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One zone is fine. two small zones is fine. Three zones and I get this. ==> /tmp/zm_debug.log.02778 <04> 479] 04/13/10 00:37:05.469461 zma_m1[2778].DB5-zm_zone.cpp/152 [Checking for alarmed pixels] 04/13/10 00:37:05.472410 zma_m1[2778].DB5-zm_zone.cpp/214 [Got 122 alarmed pixels, need 2625 -> 0, avg ...

Are there any (non-AXIS) cameras that allow you to access the raw bitmap or tiff data from the camera? If not, do any allow lossless jpegs? I'm currently looking into cameras and it seems really really brain dead to have a system where the camera uses a jpeg chip to compress the data as a jpeg then ...

So far the cams seem ok. I haven't installed them outside yet so I cannot comment on the weatherproofing.

If they're not weather proof enough.... I'll Plasti Dip mine.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5078754_use-plastidip.html

I'm confused as to why you're using ext3 at all . If I'm dealing with large files, especially video I'd look into XFS since that is specifically what it was made for. JFS is also an option.

BSTI? That way, when they get smashed, who cares? BSTI cameras are only a little more then the cost of a dummy camera. My only concern with this is back end hardware. I have a machine sitting the basement that was used to run a debian sound system. It's a old ASUS board with 2 450mhz Xeons and two 4...

awesome. Maybe you can make one for my neighborhood that does something similar....hehe :twisted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wua9GHK-14M Hi all, For a long while now we have used our ZM installation to keep an eye on the cats whilst we're out, including having a dedicated camera on the catflap s...

So, in the last several years I've lived here, I've had one attempted break in. The general neighborhood is far worse however. One person was shot in the face earlier last week, in a gang related incident. Additionally, there were two events on my block this year which involved the city's SWAT. Ther...