Time Lapse / Security Camera with Manually Adjustable Zoom and Focus

fantombloo on 01/03/2021 - 10:21

I'm after a video camera to monitor a piece of plant equipment that has an intermittent fault. I'd like to set it up a couple metres away from the equipment (a transition in a conveyor belt, about 50cm wide and about 1m long)) and be able to clearly see boxes about 10cm cube moving along it - not too fast, about half a metre every second. Can be an IP camera (Ethernet only, no wifi) or (preferably) have it's own storage (8 hours is enough) or wired to a dedicated box / hard drive. Also need it ASAP so a brick and mortar store, even Harvey Norman, preferred.

I see lots of security cams at bunnings, etc. but not sure how well they'd work with a task like this.

Can anyone recommend something that fits the bill?

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

  • Hybroid on 01/03/2021 - 10:23

    A GoPro could do timelapse like this for you with minimal effort.

    • fantombloo on 01/03/2021 - 10:31

      Didn't even think of GoPro. Will look into now. Thank you!!

  • pjetson on 01/03/2021 - 21:49

    Is "time lapse" what you really want? With time lapse, the camera takes an image, waits a while, then takes another image, waits a while, and so on. When you play it back, time seems to be moving faster, however you're really missing a lot of what happened. You didn't say what you were trying to capture, but could it be that the thing you're looking for happens while the camera is not "looking"?

    • fantombloo on 02/03/2021 - 12:19

      Yeah I got that terminology wrong. Was after loop-recording.

  • HunterBargainHunter on 06/03/2021 - 21:28

    my wyze camera can do that, pretty neat adjustments for time-lapse on sd card, but it's Amazon USA import.
    also my viofo dashcam, but can you get the car to be properly aligned on that conveyer belt? :)

  • fantombloo on 07/03/2021 - 01:43

    I ended up getting a Swann security camera system - 4 cams plus HD for $300. Did the job well. Will repurpose it for its original intent at some point.

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