toad.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Mastodon server operated by David Troy, a tech pioneer and investigative journalist addressing threats to democracy. Thoughtful participation and discussion welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

381
active users

#camera

21 posts20 participants2 posts today

Tapo C460 #stuffthatworks

Tapo C460 und Tapo C430

Vor gut einem Jahr habe ich eine meiner Arlos gegen die Tapo C425 getauscht. Am besten lest ihr einfach das, was ich im Februar 2024 geschrieben habe. Die Kamera hat sich bewährt! Vier Dinge haben mich im Langzeittest überzeugt:

- Lokale Erkennung von Personen, Haustieren und Fahrzeugen.

- Lokale Speicherung auf einer SD-Karte.

- Großer Akku, deshalb

vowe.net/2025/04/02/tapo-c460-

IMG_7631
vowe dot net · Tapo C460 #stuffthatworksTapo C460 und Tapo C430 Vor gut einem Jahr habe ich eine meiner Arlos gehen die Tapo C425 getauscht. Am besten lest ihr einfach das, was ich im Februar 2024 geschrieben habe. Die Kamera hat sich bewährt! Vier Dinge haben mich im Langzeittest überzeugt: Lokale Erkennung von Personen, Haustieren und Fahrzeugen. Lokale Speicherung auf einer...

Between looking through old photos the other day and the most recent “She’s a Beast” post on dumbing down your phone, I woke up with the urge to pick up a cheap DSLR and lens.

I used to work with a 5D Mark IV and L lenses. It was fabulous. Everything was *pristine.* Then a health crisis quashed my creative side. My “eye” was gone, didn’t see shots.

My phone is already pretty dumbed down, but the piece suggests replacing its multi-functionality with purpose built tools, like a watch. In my case, why not a camera?

And why not a cheap camera? One with flaws and limits, that’ll push me to work around them. I wonder if I had issues picking up the Canon because it delivered perfection, exactly what I wanted, and I no longer had the ability to see what I wanted? And an imperfect camera will give me room to fuck around, to force constraints. Cheap means I can toss it around, let it ride in the car.

Off to eBay! $30 price limit on a digital Rebel.

#camera #photography #creativity

shesabeast.co/the-diy-dumbphon

She's A Beast · The DIY Dumbphone MethodIn Jan 2024, I gave my smartphone a lobotomy. Here's the how and the results.

I don't even have it fully configured and working right, but I already

L O V E

#frigate as a #security #camera setup.

Motion detection + object tracking works multiple levels above where it was with #zoneminder. It IDs every car going down the street and often in the parking lot a block away, plus the half-a-car poking over the hill from my neighbor.

It has reinvigorated me to set up some additional camerae in key spots of the yard plus maybe a birdfeeder one?