Motion Sensor Alarm » How http://www.motionsensoralarm.net Best Home Security Systems | Motion Sensor Alarm | Outdoor Motion Lights Thu, 27 May 2010 19:11:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 How to use your PC and Webcam as a motion sensor camera with recording abilities http://www.motionsensoralarm.net/index.php/how-to-use-your-pc-and-webcam-as-a-motion-sensor-camera-with-recording-abilities/ http://www.motionsensoralarm.net/index.php/how-to-use-your-pc-and-webcam-as-a-motion-sensor-camera-with-recording-abilities/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:03:17 +0000 admin http://www.motionsensoralarm.net/?p=176 There are countless applications for a motion sensor camera. To capture images o burglar, to monitor your maid or your house-mates, to capture the scenery outside your house, etc.

If you own a PC and a Webcam, you can do this easily at your own home. All you need is a PC with Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP; a webcam; and Dogem. Dogem is an open source software .

Having your webcam installed, all you need is to download, install and configure Dorgem.

  • First you’ll need to do the “Camera selection”, you’ll choose this in the drop-down box;
  • Then you can click the “Preview” button, below the drop-down box in order to preview your webcam
  • By clicking on “Source” button, you can adjust all kind of specifications to the camera, such as brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and more
  • Clicking on the “Options” button will open a new window
    • Tick the box labeled “Use motion detection”, click “OK”
  • Click on “Storage events” to create a profile
    • Choose “File”, and click “OK”
    • Specify a name, the interval and the filename
    • Choose the format in the “Save as” window, click “OK”
  • Now you will see a new “Storage settings” with the name you’ve given, click “close”

Now your motion sensor camera should be ready to be used. Try it out and see if there are new pictures in the folder you’ve specified.

There’s also an advance setting that allows you to use multiple cameras.

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There are various types of motion sensor alarms. Usually a system consists of a sensor, a controller and an output (speaker). The sensor basically monitors the area, the controller is used to activate or inactivate the system by inputting a password and the speaker is pretty self explanatory.

Most of them can be pre-programmed to be schedule to turn on and off during certain times. When an alarm turns on, it has to be manually deactivated through the controller, by inputting the password. Nevertheless there are remote controls that exists that can do the same job, more advance modules allow the user to send a SMS code via the mobile phone to disable the motion sensor alarm.

Customized Configuration

Nowadays the systems are easily configurable, which allows you to program the alarm system however you want. If you go to work at 9am to 6pm, you can set it to turn on at that specific time, and when you come back at 6pm, it disables itself automatically. Similarly if you go on holiday, you can just set the alarm on 24 hours a day. There are systems that even let you monitor your house via an online interface, noticing you if something is wrong even if you are abroad. More advance systems could incorporate a motion sensor camera which would record if it senses movement.


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