Re: security camera software/RPi
On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote:
> On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>>> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>>>>> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
>>>>>> would better handle the load?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi
>>>>
>>>> You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?
>>>>
>>>> As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
>>>> job.
>>
>> The plural of anecdote is not fact.
>> Have *you* tried it?
>>
>> The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
>> run 'monitor' with dual cameras.
>>
>>>
>>> 1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
>>> read that page, have you?
>>
>> Or these:-
>> ;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html
>>
>> ;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards, Andrei
>>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>
> While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread,
> that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi
> was a bad choice for a security camera. What I did say was that I'd
> read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the
> result). Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step instructions:
>
> <http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/665518/Raspberry-Pi-as-low-cost-HD-surveillance-camera>
>
>
> There are others.
>
> Re: the contention that "it doesn't work": That would need more
> clarification. E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this
> isn't necessary for a security camera. In the article I reference
> above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720. But then he also was
> running a webserver on the same RPi. I probably wouldn't do that, but
> rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. The
> point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may well
> be contingent on the system's configuration.
>
>
Ken,
Please see my comment to Andrei as to why it's not a good choice.
Jerry
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