[TriLUG] Linux-based surveillance system suggestions

Jim Ray jim at neuse.net
Fri Jun 22 11:03:48 EDT 2007


Here's a sample of Axis motion detect in action catching me picking up the
morning paper.  Nevermind my nightrobe.

http://www.neuse.net/products/surveillance/sample/index.shtml

Axis is not cheap.  It is good.

Regards,
 
Jim
 
Jim Ray, President
Neuse River Networks
tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
http://www.Neuse.Net
 
Connecting You to the World since 1997
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Greg
> Brown
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 10:27 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Linux-based surveillance system suggestions
> 
> I am doing this.  Only right now I'm using my Mac but I was, for quite
some
> time, using Linux.
> 
> You have many options for IP cameras.  My personal favorite cameras are
made
> by Axis (http:///www.axis.com).  The question is: what do you want to
> monitor?  Indoors?  Ourdoors?  Combined day and night or just daytime?
> 
> When I was in Belgium and The Netherlands last year I hooked up an Axis
207
> camera to my home network and did video capture using a package simply
> called "motion".  It worked, did pretty well, but at night the pixel rates
> shoot through the roof (a black night shot will change thousands of pixels
> during each frame grab from dark brown to black hence "motion images" of a
> nearly black screen quickly filled my disk).
> 
> Using motion is nearly a 100% home-spun affair, fun for some, but not what
I
> had in mind.  I wanted something a little more "packaged".
> 
> Enter Zomeminder.  Talk about complicated (but very useful).  You'll have
to
> give Zoneminder a try, it really has some cool features but it can be a
bear
> to set up (at least back in the olden days of about two years ago).  I'm
> sure it's much more polished these days.
> 
> Today I use my G4 Mac Mini running some motion detection software for the
> Mac.  I only went that route because I had done the same thing at the
beach
> network the year before and wanted a quick and easy solution I wouldn't
have
> to tinker with for hours on end to get working.
> 
> In closing:
> use motion if you want to build your own image capture system
> use zoneminder if you want to use a more complete package from the start
> 
> Hope that helps!
> 
> 
> On 6/21/07, James Tuttle <jjtuttle at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> > Might any of you have suggestions about network cameras, capture card,
> > or software?  I'd like to implement a cheap 1 or two network camera
> > surveillance system at home.  I have a cheap USB Logitech at home
> > implemented with Motion, but I'd like something better if it can be had
> > cheaply enough.
> >
> > I expect the cameras could all be wired and for indoor use only.
> > Power-over-Ethernet would be nice, but isn't required.
> >
> > Anyone already doing this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
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