Re:Secret Lives of Wild Animals Captured by 1 Million Camera...
by EA on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @11:35AM
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Build your own?
I 'hacked' together a FOSCAM IP camera to capture wildlife in my backyard. Was about $70 for the camera. There's a newer IP cam out from them that costs about $150 and has a much higher resolution.
Getting power to the cam was easy as I ran a really long power cord. It is cheaper to run Power Over Ethernet if you have longer distances (just buy an injector and splitter). If I move the cam further into the woods, I will do PoE (although bought the equipment).
If I go any further into the woods, I will use a solar panel, battery, and inverter.
FOSCAM has motion detection software on-board, so it would also work great at bird feeders around your house.
I 'hacked' together a FOSCAM IP camera to capture wildlife in my backyard. Was about $70 for the camera. There's a newer IP cam out from them that costs about $150 and has a much higher resolution.
Getting power to the cam was easy as I ran a really long power cord. It is cheaper to run Power Over Ethernet if you have longer distances (just buy an injector and splitter). If I move the cam further into the woods, I will do PoE (although bought the equipment).
If I go any further into the woods, I will use a solar panel, battery, and inverter.
FOSCAM has motion detection software on-board, so it would also work great at bird feeders around your house.
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