security camera's and linux

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: Cyo K <yayo23-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>

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| Get Haugpauge WinTV
| Go or similar to its chipset. Its not a web cam but I did not have any trouble when using it with a program like
| GnomeMeeting. Then you can use pretty much any camcorder with it! =]

I don't know much about security cammeras.

I have noticed that they come in fleets and that one tries to capture
days of observations.

This means that one of the problems is cutting down the volume of
data, generally at the expense of accuracy.

Another is that the video receiver card should accept multiple video
signals.

This is not the case with the most common Hauppauge TV cards.  (They
may well have cards designed for security applications.)

Specialized security solutions might better match Robert's
requirements.

| On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:32 AM, Robert Gerald <robertgrid5-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
|       Hi Guys,
| 
|       I'm looking to purchase a cheap security camera that is compatible with linux. Or if it has a web interface
|       built inside itself.
| 
|       I am hoping it would be small, preferably that the people if they manage to get in my house, or the people
|       trying to even break into my apartment not know that i'm seeing them trying so I can get the authorities.
| 
|       Please any suggestions would be helpful.

Your message suggests that you are thinking of real-time monitoring
with only one camera.  If that is the case, why do you need a computer
at all?

This seems to reflect a very particular threat model.  I'm not saying
that you are wrong but it does seem out of the ordinary.

Monitoring a video stream 24 hours a day is a bit taxing for a human.

Is your house something different from your apartment?

How quickly do you expect "authorities" to responds?  My guess is that
most burglars have evolved behaviour that is quick enough that they
are done before police respond.  (But maybe I've watched too much TV.)
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