“I was enjoying the recorded coverage of all the wildlife in my garden when the images became rather fuzzy from my naturespy2. Up to this point the saved videos I obtained were so good I was very pleased with all it's functionality.
Contacting naturspy I found their service to be excellent. After sending photos of the lens and the
anti reflective coating. As the camera was out of warranty they were kind enough to supply a replacement at a reduced cost. I was delighted with the offer to be able to replace it. Thanks so much for your service.”
“The camera is good but still getting used to it. The night vision is really great. The movement notifications are really good. The recording function is very useful. The WiFi is really great as you receive notifications immediately so you can watch live video as well as record anything. Battery life is excellent, lasts for hours.
Overall a great piece of equipment that hopefully will bring me some answers as to what is roaming the garden, riverbank and woods.”
“Great little camera. I love it so much that this is my third Wildcam 2. Easy to install, it only took a few minutes to set up, once charged, it was ready to be put in the garden. Great close up film of squirrels, foxes, different birds, colours look amazing. I would definately recommend it for wildlife watching in gardens.”
“Proved excelent for hedgehogs and small creatures. For wider coverage a beefier, dedicated trail cam would be better. The app is good for control of the camera but I found it very difficult and a bit frustrating when it came to viewing and managing stored footage on a phone - its not intuitive and timing legends are difficult to read. Probably better on a tablet. Overall, I am happy with the camera.”
“Excellent so far ( other trail cameras have failed after a few years- so let's see). Love the convenience of being able to see playback ( and record it) on my phone. Battery seems to last a long time. Great image quality at night when I use it.
Only a few minor downsides - when it rains it seems to obscure the lens badly, maybe it needs a better hood? Occasionally glitches, software giving an error message but only temporarily. Wish there was a few more mounting methods the current one is rather clunky.”
“NatureSpy WiFi WildCam 2
Overall, the WildCam 2 has proved an excellent buy. I have filmed voles, a hedgehog, and, unfortunately, rats (which I then got rid of non-lethally). It’s more convenient to capture this via WiFi rather than having to extract and read an SD card alone.
The camera includes an SD card on which it stores information. It comes with a permanent fixing that can be screwed into a wall or similar. However, I also purchased the MiniPod Stretch tripod which enables you to move the camera around to capture different areas, including wedging it into a bush. I’d recommend investing in this, otherwise you will find yourself having to balance the camera on uneven surfaces. (There are no buckle holders from which to fix a securing strap.)
I have a studio at the bottom of the garden. It has a WiFi router in it. This has a wired connection to the house and uses the same name and password, so I had no set-up issues. The camera uses the studio router, so there are distance issues between the router and the camera.
There is a Quick Start Guide and an Instruction Manual – you will need both, as information is spread between them.
The App is very good and gives you complete control over the camera. You can save any activity you want to keep to the Gallery. From there you can send clips by email or save them to the Photos app on your phone.
There are two inconveniences. First, you have to scroll along the timeline to quickly find activity hotspots, and the timeline has a tendency to snap back to the beginning of the day, meaning you have to finger-scroll through it again. Second, each time you access Playback it returns to the start of the day, so you have to scroll through to get to the time you want. Perhaps an update can include an ability to pause the scrolling in both these situations. However, these are very minor issues.”
