On Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:22:00 -0700 Erik Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
> I saw a review of the Wyze security camera that was pretty positive > on it. It's dirt cheap ~$26 at Amazon. I was impressed because of all > it packed in for that price, but I'm not really in the market, so I > didn't pay a ton of attention. > > Sorry, but I can't give any more in depth info. Looks like it ticks > most of the boxes, but it's not open in any way, I believe. > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 12:54 PM Michael Rasmussen > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This sounds like a great meeting topic and presentation. > > Tomas? > > > > On 2020-07-24 08:37, Tomas Kuchta wrote: > > > I researched this a while back and came to the conclusion that > > > bunch of raspberry-pies with their basic camera + cheap plastic > > > case combined with > > > millions of free usb chargers laying around is the way to go. It > > > all costs > > > less than $70 per camera and you can manage them, without any > > > cloud spying > > > and extend as needed even outside to the interwebs. > > > > > > That or ask one of the three letter agencies for their existing > > > feed. It is > > > taxpayers paid after all. > > > > > > Tomas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 19:05 Galen Seitz <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I'm looking for suggestions for a web camera for monitoring a > > >> senior that is living in our house. I'd like to be able to > > >> switch to a tab in > > >> my browser and check in on them. I would also like to be able > > >> to do the > > >> same from a phone on my local wifi. I suppose this effectively > > >> a baby cam. > > >> > > >> Here are the features I think I want, but this will be my first > > >> camera of this type, so feel free to point out the error of my > > >> ways. Of course, I reserve the right to ignore good advice. > > >> > > >> > > >> Simultaneously stream the video to two or more places (two people > > >> doing > > >> the monitoring). > > >> > > >> One way audio to hear requests for help, and to be sure the TV is > > >> still > > >> working. Two way audio might be nice, but I'm not sure I would > > >> use it. > > >> > > >> Local-only network operation, or at least the ability to shutoff > > >> internet access, and confidence that it truly is off. Access > > >> from outside the local network is not required (there will > > >> always be a caregiver at the house). > > >> > > >> POE if possible to simplify wiring. > > >> > > >> Wide angle lens > > >> > > >> Night time operation, but any infrared lighting must not > > >> interfere with > > >> IR remotes. > > >> > > >> Motion detection might be useful, particularly at night, but I'm > > >> not sure how I would get an alert without needing some sort of > > >> phone-based app. > > >> > > >> I don't think I need the ability to record. > > >> > > >> > > >> I briefly looked at some of the Unifi cameras this afternoon. > > >> I'd be willing to spend at that level if the performance > > >> justifies it. > > >> > > >> thanks for your help, > > >> galen > > >> -- > > >> Galen Seitz > > >> [email protected] > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> PLUG mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > -- > > Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon > > Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug the raspberry pi camera is probably to be your best bang for buck. I've used it before in building some farm automation prototypes. For indoor use fixed location it's perfectly adequate. Just screw it to a piece of plywood and setup an RTSP server on the pi. you don't need a web browser just a media player. -- ________________________________________ / People who claim they don't let little \ | things bother them have never slept in | \ a room with a single mosquito. / ---------------------------------------- \ \ /\ /\ //\\_//\\ ____ \_ _/ / / / * * \ /^^^] \_\O/_/ [ ] / \_ [ / \ \_ / / [ [ / \/ _/ _[ [ \ /_/ _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
