The IndyCam was a small fixed-focus camera intended to sit on top of the monitor of SGI

Silicon Graphics

Silicon Graphics, Inc. was a manufacturer of high-performance computing solutions, including computer hardware and software, founded in 1981 by Jim Clark...

 systems. SGI originally distributed it with the Indy

SGI Indy

The Indy, code-named "Guinness", is a low-end workstation introduced on 12 July 1993. Developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics Incorporated , it was the result of their attempt to obtain a share of the low-end computer-aided design market, which was dominated at the time by other workstation...

 workstation. It can also connect to the Indigo2 video option.

It was designed for videoconferencing, and thus optimized for the office landscape of bright, fluorescent lighting.

The IndyCam was superseded by the Moosecam, or 02cam.

The IndyCam enjoys continued use among a small group of SGI hobbyists, who enjoy pushing its limits, using modern image-processing tools to make up for the poor source material.