1st Time User Looking For Camera

Carlwill · Post by **Carlwill** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:08 pm

I am looking for any web camera or anything that anyone knows will 100% work with ZM. I really don't have equipment to test with so that means I need to order a camera for home use and I want to make sure what I order is fully compatible with ZM. Does anyone know what is the best camera recommendation for home use? I have wireless but don't care if it's wired or wireless.

Thanks for any help!

Carlwill · Post by **Carlwill** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:54 pm

Anyone know if this camera will work?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6881152012

Lee Sharp · Post by **Lee Sharp** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:37 pm

That is an analog camera, and will require a composite input. If you need hardware that will "just work" a few seconds of research will show items that "just work." And they are usually not the cheapest hun of junk on the net.

Carlwill · Post by **Carlwill** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:04 pm

Are there composite input cards available so I can make this analog camera work? I can't find anything in the search for composite cards for Linux. Sorry...

pathway · Post by **pathway** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:44 pm

First off, Welcome to Zoneminder! Don't fret if you can't find the information right away on support, it's coming along, but still a work in progress.

The camera you're looking at is an analog camera. The ability to record an Analog Camera on Zoneminder requires a compatible capture card. I'd check out http://www.bluecherry.net/ as they have a list of ZoneMinder compatible capture cards with various number of ports and frame rates.

If you have additional questions, I would read the documentation from ZM's website. It's quite long and detailed, but will help you understand what ZM can and cannot do.

--Pathway