IP-camera/light sensor Node.js

Question

I have a Node.js server application which I would like to connect several IP-cameras to. I found out about the ONVIF IP-camera standard, but I find it hard to find cheap (less than 50€) ONVIF IP-cameras from Europe.

Is there any other way of accessing IP-camera data from a Node.js server other than through ONVIF standard? Basically I want to either trigger node.js function on motion detection or if the cameras/light sensors light value changes.

ONVIF node.js implementation: https://github.com/agsh/onvif ONVIF IP-camera support list: http://www.onvif.org/ConformantProducts/ProfileProducts.aspx

Answer 1

I have introduced an ONVIF Emulator in the following post: Onvif Simulator For Testing Onvif web service client

You can also search for demo cameras that manufacturers allow you to access the device for test. For instance: https://www.toshibasecurity.com/products/Live-Demo-Cameras/