ who write great Mac software - and in this case EVOCAM can do what you need it to. I try to keep up with the Apple compatible UVC webcam market at my: http://www.mac-compatible-web-cam.com/ site -- And tho I don't really delve into Security cam issues, I do know from my site's stats that the rather pricey Panasonic line of BL-C monitoring cams sell best, and EvoCam supports Pan/Zoom/Tilt on those.

Evocam's latest release notes, version 3.6.2 details added support for even more cameras/manufacturers (amongst other improvements) so their known, working supported camera list should be a critical part in building the right setup for you.

 

[Auntie J]

Thank you DocMacPS

Thank you so much for your helpful post. I am still sorting out the information, but I am so happy to now have the resources I need to be able to make an informed purchasing decision and then set up my network. I appreciate your help.

 

[McGiord]

Hello,
I want to do a similar project, can you please share what you did?

Did you successfully implemented this?
Or you did something different?

Many Thanks
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vaporizers

 

[rrijkers]

Support for basicly all webcams in OSX

http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/

 

[TiffanySwan]

I am successfully using a couple of D-Link cams and Xeoma software. Works perfectly fine.