Lately, I have been thinking how nice it would be to have high resolution snapshots of my driveway whenever motion has been triggered. While CCTV cams have come a long way, high quality HD cameras are still pretty expensive. So I started thinking, what if I can find a cheap (but older) digital camera (3MP+), and interface the button with a relay to manually control the camera in certain conditions (mounted inside the house, behind one of the windows). I would still use my regular CCTV setup to record video etc, but I would like to be able to identify people, cars, etc.
The only major issue I can see is the focus and some other settings that somehow have to survive power outages. What do you guys think? Does anyone have a camera in mind?
The only major issue I can see is the focus and some other settings that somehow have to survive power outages. What do you guys think? Does anyone have a camera in mind?