>>>>> "Voytek" == Voytek Eymont <[email protected]> writes:
Voytek> On Mon, March 1, 2010 11:54 pm, Mike Lake wrote: >> Someone mentioned Mobotix. They look great but I got a price on a >> M24 last week. They are about $2000 in Aust and then add the lens >> of your choosing for $165. Non IP camera are 100's of dollars and >> not 1000's. Voytek> Mike, Voytek> but what resolution are the non-ip cameras? fwiw, an alarm Voytek> installer told me he buys analogue video cameras for around Voytek> $80 and dvrs for...oops, I forgot what it was. Voytek> with Mobotix you have 3MP and don't need anything but NAS, Voytek> plus it supports VOIP/SIP, etc. Voytek> but yes, they are not the cheapest, that's for sure An alternative might be to explore the USBIP project. Stick a cheap netbook with a few USB cameras out in the field attached to a couple of truck batteries, and use point-to-point Wifi back to your base station. Go out and swap the batteries once a week or so... Weatherproofing and yet allowing the wifi signal out may be an issue. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
