You can get a cheap trail camera for $30: https://www.amazon.com/KJK-Activated-120%C2%B0Wide-Angle-Waterproof-Monitoring/dp/B0CB3Y1C5J?th=1
They claim battery life of 17k images. That might be pure fantasy, though. All batteries self-discharge even if they are on no load. Warning, you definitely want to mount the thing somewhere high enough that the bad guys can't Grab it and steal it, or throw a brick at it and knock if off the house. Ted -----Original Message----- From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Ewan Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 9:44 AM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Suggestions please for a outdoor camera Actually a still photo would be fine, where the camera sees motion and snaps a photo. On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 7:53 AM Ted Mittelstaedt <[email protected]> wrote: > Wireless radio chips and high res video cameras suck a lot of power so how > exactly are you planning on powering this wireless camera? This is why > most trail cameras are setup to take still pictures. > > If you say you are going to run a 12v power lead to it - then you can > run PoE ethernet to it just as easily. > > Ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Ewan > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 6:54 AM > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [PLUG] Suggestions please for a outdoor camera > > I am looking for a cheap wireless camera, but not one that sends > anything at all to an upstream provider, just something with motion > detect that I can capture video to a local server. > >
