Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Considering buying a nestbox with a wireless camera for OH. He is really into birdwatching so I think he'd love it. We need a new birdbox in any case. They are quite pricey though, so wondered if anyone has any advice/experience of them? This is the one I'm looking at - click I'd need to buy a audio/video capture device too to get it onto his PC so I'm thinking carefully about it as the costs are mounting (I'll also have to get the power supply in our garage fixed although that will be handy for other things too!) He does deserve it though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Is there a specific need to go wireless? I ask as you will still have to power the camera so you might as well power it from where you receive the signal...ie the monitor. I have seven or eight box cams (yes, sad.......) and by far the best value ever are the two Aldi boxes for £39.99. The pictures are sharp and full of colour and have never failed, something I can't say about the first, expensive one I tried. Aldi had them in the third week of December last year so they might be around again before Christmas. Video capture devices are cheap as chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I thought I'd need wireless as the birdbox will be on the side of the garage, which isn't attached to the house, so I can't run a cable from the transmitter to the house. Perhaps I'm making this more expensive than it need be? What video capture devices do you use? I've seen cheap ones but I'm not sure if you get what you pay for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I have an EZCAP grabber, but that's for Mac. Amazon has loads, they are all quite basic being really just three leads and a USB plug so not much to go wrong I would have thought. How far from the house is the nest box sited? I have a 50 metre lead from our owl box at the bottom of the garden that snakes along the fence then across to the sun room. Don't worry about a loop of wire hanging between buildings, it soon becomes invisible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 I've got my usual joiner coming to check out the garage next week, to hopefully fix the power supply. I'll get his advice on how easy it would be to have a wired system. Trouble is, it would have to cross the entrance from the driveway to the garden in mid air so not very practical . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Lidl have nest boxes with cameras in on Monday. £39.99 Can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 http://www.handykam.com/Bird-box-nest-box-camera-systems/View-all-products.htmI I bought a bee box from this firm with a webcam and we use it in the shed above the birds nest as well - never had a bee in the bumble bee box yet though - great firm and reasonable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
