“We bought the Wildcam 2 to watch hedgehogs, which seem to have turned up in numbers now we feed them in the garden. After getting a wifi-booster, which came free from our internet provider and persevering slightly to improve the network connection we now have excellent stable pictures and we are delighted with the camera. It takes excellent still pictures and videos very easily, and the infrared and illuminated images have differing benefits, but are both great.
We tend to stream the video continuously and watch it for fairly long periods out of a three hour period each day. That is a bit different to the recommended approach of using motion detection and short automatic videos to save batteries and battery life apparently.
I read a report that batteries of this kind will last up to around 500 recharges, but that can be a fair bit less if the charging is not optimal. So, what we are doing might have negative impact on the batteries, which are embedded in the camera and so on the longevity of the camera, which otherwise would last much longer. That concerned me a bit at first, as we really want to keep streaming the video for extended periods.
However, I think that is not a problem now. First of all I am hopeful the batteries will last a fair time anyway, but as a fall back, I'm told a water resistant USB charging cable connected up while the camera is outside will keep the camera running more or less indefinitely even if the batteries do expire. So, no problem.
Getting back to the point.. this is an excellent camera, with tons of good easy facilities, images and image management.
The vendors, “shop” staff and technical support have been very helpful and enthusiastic too.
Plus it is sold in such a way as to support some very worthy nature research and activities.
I would strongly recommend this camera.”
“I am absolutely delighted with my 'hedgehog-cam' (as I have renamed it!). I'm not very technical so was worried I wouldn't be able to set it up, but it was really easy. It picks up the wifi really well (considering what a terrible signal I have at home!). The motion sensor is brilliant - I did have to move it from a higher position to ground level to pick up the hedgehog). The picture is really clear and the app is brilliant - simple and intuitive to use, but with enough features for easy and effective viewing. I get excited every time I get a notification that the sensor has detected movement!”
“Amazing watching the hedgehogs and the fox in our garden... oh and the dreaded neighbourhood cat.
I did notice I could not get a signal from the camera when I placed it behind our shed around 60 feet away where one hedgehog has his/her nest underneath.
Otherwise totally brilliant thank you.”
