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I just received the camera that bcammack pointed out, total cost was about $45 including shipping. I have only begun to experiment with it, but the possibilities are endless. The picture lacks some detail but is overall good. Good ambient light helps, but bright light overpowers it. The range is good, I didn't see any loss in quality as I went from room to room in the house. I could turn the camera horizontally 360 degrees without any loss of reception. I tried the same vertically and did have one point where reception dropped out. This shouldn't be a problem unless your trains end up on their side regularly.. I have not tried the audio function yet. I have a small DCC HO switching layout. First I tried just setting the camera trackside. Its a pretty cool perspective, but you don't need the tiny camera to do that. Next I moved the camera to the top of the engine house, looking out over the "yard". I then set the camera and 9 volt battery in a 50' gondola and pushed and pulled it around. Very cool. One of my favorite views came when I set the camera and battery on the second car of my unit coal train, facing the front of the train. From here you could see over the coal loads and the locomotive and beyond. Its amazing how much you can see from the camera, including into the buildings. Thus far I have just been setting the camera in different places, my goal is to build some sort of platform for a much easier mounting. I look forward to more experimentation with different views of the layout. It will be fun at Christmas as well to see it mounted on the Lionel set under the tree. I am anxious for next spring so I can mount it on my R/C plane or car and see what the beach looks like from that perspective. My only wishes so far regard the wires on the camera. The wires come out of the side of the camera. If they came out of the back it would greatly simplify mounting in a narrow diesel hood or even on a flat car. Also, the connection between the battery and the camera is a relatively large plug. It apparently contains a voltage converter so cutting off the plug is not a simple solution. Craig
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