Historic Charleston & Fort Sumter 360° Zoom, Pan & Tilt Webcam
Welcome to the world's first live webcam located in downtown Charleston providing our internet visitors with the ability to freely zoom, rotate and pan our webcam to experience amazing views of Historic Fort Sumter, the Charleston Battery, Downtown Historic Charleston, Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.... all from the comfort of their computer... no matter where they live.
Our internet visitors have real time control of our powerful zoom webcam. Simply choose a view from the 20 presets below to move the webcam lens to see sites and landmarks through the zoom lens up to 5 miles away in live, full motion video.
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Scroll down for an Interactive Satellite View of Fort Sumter
and Charleston Harbor!
We
are the group responsible
for www.FollySurfCam.com,
where anyone with a computer
can go online and watch live
video views of Folly Beach
from the webcams mounted on
various beach houses that
are pointing out towards the
beach and Atlantic Ocean.
...And now, with the help of Charleston SC Real Estate, we present one of the world's most advanced webcams perched on top of the Calhoun Mansion to show off the beauty of Historic Charleston and Fort Sumter National Monument.
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This Is The World's First Webcam of Its Kind!! |
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There is a huge following
of American Revolutionary
War and Civil War Era
enthusiasts as well as the
general public who are just
plain interested in
Charleston. Mounted on top
of the Calhoun Mansion, this
webcam allows our internet
visitors to zoom-in on
details of Fort Sumter, as
well as the Battery, Rainbow
Row, ships at dock, the
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge,
the Atlantic Ocean and all
the natural beauty our area
has to offer. For
those interested in
Charleston, SC real estate,
the zoom webcam above and
satellite camera images
below give potential home
buyers unequalled capability
to scope out downtown
Charleston and Charleston
Harbor surrounding
neighborhoods.
Interactive
Satellite View of
Fort Sumter and
Charleston Harbor |
So who are we and why are we
doing this? Click here
to learn more
about us.
Help us get the word out about what we are doing to help share our beautiful Charleston area with the world. By creating a worldwide buzz about our area, we stimulate our local economy largely based on Charleston, SC real estate and tourism ...And please remember to support our local businesses.
Thanks for taking the time to read our message and hopefully we'll see you back here soon... taking over the controls of the very first webcam of its kind; panning and zooming live, real time views of Historic Charleston and Fort Sumter all through your internet browser.
Thanks in advance,
Craig, Nicki and Greg.
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www.CalhounMansion.net
The Calhoun Mansion is the largest privately owned home in Charleston. Built in 1876 immediately after the Civil War by George Walton Williams, it is fashioned in the baronial Italianate manor. Fully restored over the last 25 years by the current owner, the home is now open to the public. -
www.Charleston.com
This is a travel portal website providing information for tourism and vacations in Charleston, nearby Islands, beaches, Mt. Pleasant, North Charleston, Daniel Island and Summerville. -
www.Charleston.net
This is the website for Charleston's largest newspaper, The Post and Courier. The website provides everything from the delivered paper including local, state and national news, sports, business, obituaries, weddings, advertisements and more. -
www.CharlestonCity.info
This is the official website for the city of Charleston covering city departments, boards, commissions, places of interest, culture, resources for citizens, taxes, businesses and families.
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- Charleston SC Homes for Sale - DMOZ Directory Resources
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Examples of Sites You Can See Through the Webcam

Fort Sumter

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Historic Charleston Homes
Ships Coming in to Port
Instructions on How to Control the Panoramic Telescopic "CHAS CAM"
After
clicking the "Start Control" button (next to the video,
not this one), you will see a countdown timer. If
someone else is using the camera, your countdown will
limit their time and give you control after 20 seconds.
If several people are waiting to control the webcam, the countdown will show your wait time before it is your turn.
When it is your turn, the counter will turn green and give you at least 20 seconds to choose preset views for the camera. You can continue controlling the webcam until someone else clicks the "start control" button on their computer.
If people are waiting in line after you, your turn will last 20 seconds. Click the "start control" button again if you wish to get back in line for another turn.
About the Webcam
The camera being used on this website is a Cannon VB-C50-IR. It has 26x optical zoom and 12x digital
zoom, the highest magnification currently available for
a live motion webcam. You have full control in
real time for zoom and pan.
When you pan, the camera actually rotates and tilts as
you control it from your internet browser. It can rotate a full 360° and tilt up & down a complete
90°. Pan speed is 90° per second and tilt speed is
70° second.


