ip camera

[trance247]

I am looking to install one of these in my place of business, what software do I need so I can have 24hours recording stored online and offline and visible in realtime from anywhere? It will run via apple airport over comcast.

 

[WarhammerUC]

Good ip cam are pricy

I had a panasonic one with built in http server and management software where it emails and ftp images to an account you setup.. I used to send mine to gmail 🙂..

The res is only 640x480 and choppy when theres a lot of motion.. so it's not very good.. Would suggest some of the axis models with 800x600.. those are a lot better.. but also its close to 750-1k mark..

 

[skyking]

I have set up a few systems for clients.
Best indoor value in 640x480:
axis 207W
Best value in megapixel:
Axis 207MW

Pros: The image quality is superb.
can be set up either wired or wireless.
Onboard motion detection (more on that later)
sophisticated controls and features on cam webpage.
Cons: fixed lens with no options.
No built in POE (Power over Ethernet)

For camera server software, I have found none better than
zoneminder
ZM serves up a webpage for view events and monitoring cameras. no monitor or keyboard are needed on the server itself.

I've used bosch and other commercial applications, and they lack the features and functionality of zoneminder.
Using the onboard motion detection in the 207 cameras, you can get by with a reasonable server with a P4 and a gig of ram. Using ZM for the motion detection would work at that level for a few cams, but you'd need a more robust server for a larger installation.
My largest server and camera setup is in a busy 24/7/365 medical business, with 12 analog cameras and 2 axis IP cams.
It is a core2duo e6600, 2 gigs of ram, 2x500gb disks in a raid array, running debian.
They get 32 days of motion detected recording, with the system automatically pruning off the oldest events. The event count is around 200,000 a month.