4 ms·
I don't think these are official public webcams. At least, that's how I interpret their FAQ: https://www.insecam.org/en/faq/ https://www.insecam.org/en/faq/
by objectified 6y ago
I don't think these are official public webcams. At least, that's how I interpret their FAQ:
https://www.insecam.org/en/faq/ https://www.insecam.org/en/faq/
- gwbas1c 6y agoSome of the cameras near me are clearly pointed at scenery. I won't presume anything about why they are pointed at scenery and insecure; but I also won't presume that they are intended to remain private.
- GekkePrutser 6y agoStill, I'm surprised they pretty much all have such miserable quality. I used to have one overlooking the river in my mother's house. I spent a lot of time tuning it so it looked really great, both day and night (at night using really long exposure times). I used high quality webcams at first and then the 5MP raspberry cam (later modded with a better lens). But even the "1080p" security cams that cost $200 or more have horrible quality compared to those. They're good for security purposes yes, but I wouldn't use them to advertise the views from a hotel. I really wish there were some really HQ webcams around the world, think 4K or even 8K (so you could zoom in even on a 4K screen), with good night performance, it would be so great to really get a feel for a city. These cams are just so poor.
- gwbas1c 6y agoI live in a well-known vacation spot. One camera pointed at a ski slope. (The location was wrong.) For all I know, it could be on some ski slope's web page under "current conditions." Other cameras have ocean or downtown views.
- kwk1 6y agoI recognize one in Austin as being the "official UT tower cam": https://www.universitycoop.com/tower-cam https://www.universitycoop.com/tower-cam
- GekkePrutser 6y agoI know, that's what I meant, official webcams are rare to find, so it's nice to have some more coverage this way, unofficial of course.