Need a wider coverage area?!? Which Cam

[CharlesP 0]

I read up on 2 different forums before pulling the trigger on (3) ACTI E11 Cube cam's. I am not very happy right now. from everything I had read, they were the perfect solution...but they are not. Here is what I need...

 

I need a camera that will provide wide area coverage of a 10x10 room.

 

These ACTI E11's (Built-in f4.2mm/ F1.8 Megapixel fixed lens) can't be put in the corner of a room to cover the entire room, you only get a small area. This won't work for me.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

Charles

[buellwinkle 0]

That camera has an interchangable CS mount lens, just replace the lens. You can probably find a nice wide angle fixed iris, manual focus lens that will do the trick for not too much money.

 

Here's two that look like they may work.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1mm-WIDE-ANGLE-CAMERA-LENS-4-ACTi-ACM-5711-5321-5601-/230480801965?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35a9b9f0ad

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5mm-WIDE-ANGLE-CAMERA-LENS-CCTV-Optics-cs-for-ACTi-ACM-5711-5321-5601-4200-/380448512013?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58947f980d

[CharlesP 0]

I will look into those. I didn't realize I could swap those out, that will make things a lot easier.

 

BTW, your blog and your posts have been so very helpful...you kept me from buying the Foscam crap on Amazon!

[buellwinkle 0]

That's a one feature I liked about the ACTi cubes where the Axis cubes I have use glued in place lenses. CS lenses are much better/larger than the board lenses many cameras use.