“A really excellent wildlife camera very compact and unobtrusive with excellent picture quality.
It was easy to set up and install using the optional tripod and solar panel. All in all a first class quality product.”
“The boxes arrived and I was really impressed with the lack of waste packaging and that it could all be recycled. Easy to set up following the instructions if you understand your own internet set up... it took me a while (and a bit of help) with the 2.4Ghz bit) but that is my lack of knowledge. I now have the pleasure of watching the squirrel and birds on my feeder at the end of the garden whenever I want. Well worth the money.”
“Very pleased with this item , results we are getting from the wildcam 2 are excellent , clear pictures of badgers that visit our garden overnight The solar panel & tripod are also a excellent addition to enable charging during the day . Great WiFi feature also enables us to view live & recorded footage whilst away from home .”
“The NatureSpy WiFi WildCam 2 has been brilliant. The night vision is excellent and even watching the mice in the garden has been fascinating. We've spotted birds in the wild area of our garden that we didn't know visited us. Its possible to share images with family and friends. Looking forward to the Spring when we hope to see even more wildlife. Highly recommended!”
“Extremely easy to use and brilliant at capturing the natural drama occurring in our back garden. Would recommend this set-up for families new to nature watching (and have already!)”
“The NatureSpy Wifi Wildcam has truly exceeded my expectations – it’s an absolute game-changer! Without a doubt, the best Christmas present I could have asked for. Our garden has come to life with an abundance of wildlife. We’ve been treated to regular visits from foxes and a badger at night, while during the day, the birds and squirrels provide endless entertainment. The camera is incredibly easy to install, and the build quality is exceptional – sturdy, reliable, and top-notch. It’s an absolute joy to watch the wildlife in such vivid detail!”
“Unfortunately a cloud-only device, seemingly using TuyaCloud for cloud storage and access to recorded videos, as well as notifications etc. Ok if you have reliable fast broadband connection available at the camera, otherwise this may not be for you.
Takes a few seconds from PIR detection to recording video. Ok if the wildlife isn't too fast moving or too close.
Seems to stop recordings after a fixed time, regardless of whether there's still motion. Ok if you're just looking for detection and not too fussed about behaviour.
Solar panel and PIR motion detection mean it so far seems to have limitless battery life, still at 100% even in sheltered overcast conditions.
With the mention of zero ongoing subscription costs and the internal SD card, my expectation was that the device would record to the internal SD card, and these recordings could be accessed locally over WiFi (without a fast broadband connection). Unfortunately that's not the case - access to the recordings or to the live view of the camera is via an online connection to the TuyaCloud servers through the NatureSpy miniapp and it flakes out with a slow or unreliable internet connection.
The closest thing I can find to what I want though, so until I spend the time building a PIR triggered and solar powered android IP Webcam device, or work out a way to de-cloud this device, it'll have to do.”
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for the review! It seems like you were expecting this to do something that it doesn't do, but happy to clarify.
A fast internet connection is not required - it'll run on a 2mbps connection, no problem. We've not actually had a single returned unit based on internet speeds, in over a year since launch.
It does indeed stop recording after a fixed time - you set the video length in the settings. After a trigger, it then records for this length and stops, until it is triggered again.
The camera does record to the internal SD card. To access these recordings, live feed, settings, and receive notifications, it does require an internet connection. This is also so the camera can be accessed from wherever you are in the world.
Of course, if you'd prefer to return the camera please just let us know!
