Re: Webcam..someone must have thought of this?

["Gary" <questuk1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes your right i forgot about darkness... but you can get them with
infra red leds ... so that may not be so much of a problem?

Anyone used camera with IR leds...how good are they?


Regards


Gary

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul@p...> wrote:
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> A couple of thoughts immediately spring to mind...
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> What about light sensitivity?... - I guess you'd probably be OK if
you only used B&W cameras with IR illumination (I believe colour ones
are rubbish in low light...) - otherwise your sensors would be
completely blind as soon as it got dark and anyone could move around
right in front of them with impunity so long as they didn't turn any
lights on (or a torch) ...
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> USB *can* co further with repeaters, IIRC abour 5 repeaters can be
be daisy-chained to give something like 25-30 feet of available cable
length, but this really is a complete bodge!
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> I rather imagine that the combination of both a PIR *and* a camera
in the same housing would be the best bet... - which is probably why
such things exist!!
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> :-)
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> Paul G.
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx on behalf of Gary
> Sent: Mon 23/01/2006 16:18
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: [ukha_d] Webcam..someone must have thought of this?
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> Hi,
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> How about using a webcam instead of a PIR etc for house occupancy and
> also turn room lights etc on when entering a room?
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> also can be used as burgular alarm etc when your out?
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> The only downdside is that usb can only be run 6ft?
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> So would need a rs232 adaptor or something like that?
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> Aplogies if this has been discussed in the past!
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> Any thoughts?
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> Regards
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> Gary
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