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Colour camera kit with cable


Price per Unit (piece): £45.95 (including 17.5 % tax)


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Watch birds, hedgehogs, bats and lot more...

The Handykam nest box camera Kit supplies you with all you need to set up a colour wildlife camera system, with night vision (black and white), in your own nest box (nest box not included). Simply fit, plug in, watch and enjoy, its easy…. and it works!

Imagine...

 ..If you would like to fit a camera to an existing nest box or even build your own box the Handykam Nest Box Camera Kit is the solution. Why spend hours hunting around for cables, cameras, adaptors and instructions, paying high prices and even more on postage…. and all in the hope that it will all work together to produce decent pictures with clear sound? This easy to use kit includes a booklet on building your own simple nest box for birds, hedgehogs and bats.
  • Watch all forms of wildlife, birds, hedgehogs, etc..
  • Easy to place anywhere
  • Perfect surveillance kit
  • Perfect educational tool
  • Ideal gift for all family
  • Watch, learn and enjoy

 

Full kit features

  • An easy fit colour camera with a built in microphone and night vision.
  • A stainless steel camera fixing bolt with thumbscrew
  • 20 meter high quality, black connecting cable that allows you to connect you nest box straight to your TV, VCR or DVD recorder.
  • A UK mains power adaptor
  • A “Making a camera nest box” simple instruction booklet with designs for a Bird Box, Hedgehog Box and Bat Box if you want to build your own
  • Easy to understand setup instructions for your nest box camera kit.
  • A focus test pattern
  • …and even a SCART plug to connect it to your TV!  

Watch the fascinating world of wildlife


Amazing colour camera with IR and audio
  • Removable CMOS colour IR camera, with microphone and phono connectors - 380 line, adjustable focus swivel and tilt camera, pre-adjusted for nest box use, with 6 Infra-red LED invisible illuminators
  • See in the pitch dark (normally makes makes B&W IR pictures inside dark box) without disturbing the birds

The cable supplied with this kit is a high quality product and was chosen for it's superior performance (...clean sound and vision!) Not only dose the cable carry the video and audio signals, it also delivers the power from your house to your camera, no need to for seperate DC cable!

It's simple to set up!
Just screw or bolt the camera to the wall or roof of your nest box (stainless steel bolt and thumb screw provided) and attach the cable. Plug the other end of the cable into the power adaptor and the SCART or AV socket on your TV. The camera lens can be easily focused by turning it with your fingers. To focus simply place the focus chart near the bottom of your box and rotate the lens until the test pattern on your TV picture is clear. It's a good idea to set up the camera in your box near the TV first as this will make it easier to focus. The camera can focus from down to within a couple of centimetres to infinity (further away), depending on your needs.


Connection setup


Great tit footage shot Spring 2006

Night and day
With sufficient ambient light the camera provides a colour image. When the light levels are low (e.g. at night or overcast) the camera automatically adjusts to infrared providing you with black and white pictures.  

The “Making a camera nest box ” booklet provides tips on how to modify your existing nest box to improve the colour if needed.

 

The 4 page booklet contains

The booklet is written to allow you to get the best out of your kit. Easy to follow instructions with illustrations.

  • A design for a pent roof nestbox
  • A design for a apex nestbox
  • A design for a bat box
  • A design for a hedgehog box
  • Camera mounting and testing instructions
  • Web links to other designs
  • More,,,

Handy ideas for your Handykam kit


Camera specifications
Camera specifications

Camera Specifications

  • PAL (works with UK TVs, VCR's and DVD recorders)
  • 380 line with f=6.0mm / F=2.0 aperature
  • 1/3" sensor (CMOS) with 69˚ angle
  • 6 infrared switching or controlled LED's (built in)
  • Microphone, sensitive (mono, built in)
  • Manual focus with locking screw
  • Changeable lens with lens cap
  • Tilting bracket with fixing bolt and wingnut
  • Power supply (UK mains adaptor)
  • Gamma and white balance correction
  • Electronic shutter
  • Composite video output (works with UK TVs, VCR's and DVD recorders)



Camera viewing distance

The cameras are ideal for nestbox use, focusing from 5cm to infinity, allowing you to it for many applications. The diagram to the right gives you a guide to approximately how much of your nest box will be in view when you fix your camera at different distances. For example if you fit the camera 30cm above the floor of the box you would get an approximate area of 27 cm by 20 cm in view. You will be able to focus the lens by undoing a little grub screw under the lens and turning the lens (Black part) anti clockwise.

 

Please note that the lighter the colour of the interior of your nest box (including the walls) the brighter your picture picture will be (day or night).

 

Having the correct IR levels are also important. This camera is ideally suited for handykam nest boxes and there is the correct balance between natural light during the day and correct focal distance between camera and base.

Camera focus chart
Camera specifications Distance chart


Hole cutting kit
Complete camera nestbox adaption kit

Extra: Complete camera nestbox adaption kit
By popular demand we are now able to sell a nest box adaption kit. This kit allows you to adapt an existing nest box in to a camera nest box easily and quickly.

 

Why have it?
In order to see colour footage in your nest box, you will need enough natural light to help the camera see in colour without disturbing the birds. If you have too little light, the camera will always view in black and white (or infrared mode). Too much light and the birds may get disturbed or the nest box will overheat and cause danger for your birds.
The nest box adaption kit is a perfect extra as it solves all issues quickly and easily and can prove to be a fun project for young and old.


The complete kit includes:

  • Two solid handykam opaque resin windows - The windows are designed to let in a bit of light, enough for the colour camera to work. The windows are UV protected and opaque enough to let in light without disturbing the birds.
  • Hole saw kit - 7 hole saws in one. Just add the 50mm cutter to your power drill and cut holes.
  • Tube of superglue - Allowing you to glue the windows in easily and quickly.
  • Notes on how the kit works

 

Remember, if this is too much hard work. You may just consider a full camera kit or our nest box for easy installation.

Nest box hole kit
Cut hole using cutter, glue and add windows easily.

All this for a bargain price
This is a perfect for DIY enthusiast and educational projects.
Read more about our nestboxes in our wildlife articles section

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