On Friday, July 2, 2021 at 4:55:29 PM UTC-4 Eric K wrote:
> Based on first hand experience, can people recommend various IP cameras > (ideally an Ethernet or wifi camera) with a focus towards ease of grabbing > a single frame from a Linux command line? > i've been using bullet and dome cameras from hikvision and dahua for years, from 3MP to 8MP. gave up on dlink about 10 years ago. hikvision DS-2CD2043GO-I 4MP; DS-2CD2193GO-I 8MP dahua reolink RLC-410-5MP PoE i prefer PoE cameras. wifi can be ok, for example when trying to capture animals or for mobile applications. but if you want timelapse for more than a few hours, or a 'permanent' location, PoE just keeps on working. reolink is my current favorite - no browser extensions required, much simpler ui for setup. their solar/battery powered pt/ptz camera is pretty slick (Argus PT). be sure you keep then on a private network - there have been firmware vulnerabilities over the years, so if you put any of these on a public network, you'll probably get pwned. also lets you firewall them to make sure they don't phone home. make a single admin account, then create a 'read-only' account that you'll use to capture the still images. > I'd like to be able to grab single frames to use in the weewx webpage. > > <https://www.amazon.com/ESP32-CAM-Bluetooth-Camera-Module-Development/dp/B07S5PVZKV> > most cameras have a URL that will give you a still image: https://www.ispyconnect.com/camera/generic i wrote some perl scripts years ago to do the image capture and to create timelapse videos from the still images. also includes a browsing interface to page through the still images and any timelapse you create. https://github.com/matthewwall/eyesee if you know any perl, you can easily add a couple of lines to insert weather data or other information as part of the capture process. m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5de6ac13-9cf5-46b3-b63a-a75226bd36e0n%40googlegroups.com.
