Simple camera

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Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:08 pm
canalrun offline
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Simple camera

Can anyone point me to a simple camera, preferably Z wave, that works with indigo?

I am deaf. I have a doorbell button tied to a Z wave contact sensor which triggers Indigo to flash lights all over the house when the doorbell button is pressed. It would be nice to also send a command to take a snapshot of whoever is at the front door so I can see who is there, if I'm not home, etc.

I know there are many solutions for doorbell cameras, but they are all complicated, expensive, and much more than I need.

I envision a camera near the front door that I can send a Z wave command to and have it take a snapshot. The snapshot could be returned to Indigo, sent to me by email, or just stored to onboard memory that I can later access via wireless or simply pulling out an SD card.

My searches have turned up the complicated solutions. Does anyone know of something simple?

Thanks,
Barry.

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Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:14 pm
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Re: Simple camera

Does it HAVE to work with Indigo? If you just need something that you can pull out your phone and see the picture, take a look at
https://wyze.com/wyze-cam-outdoor.html

joe (aka FlyingDiver)
my plugins: http://forums.indigodomo.com/viewforum.php?f=177

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Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:55 pm
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Re: Simple camera

Thanks.
The idea I have is to take a snapshot of who pressed the doorbell . Since the doorbell is controlled by Indigo, It would seem nice to have it send a "take snapshot" command while it is flashing the lights.

There is a ton of motion outside my front door. A motion detection camera would be almost constantly triggered. There is also no need for streaming.

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Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:57 pm
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Re: Simple camera

That little camera is pretty good at detecting people, not just random motion.

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