Alex,
I have the answer for you, but first may I offer a little education.
You could buy a video capture card and there are many different brands
to choose from these days. All of these video capture cards pretty
much do the same thing, they process video frame by frame. Each video
frame is basically a individual picture that consists of lines of
data. The lines of data consist of pixels. Each pixel has its own
unique digital signature know as RGB or Red, Green, Blue. So, whenever
one frame is compared to the next the capture card is looking for a
difference between the RGB of pixels. When this change is detected it
is considered to be motion. Atleast that is what we all call it. But
it really isn't motion it is a change in the video stream that is
detected.
No matter how sophisticated your camera, capture card, or software is:
Motion cannot be detected unless it happens to move in front of the
field of view of your camera. This is the main reason why more and
more people struggle with this technology. Why? Becaues in order to
adequately cover any area it would require several cameras, power
supplies, wire drops, and possibly multiple capture cards. all of this
starts to add up pretty quickly even if you choose to use cheap
low-buck equipment. And most people don't have the time to do their
own pro-install because none of the video security manufacturers have
figured out how to make a simple solution. Or perhaps they know that
the money is in selling volume not an easy solution. Im starting to
ramble, but almost to my point.
Suppose, you could buy a camera that was developed in such a way that
it could detect motion in any direction. Even outside the field of
view of its own lens. Suppose this product would detect motion in 360
degrees and position the camera exactly where the motion was detected
and then track the motion as it moved automatically. Well, I know of
such a product that can do all of that and a whole lot more. I
developed it myself and built a company around its core technology.
goto:
www.securitytechsystems.com and check it out. If you like what
you see, give me a call I will hook you up with one for less than you
paid for your camcorder and what you expect to pay for a capture card.
But with my product you will be able to see anything, anywhere,
anytime with only one camera and one install.
