video security?

[Fla._Deadheader]

If'n y'all try that X-10 junk, ya better have muucho Fire extinguishers handy. I had that stuff in the Florida house, and every so often, there was a hot plastic smell, and the camera feeds would smolder. Never could get the recording thing to work ALL the time. It worked when IT felt like it. The wireless receiver caught fire too.  >:( >:( >:(

  E-mails to them were ignored mostly.  >:( >:(

[slowzuki]

The people expressing concern over file size are used to normal video editing.  Security cams almost always use low frame rate, lower resolution and compressed files.  No need for 30 frames a second to catch a scumbag, better to get higher resolution than more frames a second.

[rebocardo]

> mounting in obvious locations dummy ones

Make sure the wire and cable is obvious on those so they can cut them. Make it just tall enough to reach on the back of a pickup truck so you can take a picture of the license plate with the hidden ones when they back up to it.

[karl]

I ordered a Linksys camera- hopefully it works for me...also a couple simulated cameras and signs
Got to come up with a location that minimizes the number of self images I record, yet captures the other traffic.

Called x-10 for info- verbal promise of email addressing my ques.- no response-now where have I heard that before FDH?

Thanks for the advice all

I'll post pics of the hanging tree and it's first customer ;D

[karl]

Got my Linksys- only to find out that it won't work with dial up.
That was one of my original questions before purchace and was assured it would- gotta love sales people  :
Wish I knew what I wus doin' ???
Back to square one....agin.

[Ianab]

You can probably make it work, but you will need to wire it directly to your PC using an Ethernet cable then have it transmit images directly to your PC.

There is probably a bit of techie voodoo needed to make this happen, but it should be possible.

Let us know if you want more help and I can download the manual for the camera you have and give you some more detailed advise.

Cheers

Ian

[Jeff]

You only need broadband if you are trying to access the camera from the internet. If you bought the network camera, you do also need a network hub and a network installed in your house. If you bought the wireless and wantto use it wireless you will need the wireless hub. As Ian said, you can also hook it to an ethernet cable to the hub.

[wesdor]

Thanks for starting this thread.  I've been doing some research for my own situation and have found some interesting software.

For the PC users you might want to check out WebcamXP:
WebCamXP

For Mac Users there is EvoCam:
EvoCam

Neither is a camera, but they offer some good looking software to go with cameras and at a very reasonable price.

[PineNut]

Locker gnome gave a link to a site that had interesting info on security cameras that would send the video to an off site location. Seems that the author of the article said that someone stole the computer and camera and they still had pictures of low life. There are links here for equipment and software. If you would like this link, send me a PM.

[karl]

"the more I learn, the less I know"has never been more true than me trying to understand this tech stuff. Beginning to think I have a learning disability.......
Always been one to "do it myself" but beginning to think that it's time to call someone who knows whats up, pay for their knowledge and do what I know to pay for it.
Thanks for the help all.

At least no one is ripping me off now- too much snow!

[Tom]

Those were the same conclusions a arrived too, Karl.

[karl]

You got too much snow too, Tom? :D

Or'd ja mean the udder stuff? ;D