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OTOH an 2 year old smartphone has a decent camera, CPU, and an inbuilt battery. Powering the things is probably the trickiest part for remote surveillance (even
by askvictor 9y ago
OTOH an 2 year old smartphone has a decent camera, CPU, and an inbuilt battery. Powering the things is probably the trickiest part for remote surveillance (even home surveillance if you don't want to rewire your house); a battery helps with that.
- CamperBob2 9y agoCompared to smartphones, outdoor cameras need to be built to very different specifications and standards. I don't think my iPhone would last very long duct-taped to the side of my house. Of course, neither would a camera that's made out of cardboard and runs on a Raspberry Pi. But for prototyping, this seems like it could offer a good start.