diff --git a/camera-client/camera_monitor.py b/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
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+import cv2
+import time
+import requests
+import numpy as np
+from datetime import datetime
+import os
+import json
+import logging
+import argparse
+
+class CameraMonitor:
+    def __init__(self, config, logger):
+        self.config = config
+        self.logger = logger
+        
+    def initialize_camera(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the camera and return the VideoCapture object.
+        """
+        cap = cv2.VideoCapture(self.config['camera_address'])
+        if not cap.isOpened():
+            raise Exception(f"Failed to open camera at {self.config['camera_address']}")
+        return cap
+
+    def log_scene_change(self):
+        """
+        Log a scene change notification to the Scenesense server.
+        """
+        current_time = int(time.time())
+        human_readable_time = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(current_time).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+        description = f'Scene change detected at {human_readable_time}'
+        payload = {'timestamp': current_time, 'description': description}
+
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(self.config['api_url'], json=payload)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            self.logger.info(f'Scene change logged: {description}')
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            self.logger.error(f'Error connecting to Scenesense server: {e}')
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+            self.logger.error(f'HTTP error: {e}')
+
+    def detect_scene_change(self, previous_frame, current_frame):
+        """
+        Detect scene change based on frame differences.
+        """
+        frame_diff = cv2.absdiff(previous_frame, current_frame)
+        mean_diff = np.mean(frame_diff)
+        return mean_diff > self.config['sensitivity_threshold']
+
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            with self.initialize_camera() as cap:
+                previous_frame = None
+
+                while True:
+                    ret, current_frame = cap.read()
+
+                    if not ret:
+                        raise Exception("Failed to read frame")
+
+                    if previous_frame is not None:
+                        if self.detect_scene_change(previous_frame, current_frame):
+                            self.log_scene_change()
+
+                        previous_frame = current_frame
+
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.logger.info("Camera monitoring stopped by user.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+
+def parse_command_line_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Camera Monitor for Scenesense')
+    parser.add_argument('--config', type=str, default='config.json', help='Path to configuration file')
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+def load_config(config_path):
+    try:
+        with open(config_path, 'r') as config_file:
+            return json.load(config_file)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        raise Exception(f"Config file not found: {config_path}")
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        raise Exception(f"Invalid JSON format in config file: {config_path}")
+
+def setup_logging():
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+    return logging.getLogger('CameraMonitor')
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_command_line_args()
+    config = load_config(args.config)
+    logger = setup_logging()
+
+    monitor = CameraMonitor(config, logger)
+    monitor.run()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/camera-client/requirements.txt b/camera-client/requirements.txt
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+numpy
+opencv-python-headless
+requests
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