IQinvision IQeye511 and why it's one of my favorites

The IQ511 I think is the capstone entry into the IQeye product set. The form factor was and still is unique: a boxy, flat camera body with a protruding lens. It's kinda cute!

At 1280x1024 this camera was probably a resolution monster at its launch in 2007.

It's got basically all the features of my favorite 7xx series, in a compact package, and captive terminals for power input so it can be run from solar. Best of all, they can be had now for around $40/$60 with/without lens.

It does have the problem with old firmware that requires Java applets to configure the motion windows and to load the live view in the main viewer page. However, remember that you can always use serverpush.html instead of appletvid.html to get a raw MJPEG stream in your browser.

My suggestion, if you are concerned about having a non-Java camera, is to buy the IQ541 or IQ542. However, keep in mind that the IQ54x line is the BASIC line and is missing some important integration/hacking features. See my blog entry on that.

Keep on hacking!