[ale] I need a crash course on cameras

[Greg Freemyer]

It sounds like you're looking for a still camera?  (ie. You say single
frame capture, which I'm not familiar with.)

If I've got that right:

I don't think you will find still camera's you can control the picture
taking of in the sub-$100 range.

It's been a couple years since I was deep into it.  But at the time we
always specified PTP support.  But PTP only transfers pictures you
have manually taken

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Transfer_Protocol

You should be able to find PTP support in camera's below $100, but I'm
not positive about that.

Kodak came out with PTP as an open standard prior to XP I think and XP
added it as a default protocol.  Lots of camera vendors added support
since then.

Linux has had PTP support almost from the beginning of PTPs existence.
 (I assume it was an open standard.)

Greg

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 5:46 PM, jrtroberts <jrtroberts at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am planning a network upgrade at my father's house.  I have talked to
> him about using LMCE to manage the media streaming, surveillance
> cameras, and what ever else he wants to add later.  We live on a large
> lot,13 acres.  My father would like to get a camera for a future gate at
> the end of the driveway, which is around 800-900 feet from the house.
> He also want to put cameras in the barn in each stall and maybe one
> looking out into each pasture.
>
> As a toy he would like a camera to put in the koi pond that is remote
> control.
>
> Currently LMCE only supports single frame capture.  So I don't need
> anything fancy, black and white would probably work, or some low end
> color units.  I don't know what his price cap is, but I doubt he will
> want to spend more than 50-100 bucks per camera.
>
> Can anyone give me some pointers on what to look for when shopping for
> cameras?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joshua.
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