Michael A Peters wrote: > I've not purchased any hardware and I will not be doing this until next > year. I want to start looking into what is needed now though. Not sure if this is entirely suitable but you might want to consider a decent network camera that has built-in motion detection and the ability to upload images via FTP. To recommend a few brands, check out Axis, Mobotix, Sony, Panasonic. They all make decent network cameras (aka IP cameras), although mainly for CCTV purposes. Some of them are quite high end so if you're on a tight budget, Axis or Sony are likely to be the best bet. Chris.