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Having Trouble with the Wildcams?

The Wildcams provide a 24-hour view of the Evanston Campus allowing you to enjoy sights of student activity, campus scenery, Lake Michigan, and campus activity.

Recommendations

• Because of its popularity, you may not immediately see the live Wildcam image owing to many other visitors also viewing the Wildcams. If this occurs, please wait for the image to refresh, choose the Low Resolution version, or try again at another time.
   
  
• During the daytime, you may see glare as the sunlight hits the web camera.
   
  
• At night, the surrounding light is not sufficient to see a clear image.
   
  
• We recommend that you have at least a 56 Kbps connection and a JavaScript compatible browser to view the Wildcams. For visitors with slower connections, other options are available.
  • Rock Wildcam Low Resolution version
  • Rock Wildcam Image and Video Gallery
  • Ford Design Center Wildcam Low Resolution version
  
  
• You will also need to have QuickTime installed on your computer in order to view the time-lapse videos. You can download QuickTime for free here.
   
  
• To see a live view of the Lake Michigan Wildcam you will need to have Windows Media Player installed on your computer. You can download Windows Media Player here.
   
  

Questions

If you have questions or comments about the Rock Wildcam, please e-mail them to webmaster@northwestern.edu.

The School of Communication owns the Lake Michigan Wildcam. Please direct questions or comments regarding the Lake Michigan Wildcam to dialogue@northwestern.edu.

The McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science owns the Ford Design Center Wildcam. Please direct questions or comments regarding the Ford Design Center Wildcam to s-slocombe@northwestern.edu.