Chinese IP Camera
On the day of sales “Black Friday” November 25, 2011, among other things, I bought two ip-video cameras for $ 25. Now this camera costs about $ 45.
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The camera allows you to view and record video with a resolution of 640x480 pixels, it can turn up and down and in a circle almost 180 degrees. There are switchable infrared lights, sound transmission and a built-in speaker.
The camera is connected to the local network, powered by a voltage of 5 volts from the included adapter.
The adapter plug is Chinese, so you will need an adapter.
Video viewing and camera control takes place via a web interface, and there are three options:
1. Mobile interface. The easiest and most convenient to view.
In this interface, you can move the camera, set the camera in one of the five pre-configured positions (presets), allow or prohibit the inclusion of the backlight when the illumination decreases.
2. Advanced interface. Allows you to customize camera settings.
3. ActiveX interface (works only in Internet Explorer).
In addition to all of the above, it allows you to record video from a camera with sound, as well as transmit sound to the camera (it becomes at the same time another sound card in the system).
The system parameters of the camera are configured in a separate screen.
By default, the camera has an address of 192.168.1.99:99. It is registered in advance on the DDNS service 88safe.com. On the bottom of the camera there is a sticker with the name and password DDNS. At the same time, the camera can work with several DDNS services, including dyndns.com. This allows you to organize access to the camera via the Internet.
Internet connection must have a real ip-address, and if it is also static, DDNS is not needed. In order to see the camera behind the router from the Internet, it is necessary to set up a port on the router on the router. For example, you can specify that port 8009 is forwarded to the address 192.168.1.99 and port 99. In this case, to access the camera via the Internet, you will need to go to the address of the router indicating port 8009 if the address is static or to the address given by the DDNS server and port 8009 if the address is dynamic.
In addition to browsing through the browser, the camera can send frames to e-mail or ftp on the movement of the object. In addition, the camera can send frames to FTP once a specified number of seconds. This opportunity was used for bird broadcasting. Each frame has a unique and unpredictable name, consisting of the camera name, the date and time of the image.
In order for these frames to be used one of the readers of my blog has written a script that renames the newest frame, deletes all old frames and updates the image every five seconds.
The camera sees perfectly in the infrared range. Apparently, therefore, the bright green foliage of the trees turns violet - it reflects the IR well.
Here is a shot taken in complete darkness with the IR illumination turned on.
A fragment of the video recorded by this camera.
I did not regret the fifty dollars spent - the cameras came in handy when I found a wagtail's nest on the balcony and I think it will be useful again.
Upd: Instructions in PDF: one , two .
Upd2: Thanks to Coolver , it turned out that the camera gives the video stream to
http: // <your_camera_ip> /videostream.cgi?user= <your_login> & password = <your_password>.
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The camera allows you to view and record video with a resolution of 640x480 pixels, it can turn up and down and in a circle almost 180 degrees. There are switchable infrared lights, sound transmission and a built-in speaker.
The camera is connected to the local network, powered by a voltage of 5 volts from the included adapter.
The adapter plug is Chinese, so you will need an adapter.
Video viewing and camera control takes place via a web interface, and there are three options:
1. Mobile interface. The easiest and most convenient to view.
In this interface, you can move the camera, set the camera in one of the five pre-configured positions (presets), allow or prohibit the inclusion of the backlight when the illumination decreases.
2. Advanced interface. Allows you to customize camera settings.
3. ActiveX interface (works only in Internet Explorer).
In addition to all of the above, it allows you to record video from a camera with sound, as well as transmit sound to the camera (it becomes at the same time another sound card in the system).
The system parameters of the camera are configured in a separate screen.
By default, the camera has an address of 192.168.1.99:99. It is registered in advance on the DDNS service 88safe.com. On the bottom of the camera there is a sticker with the name and password DDNS. At the same time, the camera can work with several DDNS services, including dyndns.com. This allows you to organize access to the camera via the Internet.
Internet connection must have a real ip-address, and if it is also static, DDNS is not needed. In order to see the camera behind the router from the Internet, it is necessary to set up a port on the router on the router. For example, you can specify that port 8009 is forwarded to the address 192.168.1.99 and port 99. In this case, to access the camera via the Internet, you will need to go to the address of the router indicating port 8009 if the address is static or to the address given by the DDNS server and port 8009 if the address is dynamic.
In addition to browsing through the browser, the camera can send frames to e-mail or ftp on the movement of the object. In addition, the camera can send frames to FTP once a specified number of seconds. This opportunity was used for bird broadcasting. Each frame has a unique and unpredictable name, consisting of the camera name, the date and time of the image.
In order for these frames to be used one of the readers of my blog has written a script that renames the newest frame, deletes all old frames and updates the image every five seconds.
The camera sees perfectly in the infrared range. Apparently, therefore, the bright green foliage of the trees turns violet - it reflects the IR well.
Here is a shot taken in complete darkness with the IR illumination turned on.
A fragment of the video recorded by this camera.
I did not regret the fifty dollars spent - the cameras came in handy when I found a wagtail's nest on the balcony and I think it will be useful again.
Upd: Instructions in PDF: one , two .
Upd2: Thanks to Coolver , it turned out that the camera gives the video stream to
http: // <your_camera_ip> /videostream.cgi?user= <your_login> & password = <your_password>.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/146344/
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