Remote Camera

[69ways 0]

Hello all,

 

We recently had an intruder damaging our bee hives.

 

This person sprayed 27 bee hives with pesticide.

 

We need a camera that is remote with a hard disk or a card that we can put out in the forest and be activated by motion, night vision preferred

 

I looked a bit but it seems they are all made for business/home use and therefore need power cable.

 

Any suggestions are welcome.

[easygibson 0]

Mobotix cameras can be set up with solar power and are stand-alone so they can record to a card. If there is a cellular signal they can even be configured to use cellular internet so you can access them from home/office and have the recording go to the "cloud".

Nighttime vision is B/W at 1.3 Megapixel.

The Mobotix cameras are the best ones for this but there are other IP cameras which can be set up with solar panels or batteries and record to themselves.

 

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[Kawboy12R 0]

Game cams are simple, motion activated, battery powered, weatherproof, and can be bought with locks to attach them to trees. Might not hurt to get one with 3G to send pics via cell technology in case they want to destroy the game cams as well. Maybe one on a tree viewing the roadway into the apiary wouldn't hurt. Some of these cellular options might work, and some like the homebrew Cradlepoint option at the end will allow you to run a cam with a long lens to locate it far away from the hives. And if you're looking into game cams, look for ones with black flash or invisible flash options that won't draw attention to themselves at night.

 

http://www.wildhoghunters.com/general-discussion/1014-camera-review-covert-special-ops-code-black.html

 

http://www.eyespypro.com/products/5-Megapixel-CDMA-Snapshot-Camera.html

 

http://www.eyespypro.com/products/EyeSpyPro-3G-Solar-Powered-Remote-Location-Weatherproof-Camera-With-IR.html

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_5772777_build-camera-live-video-stream.html

 

Got any neighbours with kids or spouses that're allergic to bees? That might give you a starting point to look for culprits.

 

Oh, and just out of curiosity, how do you know they were sprayed with insecticide? Just a bunch of dead bees in the hive or were there other hints? All of the hives hit or just some?