Below are images of some of the camera locations:
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The camera project and network was created for 3 purposes:
- Security (indoor and outdoor)
- Showing current scenery
- Capturing of live action animal videos

This website was created to make the latter 2 functions available to our relatives and friends locally and around the world.
Current scenery comes from images uploaded every minute or so and can be viewed from the "Scene" related web pages. There are four cameras devoted solely to capturing long distance images. Four other cameras are used for dual purposes - outdoor security or animal activity and, in addition, closer in scenery image capture.
Animal activity videos are recorded by cameras used specifically for capturing animal activity, as well as, some of security cameras. These video clips are accumulated, edited and combined into longer videos for on-line viewing.
Most of the cameras are attached to the house, but several an mounted on posts or high tree stumps and connected via cable to the house. Typically, the cameras get their power and signals from Ethernet cable.

Outside Security & Animal Activity

For those of you that like to get into the technical weeds here is some detail about the system:
Camera server:
- Runs 27 / 7
- Custom built AMD FX 8370E
- 64 bit
- 8 core turbo
- 16 GB of memory
- SD drive for program processing
- HD drive for short term data storage
- External HD drive for longer term data storage
- Windows 10

Camera brands and models:
- Amcrest (PoE and Wi-Fi): IP2M-841W and IP4M-1025EW
- Reolink (PoE cameras): RLC-410 and RLC-411 Zoom

Total number of cameras: 24
Controlling software: Blue Iris
Other: Real-time cloud upload of security clips and periodic (every few minutes) uploads of scenery JPG images.

Inside Security Only

Animal Activity

Scenery

Outside Security, Scenery & Animal Activity

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