[geeks] Security Systems

[Lionel Peterson]

On May 18, 2009, at 9:11 AM, "James Fogg" <james at jdfogg.com> wrote:

>> I find myself in need of a basic video surveillance system.  
>> Probably two
>> or three cameras, maybe motion activated recording. Hooking into my  
>> Mac
>> would be nice. I need one at the front door, and one covering the  
>> back
>> yard.
>
>
> I prefer cameras that aren't connected to PC's but have their own
> webserver built in. One of the best bangs for the bucks is the Linksys
> cameras. There is a Linksys with PTZ if you'd like to aim the camera  
> from
> your PC.
>
> "Webcams" require a PC to be kept running and the routing of a USB  
> cable
> which was never meant to penetrate walls or go long distances.
>
> Traditional CCTV cameras require a single TV set and a video  
> switcher with
> the option of a VCR. I prefer webserver cameras since I can monitor  
> them
> from anywhere I have a PC, including anywhere on the Internet. You can
> also save the "video" to your hard disk.

At $WORK we use Axis IP cameras (megapixel, IIRC) feeding into a  
fileserver, but I'm not sure about playback software...
Lionel