FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

Q: Will Webcam Surveyor work with my camera?
A: Webcam Surveyor will work with any webcam or video capture card that has WDM compatible drivers.

Q: How to exclude a specific area where there is motion?
A: Open Program options>Motion Detection>Set Mask for Motion Detection and click on boxes in image to select exclusion area.

Q: I was wondering if this could be used to monitor muliple cameras?
A: Yes, it's possible if you start the Webcam Surveyor once again. The program automatic detect and connect another webcam. All settings remain separately for each camera.

Q: I propose to use this program with up to four cameras.  However when I run a second instance of your program I get an error: "One or more arguments are invalid".  Can you help me on this?
A: Found that the band width was been used up with 2 cameras on 1 usb controller, moved 1 camera to another usb controller and all works now.  It's would work even better if each camera had its on usb controller.

Q: Can you accept PayPal payments?
A: Yes. When you purchase you will have a list of payment methods, one of them being PayPal or use this link.

Q: Can I use this product with my DV Camcorder? 
A: Yes, as long as your DV Camcorder is WDM compatible, your Camcorder can act as a webcam.

Q:Where I can take compressors for recording an high-quality compressed video?
A: You can take compressors for recording an high-quality compressed video on these sites: http://www.divx.com or http://www.divx-digest.com
Install these compressors into your system and you can select them into the Program Options>Video>Video Compression