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Anyone know of something Battery operated, remotely switched, wifi camera? Possibly with IR capabilities?
I have a bat and bird loft in the barn and want to see what they're up to now and then. Would like to be able to log on to a remote webcam and see them. No power in loft so has to be battery controlled and have a long standby time.
How about something like what's on here?
Maplin do a 'Wireless Webcam' but it's only got a 1-2m range, so useless really.
KGB cams stuff is prolly more what yer looking for. You can get standard video (RGB+Composite) type wireless cams, but then you'd need a digital video encoder or some sort of video capture card so would end up costing more I'd say. If you have a DV camcorder, you might be able to use that as a bridge between cam system and computer. But the main obstacle is the USB interface bit really. Cams themselves are dirt cheap, like £20 or something.
You could spend a fortune on pro-quality gear, but maybe a bit overkill. An infra-red system might be an idea for dark places.
kgb stuff seems determined to overcomplicate matters.
Thinking more like one of these:
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-FOSCAM-Wireless-WiFi-IP-webcam-Camera-FI8918W-/270712919845?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item3f07bf5725#ht_5726wt_905
just might have to find a 5v battery pack from somewhere to run it from.
That's probbly it then really. Looks perfect cept for the battery thing, but that's not a major issue.
I have a bat and bird loft in the barn and want to see what they're up to now and then
Sure you do! Taken in a new lady lodger or is there a hot new neighbour moved in?
Eeh the dirty bugger. I hadn't thought of that. 😡
Foscam UK site here, might be a little more saferer than ebay:
http://foscam.co.uk/products/foscam-fi8918w-wireless-ip-camera.html
Looks good that actually.
