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Today's Topics:

1. Pan & tilt webcams that support Linux (David Smith)
2. Re: Pan & tilt webcams that support Linux (Nigel Sollars)
3. Re: Pan & tilt webcams that support Linux (Amias Channer)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 14:28:03 +0000
From: David Smith <David.Smith@imgtec.com>
To: "bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk" <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [bristol] Pan & tilt webcams that support Linux
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Hi all,

Anyone have any experience with IP cameras? I'm looking to get an HD IP camera with pan + tilt (indoor usage), and it'd be good if I can use it from a Raspberry Pi.

I was looking at a Foscam FI9831, but looking at their site and other reviews, it seems that their latest firmware actively kills off Linux usage - it requires you to download a browser plugin to use it, and that is only available for Firefox + IE under Windoze and Mac.
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 10:38:08 -0400
From: Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Pan & tilt webcams that support Linux
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This looks like a winner,

http://www.amazon.com/Esky-Internet-Wireless-triggered-Windows/dp/B006LWAYH0

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:28 AM, David Smith <David.Smith@imgtec.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Anyone have any experience with IP cameras? I?m looking to get an HD IP
> camera with pan + tilt (indoor usage), and it?d be good if I can use it
> from a Raspberry Pi.
>
>
>
> I was looking at a Foscam FI9831, but looking at their site and other
> reviews, it seems that their latest firmware actively kills off Linux usage
> ? it requires you to download a browser plugin to use it, and that is only
> available for Firefox + IE under Windoze and Mac.
>
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 15:54:47 +0100
From: Amias Channer <me@amias.net>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Pan & tilt webcams that support Linux
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Hello David,

Doesn't an IP camera run entirely on its own, typically providing its
images via the IP network ?

Therefore it wouldn't matter what firmware it used as long as the
outputs where of an open format.

I've found AXIS ones pretty good in the past and the one i had was
linux based but i haven't used
the tilt and pan stuff , i would guess that there isn't a sensible
standard for controlling this yet.

These things invariably come with crap plastic lenses so i would
ensure you get one you can return
and give yourself time to test it as you can't rely on it being able
to see very far , even if it has an hd sensor.

There are also legal issues around notification of ownership and data
access if a company runs these in a public space.

Cheers
Amias


On 4 June 2015 at 15:38, Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com> wrote:
> This looks like a winner,
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Esky-Internet-Wireless-triggered-Windows/dp/B006LWAYH0
>
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:28 AM, David Smith <David.Smith@imgtec.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone have any experience with IP cameras? I?m looking to get an HD IP
>> camera with pan + tilt (indoor usage), and it?d be good if I can use it from
>> a Raspberry Pi.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was looking at a Foscam FI9831, but looking at their site and other
>> reviews, it seems that their latest firmware actively kills off Linux usage
>> ? it requires you to download a browser plugin to use it, and that is only
>> available for Firefox + IE under Windoze and Mac.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bristol mailing list
>> Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>
>
>
>
> --
> ?Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.?
>
> Alan Turing
>
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