Rocky Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Does anyone have any experience of using their PC as a Surveillance system? I need to set something up to monitor my garden for a few days. I have this PC (obviously) in the living room, a usb camera with a webcam feature, and also a wireless network. The area I need the camera pointing at is at the opposite end of the house, outside, and during daylight hours only. What are my (low cost) options? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Have a read of this and see if it helps http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/09/27/how-t...ecurity-camera/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpunk Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 hey rocky, check this. : http://www.freshney.org/cerberus/index.htm greets *TEK* Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 http://www.jakeludington.com/video_securit...iy_project.html This guy shows how to make it solar powered, but if you have electricity near you can just get the camera. It has tilt and zoom, and wirelessly can be controlled by a pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 solar powered, fantastic stuff, sure there was some security software built into the logitech cam software I had but never really toyed with it. And all of it started by a professor who wanted to know if his kettle had boiled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Have a read of this and see if it helps http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/09/27/how-t...ecurity-camera/ Okay I have tried this one out so far, it needs tweaked as I haven't quite got it figured out, but it is capturing, that's for sure. The difficulty is placement, the camera needs sited in a different room, is there such a thing as a 21 metres USB extender? I'll try those other links out later too - thanks for the tips guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) Dont think there is but you could get a network camera, just a big long network cable connected to a camera that has an ip address, not sure how much they cost but I know me mate uses them at his school to monitor classrooms. There you go, you can even get a wireless one http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/product...8x1y0z1p0s0n0m0 Edited March 3, 2008 by CrowmanUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Very cool. Guess what though, I was just looking for some paperwork and came across March edition of PC Pro under the stairs - the front cover's leading story? CCTV for FREE - Secure your home with your PC in under an hour. LOL. A quick scan reveals that the article mentions most of the above tips! Including a IP camera walkthrough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When are you going to post pictures of the garden hoppers then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Man... i want one of these camera's http://cameras.pricegrabber.com/network-su...C200+/st=query/ (From the article i posted.) Wireless, does audio, and can zoom, and tilt / rotate remotely. Also will e-mail you screen captures of motion detected. Check out the features.... http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c...d=0352686883B01 Pricey though but it should be for what it has... as it's not sold as a "web" cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 When are you going to post pictures of the garden hoppers then? It's not gardenhoppers, it's someones dog taking a regualr crap under my washing line, but, I'll post it if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'll pass mate, dogs doing their dailies on their lawn isnt really my bag baby yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'll pass mate, dogs doing their dailies on their lawn isnt really my bag baby yeah! Too late, you've sewn the seed. I'm going to post it, once I catch the blighter, then I might even post the sequel where I scoop the crap up, put it all in a poly bag, then hand deliver it back to the dogs owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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