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From: <bp@www.zefox.net>
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Subject: Re: Anyone tried zoneminder for camera control
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 00:25:46 -0000 (UTC)
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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.

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska