It is very easy to make your own surveillance camera yourself using a mini-PC SBC. The Raspberry Pi, Pi Zero W, Orange Pi, etc. all feature a connector that allows to add a camera board. You can also use any USB webcam. There are many Open Source projects such as Motion, Kerberos.io, Node-RED (MQTT camera) that just install to transform the mini-PC into a surveillance camera with motion detection! In this category you will find many examples of realization to integrate your DIY surveillance camera to your home automation server.
Category: DIY Home Security Camera Systems
Six 3D printing boxes to make a DIY surveillance camera with a Raspberry Pi Zero W
In the previous tutorial, we saw how to build his own surveillance camera using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and Node-RED without any programming. If you are lucky enough to have a 3D printer (you can equip ...
READ MORE +Raspberry Pi Zero W and Node-RED MQTT Surveillance Camera for Home Assistant
Since version 1.3, the Raspberry Pi Zero has a camera connector on which the 8MP camera of the Raspberry Pi can be connected by means of an adapter. Home Assistant supports ...
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#Test: unpacking the Panoramic Camera Xiaomi Mijia 1080p 360 °
Today I propose you to discover the camera connected panoramic Xiaomi Mijia 1080p capable of filming 360 degrees. Only available in China at the moment, it is however possible to obtain it directly ...
READ MORE +Orange Pi (Armbian): driving the camera in Python with OpenCV
In the previous tutorial, we saw how to drive (display the live image, record a snapshot and a video clip using the keyboard) on a Raspberry Pi under Raspbian. In this tutorial we will do the same ...
READ MORE +Orange Pi (Armbian): control the camera in Python with OpenCV
In the previous tutorial, we saw how to drive (display the live image, record a snapshot and a video clip using the keyboard) on a Raspberry Pi under Raspbian. In this tutorial we will do the same ...
READ MORE +Picamera (version 1.9): control the Raspberry Pi camera in Python
Since its release, the Picamera library which allows to control and to exploit the camera of Raspberry Pi has evolved a lot. In this article, we will see the changes ...
READ MORE +#Test: Asian compatible NoIR camera VS Raspberry Pi v2.1 camera: Outdoor Test
The Raspberry Pi v2.1 NoIR 8MP camera has been emulated by Asian manufacturers (as usual you will say). This camera is of very good quality. It is built around a Sony IMX219 8MP sensor that also ...
READ MORE +#Test: 2MP Motion Detection Camera with Motion Detection based on Orange Pi Lite and Motion
Orange Pi markets a small 2MP color camera with wide-angle optics that can be used to create a small additional surveillance camera. In this tutorial, we will install the ...
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