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On 01/08/13 10:10, lug@xxxxxx wrote: > On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:57:48 +0800, Kai Hendry <hendry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> ... >> >> I'm moaned that the PI couldn't be used as a security camera in the >> past on this list, though after playing with the PI camera, I think >> I'm changing my tune! This should be better and a 1/3 of the cost of a >> http://www.y-cam.com/ >> > I am interested in doing something similar as I have one of the original > y-cams that only works properly with IE and have been thinking about > replacing it for ages. One thing that is very good about the y-cam is > reliability, it basically just keeps working. > > Last year I bought a couple of the cheap foscam clones off of ebay but > they just weren't reliable enough, requiring constant resets and I > ended up returning them. My experience is that a lot of these > cheapo cameras have zero support often just a forum where users can > complain about problems but no-one has any answers. > > I was thinking about going the Pi + PiCam route not to save money but > just so that if something is wrong I have a reasonable chance of being > able to fix it myself. Plus I also fancy hooking it up to the doorbell > and fire alarm, etc. to send alerts and do some other stuff which would > be hard/expensive to do with the commercial solutions. > > Kevin > As if by some weird coincidence, todays posting on the Pi website is about the camera board documentation http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/4483 May be useful Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 Software freedom day event - 21st September 2013 - http://exeter.lug.org.uk/ I am committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect any school or establishment I am involved with to share this commitment. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq