Security Camera with Green Light?
So I bought the notebook webcam for the main purpose of motion detection. Maybe I am not seeing it but it is hard to conceal that I am doing that with the bright green light always on. Is there any way to disable?
Michphoto48843,
No real way to disable this light, however you may be able to just cover it with a small piece of cardboard paper or something similar. Often a low tech solution will work as well as a high tech one.
Jeremy
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Is there a way to use activity monitor to identify and kill the process controlling the isight? My apologies in advance if this sounds windows (task manager) like.
Thankstqtclipper wrote:
hello, my eyesight issue happens occasionally, from time to time i run multiple apps that use the isight camera...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/HT2411: Your camera can be used by only one application at a time.
(Over time, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs from "iSight" to "FaceTime" and then to "FaceTime HD." Regardless of the name of your Mac's built-in camera, the same info and troubleshooting applies.)
tqtclipper wrote:
... Is there a way to use activity monitor to identify and kill the process controlling the isight? ...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/PH5147: You can quit any process you can see in those listed in the window that opens when you use Activity Mornitor's
Window >
Activity Monitor
menu command.
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My issue is that I can't find a way to have the camera switched off when the app is open and so this means if I want the app open all day to receive calls then the camera is going to be on the whole time. Even if it didn't potentially drain the battery, or add to the CPU usage or whatever else may cause any problems whatsoever (wheel of death!), I just don't want the camera on as I don't see myself ever wanting to use the video call feature but I would use the audio/call multiple times throughout the day to make and receive calls. The camera being on when the app is open is enough to prevent me from using the app. Also ever since seeing that episode of criminal minds where if you saw the green light on above the screen then it meant the killer was watching you!
Basically I just can't believe there isn't a way to disable the camera whilst having the app running. I know when initiating an audio call the camera goes away, but I would like the camera away the whole time. To me it just would make sense that if you click the video option then the camera is on, and if you click the audio option then the camera goes off. It just seems waaaaay to basic a thought for apple to have missed... Let's face it, we're not all as pretty as the people in the apple adverts and don't want to see our ugly mugs staring back as us when we work all day at our macs!I have exactly the same concern. It seems it would be a simple fix for Apple to allow users to turn off the camera (and even the mic) while keeping FaceTime open -- especially now that it turns out FaceTime must remain open in order to send and receive iPhone calls on a Mac.
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I've had my Airport Express for a while and have just set it up in my new house with an Orange Broadband wireless router.
I originally got it set up to play music from my Macbook to my Hifi (that's all I use it for) and it worked fine.
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lik titles said..when i turn it on..it just has a green light on. and nothing plays
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I have everythig hooked up. port forwarding is enabled on port 80. i can only access my cameras from within my network. if i go outside my network i cant get in.
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Can't get camera green light to turn off !
Hello,
I hope this is the right forum to post this question, if not sorry and please direct me if you can to the correct area.
I have an 08 Macbook. Never had a problem with it since it's barely a year old. One thing I have noticed is that my camera's green light is ALWAYS on. I never run any apps that would use the camera, I have gone back made sure they were all closed, made sure that nothing was to open automatically in startup that would cause it to turn on as well. Yet it continues to persist. The strange thing is that when I open Photobooth the screen is black! I have no idea why this is happening.
I did some quick googling and the only way I can get it to turn off is to start my computer by doing command option p r.
Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can make it stop once and for all? I don't want my camera being on all the time and it freaks me out that there are no apps using it!
ThanksHi EZ Jim,
I would consider iGlasses first.
Back ground app launched at Start Up but not listed in System Preferences > Accounts > Login items and available to all apps that can access the camera including a Web Browser.
Have not tried it Safari 4 and that Favourite pages bit that might hold Mebeam of Googlemail Chat page in the History.
The Screen Saver might be a bit of a stretch.
I am presuming that 1) he might have one and 2) it is not releasing the camera when not doing Screen Saving.
I am also presuming it might have a faulty idle time that makes the OS think the Screen Saver should be in view or possibly the time is set so short regular input is the only thing stopping the screen Saver from showing.
I am not sure many people would regard it as "an App" as such either, hence my phrasing.
The Nanny Cam stuff may be an app.
I have Evocam of the two we regularly mention and it can be hidden (Or set to Hide on using red Button).
That might need me to presume the computer is not shut down that often as it does not have an Option to add it to Login items on my Leopard Computer.
Whilst Hidden though, it can continue to stream.
This one was the furthest stretch.
So I thinks some are possibles.
Nanny cam is the most unlikely but depends on the app involved settings.
As part of the specs do suggest security then we have to consider some with access to the computer might look in the most obvious places first to see what was running, DOCK Login Items (I am not sure the Screen Saver I tried could push/stream/record or alert by email if movement was seen) but seeing Screen Saver set in System Preferences may not (should not) tell you that info.
(Says he dragging nanny cam stuff back into the picture )
Off to bed for me with so much Think Different stuff going on.
Catch you soon.
10:35 PM Friday; January 8, 2010
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Alv list ..records with green ,red, yellow,grey lights
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I have one requirement,
in my alv list if the records match the recors should be displayed with GREEN light,
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*& Report ZMDEMO_ALV_04
*&Make an Exception field ( = Traffic lights)
*&There can be defined a column in the grid for display of traffic lights. This field is of type Char 1, and can contain the following values:
*& 1 Red
*& 2 Yellow
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report zmdemo_alv_04.
tables: sflight.
type-pools: icon.
types: begin of ty_sflight.
include structure sflight.
types: traffic_light type c,
lights LIKE icon_xml_doc,
lights(4),
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types: end of ty_sflight.
