old4570
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I am really beginning to like Action Cameras ..
Was there ever a cam before that could do just about everything ..
Underwater Cam
Dash cam
Action cam
Slow mo cam
time lapse
WiFi
So much in such a small package ..
I am not sure if they do motion detection yet ? ( Not the budget ones in anyway = the ones I have )
Anyhow , what fascinates me is the WiFi mode ..
So why cant you have the Cam in Wifi mode , not actually recording ( lower power consumption ? )
I am currently testing the power draw ..
But been playing with my android , and what I can do is set everything up so I am receiving a video feed to my android .. From my Android I can take a photo , start stop video recording or just use the Android to monitor VIA the Action cam .. ( And this is what interests me )
I can put my Android to sleep when viewing video VIA the action cam .
And then bring it out of sleep mode directly back to viewing the video feed .. ( I like that )
So !
You could possibly in theory power the cam VIA some USB power source , have the cam in WiFi mode and use it like a security cam ...
I think you can even view video via the Android recorded by the cam / stored on the SD card .
Depending on the cam ? I am not sure how low you could go on frame rates ...
Some cams only offer limited video settings ..
But still ...
Your having a nap or sleeping or watching TV , something goes BUMP outside ..
So rather than opening your door , you bring your Android out of sleep mode to see several armed individuals outside your front door .. So besides hitting the record function , you might want to call the police and or anything else you are legally entitled to do .
Honestly , for the money these cams are going for , I amazed at how much they do . ( And the possibilities they offer anyone thinking outside the box )
Was there ever a cam before that could do just about everything ..
Underwater Cam
Dash cam
Action cam
Slow mo cam
time lapse
WiFi
So much in such a small package ..
I am not sure if they do motion detection yet ? ( Not the budget ones in anyway = the ones I have )
Anyhow , what fascinates me is the WiFi mode ..
So why cant you have the Cam in Wifi mode , not actually recording ( lower power consumption ? )
I am currently testing the power draw ..
But been playing with my android , and what I can do is set everything up so I am receiving a video feed to my android .. From my Android I can take a photo , start stop video recording or just use the Android to monitor VIA the Action cam .. ( And this is what interests me )
I can put my Android to sleep when viewing video VIA the action cam .
And then bring it out of sleep mode directly back to viewing the video feed .. ( I like that )
So !
You could possibly in theory power the cam VIA some USB power source , have the cam in WiFi mode and use it like a security cam ...
I think you can even view video via the Android recorded by the cam / stored on the SD card .
Depending on the cam ? I am not sure how low you could go on frame rates ...
Some cams only offer limited video settings ..
But still ...
Your having a nap or sleeping or watching TV , something goes BUMP outside ..
So rather than opening your door , you bring your Android out of sleep mode to see several armed individuals outside your front door .. So besides hitting the record function , you might want to call the police and or anything else you are legally entitled to do .
Honestly , for the money these cams are going for , I amazed at how much they do . ( And the possibilities they offer anyone thinking outside the box )