What day/night CCTV systems would people recommend

tachybaptus · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 02:56 PM

Hello - can anybody advise on what wireless CCTV/CCD day/night cameras would give the best quality images for filming garden wildlife. I have recently been looking at various options but am thoroughly confused.
I presume that more LED's are better but the size of the LED's seem to vary and all technical details refer to numbers rather than total output.
Also are more TVlines better?
Basically can anybody recommend a wirele

ss system for c.£200?

thanks in anticipation!

tigger · #2 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 07:21 PM

I can only really say what I've got... I got mine from EcoWatch (which is part of Heligan Gardens in Devon) it's a high resolution, vari-focus colour camera, with a separate infrared light for black/white night viewing. I also have sensor software, so that it records footage onto my computer if there is any movement. It seems pretty good. I've already had some quite decent footage, some of a robin bathing (which is on my online diary) and some of a small mouse, foxes and birds at the feeder. Hoping to use it for fox cubs in the spring (if I have any this year under the shed). I also took one of the frames as a picture of a robin in flight.

Yes, the more lines the better (as far as I can work out). I started off with a low resolution camera (which was pretty awful), my new one is a lot clearer, better colour, quality, etc. It is a wired setup but you can also get wireless. Easy to setup (you get all the instructions included). However, I'm sure there are cheaper suppliers - I went with these guys because I needed a complete setup from people I could go back to for information. They have been very good. I'm sure they do a kit for about £200.

Hope this helps

Jane

tachybaptus · #3 (**permalink**) 14-01-2008, 08:36 PM

Hi Jane,

thanks for your response. I have finally settled on a system which I have just ordered.
Hopefully will soon be viewing film of the many birds which visit the garden and the nocturnal activities of the badgers, foxes, hedgehogs etc which visit regularly as well as the elusive Churnet Valley pine martens.

Paul

tigger · #4 (**permalink**) 14-01-2008, 08:45 PM

Brilliant. Can't wait to see your films and pictures. In order to get my films onto the internet I set up a UTube and Google Video account, and then posted them into my blog... so that I could write about the video as well.

Would be really interested in seeing the pine martens.

Jane