Are there any 802.11a video cameras available?

I've found a good number of b/g wifi video cameras out there, but I'd
like to find one that supports a-mode. Anyone seen any?

-mike

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> I've found a good number of b/g wifi video cameras out there, but I'd
> like to find one that supports a-mode. Anyone seen any?
>
> -mike

I'm a big fan of 802.11a (getting ready to even buy some parabolic antennas
soon) and looked once for exactly that: 802.11a wireless video cameras.

I don't remember the exact direction that quest took me, but the short
answer: "They ain't cheap!"

Pretty much, at least from what I found, "consumer" 802.11a cameras have
pretty much evaporated in the last couple years, leaving just very expensive
"commercial" 802.11a cameras in their wake. That seems to be trend with
everything 802.11a these days. My WLAN will continue to be 802.11a though.
(I do use 802.11g also, but just for piddly internet and media stuff.)

Do a deja search of this NG on the topic of using video cams. Jeff
Liebermann (residential expert here) has made quite a few postings on how to
incorporate regular video cameras into your wireless network.

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>Do a deja search of this NG on the topic of using video cams. Jeff
>Liebermann (residential expert here) has made quite a few postings on how to
>incorporate regular video cameras into your wireless network.

Well, all I did was suggest that it would be better to:

1. Use an ordinary NTSC video security camera, digital cameras with
video output, or camcorder. The common CCD or CMOS network cameras
just don't do well for quality pictures.

2. To go from NTSC or Svideo to a network, some type of "video
server" is required. If you need to know the price, you can't afford
it.
http://www.axis.com/products/video/video_server/
http://www.moxa.com/product/Video_over_IP_Servers.htm
(lots of others)

3. Any 802.11a to ethernet client bridge radio, that's capable of
logging into a wireless access point can be used for connectivity. I
don't do much 802.11a so I can't offer a specific recommendation.



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