Hi all
I've been using cheap Belkin IP cameras to keep an eye on my mum with dementia.
NetCam Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision
The Belkin webcams have worked well for me as they are a very easy setup and I have many of these monitoring rooms in my Mum's place.
On the other hand I use fairly high end Mobotix cameras for work. These have fixed IP addresses on private LANs so are easily accessed by a web browser.
So that's my background.
What I'd like to do now is install a more advanced panning / tilting camera at home so I can keep an eye on my house backyard. It doesn't need to be high end, but it should be a step or 2 up from the Belkins. The envirnment is not harsh (though it does get hot - >100F / South Australia). I also realise that the Belkin cameras have the advantages of connecting through their own Belkin (Seedonk?) server which is why they are so easy to set up, and that a better camera probably won't be so straight forward.
What would be a reasonable inexpensive camera (HikVision?) and software to set up something like this?
Cheers
I've been using cheap Belkin IP cameras to keep an eye on my mum with dementia.
NetCam Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision
The Belkin webcams have worked well for me as they are a very easy setup and I have many of these monitoring rooms in my Mum's place.
On the other hand I use fairly high end Mobotix cameras for work. These have fixed IP addresses on private LANs so are easily accessed by a web browser.
So that's my background.
What I'd like to do now is install a more advanced panning / tilting camera at home so I can keep an eye on my house backyard. It doesn't need to be high end, but it should be a step or 2 up from the Belkins. The envirnment is not harsh (though it does get hot - >100F / South Australia). I also realise that the Belkin cameras have the advantages of connecting through their own Belkin (Seedonk?) server which is why they are so easy to set up, and that a better camera probably won't be so straight forward.
What would be a reasonable inexpensive camera (HikVision?) and software to set up something like this?
Cheers