Today i’ll show you the way to make a DIY webcam security system with motion detection. The complete DIY webcam security system with motion detection is going to be a creation fully created with free software system. There’ll be no worries of spending extra money aside from the digital camera that you simply will ought to get one. To make this guide even more worth reading, the whole DIY digital camera system with motion detection will consist of me using the camera of an Android phone connecting wirelessly via Wifi. Since you can download a piece of software known as the IP camera for Android phones that permits you to transmit a video feed via a IP, this suggests you’ll be able to re-position the phone where ever you want it to be then really paying for a true security system.

 

This concept is very applicable if you live in a rented apartment and you’re afraid that somebody within the same house would possibly steal your things. It’s pricey and maybe not that sensible to put in a full set of CCTV in a rented apartment, just in case you made the choice to change to another place, it becomes troublesome to remove the entire security system and take it with you.

 

But we always have one or two mobile phones or webcams. You’ll place the phone or digital camera wedge between books or hidden behind the curtain next to a power source, and have it aiming at the door. Once somebody walks in when you are out, the software system will snap pictures, play sound, run applications amongst various functions.

 

 

DIY digital camera security System With Motion Detection

 

 

 

For those who have Android phones, download the IP camera app and use it.

 

 

You can still opt to use any IP camera, USB webcam, it’ll work too.

 

The software system we’ll be using is known as YAWCAM. It’s a very amazingly powerful piece of software system that’s free. I’m completely stumped by how spectacular this YAWCAM is. 1st of all, get the Android phone to run the IP webcam app and note down the IP.

 

Run the YAWCAM software system and click on on the Stream and set it to enable, then click on “Settings” => “Device (IP Camera)” => “Change to” => “IP Camera”,

wait for a short while, like ten seconds and a prompt can say it cannot find the webcam. Followed by a prompt for you to fill the details. We’ll fill the IP info into the YAWCAM using the IP that you simply have from the noted down from the Android device. There are a few things like this. http://192.168.XX.XXX:8080. you will fill in like this

 
http://192.168.XX.XXX:8080/videofeed

 

After that click on the menu “Window” => “Preview”. you will be able to get the IP cam’s image.

Click on “Window” => “Motion detection”.

Click on the enable button to begin the motion detection feature. On the right, there are 3 tabs. Click on the “Settings” to set the sensitivity.

 

Depending on the sensitivity you wish it to be, drag the slider to your desired sensitivity level and whenever there’s movement, it’ll perform associate action.

 

For a super extreme sensitivity level, I set it to

 

Sensitivity 90

Tolerance 5

 

 

This should permit the webcam system to go crazt on the slightest little bit of movement. Alter the sensitivity to your own requirements.

 

The next step is to set the actions whenever it detects movement. You can snap shots, send email of the shots or play a sound. Making a sound is quite applicable for example if you are in the house and you’re waiting for someone, simply leave your digital camera aiming at the door and once he shows up , you’re alerted.

 

If you wish to capture images, do note that the image are going to be over written unless you set the proper prefixes. for instance

 

C:\Users\Shingo\Desktop\{tstampMS}{date}.jpg

 

Setting this is useful because the prefix can name all image files differently because the time and date is in mili seconds. This will allow you to make burst shots for multiple files. I like to recommend a minimum of a 2 of shots per movement. Even if it is just 2 shots per movement, you will get a ton of photos, this is often due to the result where by when a man walks in, the system starts snapping away. It’s not stopping till the guy leaves. thus if the guy comes in and ransacks your space for five minutes, you have a minimum of 600 photos of him, enough to make a video footage.

 

I hope this guide on how to do a DIY web camera security system with motion detection is extremely helpful and great for all readers out there.