Using a Camera for security

UOGAddict · 02-24-2007, 11:53 PM

I've been looking, and thought maybe someone else had seen something like what I'm looking for.

What I want is a Digital Camera hooked to my comp that will activate when someone walks in the room. Also once it activates I want it to save the video to a remote server, and I want to be able to view the camera via a web browser.

I don't know if I can do the motion detection with just any camera or if I need something special?

The whole idea is home security. I would love to get an email (text message via cell phone would be awesome but I don't know if that's possible) when the camera is activated so I can hop onto a browser and see who's in my room.

Any idea's?

**koala** · 02-25-2007, 01:29 AM

Is this the kind of thing you mean?
http://www.home-security-action.co.u...ty-camera.html
http://www.eyeontheplace.com/
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper

UOGAddict · 02-25-2007, 09:13 AM

Yeah, thanks alot.

All my searches just let to elaborate multi camera systems.

Thanks again.

UOGAddict · 02-25-2007, 09:22 AM

After looking at all those, I think I need to keep looking. All those camera's have bad reviews and most say they have a very short motion detection range.

**koala** · 02-25-2007, 09:34 AM

They were just the first few I found by googling "xp security camera email". Good idea to check out the reviews... something I should have done.

dai · 02-25-2007, 09:42 AM

a lot depends on the software you use with them
the old asus card i had,had security software with it from memory it was a v9520 which had the video software security suite and you could plug the camera in the back
you set the area on screen and when someone walked into that area it started recording

02-24-2007, 11:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
UOGAddict Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 OS: XP MCE	Using a Camera for security I've been looking, and thought maybe someone else had seen something like what I'm looking for. What I want is a Digital Camera hooked to my comp that will activate when someone walks in the room. Also once it activates I want it to save the video to a remote server, and I want to be able to view the camera via a web browser. I don't know if I can do the motion detection with just any camera or if I need something special? The whole idea is home security. I would love to get an email (text message via cell phone would be awesome but I don't know if that's possible) when the camera is activated so I can hop onto a browser and see who's in my room. Any idea's?

02-25-2007, 01:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,326 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Is this the kind of thing you mean? http://www.home-security-action.co.u...ty-camera.html http://www.eyeontheplace.com/ http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

02-25-2007, 09:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,326 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	They were just the first few I found by googling "xp security camera email". Good idea to check out the reviews... something I should have done. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

02-25-2007, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	a lot depends on the software you use with them the old asus card i had,had security software with it from memory it was a v9520 which had the video software security suite and you could plug the camera in the back you set the area on screen and when someone walked into that area it started recording __________________

02-25-2007, 09:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
UOGAddict Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 OS: XP MCE	Yeah, thanks alot. All my searches just let to elaborate multi camera systems. Thanks again.

02-25-2007, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
UOGAddict Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 OS: XP MCE	After looking at all those, I think I need to keep looking. All those camera's have bad reviews and most say they have a very short motion detection range.