/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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IP cameras, avoid the shitty commercial ones like "Amazon anything", for security seasons. If you want a fun little DIY project, buy everything separate(camera, cables, NVR/DVR, HDD, etc.) instead of a complete set and slowly build up manage your network. If you don't mind me blogging, I used to own some shitty cheap analog camera some years ago but an incident happened causing my cameras to be utterly useless in time of need so I ended up doing some research on better cameras and was surprised at the amount of shit these newer and better cameras were and at a reasonable price. Just to list some of the shit IP cameras can do now that makes them a lot better than normal cameras


>smart motion detection
Affordable cameras can now tell the difference between people, animals, and vehicles. The biggest issue with normal motion detection in cameras is that ANYTHING sets it off, from the wind blowing to lights being turn on/off. Being able to tell if something is human is walking on your property and ignoring animals or insect is a pretty big feature.
>license plate reader
>people and vehicles recognition
Some models of IP cameras can build up a database of people and vehicles it recognizes. "Hey this person shows up a lot, he must be one of the neighbors." or "This is a new face, he must not be from around here".
>Face detection
Its kind of shitty from what I've seen and you have to position that camera just right for it to get a good look at the person.
>Anti loitering
Someone parks near your home or property but doesn't get out of the car, most motion detection in cameras would stop recording. With anti loitering, cameras can tell if something is in a certain spot for too long and start/continue recording.
>trip wire and intrusion
Now this shit is really good. Basically you draw a line around a certain area, then you tell it what to do if someone crosses that line.
>Anti tampering
Someone attacks the camera, it knows and records.