help with an interesting project

[magee]

ok so here is my ordeal i am planning on making an infrared beam that when set off will take a picture with a digital camera atached and is there any way to hook up a wifi to it to get it sent to my computer the ir seems easy enough but i cant figure out how to set it to the digital camera so that it takes a picture or if i could get it so the digital camera doesnt save it it just gets automaticly sent to my computer plz help i sorta know what im doing but not really

 

[magee]

is this even possable leave suggestions on what i can do

 

[Roff]

Punctuation might allow us to understand you a little better.

 

[pc88]

First of all, you need a digital camera that can be triggered electronically. Most digital cameras don't have readily usable external triggers, so you have to hack them (i.e. take them apart and modify them) in order to be able to electronically trigger them. Many cameras have been figured out, and most of these have been done in order to take pictures from a kite. So I'd search Google for "kite digital camera" and see what turns up.

Here are some specific links to check out:

http://www.hackaday.com/category/digital-cameras-hacks/

http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/14/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-1-the-camera/

**broken link removed**

This one is a pretty good and inexpensive digital camera that has been hacked:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5141144&sourceid=22339603661591236080

For instance, see this site:

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[Super_voip]

The next problem is the transfer via wifi to the PC, if you don't already have the camera look at http://www.cnet.com.au/digitalcameras/cameras/0,239036184,240060162,00.htm then searc ebay for a model. Or on a completly different approach get a wireless IP camera and software. These cams usually come with a basic security package to do exactly this type of work.

 

[magee]

oh well a guy i was talking to said all i would have to do is hook a ir system to the camera picture button then hook a wifi wire to the camera then one to my computer but really it doesnt seem that simple

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

oh well a guy i was talking to said all i would have to do is hook a ir system to the camera picture button then hook a wifi wire to the camera then one to my computer but really it doesnt seem that simple

If the guy you were talking to is so clever, why doesn't he show you how to do it?

As suggested, you can get IP wireless cameras that do exactly what you're looking for!.

 

[magee]

ip wireless cammeras? how exspensive are they because i need to make 5 to 10 of them for a building it might sound random but were going to put them in a haunted house and see if we can get any paranormal evidence just stating has no relevance go on

 

[magee]

i have found a control variable a bunch of the same 12mb cameras off ebay

 

[Super_voip]

a google search show 2.5million hits on wireless ip camera so I suppose it all come down to your location

 

[magee]

yah i know i looked it up