Can I use my digital camera as a security camera when connected to my laptop?
Question : Can I use my digital camera as a security camera when connected to my laptop?
I want to use digital camera connected to my laptop like a security camera and can it be done?
laptop security
Best answer:
Answer by koolness
i guess if u ran a live feed but it wouldnt be very good quality
I have tried this to try to get some photos of wildlife outside my house before. It is possible but you need some good lighting and your computer needs to be running all the time. You can use a software called Yawcam which is a motion activated webcam software. It can alert you when it senses movement in the camera. It does this by sensing the change in pixels:
http://www.teepeetech.com/security-software/motion-activated-webcam-security-software-vision-gs-pe-yawcam-and-others-14.html
Motion activated cameras are best because you don’t have to start recording until the system senses motion. If you record all the time, then your hard drive fills up.