G L O B A L I N T E R N A L T A B L E S
data: t_sflight type standard table of ty_sflight.
G L O B A L D A T A
data: ok_code like sy-ucomm,
wa_sflight type ty_sflight.
Declare reference variables to the ALV grid and the container
data:
go_grid type ref to cl_gui_alv_grid,
go_custom_container type ref to cl_gui_custom_container.
data:
t_fcat type lvc_t_fcat,
wa_layout type lvc_s_layo.
S T A R T - O F - S E L E C T I O N.
start-of-selection.
perform build_fieldcat.
perform build_layout.
set screen '100'.
*& Module USER_COMMAND_0100 INPUT
module user_command_0100 input.
case ok_code.
when 'EXIT'.
leave to screen 0.
endcase.
endmodule. " USER_COMMAND_0100 INPUT
*& Module STATUS_0100 OUTPUT
module status_0100 output.
Create objects
if go_custom_container is initial.
create object go_custom_container
exporting container_name = 'ALV_CONTAINER'.
create object go_grid
exporting
i_parent = go_custom_container.
perform load_data_into_grid.
endif.
endmodule. " STATUS_0100 OUTPUT
*& Form load_data_into_grid
form load_data_into_grid.
data l_light type c value '1'.
Read data from table SFLIGHT
select *
from sflight
into table t_sflight.
Condition placing to the traffic_light Field
LOOP AT t_sflight INTO wa_sflight.
wa_sflight-traffic_light = l_light.
MODIFY t_sflight FROM wa_sflight.
IF l_light = '3'.
l_light = '1'.
ELSE.
l_light = l_light + 1.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
Setting the Icon based on the traffic_light field value.
LOOP AT t_sflight INTO wa_sflight.
CASE wa_sflight-traffic_light.
WHEN '1'.
wa_sflight-lights = icon_red_light.
WHEN '2'.
wa_sflight-lights = icon_yellow_light.
WHEN '3'.
wa_sflight-lights = icon_green_light.
ENDCASE.
MODIFY t_sflight FROM wa_sflight.
ENDLOOP.
loop at t_sflight into wa_sflight.
case l_light.
when '1'.
wa_sflight-lights = icon_red_light.
when '2'.
wa_sflight-lights = icon_yellow_light.
when '3'.
wa_sflight-lights = icon_green_light.
endcase.
if l_light = '3'.
l_light = '1'.
else.
l_light = l_light + 1.
endif.
modify t_sflight from wa_sflight.
endloop.
Load data into the grid and display them
call method go_grid->set_table_for_first_display
exporting
I_BUFFER_ACTIVE =
I_BYPASSING_BUFFER =
I_CONSISTENCY_CHECK =
i_structure_name = 'SFLIGHT'
IS_VARIANT =
i_save = 'A'
I_DEFAULT = 'X'
is_layout = wa_layout
IS_PRINT =
IT_SPECIAL_GROUPS =
IT_TOOLBAR_EXCLUDING =
IT_HYPERLINK =
IT_ALV_GRAPHICS =
IT_EXCEPT_QINFO =
IR_SALV_ADAPTER =
changing
it_outtab = t_sflight[]
it_fieldcatalog = t_fcat
IT_SORT =
IT_FILTER =
EXCEPTIONS
INVALID_PARAMETER_COMBINATION = 1
PROGRAM_ERROR = 2
TOO_MANY_LINES = 3
others = 4
endform. " load_data_into_grid
*& Form build_fieldcat
text
--> p1 text
<-- p2 text
form build_fieldcat .
data: w_fcat type lvc_s_fcat.
define macro_fcat.
w_fcat-fieldname = &1.
w_fcat-col_pos = &2.
w_fcat-coltext = &3.
append w_fcat to t_fcat.
clear w_fcat.
end-of-definition.
macro_fcat 'CARRID' 1 text-c01 .
macro_fcat 'CONNID' 2 text-c02 .
macro_fcat 'FLDATE' 3 text-c03 .
macro_fcat 'PRICE' 4 text-c04 .
macro_fcat 'SEATSMAX' 5 text-c05 .
macro_fcat 'SEATSOCC' 6 text-c06 .
macro_fcat 'LIGHTS' 7 text-c07 .
endform. " build_fieldcat
*& Form build_layout
text
--> p1 text
<-- p2 text
form build_layout .
wa_layout-cwidth_opt = 'X'.
wa_layout-excp_fname = 'TRAFFIC_LIGHT'.
wa_layout-excp_group = '1'.
endform. " build_layout
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- VZW ))) Jetpack ))) VPNRouter === Cam2
- VZW ))) Jetpack ))) VPNRouter === Cam3
- etc
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Wireless bridging is the process of connecting one router to another over WiFi. On devices that support this functionality there is generally a mode called "Bridge mode", "AP mode" or something along those lines that can enable the configurations for you. From there you would need to decide if you want the device to perform only as a bridge and Ethernet cable connect the cameras or perform a "repeater" function and rebroadcast the Jetpacks signal to the cams.
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