On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, ken wrote: > To: CentOS Mailing List <centos at centos.org> > From: ken <gebser at mousecar.com> > Subject: [CentOS] security cameras > > I heard about some inexpensive security cameras which get their power > through the same cat5 cable which delivers the data/pictures (which > would simplify wiring tremendously). Does anyone know about these? Do > they work with Linux, particularly CentOS? AFAIK there are different options you can take with this. Webcam USB camera or a PAL/NTS CCTV camera with a phono or BNC connector. Use a PCI based video capture card to connect CCTV cameras to. Not sure about the software to use though. Use a stand alone DVR - digital Video recorder to capture and record sound/video, as well as simultaneous monitor and IP broadcast over the net. Some of these boxes run Linux and an integral web server. You can also manage and control the DVR across the net. You might find these links helpfull: http://www.henrys.co.uk/cctv.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Video_Recorders I think you will get far better video quality using CCTV cameras than a webcam on a USB port. Kind Regards, Keith Roberts ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------