OT : Web cam catches burglar ....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:09:36 -0000, Tx2 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm

Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated software?

David Bradley

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>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm
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> Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated
> software?
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> David Bradley
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Can do this with any network-ready webcam, e.g. Axis webcams can ftp,
live-stream and email jpegs.

S

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> "David Bradley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm
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> > Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated
> > software?
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> > David Bradley
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> Can do this with any network-ready webcam, e.g. Axis webcams can ftp,
> live-stream and email jpegs.
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> S
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You can use any webcam you like as long as you don't mind leaving your PC on
and have an always on connection. Motion detector software is freely
available on the net. Take a look on download.com and google.

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>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm
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>> Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated
>> software?
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>> David Bradley
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> Can do this with any network-ready webcam, e.g. Axis webcams can
> ftp, live-stream and email jpegs.

A friend of mine has webcams in every room in the house (although maybe
not the bathroom..!) and external ones looking at the driveway and the
garden. He can access them from any web browser or even his phone..!

Ivor

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>> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm
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>> > Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated
>> > software?
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>> > David Bradley
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>> Can do this with any network-ready webcam, e.g. Axis webcams can ftp,
>> live-stream and email jpegs.
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>> S
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> You can use any webcam you like as long as you don't mind leaving your PC
> on
> and have an always on connection. Motion detector software is freely
> available on the net. Take a look on download.com and google.
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>
I discarded bog-standard webcams that connect to a PC as a burglar would
probably take the PC, thus loose pictures from then on. A networked webcam
connected to a router would still take pictures unless he takes the router
as well.
S

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> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:09:36 -0000, Tx2 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm

> Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated software?

No need to speculate ;-), see http://www.grisby.org/burglar.html

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:18:07 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Haylett
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>David Bradley <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:09:36 -0000, Tx2 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4272041.stm
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>> Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated software?
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>No need to speculate ;-), see http://www.grisby.org/burglar.html

Lucky for the burglar that Mr Grisby wasn't home at the time. He's an
assistant martial arts instructor, according to his site! (Could be
Tai Chi though...)

Jake

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> Anyone care to speculate on the equipment used and the associated
software?

I used a cheapo Creative webcam a while back, that would detect motion and
send snaps via email, cost was under £20 I seem to remember..

P.

"ABC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:cv2asn$c7q$(E-Mail Removed):

> I discarded bog-standard webcams that connect to a PC as a burglar
> would probably take the PC, thus loose pictures from then on. A
> networked webcam connected to a router would still take pictures
> unless he takes the router as well.

A lot of software can be set to automatically upload the pictures to
somewhere else so even if the PC is nicked the images will still be
available. Someone mentioned ftp earlier in the thread.

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Colin
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