This video demonstrates how to build and program a security camera that e-mails you a picture if it detects movement. It's an inexpensive way to have a good security system at home, and it's a great learning experience for high school or college students. You can also use it as a pet monitor, and you can even program it to send you entire videos. It uses a Raspberry Pi with an inexpensive mini camera module that connects to your wifi.
Github Repository: github.com/JEOresearch/securitycamera
I also simplify and explain the process of installing the software and setting up the Pi, including:
1) setting up your gmail account to work with the Raspberry Pi
2) the code for motion detection
3) conf...