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From: John Aldridge <jpsa@cantab.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject: Re: Anyone tried zoneminder for camera control
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 00:36:23 +0100
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In article <uufja9$2ps5s$1@dont-email.me>, bp@www.zefox.net says...
> 
> John Aldridge <jpsa@cantab.net> wrote:
> > In article <uu1rtd$31a20$1@dont-email.me>, bp@www.zefox.net says...
> >> 
> >> From time to time it'd be nice to have a remote control camera
> >> connected to my Pi. Most likely use would be watching for 
> >> unwelcome critters in the garage or garden.
> >> 
> >> Knowing absolutely nothing I downloaded zoneminder...
> > 
> > I've not used zoneminder, but have used 'motion' for watching wildlife
> > (https://motion-project.github.io/) which works fine on an RPi (both 
> > with USB cameras and the RPi camera).
> > 
> 
> How does one guesstimate which cameras will work? Zonemaster has a list,
> but I didn't see one for motion. It looks like the better-performing
> cameras start in the mid-hundreds of dollars so a correct choice matters.

I'm not aware of a list of tested cameras, though a quick glance at the 
documentation suggests that one which supports Video4Linux2 should work.

But I wasn't trying to persuade you to switch away from zoneminder, just 
suggesting something else you might try if zoneminder doesn't work out.

-- 
Cheers,
John