Help FogCam: a new 4K camera and better uptime

FogCam turns 32 on September 30, 2026 · the birthday page · Fog-Bank

FogCam has been looking at San Francisco State since 1994. The camera doing it right now is a Logitech webcam on a bendy tripod at a window, and FogCam goes quiet for hours at a time (every stall is on the record). For its 32nd birthday I'd like to help the fogcam.org team get a new 4K webcam and keep it up more, and I'm hoping you'll chip in.

How the money splits: every month I send 75% of everything that came in to the FogCam team, for a new camera, better server uptime or whatever they need most. The other 25% covers Fog-Bank's own costs: the servers, storage, the Cloudflare plan and the admin of running it.

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What FogCam's share adds up to

$200: a Logitech MX Brio, a 4K webcam from the same Logitech family FogCam uses now, with a bigger sensor for fog and night
$300: plus an active USB extension cable and a proper window mount, so the camera isn't propped on a bendy tripod
$500: plus a second camera as a spare, so a dead webcam never means a dark FogCam

Camera options

The goals are priced on the Logitech MX Brio. It's the FogCam team's camera and their call, so if they'd rather have something else, these are the ones I'd put in front of them (prices are roughly what they sell for right now):

Logitech MX Brio, about $200	4K, a large 8.5 MP sensor that holds up in low light, and the same Logitech family FogCam already runs on. My pick.
Logitech Brio 4K, about $150	The older 4K Brio. Cheaper, proven for years, a bit worse in the dark.
Insta360 Link 2, about $200	4K with a good sensor. Its tracking features don't matter for a fixed window view.
Elgato Facecam Pro, about $300	4K at 60 fps and full manual control of exposure, which helps with a bright sky over a dark campus.

Where the money goes

75% to the FogCam team every month, 25% to Fog-Bank's running costs. At the end of each month I'll post what came in and what went where, right here, with the receipt for anything bought (a camera gets bought new and shipped to them, with the tracking number posted too).

Fog-Bank is an independent archive and isn't affiliated with SF State or with FogCam's creators. I've asked them about it and haven't heard back yet. If they'd rather not take it, I'll say so here and refund that share.

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