I use the following setup at home to keep tabs on whether the landlord is *dropping in*...
The camera I use is a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. Good resolution (up to HD when configured correctly), auto light adjustment, easily available and resonably priced.
I then use the Logitech "Motion Detection" gadget (free download from Logitech's site) to take care of the video capture.
The gadget is configured to save the videos to a password protected directory within my Apache web server.
To finish it all off I use a dynamic DNS service to ensure that I can always access my web server, regardless of my current IP address (my ISP uses DHCP so this is a good solution without needing a static IP).
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I use the following setup at home to keep tabs on whether the landlord is *dropping in* ...
The camera I use is a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. Good resolution (up to HD when configured correctly), auto light adjustment, easily available and resonably priced. I then use the Logitech "Motion Detection" gadget (free download from Logitech's site) to take care of the video capture. The gadget is configured to save the videos to a password protected directory within my Apache web server. To finish it all off I use a dynamic DNS service to ensure that I can always access my web server, regardless of my current IP address (my ISP uses DHCP so this is a good solution without needing a static IP).
Disclaimer: I do NOT work for Logitech.