looking for a wireless networked camera with good zoom..

[robphelan]

hey guys... i'm looking for an internet camera(with app support of course) with decent zoom to watch my birds...

i put up a couple of bird feeders and it's like wild kingdom back there. i'd like to be able to zoom in and see what's going on.

do you have a few recommendations?

 

[boomerang]

You should specify whether the camera will be indoors or outdoors.

 

[robphelan]

this particular one will be outdoor.. but fully covered by a roof. I don't expect any precipitation anywhere near it.

 

[corkyg]

Have you considered an eye-fi SD card that can make any camera work wirelessly?

 

[robphelan]

Have you considered an eye-fi SD card that can make any camera work wirelessly?

hmm haven't thought about that.

 

[rsachoc]

Hikvision is your best bet, these bullet IP cam's are awesome! You can also get dome's (if you're above the birds) and many other variations.

http://www.hikvision.com/us/products_10533.html

*edit* they also have an app (link to all of them is here) - although I have IP Cam Viewer Pro (4 bucks, but if you wait there is special every now again) to view all my IP cam's in one place)

 

[shortylickens]

Have you considered an eye-fi SD card that can make any camera work wirelessly?

Can it automatically send files straight to my smartphone or laptop while I'm shooting?

 

[corkyg]

Short answer is yes profived you install the Eye-Fi apps in those devices. Here is the Wikipedia poop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye-Fi