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Can you use any wireless camera? I already have a couple so I figured I just use those and save myself a couple bucks. Also what are the spec on this one?
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The resolution doesn't need to be all that great for tracking anyway, provided it can see the colours, glyphs, qrcodes etc. it should track even at a small resolution,
If the computer will be onboard you have a lot of options available and a lot of much better cameras to pick from.
The camera can only be used for navigation as far as tracking and chasing a coloured ball or object goes. It can't detect distance or objects. With QR codes attached to objects it could but your house would be a mass of qr codes. So ultrasonic and infra red for navigation/detection. There have been talks of the Kinect being used which can detect depth, but so far that hasn't come to light (and with it being a big unit has limited application).
I think you can use 2, 3, 4, 100 cameras (well maybe not 100, your pc dictates these things after a while) although I've not tried adding more than 1 (screen space is the issue as I like everything on one screen and big enough to see). I personally see no real benefit to having 2 cameras. A wider view maybe, and views from both front and back but no, nothing worthwhile... Unless it's a wall-e or Johnny Five etc, then for aesthetics only as, at least to me, one camera in one eye looks wrong, one in each eye looks right - personal opinion though, it's down to taste I guess.
Other people may be able to think of some practical uses for more than 1 camera though, but I can't.
Can the camera face detection feature do a face recognition and authentication ?
I mean the camera identify a specific person face and trigger a script ?