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Webcam usage

  • 28-02-2011 1:06pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 309 ✭✭


    Quick question,

    whats likely usage associated in running a webcam live 24/7 ?? Its low quality and run over a 4mb line, with 384kb/s upload speeds. Planning a little experiment but don't want to run over my allowance. What way is it calculated?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭Simi


    Varies widely i'd imagine. But a bit of quick maths will tell you that @ 300 kbit/s (~80% of your total upload speed) you will use approximately 100GB of data in a month.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    Some software doesn't actually record any image unless an object on front of the camera moves. My laptop does that anyway :)


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