Must not be too expensive. The birds fly off when I look out the window unless I peek. Not condusive to lengthy watching, want comfort. I paint watercolours and want to try birds and maybe the odd red squirrel.
Need techie help please................
Gen in Outer Northumberland (same latitude as Moscow!)
How far away is your bird feeder from your window?
Both of these will do you, but the second would be best indoors unless you can make a waterproof housing....
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/106012 (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/106012)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/106012 (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/106012)
They should be ok for wireless connection to your tv upto about 50m or connect a composite (white, red and yellow) lead straight to your tv/video. The red and white lead is only needed for sound. They can be powered by battery or electrics.
If you use one of these types sytems then once it's tuned in mark a line on the thingy and base, then more than one camera can be tuned in and it's easy to move the thingy to the correct camera.
I have the one in the second link and taped it to the boys remote control car, we sat in the front room and was driving the car outside ;D
Neil
Hi Gen
And while you are waiting to get it, you could try blutacking some newspaper to the window with a small spyhole, we have done that when doing the birdcount so that there is a lot less movement to frighten the birds - it's good for taking photos too.
T.
Tulipa - thanks for cheap and easy tip of taping paper to window with spy hole, now why didnt I think of that LOL
Neil
Birdfeeders are about 4-5 metres from window. That first camera looks just the thing. I understand wifi as my laptop works that way but would it be difficult to get the camera to "talk"! to my digital tv?
Gen
The second link should of been http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145063 (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145063)
If your tv has a composite connector (white,red and yellow) then a lead goes from the camera reciever(silver box) and plugs into the tv, if you don't have composite then a scart (approx 2" long and 1/2" wide and angled at one end) is needed on the tv, you might need to get a composite to scart converter. Check things like your camcorder bag as they sometimes need the same thing.
Converter
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144208 (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144208)
look in your local poundland if you don't want to pay that amount.
The camera attaches to the reciever wirelessly, so as long as the camera is within approx 50m of the reciever, then it will work.
Hope the above makes sense.
Neil
Neil
Both tv and DVD recorder/player have red, white and yellow holes beside each other. so looking good for installation.
Many thanks for techie advice, looking forward to watching me birdies on the box LOL
Gen
I've just been on the Aldi site looking for fruit trees & they have a camera.
Janet
We had a camera set up a couple of years back which mostly is placed in the conservatory, but we do change its postion now and then depending on the season and on the activity, the camera cost about £30 and has given me a ton of pleasure.
My next mission is to have a camera actually inside the blue tit box ready for when they nesting in the spring.
Hubby showed me the one avilable at Aldi yesterday and was all for taking me to buy it today, but its not really what I am after as the specs only list it as being suitable to viewing through the tv which is not really what I am after as my laptop is more preferable so that I can take snap shots ect.
honeybee, this looks quite good
http://www.spycameracctv.com/spycamera/wireless-birdbox-day-night-hidden-camera-receiver
QuoteTulipa - thanks for cheap and easy tip of taping paper to window with spy hole, now why didnt I think of that LOL
Ha ha I wonder what your neighbours will think of your nutty new decor! Great idea.
BTW my mother used to paint watercolours of wildlife, and still has a blue-tit in the bottom of her freezer that she found in about 1984 and stored for a future project. She found that roadkill was the best way of ensuring her subjects kept still!
Thanks for the link Sparkly, looks a great cam, I showed it to my technical support assisant aka 'him indoors' ;)
Quote from: lewic on February 08, 2009, 18:15:21
QuoteTulipa - thanks for cheap and easy tip of taping paper to window with spy hole, now why didnt I think of that LOL
Ha ha I wonder what your neighbours will think of your nutty new decor! Great idea.
BTW my mother used to paint watercolours of wildlife, and still has a blue-tit in the bottom of her freezer that she found in about 1984 and stored for a future project. She found that roadkill was the best way of ensuring her subjects kept still!
My neighbours know I'm the resident eccentric already ;D
Yachhhhhh to roadkill in me freezer! Unless you have a sepcial old freezer in the garage for roadkill and beer and other stuff not allowed in the kitchen freezer ::)
The postie should be bringing my CCTV camera today or tomorrow. Can't wait to get it set up, hope the fixtures are easy to use!!!
Gen in balmy Northumberland - 1.5C this morning