Webcam Surveillance

Hi

I need some info or input about a webcam surveillance system for my
friends store. My friend wants to have 3 webcams connected to a pc
(wired, nor wireless), and those webcams must be able to record video
during the working hours (also with voice if webcams support such
thing). The videos will be stored either in an internal hdd of the pc
or an external hdd (if space is an issue) connected to the laptop. It
is expected to record about 7-8 hrs of video for each webcam, thus
making a total of 24 hrs of video approx. A decent quality of picture
is expected as well as sound. Anyone can suggest the neccessary
hardware and software to accomplish this? I am looking for a system
that can be easily set-up and doesn't cost too much.

I know about commercial software (or even freeware ones) that can allow
you to record video from a webcam to the pc. But i'm not sure how to
deal with 3 webcams, are there any software that allows you to record
video from more than one webcam, what will be the size of the video
file after 8 hrs of recording, approx. (for one webcam)?

Any ideas, suggestions, questions are welcome.


Best

O.

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