RE: Camera Ideas (9/20/15)

Good search, and it shows you various possible ways/aspects of your project. You should also update the Project Resource page with those information! There are a few concerns/questions before you move ahead and order the cameras.

1. Have you explore the possible optical solutions for the compound eyes? 
2. Compound eyes images are supposed to be at much lower resolution. Can we get cheap low-resolution cameras connected to the same computer?
3. What is the difference of FOV between omnidirectional (360 degree Spherical Panoramic camera, Ricoh) and "compound eyes" camera (emulated by Amcrest)?
4. What are the algorithms people have used to detect and track moving object(s) using omnidirectional camera?
5. How do you integrate the videos from regular camera and infrared camera?
6. What are the overall system architecture (including hardware, software, communication)? How will the cameras connected together and process the real-time videos?
7. Does the mobile phone have enough computational power to process the video in real-time?
8. What will the final system look like? Can the work done on the current/temporary system be transferred smoothly to the final system?
9. Before ordering any camera, a thorough survey and comparison on the similar types of cameras should be conducted. 

There are some links in the Project Resource page addressing some of the aforementioned problems. You might want to take a look and expand the broadness and depth of your research.