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Sorry for the delay... On Thu, 10 Dec 2020, Simon Avery wrote:
The RSPB do a "kit" for £150. Colour camera by day. B&W Infrared camera by
night. Cable into house.
Oof, that is expensive. And requires setting up and hoping you get an occupant -
can't be fitted to an existing box. (Not
that you would if it was occupied anyway, but might be good if there was a box
that's regularly used which you can adapt
during winter)
Now that I have had the opportunity to do a little research, you are absolutely right, that really is expensive! lol.
So that's a wired camera with RGB connectors. Something like this, which costs £19. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZOSI-1080P-Home-Surveillance-Camera-4in1-3000TVL-HD-CCTV-Security-Camera-Outdoor/163720705068 That's a fairly nice, reliable and simple way of doing cctv - if your tv has the right connectors. There's like a bajillion of these to choose from. Something with its own LED source, and a short focal length.
Cool. Thank you. This was very helpful. I think I have found a few similar on ebay that should do the job nicely.
Then there's wired and wireless IP based CCTV. A wireless IP camera is cheap, but oh my, isn't there a lot of complete dross of insecure, unreliable and incompatible stuff in this sector? Those can stream to your phone and computer (some only do phone, really - do beware when buying these, it's one of the hardest areas to get a good value camera in)
Based on your advice I have decided to keep clear of IP cameras. :-) Thanks very much for your help. Cheers roly :-)
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