The Fire-i Digital Camera is the best FireWire WebCam available for home/office applications. Its superior VGA picture quality and lightweight housing clearly distinguishes it from other FireWire or USB cameras.
The Fire-i Digital Camera ships in a unique retail package that includes support and software for PC, Mac and Linux users.
Several cameras can be daisy-chained and viewed simultaneously on a PC, via Unibrains Fire-i Software
(included) and the cameras two FireWire ports. Fire-i Software allows the user to monitor one or multiple cameras locally or remote (Internet). At the touch of a single button, the user can store snapshots or live video-stream, change and adjust all camera settings for each and every camera connected.
The Fire-i Digital Camera is ideal for monitoring applications, video conferencing, and home or office surveillance.
Applications:
Video Chat
Video Conferencing
Still Image Capture
Video e-mail
Live Streaming Internet Web Camera
Home/Office Monitoring, locally or remote
Hundreds of personal and business uses!
Great for use with these popular video conferencing/video chat programs:
MSN Messenger
Yahoo Messenger
Microsoft Netmeeting
Windows Messenger
iChat AV
Features:
1/4" CCD progressive image sensor with VGA (640x480) resolution
Full motion video at up to 30 frames per second
High quality, bright (F2.0) glass elements lens with antireflective and
infrared coating
Focus range: 1cm to infinity
Video modes: YUV (4:1:1, 4:2:2, 4:4:4), RGB-24 bit, monochrome-8 bit
Built-in image processing for optimal picture quality
White balance: automatic or manual control
Shutter:
Automatic or Manual Control 1/3400s-1/31s
Direct Internet streaming: Web Server included in Fire-i Software
Simultaneous operation and display of multiple cameras on same PC
Picture sharing between several PCs
Still image or video stream capture, while monitoring
Storage in any encoding format
Low power consumption
Two 400Mbps FireWire ports
Tripod adaptor with standard photographic screw
(compatible with tripods and wall /ceiling mounting fixtures)
Includes mini-tripod with telescopic legs
The Unibrain Fire-i package contains:
Fire-i Digital Camera
6.6 ft. (2 meter) 6-pin/6-pin FireWire Cable
Tripod attachment and mini-tripod
CD with documentation, manual, drivers and software for Windows and Linux
Camera is natively supported by Mac OS X
Specifications:
Interface
Camera Type
Sensor Type
Resolution
Optics
Video Modes
Frame Rates
Gain
Shutter
Gamma
White Balance
Color Saturation
Backlight Compensation
Sharpness
Special Features
Power Supply
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Housing & Weight
IEEE-1394a (FireWire) 400 Mbps, 2 ports (6 pins)
IIDC-1394 Digital Camera, V1.04 Specification compliant
Sony W fine* 1/4'' CCD Color, progressive, square pixels (sensor
details)
VGA 640 x 480
Built-in bright (F 2.0) lens with 4.3 mm focal length, anti-reflective coating
YUV (4:1:1, 4:2:2, 4:4:4), RGB-24bit, Monochrome-8bit
30, 15, 7.5 and 3.75 frames per second
Automatic or Manual Control 0-30 dB
Automatic or Manual Control 1/3400s-1/31s
ON / OFF (visual use / image processing use)
Automatic or Manual Control
Adjustable
6 modes + OFF
Adjustable
Software sleep mode, Color bar generator
Powered by the FireWire Bus Windows laptop users click here
Consumption 1W max, 0.9 W typical, 0.4 W sleep mode
62 x 62 x 35 mm
Silver gray polymer, 60 grams
System Requirements
PC
Desktop/Portable PC with FireWire support
1 GHz processor or faster
512MB RAM
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Linux 2.4 kernel or later
