Researchers install world’s highest webcam to provide a view of Everest

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After starting out producing security cameras, German-based Mobotix is now taking video surveillance to new heights – literally. One of the company’s type-M12 cameras has been situated at an altitude of 5,643-meters (18,514 ft) on the Kala Patthar mountain to stream high definition images of the summit of the nearby 8,848-meter (29,029 ft) high Mount Everest. The solar-powered webcam takes the title of the world’s highest webcam from the now second highest webcam in the world located at the 4,389-meter (14,400 ft) high base camp of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina... Continue Reading Researchers install world’s highest webcam to provide a view of Everest

Section: Digital Cameras

Tags: Cameras, Environmental, Video, webcam

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