Night vision video cameras?

ohammersmith · Post by **ohammersmith** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:17 am

I know a few people have set up cameras to film themselves sleeping.

I'm considering it so I can find the more elusive leaks with the QuattroFX. They're not bad, but if I can figure out what's going on I can try something new. I bet it's just being on my side or something similar.

Does anyone know of good cameras to use?

Buy.com has one for $52 or so, but not sure I can record video with it.

http://www.buy.com/prod/infrared-motion ... 38397.html

streetrodder · Post by **streetrodder** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:38 am

that camera would have to be hooked up to your computer/network. it is not a stand alone camera. you can buy a used one on craigslist or ebay. Sony made some with night shot mode the worked real well for total darkness.

Uncle_Bob · Post by **Uncle_Bob** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:53 pm

For basic movements in my sleep i track them using a $5 web cam and free software called "dorgem"

The webcam has 4 led lights which can be adjusted (dimmed).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M5 ... irect=true

snnnark · Post by **snnnark** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:00 pm

That one you chose looks like a bit of overkill! Do you really need the pan and tilt? There are much cheaper web cams available like
http://www.amazon.com/Round-Webcam-Micr ... 64&sr=1-71

And you can use microsoft movie maker as the recorder.

ohammersmith · Post by **ohammersmith** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:29 am

The problem with a straight webcam is that I need a computer in the room, and that ends up being more noise, more light and ugh.

That camera is just a cat 5 cable and it's hooked up.

And nope, don't need pan & tilt, but it's cheaper than other similar cameras without pan & tilt because it's on sale.

Do the webcams you're using have infrared?

I do have a Sony with night shot, but it doesn't have enough storage to run for very long... it's old memory sticks that cap out at 128M so I think I can only get like 20 minutes of video.

snnnark · Post by **snnnark** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:25 am

I haven't done it yet (video'd myself) but when I do I'll use a samsung video camera with night vision connected directly to a pc. No worries about recording time. It'll be nice if I can hook up the ASV to the pc at the same time. Then if these guys would pull finger and finish their EEG http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/865 ... rduino-eeg then I could have a whole sleep lab in my bedroom!

ohammersmith · Post by **ohammersmith** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:00 pm

I'm gonna try out the bunch of cameras I have on hand tonight and see if I have something that works. I keep fighting with myself over the trade off between time and $$. If I could have something tomorrow that Just Worked (TM) I'd drop the $50... but I've convinced myself that a badly documented cheapie camera from China isn't going to Just Work (TM).

But then I gotta build something ... and that takes time.

I have an old webcam that I was already planning on ripping apart to take the infrared filter off... needed a heat sensing camera for my Makerbot project... anyway I digress.

I should just do that. Worst case is a long USB cable to keep the computer away from the bed.

As for the EEG, doesn't OpenEEG already exist? http://openeeg.sourceforge.net/doc/

That would be one of my next projects.

ohammersmith · Post by **ohammersmith** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:10 am

Turns out the front facing camera on my iPhone 4 does not appear to have an IR filter.

I got a time-lapse iPhone app, and an IR illuminator for $30. Problem is the illuminator only runs on battery power and that only lasts an hour. Need to hack something with that... but that's not so bad.

I had a 10 day leak-free streak so I thought I had it licked and kinda dropped the project. Leaked a couple nights and then back to leak free. No clue what caused it, though so I'm back thinking about this.

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:45 am

There are stores which rent camera equipment. You can rent the top of the line cameras for a weekend. I know because I had to return the cameras my daughter used to record her G & S production of Ruddigore last weekend.

absolutscharf · Post by **absolutscharf** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:59 pm

[quote="snnnark"Then if these guys would pull finger and finish their EEG http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/865 ... rduino-eeg then I could have a whole sleep lab in my bedroom! [/quote]

Just got a Zeo sleep coach, and am blown away by their support of the OpenSource community: http://zeorawdata.sourceforge.net/index.html
So far, well worth the money.

People have hooked the Zeo up to Arduinos, PCs, ...

Disclaimer: Not working for Zeo in any way, shape, or form - I just happen to like the thing!

Jay Aitchsee · Post by **Jay Aitchsee** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:55 am

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