WIRELESS COLOUR DISCOVERY BIRD BOX CAMERA SYSTEM - HI RES (With Nightvision)

A fantastic system containing everything you need. The high quality mini video camera provides clear black and white images 24 Hrs a day! There's also a built in microphone so you can hear as well as see what's going on! This system will be delivered fully assembled and tested so all you have to do is position the box, plug it in and start watching!

Very easy to set up! Hours of fun for everyone!

So what do you get for your money?

The Nest Box - Our fantastic multi-species nest box offers market leading quality and value for money. The box is hand built in our own workshops from high grade Western Red Cedar (sourced from well managed forests) and follows guidelines suggested by the RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). The nest box has a removable front panel with a 32mm entrance hole making it suitable for the widest range of garden birds including:

• Blue Tits
• Coal Tits
• Marsh Tits
• Great Tits
• House Sparrows
• Robins (with the front panel removed)
• And possibly Wrens

You may read in various publications that the entrance hole must be a particular size to attract a specific species of bird (eg. 25mm for Blue Tits etc). However, these are purely GUIDELINES and our experience has shown (in consultation with the RSPB for supply of their branded kit) that a 32mm hole will not deter Blue Tits, or any of the other small hole nesting garden birds, in the slightest. Using a 32mm hole maximises the chances of a pair of birds nesting in the box.

The nest box has a small sliding drawer in the roof to house the camera and connections. A quick release camera mounting bracket is also fitted to hold the camera in the optimum position.

The Camera - All of our nest box cameras are manufactured to our own specification and exacting standards. The camera used in this kit is one of our CCD type cameras and has a resolution of 420TVL (TV Lines). This will produce great colour images during daylight hours and B&W images at night. Infrared light is invisible to the human eye and to birds so it will not affect their natural roosting/nesting process in any way. We use a specific type of Infrared light designed to give the optimum illumination levels inside our nest boxes. This virtually eliminates the bright white spot (known as white out) that plagues many other kits available, producing great images whatever time of day or night you are viewing. A built in highly sensitive microphone helps you to hear as well as see what's going on inside the box too. Finally, the camera also has an adjustable focus lens. This is pre-focused to the correct position but can be easily adjusted at a later date should you require.

Our Wireless Kits - The wireless transmitters and receivers used in our 'wireless' systems have been chosen after many hundreds of man hours of research and testing, and in our opinion, offer the best 'wireless' option available on the market today.

Many kits available today use cameras with mini transmitters built into the housing of the camera and claim transmission distances of up to 100m. We have yet to find a cost effective mini wireless system that will reliably transmit further than 30m so it's always worthwhile contacting the supplier to clarify the actual distance that may be achieved by their kit.

Another disadvantage of having the transmitter built into the housing of the camera is that you will only ever be able to achieve a maximum fixed distance between the camera and the receiver back at the TV.

We use a seperate transmitter and camera in our wireless kits. Both camera and transmitter neatly fit into the sliding drawer of our nest boxes enabling you to achieve reliable transmission ranges of up to 30m in typical conditions. However, where our kits differ from the competition is that you can easily fit an extension lead between the wireless transmitter and camera to achieve greater distances between your nest box and the receiver back at the TV! Longer range transmitter kits (up to 250m) are a now available too.

Any wireless kit requires a power source to power the camera and transmitter. As it is illegal to disturb nesting birds it is not practical to fit batteries into the actual nest box so there will always be a requirement for a cable to come from the nest box/camera to a convenient power source. Our wireless kits use 12vDC and are supplied with a 12v mains power adaptor (which looks very similar to a mobile phone charger) and 10m DC power cable. The adaptor needs to be plugged into a mains power socket typically situated in a shed or garage. However, the kit can also be powered by a 12v leisure battery (as used in caravaning and camping) if you require (not supplied). Solar panel chargers are also available.

The important thing to remember is that Gardenature wireless systems are reliable, flexible and very easy to set up!

This kit contains:

• (x1) High quality bird box with integrated sliding drawer and quick release camera bracket (Camera can be moved between boxes in seconds!)
• (x1) High quality, high resolution COLOUR CCD camera (up to 420TVL) with built in infrared illumination enabling viewing 24 hours a day! (Colour images during the day and B&W images at night).
• Integral microphone so you can hear as well as see what's going on in front of the camera.
• User adjustable focus lens. (Most other kits available offer a fixed focus lens that cannot easily be adjusted to ensure pin sharp images).
• Wireless Transmitter/Receiver kit
• (x2) 12v Regulated Mains Adaptor
• (x1) Fixing screw
• (x1) Quick Release Mounting Bracket
• (x2) Hole protector Plates 28 & 32mm
• (x1) Scart Adaptor
• Instruction / Installation guide

We have designed our wireless camera systems to be as flexible as possible. Each transmitter and receiver has four separate channels which means that you can receive images from up to four different cameras on the same receiver. Please call us on 0844 35 10 987 if you would like to expand your system.

Would you like to connect your camera kit to a computer?

This kit can be connected straight to your computer if you have the appropriate connections. Look for a round yellow socket (the same as on your TV) on the back of your PC. If you have one of these connectors on your PC it will most likely be on the graphics card, a TV card or a dedicated capture card. If you don't have this connection or you plan to use a laptop we would recommend using one of our Video to USB adaptors. All you need is a spare USB socket and an audio jack input socket (most computers will have these). Software is supplied to get you started (we have XP/Vista and Apple Mac versions available) but once connected you can pretty much use any piece of software that can accept a live video input (eg. most webcam software). We recommend I-catcher Wildlife. This has full motion detection capabilities and much more!

Don't worry if this sounds a little complicated, we assure you it isn't! The system is supplied with clear, easy to follow instructions . You will also find lots of other useful information in our Advice and FAQ sections too.

You will have the opportunity to add accessories to this kit such as extension cables and the video to USB adaptor after you click on the 'ADD TO BASKET' button above.