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Jan 30, 2022 11:58:46 GMT
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Post by linda1963 on Jan 30, 2022 11:58:46 GMT
Good morning, I have watched this site for a while and really enjoyed it. I am so impressed by the images many of you have and wondered if you could advise me on the best camera for watching on a tv. I currently have a green feathers wireless one but could run a cable if needed. I would like better images than what I have at the moment. Thanks in advance Linda
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Feb 1, 2022 12:37:46 GMT
Post by pete11 on Feb 1, 2022 12:37:46 GMT
Hi Linda + welcome! I'm pretty new to all this so can only speak from limited experience of the year just gone (no nest, alas!) - but, I have the same camera as you. I also have the green feathers daylight led lamp (which turns off automatically when it's dark outside) - some debate as to whether or not this bothers the birds, but on this forum at least the consensus seems to be it's not a problem. It does really help the camera images though. Without it I'd only be getting black and white 'night mode' pictures...and that's what I get anyway after about 4.30pm at this time of year. The camera also flips back and forth between daylight and night modes during the day if its cloudy, or if a bird hangs about in the nest box entrance hole for too long blocking the daylight coming through the hole! Other things to say on this other than the daylight lamp: 1) I spent a fair bit of time focusing up the camera while it was still on the kitchen table having just secured it inside the box (my box is the green feathers 'deluxe'). I placed a box of matches on the floor of the box to mimic a bird and then focused the camera on that. I also made sure the camera was seeing the floor of the box and the entrance hole. Once I was happy I tightened up the screws on the camera's mounting bracket so it no longer swivelled about and was locked off in the right position. Doing all that ensures the pictures are as sharp as possible as far as the lens is concerned. 2) The wifi camera needs a decent strong wifi signal to be available wherever you've sited it outside. I had to buy a second router, connect it with ethernet cable to my main router (via a long tortuous route through the house), and then configure the second router as just a wifi access point, 2G only (5G switched off), and placed it right up against the kitchen window in order to ensure maximum coverage in the tree where I'd put the nest box (distance of about 40ft from the house/window). 3) I'm sure you'll already have the smartphone/tablet app that green feathers advise you to download - this is definitely the quickest and least-hassle way of viewing the wifi camera's picture. But it's not a very big screen even if you have a big tablet. But the only other way I can see of getting the wifi camera's pictures on a TV is if you can plug a laptop into the TV and use that instead of a monitor - and then work out how to view the continuous video stream that's available from the camera on the laptop. I've worked out how to do this (using a thing called VLC player, on a windows laptop), and I use it myself in a slightly different set up, not on a TV. I can add another post here with all the techy details if you're interested in viewing the camera video stream. 4) If you're unsure about the technical details, then it might be that a different type of camera is the best option - i.e. a non-wifi one that's designed for viewing primarily on a TV. Green feathers have various different things available. Happy to talk more if you think it'll help! Good luck with it all!
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Feb 1, 2022 17:32:50 GMT
Post by pete11 on Feb 1, 2022 17:32:50 GMT
Hi again just to add: when you said 'wireless' I assumed you meant WiFi but then I remembered that green feathers also do a wireless 'analogue' camera that send pictures to a dedicated receiver box that you then plug in either to a TV or a USB adapter+computer. If that's the one you have then everything else I've said in my previous reply is kind of irrelevant Here's the analogue camera I mean
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Feb 1, 2022 18:37:48 GMT
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Post by linda1963 on Feb 1, 2022 18:37:48 GMT
Hi yes I have the wireless analogue camera. I want to change my set up completely to get a better camera for clearer images. I thought it would be good to ask on here as have seen all the great images people have. Am able to run a cable if that would give a better image. Thank you for your reply
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Feb 10, 2022 14:07:47 GMT
Post by matt on Feb 10, 2022 14:07:47 GMT
Hi Linda, If it is possible to run a cable then I would do so - wireless can be absolutely fine, but can also be a bit hit and miss. I run a couple of wireless where I can't realistically run cables, and run a couple wired where I can. Fewer image quality issues on the wired for sure, but does of course depend on your wireless coverage etc.
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Mar 10, 2024 10:51:47 GMT
Post by foxleybob on Mar 10, 2024 10:51:47 GMT
Could I just ask please........what app is recommended for WIFI cameras?
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