My daughter has a (something like) -->  Intel Digital PCcamera which has
photo-on-movement capability as well as timed multi shot capability. About
$US160 equivalent here. Unlike most in its class it has 16 MB internal
memory, memory expansion, 1024 x 768 resolution, mpeg with sound capability
and much more. Superb value compared to most in its class. Only sad lack is
LCD viewer which is acceptable at the price.

It does about 500 x 640 x 480 AFAIR on internal memory.
Mpeg with sound would be pretty good.
A BRIGHT spot in the cab would help miscreants but MAY not alert them to the
idea that they were being photolit.

The police caught people who broke into our car after they used the
cellphone they stole and I gave the police  a list of numbers called.
"I'll be late in to work this morning ...." - fair go ! The Police visited
him at work :-)





>         The sad thing is that a low power transmitter would not have
worked. I am
> considering a digital camera, that will take snap shots and store the
image
> to flash. About one image per 10 seconds, after the alarm has been
> activated, till it runs out of memory or until the alarm is reset.
>         A JPG 640X480 image is about 40K, an 1megx8 flash is about 25
images, at 10
> seconds apart, will be about 4 minutes of pictures. This should be enough
to
> get at least one good picture.
>
> Gordon Varney
> Victim number 3 from the list.
>
>
> >
> > I responded to a question a few days ago about low power rf. Here is
what
> > I've got.
> >
> > We were recently visited by scum sucking rat bastards (pardon me, that
> > should probably be "juvenile delinquent benevolent society") who
> > stole a CD
> > player out of my wifes car late at night. I have little interest in
> > conventional shrieker car alarms that go on and on and on if you are not
> > present to shut them off.  So I bought a wireless doorbell at the local
> > hardware store for about $20 US.
> >
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