Overview I had been thinking about setting up a camera system in my place for a while. My plan was to set up two cameras with motion detection; one to monitor the patio for deliveries and another to monitor the living room in case there was a break in. This plan stayed in the back burner for a long time until my colleague's house got burglarized just a couple of weeks ago. He was in a different state at the time; however, as soon as he received an alarm, the police department was called and one of the intruders got caught right after he left the house. Suddenly, I had a good reason to implement my own system. My design requirements could be described as simplicity. I just needed two cameras with wireless connectivity to minimize cable clutter. The first camera would be monitoring my living room and needed to be PTZ capable. My idea was to disable monitoring while I was at home and I needed a camera with this capability to provide a visual indication. During t...