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I would like to build a cheap DIY security camera. there has been an increase in crime (vehicle break-ins, etc.) in the past few weeks in my neighborhood. I want build a security camera system to keep watch over my truck at night. I would like it to have the following features:
---motion detection or manual start (motion detection would be the ideal case but manual start seems to be alot simpler and cheaper)
---long record time (bare minimum of 5 hours)
---good quality in low light setting
---store on to a usb flashdrive or sd card (mainly just want to store and/or watch the videos if necessary)
---relatively small if possible
the cheaper and simpler the better. I dont necessarily have a budget but would like to keep it halfway cheap. any tips, comments, videos, links would be greatly appreciated! thanks to all!
Hey guys thanks a lot for your input! it is greatly appreciated! i think i am going to go the webcam route. but the location i will be putting the camera will be about 100 or so yards from my computer. i looked into wireless transmitter/recievers but the good sets were pretty expensive. i also looked into wireless webcams but idk if they will reach that distance? maybe with a patch antenna of some sort? and is there any possible way to interface the webcam to store its videos to a usb flash drive or sd card? thanks again guys i really appreciate it!
Answer
A lot of people, including myself, use HD webcams. Good ones can be found for less than a hundred bucks, and decent ones near 50 dollars. You can purchase a USB extension cable for about 30 dollars and run the camera from your computer to the location you want it. There's a program called Dorgem that will allow you to save images from the camera to your hard drive. You can set it up for motion detection, or to capture images at a certain duration. The pictures are in a folder on your hard drive, so you can transfer them if needed. You can also use any movie making software to run the pictures in succession like a time-lapse movie. Or you can also use My Webcam Broadcaster. It's a free online webcam streaming service that you can access your webcam from anywhere there's an internet connection. There's even an app for that:)
A lot of people, including myself, use HD webcams. Good ones can be found for less than a hundred bucks, and decent ones near 50 dollars. You can purchase a USB extension cable for about 30 dollars and run the camera from your computer to the location you want it. There's a program called Dorgem that will allow you to save images from the camera to your hard drive. You can set it up for motion detection, or to capture images at a certain duration. The pictures are in a folder on your hard drive, so you can transfer them if needed. You can also use any movie making software to run the pictures in succession like a time-lapse movie. Or you can also use My Webcam Broadcaster. It's a free online webcam streaming service that you can access your webcam from anywhere there's an internet connection. There's even an app for that:)
Security Camera help?
i have an old camera, which has amazing quality and zoom. it used to record with mini dv tapes. but it scince then started ruining them. is there some way i can hook that up to be a security camer. there has been 4 break ins on my street.
like a way to record to a re wwritable dvd or some sort of hard drive?
or even to a computer
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Yes, you can do all that, but you may have to spend a little money on the project.
If your dv camcorder has firewire, this is pretty simple. You connect the camera to your computer via firewire, and away you go. You could even use Windows Movie Maker as the software, although I don't remember if it will let you save the video on the fly in any other format than DV. DV is great for resolution, but eats up hard drive space very quickly. You would also need firewire in the computer, maybe $30 to add it.
If no firewire on the camera, the next two options are going to be very similar... S-Video, and composite video. Again, it depends on what the camera can do. S-Video is the better of the two, but not by much. It does make for better security camera footage though. For either of these, you would need a video capture card in your computer. Nothing fancy, even one of those USB dongle converters would work.
Your camera needs to be fixed, mounted securely. You can't cover the whole block, it just won't work. No matter how good your zoom is, do NOT use digital zoom. Optical only. Don't try to record the garage door 7 houses down the street, you won't get anything but the number of bad guys that way. Think about where you put the camera, and what you intend to do with the footage. If you have to use composite level video recording, it will be much more difficult to ID people from the footage.
Yes, you can do all that, but you may have to spend a little money on the project.
If your dv camcorder has firewire, this is pretty simple. You connect the camera to your computer via firewire, and away you go. You could even use Windows Movie Maker as the software, although I don't remember if it will let you save the video on the fly in any other format than DV. DV is great for resolution, but eats up hard drive space very quickly. You would also need firewire in the computer, maybe $30 to add it.
If no firewire on the camera, the next two options are going to be very similar... S-Video, and composite video. Again, it depends on what the camera can do. S-Video is the better of the two, but not by much. It does make for better security camera footage though. For either of these, you would need a video capture card in your computer. Nothing fancy, even one of those USB dongle converters would work.
Your camera needs to be fixed, mounted securely. You can't cover the whole block, it just won't work. No matter how good your zoom is, do NOT use digital zoom. Optical only. Don't try to record the garage door 7 houses down the street, you won't get anything but the number of bad guys that way. Think about where you put the camera, and what you intend to do with the footage. If you have to use composite level video recording, it will be much more difficult to ID people from the footage.
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