How to Use a Webcam for Home Security
- 1). Install your webcam with the included instructions. Face the camera toward the area you'd like to monitor.
- 2). Download and install the Dorgem webcam utility from the provided link in Resources.
- 3). Start the Dorgem utility. Select your webcam from the drop-down menu.
- 4). Click "Preview" and adjust the webcam's settings as you see fit. Clicking "Source" enables you to adjustment the contrast and brightness.
- 5). Click "Options," check "Use Motion Detection" and click "OK."
- 6). Select "Store Settings," "File" and click "OK."
- 7). Enter a name. Use a name that relates to the area you are monitoring for reference. "Enable" should be checked. Set "Interval" to two seconds. Click the "..." button next to "Filename." Select the folder to store the images and click "Save."
- 8). Click "OK" and then "Close." Jump around in front of the camera for a minute or two. Check the folder you chose to save the images to and you should have some images of you jumping around.
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