Gardencam
Goal Get camera images from the back of the house without seeing the camera.
HOW?
- Buy a bird house (‘vogelhuisje’)
- Buy a wireless PTZ camera
- Modify the bird house to fit the camera
- Add a hole for the power supply
- Split the power supply wire
- Add construction so the camera is fixed inside the bird house
- Insert camera and connect power supply wire
- Mount the bird house with camera to a wall/tree/etc
- Stick the power supply cable in an opening (wall)
- Connect other end of the power supply
- Plug in power supply and hope nothing explodes.
- Use all-weather-KIT to seal the bird house
Hardware
- (€80) Camera (used)
- (€16) Bird house
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