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So... Jayce is going to be a daddy! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
With that said, I'm already thinking ahead of time for what kind of baby monitor setup we could use. Considering that actual baby monitors are outrageously expensive, I began to think what in the video surveillance realm would work. We have a wireless indoor PTZ camera (Foscam fi8918w) that we set up when we're gone on vacation, just so I can pop in remotely and make sure things are okay. I want to utilize this camera as an audio/video baby monitor. Here's my plan:
Camera in baby room. Wirelessly streams over the network. In our bedroom will be a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, hooked up to a small HDMI monitor with built in speakers (for minimal wiring and fuss, etc). Then we just launch VLC and run the network stream. That way we have a cheap but very effective baby monitor.
The only catch is, the audio is *terrible*. I don't think it's a fault of the camera though, but I'm not sure just yet. It has a microphone jack on it. I have a headset that has a removable microphone, so I just popped it off and stuck it in the camera. It works, sure, but if the baby isn't making a complete crazy out-of-this-world whaling noise, the microphone won't pick it up. Once I get a few inches away from it I have to be pretty loud for it to even pick up what I said, and even when it plays it, it's super quiet. I halfway believe this is due to the fact this microphone is made for a headset, and not for all around room-sized noise.
I'm digging around for a microphone that is 3.5mm (no USB, since the camera doesn't have USB ports) that's very sensitive and of course, cheaper the better.
I have a feeling that what I'm asking is backwards to what most people want, since most people want noise cancelling features, etc. Not me. I want to hear it all. Any suggestions?
With that said, I'm already thinking ahead of time for what kind of baby monitor setup we could use. Considering that actual baby monitors are outrageously expensive, I began to think what in the video surveillance realm would work. We have a wireless indoor PTZ camera (Foscam fi8918w) that we set up when we're gone on vacation, just so I can pop in remotely and make sure things are okay. I want to utilize this camera as an audio/video baby monitor. Here's my plan:
Camera in baby room. Wirelessly streams over the network. In our bedroom will be a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, hooked up to a small HDMI monitor with built in speakers (for minimal wiring and fuss, etc). Then we just launch VLC and run the network stream. That way we have a cheap but very effective baby monitor.
The only catch is, the audio is *terrible*. I don't think it's a fault of the camera though, but I'm not sure just yet. It has a microphone jack on it. I have a headset that has a removable microphone, so I just popped it off and stuck it in the camera. It works, sure, but if the baby isn't making a complete crazy out-of-this-world whaling noise, the microphone won't pick it up. Once I get a few inches away from it I have to be pretty loud for it to even pick up what I said, and even when it plays it, it's super quiet. I halfway believe this is due to the fact this microphone is made for a headset, and not for all around room-sized noise.
I'm digging around for a microphone that is 3.5mm (no USB, since the camera doesn't have USB ports) that's very sensitive and of course, cheaper the better.
I have a feeling that what I'm asking is backwards to what most people want, since most people want noise cancelling features, etc. Not me. I want to hear it all. Any suggestions?
