The iSight webcam does not like low light levels and does not have a sharp picture. I have tried the Philips Toucam Pro but the picture is as fuzzy as the iSight and the low light performance is markedly worse with the night sky appearing green.

For the last five years I have been using the 3Com Home Connect / Inside Out Networks Watchport V which works in near total darkness and has a sharp picture but there's no driver update. If anyone knows of a good low-light webcam with a driver for OSX, please drop me a line.

The camera is now pointing at the Cuatro Torres Business Area. This includes Torre Caja de Madrid, the tallest building in Spain (at 250 metres high).

Webcam image is updated every 30 seconds. Weather info is from Cuatro Vientos airport, 5 miles away.

Key to buildings

1. Torre Caja de Madrid, originally known as Torre Repsol. Designed by Sir Norman Foster and built by a joint venture of Dragados and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC). 250m (820ft) high and 45 storeys, it is the tallest building in Spain.
2. Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso. Designed by Carlos Rubio Carvajal and Enrique Álvarez-Sala Walter and built by Sacyr. 236m (774ft) and 52 storeys.
3. Torre de Cristal. Designed by Cesar Pelli and built by Dragados. 249m high (818ft) and 52 storeys, it is the second tallest building in Spain.
4. Torre Espacio. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed and built by Dragados. 223m high and 53 storeys, it is the second tallest building in Spain. 236m (774ft) and 57 storeys.
5. Chamartín railway station post office.
6. Chamartín railway station rail yards.
7. Condado de Treviño 9. 78m (256ft) and 23 storeys.

More information on Madrid can be found at www.madridman.com

The end of Part One

Due to circumstances beyond my control, the webcam had to be moved from its old location on 15th March 2007.

The beginning of Part Two

Webcam operation is now being tested in the new location. This view is not necessarily the final choice.