“We are fortunate to have an active hedgehog population in our neighborhood and have a for a few years used a nature camera that runs off AA's and requires to connect to its own 'WiFi' network to connect to it. It's been very successful but have been hankering to up our game with how we can improve our video experience and this camera has bowled us over. Solidly made with a built in battery that is charged by USB-C that does take I believe a few hours to fully charge (only charged it once so far), the image quality is excellent. What I'm most impressed about is the WiFi hardware being used as my Plan A was to connect it to a Mesh WiFi set up that is a distance of somewhere around 75 feet from where the camera needs to be placed. 'Hedgehog Corner' is on the fringes of my network range and the signal is at best OK but it the WildCam has connected to it and has not dropped out once since setting it up five days ago. The NatureSpy app is pretty good and its system is similar to one I've used for another camera I use in a bird nestbox, which with that one was a right royal pain in the arse to connect to the internet. The WildCam was a doddle and overall an intuitive experience, though I'd rather have any videos that are recorded to be placed automatically in the Gallery rather than navigating the Playback procedure. So overall a fair few quid more to shell out than the commonplace nature cameras available to buy, but in our opinion worth it as we're now able to sit back on the sofa in the warm and view the camera live and its recordings, plus the rechargeable battery lasts longer and allows you to even keep it running 24/7 if you can get AC power to it.
Very well packaged too and the additional tripod we bought also is like the camera, solid in construction and will be used in time.”
“Great camera - we have used it to see foxes and lots more playing in our garden! Although only use black and white mode as the colour mode shines a bright light that scares animals away”
“We are living it! It’s in our back garden and the birds, squirrels, foxes and badges all visit. We are hoping we will see otters soon.
Excellent buy.”
“Although the App takes a while to fully understand all the functionality and the camera seems to work well, we are disappointed that we only have managed to capture next doors cat despite living in a country village! Hoping when the weather gets better we will see more wildlike!”
“Fantastic camera! Easy to set up and connect via our WiFi extender. It survived being drenched by the heavy rain in the recent storms with no problems. We’ve got some great shots of our wildlife, birds, squirrels, local feline population….
Fox proof! This video was from the very first night where it nearly ended up as a fox snack - camera and housing unscathed.
Thanks very much for developing this great gadget NatureSpy - looking to buy another one with a solar panel very soon.”
