Raspberry Pi + MotionEye – Wireless Surveillance Setup

MotionEye is a popular open source front-end for the Motion video surveillance software. It's simple and sleek yet functional and practical. It offers motion sensing, streaming, recording, automated alerts and more. The low cost and versatility of Rasperry Pi models, paired with Motion, make it easy to keep an eye on things while you’re away.

These options are easily configured through it’s clean web interface.

Here are my 2 Arducam 5MP cameras along with an 8MP NoIR camera connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero W. The Raspberry Pi Zero W is the perfect size for highly portable, low power devices.

The RPi Zero W with the Vilros camera case is easily attachable onto any surface with 3M adhesive strips.

An 850nm IR light illuminates the camera in pitch black environments. Contrary to what is shown in the picture, the IR light LEDs only emit a warm red glow to mammalian eyes. Digital cameras see different wavelengths of light than us, therefore this warm glow looks stronger and of a purple hue on camera.

The Tendelux Illuminator can bathe the entire room in IR light allowing the RPi NoIR camera to see in detail what we cannot. It is best suited for longer ranges and can get quite warm after an hour of operation. Nevertheless, it is a solid product that can be used indoors and outdoors.

MotionEye: https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye