On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote: > On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>>>> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that >>>>>> would better handle the load? >>>>> >>>>> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi >>>> >>>> You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you? >>>> >>>> As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a >>>> job. >> >> The plural of anecdote is not fact. >> Have *you* tried it? >> >> The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does >> run 'monitor' with dual cameras. >> >>> >>> 1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually >>> read that page, have you? >> >> Or these:- >> ;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html >> >> ;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/ >> >> >>> >>> Kind regards, Andrei >>> >> >> >> Kind regards > > While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread, > that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi > was a bad choice for a security camera. What I did say was that I'd > read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the > result). Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step instructions: > > <http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/665518/Raspberry-Pi-as-low-cost-HD-surveillance-camera> > > > There are others. > > Re: the contention that "it doesn't work": That would need more > clarification. E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this > isn't necessary for a security camera. In the article I reference > above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720. But then he also was > running a webserver on the same RPi. I probably wouldn't do that, but > rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. The > point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may well > be contingent on the system's configuration. > >
Ken, Please see my comment to Andrei as to why it's not a good choice. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/542bfd41.8050...@attglobal.net
