capture image from camera to pc ???

[GEKO]

Hello. 

I want to ask for some info. Im electronics person not pc and even less camera.  so I'm asking for some help.

here i set up i need to build and it is abit out of my field.

so, I need to make PC, probably AMD based (budget restrictions). not problem I know hot to build pc.

but here come questions, 

I need to take picture of  targeted approximately 15-20 meters away, and have picture saved on pc directly.

do i need some capture card?

what camera would be ok?. I would say max budget for camera + lens is 800 euros. also  because target always will be  in range of 15-20 m, I believe I need only one lens. and system will be static it won't be moved around.

Oh and also most likely system  OS  will be lixus.

 

ohh and also system will be in outside environment,  shouldn't be problem system will have custom made enclosure.

24 hours operation. so PC I want to build, I think these specs should be ok.

AMD motherboard and CPU. maybe, FX series based. can be different also. 

GPU, amd or Nvidia, doesn't matter, but budget is in account, will need  process images,  thinking about something mid-range (RX-480) ???

SSD for OS, 240GB

HDD 1TB shoud be ok, probably server grade, system will be running 24/7.

I guess may need some raid configuration for data safety. any suggestions welcome. 

8gb RAM,  single stick or dual stick, any suggestions welcome. 

 

 

any insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[CaptainSav916]

are you also using for picture editing?

[GEKO]

19 hours ago, CaptainSav916 said:

are you also using for picture editing?

I don't believe so, I don't deal with software here, 

ok here is set up 

1) small plane (2-4 seats) (small ones) enter "photo are" in specified place
2) photo is taken of plane's side (to read planes ID number) 
3) PC will compare ID to ID-LOG, and do some some stuff with data, It's not my task anymore. (my task is mostly hardware)
4) planes leave specified area, and it repeats when next plane enters area.

 

from what i did see is example, picture will be cut to frame so only ID number is in Frame, so that its easier and less intensive to "machine vision" picture.

 

something like  if  you take picture of car and cut image to see only number plate,

 

and it will be processed, compared to log.

 

So NO, there won't be any photoshop, or something like that, if you ask about that kinde picture editing. 

 

[CaptainSav916]

does the pc need to be mobile? like do you need to carry it with you as you are working in a backpack or something?

[CaptainSav916]

If you just need something portable I'd say just look into a mini ITX or if you want a pre-built that you can carry on you at all times look into a NUC, and as far as saving the photos directly to your computer, you will just need to plug your camera into a USB port and configure the software.

[GEKO]

Just now, CaptainSav916 said:

If you just need something portable I'd say just look into a mini ITX or if you want a pre-built that you can carry on you at all times look into a NUC, and as far as saving the photos directly to your computer, you will just need to plug your camera into a USB port and configure the software.

does the pc need to be mobile?

No. 

PC, camera and light will all be stationary in extra box to protect it from weather. 

prebuild may be option. but here where i live, project is develop there is not much options to chose from prebuild.