We put this webcam up so you can drop in and see what's happening anytime. Of course there will only be activity between 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday, unless you happen to catch Rob working late or a burglar in the act. The camera is positioned on the ceiling, in the center of the shop allowing a full view of the shop.

To control the camera yourself go to the ShopCam Control Page. Feel free to pan around the room to check out anything that interests you. The ShopCam features optical zoom so you can see extremely high detail. It also has Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) view-finding features and a control queue so that you can request solo control of the camera for a brief period of time. To take direct control of the camera go to the ShopCam Control Page and click the "Request Control" button at the bottom to enter the queue. When your turn arrives you will have solo control over the camera for a few minutes. Use the "Source" drop down button to go to pre programmed locations. Only 20 people can view the camera simultaneously; so after a while your video stream will time out so that others can have a chance to see it as well. You can refresh your browser to reconnect to the live stream.

As you can see, we are busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest, so please do not add to our workload by e-mailing us or calling with questions about the webcam or what's going on in the shop. Please use the XMODRC Forum ShopCam Thread for discussions of this nature.

If you are having problems, the installation walkthrough can be found here: ShopCam Setup.