DroidNine

Excellent reply, thank you so much for your time. The alarm out is something I definitely want. I will look in to those and let you know how I go. Thanks again for taking the time to reply.

Thank you for the reply. If all cameras only do 802.3af then that's fine, I had assumed that some cameras may be more lax and allow 24VDC/12VDC over PoE as some wireless equipment does. I'm sure I can sort something out for 48VDC. I just need a way of getting something instantaneous out on motion detect. I didn't realise that cameras have alarm out relays, that would be suitable as I can use the RPi to detect the relay state. If H.264 is the standard now I will need to do some re-coding but that should be fine. With those in mind is there anything you are aware of that meets my requirements? Thanks again for the reply.

I am looking for recommendations for an IP camera that will be installed at my gate. I currently have a dome, cheap VGA webcam and Raspberry Pi (also triggering gate via TCP and relay) out there but the system is not working well and needs to be replaced with an IP camera. My list of requirements: - weatherproof (duh) - dome (mounted dome up) or low visual impact other type - the camera will have access to ethernet, POE with 5VDC (12VDC is possible but extra work), or 24VAC/240AC. Wireless is possible but rather ethernet/POE. - 2MP/720P preferrable - ability to alarm on motion detect and remote trigger a TCP/UDP port or HTTP server. Email and FTP would be nice extras, but must be able to trigger a server remotely. Does this even exist? - MJPEG viewable via HTTP - as close to $150 USD as possible I might be kidding myself, but any recommendations welcome.