If you find yourself with a need to record security video with a camera over an area,
webcam
computer application
may be the right choice for you. Using this software, it is possible to set up a
camera to detect motion and begin recording once it does.
Depending on your needs, the sights and sounds that are picked up by the camera may be stored on a hard drive, or if the captured video
needs to be available off-site, can be webcast using the server's broadcasting
feature to a web site.
Depending on the quality of the camera and the viewer's video card, the picture that is recorded may be as clear as a high-definition television signal.
Using a setup like this, it is possible to provide a measure of surveillance for an area while
the economics of the situation do not justify hiring a security business or setting up a professional monitoring system.
This
do-it-yourself approach
can save money while not compromising on security.
With my new
webcam software, I can run a streaming tv station
of my site viewable from the Internet. This opens up a number
of opportunities, the surface of which has not even been scratched in today's world. I can use
this broadcast for surveillance purposes, allowing me to see what's going on in my site
at any time from a remote viewing computer.
As long as I have the web camera
running and a remote workstation with Online access, I can watch the home.
With the application and the camera, I can change the options to capture video,
detect movement (if I don't want to keep the camera running at all times),
or use a combination of a live feed and recorded video to implement a protection
system that takes full advantage of nevest technology.
With a capture card,
I can simply transmit related video and screenshots to use on
any computer.
With delicate data on my workstation
and useful things in my room,
it only makes sense to have a protection setup that I can supervise whenever I feel that my privacy
is being compromised. If I owned a small firm or lived with roommates, I couldn't imagine
living without it.
Webcams
are good for more than just making internet communications
more practical. They can additionally be
an extremely functional tool
for exploit in residence or commercial security.
Application
is now accessible that can detect activity and use
it as a trigger for different events.
The way that
it works is to analyze the picture sent by a camera that is either connected by USB
or through a video capture card for motion. Once it picks up
that movement, it can after that take any number of events,
including triggering an alarm.
A more popular application, though, is to either
send live pictures of what is happening in the picture that is covered by the camera
or to even webcast using online streaming exactly what is
happening with both audio and image. If installed covertly,
this software could even be used for stealthy surveillance.
Given the
large amount of devices that either have a webcamera attached
or can support one, this is an perfect way to inexpensively and easily defend
the area across that computer
from invasion or burglary.