Camera - wildlife/game/trail for camp security

[Silver]

A mate does a bit of camping where he is often away from camp all day, fishing or whatever.

He had what I thought was a good idea - won't stop theft, but might help recover the gear. He bought one of these cameras to record the crime, if there is one.

The cameras use passive infra red like security lights/alarms, to decide whether to take a picture. You can tell it to take still or video, or both and it works at night as well.

The trick would be in putting the camera where it captures rego plates etc, and maybe faces, without also being obvious.

Aldi have one at the moment that in my view is real value for money at $130 with the features it has. You will have to ask for it, as it went on special yesterday, and has not found its way into the display cabinet where the electronic toys normally go - at least at our local Aldi.

Shame this kind of stuff comes up for consideration. We have been lucky so far, only lost a billy hook so far, that a clown tried to use to recover his keys locked into his own car. When he couldn't do it, he had a hissy fit and chucked it into the scrub. Made me kinda reluctant to help him with his problem................ but we all have hissy fits from time to time. We never did find that billy hook :-(

[NissanGQ4.2]

Yeh they are good, but yeh won't stop the theft and chances of recovery very slim.

GPS tracking on things is the way 2 go :)

[Maxhead]

Mate of mine has a few setup around his property, they are pretty cool. He's already handed the video in to the coppers foor guys cutting his gate locks, driving through his gates, ets. Picks up the number plate nicely...he's got the cammo colours so blend in well.

Wildlife is just amazing, we even got sambar deer on vid...pretty cool

[Silver]

yeah, we set one up on a game pad.

Ama2ing how much use the pad got! and quiet as the camera is in operation, a couple of sows heard it, looked directly at the camera, then ignored it and went about their business with their mob of piglets.

It gives a good idea of when the animals are active. In this case, surprisingly late into the morning!

I'll have to follow up GPS tracking - know absolutely nothing about it.

[oncedisturbed]

Cabela's in the US sell heaps of them, very good items. Never thought to get 1 though for camping or around the house but as I understand it, it can be viewed via smartphone or tablet as well which is a bonus

[macca86]

mate I can hook yours and hekarewe's at the farm around the front dam with the deer prints and the back dam with the pig activity if you want

[hekarewe]

mate I can hook yours and hekarewe's at the farm around the front dam with the deer prints and the back dam with the pig activity if you want

i will take you up on that macca would love to see what we are missing lol

[Silver]

Cabela's in the US sell heaps of them, very good items. Never thought to get 1 though for camping or around the house but as I understand it, it can be viewed via smartphone or tablet as well which is a bonus

I think those ones are a step up in features and price than we are looking at here. For fixed stuff around the home there are other camera solutions that store on sight on a hard drive, or transmit, including to mobile phones etc.

I've read about game cameras like you mention, oncedisturbed, that talk to mobiles too. That has obvious security applications - and would generate some excitement in the field. 'Quick, camera 5 on game trail 3 is showing porky activity, nice boar..... lets go!' Crikey!

[hekarewe]

tried out the game cam in the back yard not bad image i like the one where cat realises its been busted :oops::smileyvault-cute-bi

[macca86]

can I shoot it??? Silver and hekarewe I can pick your cameras up on wed week and have them up on the 5th to the 7th of july and give them back at the rainbow beach meet if my drowned patrol is ok and drop yours silver on the way back home

[NissanGQ4.2]

Depends what you are wanting 2 keep track of, in general for around the home / wildlife / game, a camera that is sensor activated and takes video and stores on a hard drive is great but won't help you when some mug hooks up your boat or camping trailer from home / camping, and they are driving something with fake plates and has his /her face covered. No video footage is ever going to help you.

GPS tracking is more expensive especially if covering multiple items, but if you seriously want to find something that has been stolen, GPS tracking I believe is the only way 2 go.

You would have 2 way up the cost of the GPS tracker compared 2 having items insured and what the excess is if you make a claim.

Cheers

Todd

[hekarewe]

can I shoot it??? Silver and hekarewe I can pick your cameras up on wed week and have them up on the 5th to the 7th of july and give them back at the rainbow beach meet if my drowned patrol is ok and drop yours silver on the way back home

heres the deel macca one of tyhose moggies belongs to the daughter,,,,,, can you run faster then she can shoot?????


wed week sounds like a plan give me a reminder and i will make it hasfresh batteries

[Silver]

and the transmitter/gps unit has to be hidden away somewhere?

We could just put gps tracking on the tea leaves. :-) (rhyming slang)

[IronSparks]

How about DataDot?