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I've been looking into home security lately and with the more expensive camera-kits (say $2k+)... I've been wondering if a de-centralized raspberry-pi setup mi

• maerek 11y ago
  There are a few projects out there [0][1] that make it fairly simple to set up a motion detection capable solution with a simple USB webcam. I'm currently waiting on a cheap infrared camera from China ($4!) for use with my Pi, but I've done testing with an older Logitech HD camera and have had excellent results. [0] Motion: http://lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome http://lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome [1] MotionEye: https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye
  • mangamadaiyan 11y ago
    If you don't mind, could you please post a link to the $4 IR camera?
    • maerek 11y ago
      I picked one up on eBay [0] that is currently in transit to my apartment. Manual focus, somewhat garish looking and with probably crummy resolution, but I'm willing to try it for $4. There are a large number of similar cameras on the market that ship from China/Hong Kong on eBay. YMMV, but if you've got a few bucks and are willing to wait, it may be worthwhile (depending on your use). [0] http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-50M-6-LED-Night-Vision-Webcam-Camera-Web-Cam-w-Mic-Clip-for-PC-Laptop-Skype-/371464291994?hash=item567cff469a:g:OPMAAOSwAYtWHwpK http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-50M-6-LED-Night-Vision-Webcam-Ca...
    • kabdib 11y ago
      Indeed. (I have a project that needs to distinguish between cats in the dark. No kidding!)
      • Raphmedia 11y ago
        A pet door?
        • kabdib 11y ago
          Cat-specific food bowls :-)
          • pov 11y ago
            I was researching this a few months ago, but gave up upon the cat facial recognition. The best I could find for the raspberry pi was opencv haar filters for humans, and that was just detecting if a face was present in the video frame. I'm curious, how are you planning on doing cat facial detection for this?
            • awqrre 11y ago
              maybe he has a white cat and a black cat... but I would probably use RFID chips in their collar.
              • kabdib 11y ago
                That's what I'm trying first. RFID range is an issue, however. The electronics for this is easy, the problem is that I suck at carpentry. The cats in question are pretty different (one black, one orange), so discrimination in visible light is easy. Not sure about IR yet.
• sciurus 11y ago
  Have you looked at https://zoneminder.com/ https://zoneminder.com/ and the IP cameras it supports?
  • dmm 11y ago
    Definitely consider zoneminder. I've used it with Foscam and Crenova ip cameras with good results. The cameras I got were $30 for a basic dome and $70 for a pan-tilt. However, if you do decide to go this route I would be prepared to put all of the cameras on a separate network without access to the internet or the rest of the lan. They are literally little linux machines that shouldn't be trusted. Setup a firewall that ensure they can only connect to the zoneminder server.
• drzaiusapelord 11y ago
  There's a lot of competition in this space. If you want to do DIY for kicks, then of course feel free to, but items like this are pretty tempting for those of us without much free time: http://www.amazon.com/Guardzilla-GZ502B-Video-Security-System/dp/B00SEKXJ6U http://www.amazon.com/Guardzilla-GZ502B-Video-Security-Syste... Siren, two way audio, camera, motion sensor, etc. I've been eyeballing this for some time. Might get it before I go on my next trip.
• soared 11y ago
  I've been looking at the same type of projects, but someone pointed out that 1080p @ 30fps is 1TB in 24hrs!