iCam updated, now records video when motion is detected

Dear Mel,

Just bought this app and the Linksys camera you linked you after reading your article. Can you please point towards some directions for how to get the Linksys WVC54GCA Webcam to work with my Mac. You mention in the comments that it works with your setup but no hint as to how you set it up... seeing as the camera is technically only supported on Windows some help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

-Michael

how do you get the wireless set up with icam. I am not getting mine to work with my wvc80n to work

It's one year that Air Cam and Air Cam Server record video of my room with my iSight iMac when motion is detected. I can see live what is happening in my room from my iPhone and record that immediately. Also in edge.

Here Is a follow up on using remote storage for the icam still picture captures.
I was trying to use a free service for this. Then I remebered reading about dropbox.
I installed dropbox. Set up a free accound and set up icam to use the dropbox folder.
Then installed dropbox on my iPhone. It's works great and at no additional cost.

So in a misfortanate situation of someone entering my house and taking my computer I will still be able to get still pictures of the person as evidence to the burglery.

To Freak Mojo,

I've used it on my 1st gen iPhone with good results. I've recently upgraded to 3gs, so haven't tested the still pics format on the first gen.

Great little app, developer has worked hard to keep improving it also.

Rich

So why oh why can't the iPhone 3GS be used by a Mac computer as a webcam itself when plugged into it?

Anyone?

Is it possible to use this without your Mac waking up? I don't want my screen on my MacBook to illuminate if I am using it for security features. I'd really like to just set my Mac to record without someone being able to tell that it's recording. I know that there was something with Quicktime and fast user switching, but now the isight turns off if someone switches accounts.

Useless app if you ask me. No video recording (only stills), no support for PTZ camera's, no possibility for auto save recordings on a remote server when motion is detected, ...
If you want good and cheap video surveillance on a mac and iphone you should look at SecuritySpy 50 $ (OS X) and Remotepatrol 10 $ (iPhone).
The only thing what is missing is push notification on detection of motion, but you can fix this with an other app called PushMail 3$ because SecuritySpy does have the capability to send a email when motion is detected.

I think the tile of this should be changed from "iCam updated, now records video when motion is detected" to "iCam updated, now records picture snapshots when motion is detected"

it's take timed jpg snapshots of the object in motion. Not video.
I prefer it to take jpg's since I want to see if I can map a drive on the Internet to store these pictures as they are take. Maybe with some google code I can have them saved to my gmail account? This way if someone is stealing my computer I still have access to the pictures of who took it.

Your timing couldn't be better. We also have rodents running around in the attic! Now we'll be able to see exactly what it is they're doing up there. Is there any one wireless cam that works better in low light, or no light environments?