Cara menggunakan ponsel lama sebagai monitor hewan peliharaan atau bayi

Old phones that are still working, just not well enough or fast enough for everyday use, can be utilized for all sorts of things. If the old phone you have lying around has a camera, and is still able to connect to a WiFi network, you can re-purpose it as a pet or baby monitor. In order to use an old phone as a pet or baby monitor, you need a way to get a live camera stream from the phone, and a way to be able to view it from anywhere. ChewCam is a web service that does just that. It’s aimed at pet-owners but the service works just as well for parents since the camera feed includes audio as well.

ChewCam memiliki paket gratis yang memungkinkan Anda menambahkan satu kamera secara gratis. Jika Anda ingin menggunakan lebih dari satu kamera, Anda harus membeli langganan seharga $5/bulan. Layanan ini saat ini dalam versi beta sehingga memungkinkan pengguna akses penuh saat kekusutan sedang diselesaikan. Berikut cara kerjanya.

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Kunjungi ChewCam dan daftar untuk mendapatkan akun gratis. Kunjungi situs web di ponsel tempat Anda ingin mendapatkan umpan kamera langsung. Pastikan Anda menggunakan browser yang dapat mengakses kamera di perangkat.

Tap on Add Camera, allow the web app access to the camera, and select which one (front or rear) that you want to use. Give the room a name, and the app will automatically start streaming from the camera. Place your phone somewhere you can get a good view of the room and if you’re using this for pets, make sure you put the phone somewhere it can’t be knocked over, or hurt your pet.

As for monitoring the camera feed, log into ChewCam and select which ‘room’ you want to view. You can view the stream from a smartphone, and from your desktop. The feed will be live, and it will include both video and audio.

ChewCam can also add regular webcams that are integrated with a laptop and external webcams.

Satu kata dari hati-hati meskipun; ponsel cenderung memanas saat kamera sedang digunakan. Tidak semua ponsel tetapi beberapa di antaranya, pastikan ponsel Anda tidak melakukannya. Jika ya, mungkin mati jika terlalu panas, atau mungkin terbakar. Berhati-hatilah di sini karena Anda menggunakannya dengan hewan peliharaan dan/atau anak-anak, keduanya tidak dapat memadamkan api.